Take the Cowards Portal out!

T3hRedMage · Post by **T3hRedMage** » Thu Aug 30, 2007 11:23 pm

What is the important purpose of the portal anyway? The only real purpose I see of it is for players that get stuck in the level to use. We can have it spawn at the end of the round for that.

I'm seriously tired of people using the portal right after they kill someone. It's extremely selfish and doesn't promote team play. It's worse when there is 2-6 people in the server. I'll play with someone, die, and they'll use the portal. No way to get points or make it back in time to finish them off. They can do this as much as they like aslong as their character has a slight advantage over me.

I don't see the importance of the portal back to base.

Daniel · Post by **Daniel** » Fri Aug 31, 2007 1:09 am

i never thought i would say this but i agree 100% with Red.

i to have been there when people will just use the portal to escape its even worse with casters and builds with extra high ac.

perhaps make it 1 min of hold.

LittleLostThief · Post by **LittleLostThief** » Fri Aug 31, 2007 8:02 am

The portal is for me to use after my enemies start using it. With Greensleeves. Who has so many prides I can use it a billion times.

Casas · Post by **Casas** » Fri Aug 31, 2007 9:01 am

Basically Green, if there wasn't a portal.. then you have no need to use it.

A95 · Post by **A95** » Fri Aug 31, 2007 9:48 am

There should be something that checks if anyone is in your range and if there is someone you can't portal out, because I know some people like to portal out and go to AFK so when they rejoin they don't have to load 2 screens.

Casas · Post by **Casas** » Fri Aug 31, 2007 9:55 am

That's not saving load time though, because you still have to travel those two screens, you're just doing one after portal.

Xianio · Post by **Xianio** » Sat Sep 01, 2007 4:19 pm

I say we make it cause the person to lose xp. Or you could make it so that EVERYONE can kill the person for 300 xp no matter the level. Or we could make it so it holds you for 8x the length. Or we could make it so if you use the portal while nobody in your level range is on the map you get dropped to 1 hp and gotta stay there for 3 mins. That should be enough for anyone to kill you if you're just trying to avoid giving out xp.

Casas · Post by **Casas** » Sat Sep 01, 2007 4:37 pm

can kill the person for 300 xp no matter the level.

Would get abused.

I only use the portal so when I must leave (I'd just combat log if it were a 3 minute wait to get out of the arena). It gives me an option to give my opponent time to kill me, but I can also get out of the arena w/o any suspect of combat logging.

Post by **Rary** » Wed Sep 05, 2007 3:30 pm

The portal is so someone can leave the arena with penalties.

I use it quite a bit. Out of rages, out of spells, buffs wore off, need to reequip because someone keeps relogging new characters every fight and so on.

I could boost the pride requirement? Increase duration?

A95 · Post by **A95** » Wed Sep 05, 2007 3:38 pm

I suggest making it be 2-5 minutes.

Casas · Post by **Casas** » Wed Sep 05, 2007 3:43 pm

~laughs~ If you make that long, people will just re/log. I would NEVER use the cowards portal to sit there for 5 minutes to get back into base. There is a point in it's duration when it becomes useless. Currently it's 30s, try 45s.

Post by **Rary** » Wed Sep 05, 2007 3:54 pm

I can up the prides depending on level and how many uses that round and so on as well. I'll do something, but like Casas said if they wait 5 minutes that isn't a good idea.

Most times they use it, it is for the good, not necessarily a cheating way out. Everyone gets to free portal outs a round, I could change that to no free ones.

T3hRedMage · Post by **T3hRedMage** » Wed Sep 05, 2007 4:14 pm

Some characters can't get back or even kill in 30 - 10 seconds. I think it should give give a 50% current HP penalty and stun for a minute. Also, since anyone on the portal is free game, to increase the chance of them not slipping their way out, make them worth 25 XP or something for everyone.

LittleLostThief · Post by **LittleLostThief** » Wed Sep 05, 2007 5:09 pm

Yes, make every use cost prides.