Idea. A server type i never see. An untouched market.

[Kurogasa]

Someone make a PVP low rate or low-mid rate(20-50). By PVP i mean pvp enabled on all maps but towns like the official pvp servers. Normal stat and level caps.. normal npc stuff(maybe have a place where people can buy all the stuff theyd have to travel to different towns for but dont sell stuff that normally wouldnt be sold ex. skill catalysts or sp items).

Reseter.. personally id prefer no reseter, or the official reseter(that doesnt work after lvl 40 iirc) or a ridiculously expencive reseter(so people wont abuse easy builds for lvling/hunting and more chars will be made).

Smokie pet skill disabled(or all) to prevent lhz abuse by cloakers.

This server would serve a market that ive never seen done properly(and rarely seen attempted at all). I think it would be successful if the gm was dedicated and didnt mess with the official balance(i once played a really nice server but for some reason the Headgm decided to give spear quicken to lord knights -.-). I think this is one of the only semi-untouched grounds left in RO. People who have played for a long time might find something/s new and intresting about the pvp dynamics.. party leveling and builds will have new elements to combat enemys on the field. More maps will be used for leveling.. guild alliances will mean alot more.. lots of intresting things would go on.

Someone capable of doing it properly, do this please...  :/

[asdfqwerty123]

Assuming these PVP settings would be in place from day one, there would be a lot of PKers hanging out in training areas and making it impossible for people to train.  Players would advance solo or in small groups of two or three and whoever reached a high level quicker would then go back and make it harder for others to train "just for the fun of it".  To balance this, there would have to be a "Karma" system such as Mu Online (different MMORPG game) that would give big disadvantages to people who PK such as:

- Bright red or noticeable label above your character
- Easily Killed By Any Level Without Punishment of a Potential PKK
- Loss of Items (Nightmare PvP Type Settings)
- Not able to shop at certain shops
- Attacked by PKK NPC's

ETC

Most of those are not in place to balance a full PvP original rate server.

[Kurogasa]

Or perhaps a level difference cap. Say you have to be within 20 lvls of someone in there persons party to attack(so that way people cant abuse a low lvl or very high lvl unkillable priest due to the lvl cap).

Another idea is pking isnt available til a certain base level(maybe 40 or 55).

Even just adding some of your suggestions for the first few weeks or so would be fine. I understand what you mean about the begining of the server... when the server has a few guilds and a decent amount of high lvls it would be fine though. Suppression of enemy guilds through guarding exp areas would be common, but this would only help competition(something i think ro lacks besides woe which can become one dimensional) and it will also help players to get out of the cookie cutter lvling spots and use more of the maps.

Also some areas would have to be turned off to pking... maps that involve job quests and the maps before castles.

If the server had a good coder, there could even be some rewards for getting skulls of "Antagonist" guilds(something that seems like a novelty as of now). Perhaps entry into their guild dungeon could be one(at the cost of some skulls). So many things could be done around the PVP basis (and lowish rates) that havent been done. If i had the means and the time id do it myself.

[BRabbit]

OR... how about a penalty for PKing? Like when you PK someone, you get "Nightmare mode" for an amount of time, depending on the level difference between you and the one you killed (if you kill someone higher leveled than you, the penalty would be the same as you killed someone on the same level). With "Nightmare mode" I mean you get odds to drop an item, like in Nightmare PVP rooms. And anyone could kill you without the penalty.

Official PK servers promote noob killing, a private server can always do it custom style - making it fairer.

[Kurogasa]

Well personally i dont see the point of a pk server with penaltys for pking.. at least not like that. Maybe perhaps once a person pks someone, for a certain amount of time they have an aura that makes all monsters aggro to them and detect them if they hide. That would put more pressure on them.

Even better... if someone has a certain amount of pks, they would be worth more to try and eliminate.... expanding on this idea.. something like the Elder scrolls system would be nice. There could be a bounty for each kill... and Npcs and shops wouldnt want to talk to you or deal with you(shops) if youre an "outlaw". You could pay to have this removed or you could join in game npc based guilds that would be ok with it. This could spark "house" wars similar to Morrowind.

So much can be done with the concept of worldwide pvp.

[Transcend]

URDR server anyone?

[Kurogasa]

What does urdr stand for I know its the name of some official pvp servers but whats the meaning?

[Transcend]

means PK RPG.
in URDR Servs you can Pk,Role play, halt ppls lvling.
It's around being smart and needs LOTS LOTS OF guild cordinations.
And I DARE YOU TO join a Guild with a weak,Average Guild master... you will be doomed
i'm happy i had Gryphin when i was in URDR.
URDR is epic,an EPIC WoE of a different kind, you have to STOP the other guilds from even getting to the castle area (Geffen Castle field is the best place for this)
Bah URDR is hapiness if you are in a big guild or can be strong enough to take on 5man teams ...

[face.of.dusk]

try this one... it is full pk, 99/70 3x3x3x, the administration made woe better to force people to travel to other cities lol. the warpra is nice, it only warps you after you've walked there.. I think this is what you want... the stat point max is 999 but there are no items to get bonus points so its kinda hard/pointless to get higher than 99

http://ratemyserver.net/index.php?page=detailedlistserver&serid=3084&url_sname=Hoshi-Ragnarok

[Amukai]

You mean a Low/Med rate PK server?

I was thinking how interesting it would be once... but I'm not a fan of low-rates.

[dook]

mine is mid rate pk server i know you already played there and didnt like my events but just saying its out there