I do believe a system of random item drops was in the process of being implemented, but let me just tell you this. That is not how you should be spending your time on the server. You do not need weapons or items to roleplay, and searching for an RL hour for them is very bad roleplay. You'd have had a much better time roleplaying then wandering around the forests looking for stuff, and doing that from an IC perspective doesn't make any sense unless you're roleplaying while doing so.
Quote from: Lone Wanderer on April 05, 2013, 01:04:59 AMI do believe a system of random item drops was in the process of being implemented, but let me just tell you this. That is not how you should be spending your time on the server. You do not need weapons or items to roleplay, and searching for an RL hour for them is very bad roleplay. You'd have had a much better time roleplaying then wandering around the forests looking for stuff, and doing that from an IC perspective doesn't make any sense unless you're roleplaying while doing so.Okay, I understand that we do not need items or weapons to roleplay, but it's Outlands, you need a weapon for self defense, and items such as food are needed rather than lolspawning them in, besides, I had nothing else to do other then some minor PainRP and PassiveRP.
Quote from: Lone Wanderer on April 05, 2013, 01:04:59 AMI do believe a system of random item drops was in the process of being implemented, but let me just tell you this. That is not how you should be spending your time on the server. You do not need weapons or items to roleplay, and searching for an RL hour for them is very bad roleplay. You'd have had a much better time roleplaying then wandering around the forests looking for stuff, and doing that from an IC perspective doesn't make any sense unless you're roleplaying while doing so.This is an absolutely absurd viewpoint with respects to Outlands RP. It makes no sense for anyone in HL2 Outlands RP to have no items, especially not a firearm. Even if you want every single player to roleplay as a newly-escaped citizen, this concept still does not fly. There are simply too many dangers for any human being to survive without a basic firearm, or someone in their group possessing a firearm. The average person does not know how to forage for food in the wilderness. It is impossible to do any sort of large-scale agriculture on post-Combine Earth due to the existence of overbearing Combine. With the presence of many nasty creatures from Xen and other worlds that came to Earth via the Cascade Resonance (Antlions, Headcrabs, and et cetera nasties from HL1 that were lazily exempted from HL2), it likewise makes no sense how someone could survive with absolutely nothing after escaping the city. And ask yourself this: would you really be able to escape a Combine city, or even conceive of doing so, without any sort of supplies?While I understand that character development is of the utmost importance, there are incontrovertible material needs for this sort of roleplay. To deny this imposes conditions upon characters so heavily against the odds that they are as unreasonable.
Dallas, I am glad you understand my point of view and you make a good point yourself. Toxic, I fully understand the OOC conditions of the situation. While I have had success in my own administrative experiences with more liberal measures, it was not a public server where you always have to worry about randoms jumping in and minging the server. I'm sorry that you and Lone Wanderer don't agree with my IC perspective, but do not think I'm advocating for a free stream of supplies and guns for everyone. Of course you can survive on the server without any items because it's a video game. You do not have to eat, urinate, defecate, bathe, or truly fight for your life. However, from a realistic perspective, it becomes difficult to believe that anyone in the HL2 universe could survive on the run from Combine and Xen wildlife. A big part of this setting is scavenging. While people should not just aimlessly run around for items, scavenging and material improvisation is integral to the roleplay experience.
Quote from: The Doctor on April 05, 2013, 03:46:22 AMQuote from: Lone Wanderer on April 05, 2013, 01:04:59 AMI do believe a system of random item drops was in the process of being implemented, but let me just tell you this. That is not how you should be spending your time on the server. You do not need weapons or items to roleplay, and searching for an RL hour for them is very bad roleplay. You'd have had a much better time roleplaying then wandering around the forests looking for stuff, and doing that from an IC perspective doesn't make any sense unless you're roleplaying while doing so.Okay, I understand that we do not need items or weapons to roleplay, but it's Outlands, you need a weapon for self defense, and items such as food are needed rather than lolspawning them in, besides, I had nothing else to do other then some minor PainRP and PassiveRP.I agree that lolspawning it wouldn't be fun at all, but the fun about outlands is how dangerous it really is. You're low on food and doesn't armed in any way. The only option is to look for supplies without getting into trouble by robbers or animals. You have to search for it in the daylight when you can see the forest, because you will be fucked when the sun goes down and strange things such zombies slowly will be awake and ready to eat what they find. If you don't search for food you will get exhausted and you have the risk of dying.Even I have also to be careful although I'm heavy armed with an AR2 and a pistol. I got busted by two OTA soldiers in camo who took my radios and therefore were able to track the signal. Lucky they only threw my weapons away which I was able to find again, but they were malfunctioning due to they had separated the parts.
Quote from: Jesusfreak on April 05, 2013, 05:06:48 AMQuote from: The Doctor on April 05, 2013, 03:46:22 AMQuote from: Lone Wanderer on April 05, 2013, 01:04:59 AMI do believe a system of random item drops was in the process of being implemented, but let me just tell you this. That is not how you should be spending your time on the server. You do not need weapons or items to roleplay, and searching for an RL hour for them is very bad roleplay. You'd have had a much better time roleplaying then wandering around the forests looking for stuff, and doing that from an IC perspective doesn't make any sense unless you're roleplaying while doing so.Okay, I understand that we do not need items or weapons to roleplay, but it's Outlands, you need a weapon for self defense, and items such as food are needed rather than lolspawning them in, besides, I had nothing else to do other then some minor PainRP and PassiveRP.I agree that lolspawning it wouldn't be fun at all, but the fun about outlands is how dangerous it really is. You're low on food and doesn't armed in any way. The only option is to look for supplies without getting into trouble by robbers or animals. You have to search for it in the daylight when you can see the forest, because you will be fucked when the sun goes down and strange things such zombies slowly will be awake and ready to eat what they find. If you don't search for food you will get exhausted and you have the risk of dying.Even I have also to be careful although I'm heavy armed with an AR2 and a pistol. I got busted by two OTA soldiers in camo who took my radios and therefore were able to track the signal. Lucky they only threw my weapons away which I was able to find again, but they were malfunctioning due to they had separated the parts.Why would OTA let you live?