I have a question regarding the chaotic player system these days.
I’m interested in the rules regarding the death penalties of a chaotic player.
In C4 a chaotic player wouldn’t drop any items if he has less than 5pks. Is this rule still in effect or not?
If you have 5 or under pk's and you are red, you will not drop when you die.
Sarge posted this once but I can't find it. It was supposed to be sticky'd.. Anyway, I think that it's actually 5 or more PK's and you're Chaotic (red) then you can drop when you die.
Mistryl? Could you comment here please? I'm sure this was supposed to be sticky'd somewhere..
Here is the information about the recent change to the penalty on death:
Chaotic character: Items are dropped at a lower rate than before. PK count still determines item drops, while Karma influences susceptibility to the combat penalty.
Only chaotic players with more than 5 PKs have a chance to drop items upon death. This includes the player's equipped weapon, and applies to death caused by an NPC or another player.
In case you haven't seen the new penalty for death, here is the info on that:
When characters die, they will now receive a penalty of reduced combat capability at a certain rate (about the same rate as the previous item drop rate).
The penalty for death is applied cumulatively. If you die again after the penalty has been applied, the new penalty is applied on top of the existing penalty.
The penalty can be viewed in the Status window and it has a permanent duration.
You can recover your combat capability level by using Scroll: Recovery items. There are recovery scrolls for each level and each character must use one appropriate for his level (per expertise skill). Chaotic characters cannot use recovery scrolls.
You can also recover your combat capability level through Black Judge NPCs for a fee, including chaotic characters. The Black Judges are in Floran Village, the Wastelands, and Hardin's Academy.