"Jumping" in PvP

[Rackat]

POTCO is my first, and only, foray into the world of MMORPG. Prior to POTCO I was only an online FPS player. Quake, DooM, Command and Conquer, etc, games that required fierce competitiveness and skill to even come close to winning. I still fire those games up occasionally just to get that rush going. And yes, there were glitchers/cheaters in those games as well but most of the time skill won out.

I do not like the PvP portion of POTCO because it feels like Disney is trying to incorporate some FPS gamestyle into an MMORPG. It just doesn't work, for me. I guess if I spent as much time just PvPing as I did learning the physics of Quake 1, 2, 3, & 4 I could get really good at it. but it is not worth it. There are much better games for testing your skill one on one. I don't feel that PvP 'fits' POTCO. It is too much of an attempt to placate players that just want to win at any cost against another player. Not to mention the cheaters.

On the other hand, the SvS portion of the game is exactly what POTCO should have. It matches a pirate's sailing skill, and his/her crew against other ships and crews. It 'fits' the game. Unfortunately, there are so many cheaters in SvS that it is not worth playing. Even though it is a good idea, it is basically worthless at this point because it is not about skill, it is about using exploits/glitches/cheats to win.

So, what it comes down to in the end is either you spend the time to learn the cheats/glitches/exploits of these sub-POTCO games, you play anyway and try to beat the cheat system, or you just play the game without PvP/SvSing.

[jason davy]

Originally Posted by Rackat

So, what it comes down to in the end is either you spend the time to learn the cheats/glitches/exploits of these sub-POTCO games, you play anyway and try to beat the cheat system, or you just play the game without PvP/SvSing.

You've got it exactly right Rackat. Unfortunately, although this is how it is, I think (almost) everyone would agree that it SHOULDN'T be this way. PvP and especially SvS should be areas of the game that people enjoy and are excited about, but unfortunately the constant glitching puts a damper on them. And people like me, well, we just PvP and SvS, sometimes winning, sometimes losing, but always just trying to make the best of whatever predicament we happen to be in at the present time.

Originally Posted by KRAKEN OF THE EAST

yes i HATE it when people do this, extrememly annoying... a lv 24 kicked my butt when i was lv 32... i told him to stop jumping, then, i guess upset that i dissaproved of this 'technique', which was probably the only way he knows how to pvp, he starts telling me im a baby, i cant fight and im too dumb to figure out how to do it

2 pirates fighting one another is fun. but using unnatural causes of the game to your advantage, ISNT. you can call it whatever you want, but either way, jumping is unfair, and should be fixed immediately

yes, but not everybody knows how to jump. a jumper should stop jumping if a person who doesnt know how asks them to regardless

I had the same thing happen to me Kraken. When I quit trying to fight, the little guy pounded me with insults. It upset me, I'm not gonna lie, but there's nothing we can do at this point. (except post about it on POF)

I also agree with your points, regardless of whether you consider it a glitch or a bad design, it certainly needs to be fixed. And if all the jumpers would actually stop jumping when asked to, I personally wouldn't find it to be much of an issue.