Loki Rune

[Green Death]

This is not a patch note. A patch note tells you what something is. How, after all this time, are your patch notes still so ♥♥♥♥?

Anyway, anybody know wtf a Loki Rune is when it's at home? Please tell me this isn't the new 'Pray'.

[Lord Holland of Wessex]

You get to take over an Ai ship against a player

[Green Death]

Ok....

Not even sure what to say to that.

[Lord Holland of Wessex]

Originally posted by Acid Penguin:

Ok....

Not even sure what to say to that.

The ship's log book they have introduced lets you know what PVP battles are nearby in a short distance. Combine this new Mario Kart wind boost for maximum ganking fun........

[Bugs Bunny]

Originally posted by Acid Penguin:

Ok....

Not even sure what to say to that.

Having experienced it from both ends, I really like this new item. As a guy farming AI, having an occasional fiesty one that chains me, tries to board me in illogical ways, tries to stern camp my big ship while farming smaller ones, etc. Those are all healthy and fun challenges, I welcome it.

From the user perspective, it's also very satisfying, you get to PVP on demand without long sails, without risk and you can really have fun trying to mess with the player, trying your best to not look like an AI... Or make it painfully obvious by using chain or other stuff the AI doesn't do.

It's a great addition!

The logbook on the other hand is a bit too good of a ganker tool. The join window is short enough that it confers a huge advantage to gankers and not much to those avoiding said ganks. Not a fan of the logbook...

[Green Death]

Cheers for the info guys, won't really have time to try anything out until next week what with work and training.

So this Loki Rune works from port, or? I kind of like the idea... at the same time I kind of don't. Seems like it opens all sorts of avenues for trolling people when they just want to get through some 'quiet' pve to keep their funds up.

The 'log book' sounds ♥♥♥♥♥♥♥ awful. Admin has decided that 'any pvp good pvp' since he totally screwed up the rules of engagement with 20min entry timers to favour port huggers and gankers.

[Bugs Bunny]

Yes the Loki rune is used from port. You cannot chat with the "victim" and you take the name of the AI, so the victim only has your actions to figure out he's being tricked.

The only annoying thing is if the user runs away instead of fighting... Nothing worse than a running AI, lol. In the one fight I did last night, the player did quick work of me (I was close to towers so I got demasted by it quick). The user got close to be at the end to loot me before I was done and I boarded him (he had twice my numbers). I got beat, but had I had more crew I could have messed his fight good, loll.

[X p o t e n t i a L]

Calm down love

[Green Death]

Originally posted by XpotentiaL:

Calm down love

Everybody is calm dear, how are you today?

[Green Death]

Originally posted by Deicide666ra:

Yes the Loki rune is used from port. You cannot chat with the "victim" and you take the name of the AI, so the victim only has your actions to figure out he's being tricked.

The only annoying thing is if the user runs away instead of fighting... Nothing worse than a running AI, lol. In the one fight I did last night, the player did quick work of me (I was close to towers so I got demasted by it quick). The user got close to be at the end to loot me before I was done and I boarded him (he had twice my numbers). I got beat, but had I had more crew I could have messed his fight good, loll.

Yeah, I guess my immediate concern would be people playing awkward and trying to string the battle out to annoy the player. Chain and run... let them repair, chain and run.. play evasive.. make the battle last as long as possible. Not that it would benefit the troll, but trolling rarely does.

[X p o t e n t i a L]

Originally posted by Acid Penguin:

Originally posted by XpotentiaL:

Calm down love

Everybody is calm dear, how are you today?

I'm having a ton of fun Loki Runing and ruining carebears on the PvP Server.. You?

[Green Death]

I would expect nothing less than you trying to troll people to get a reaction in game, keep up the good work.

So anyway, they are loot drop items... this is the kind of info that patch notes were made for.

[X p o t e n t i a L]

Originally posted by Acid Penguin:

I would expect nothing less than you trying to troll people to get a reaction in game, keep up the good work.

So anyway, they are loot drop items... this is the kind of info that patch notes were made for.

Hopefully we get it as DLC

[Green Death]

Yes, very droll. You are a funny guy.

[I am your Undertaker]

Loki Rune - magic vodoo ♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥. Remove it from game.This weird bs don't have any place in historical game.

[Green Death]

Originally posted by Partizan_Rusi:

Loki Rune - magic vodoo ♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥. Remove it from game.This weird bs don't have any place in historical game. :lunar2019madpig:

The name is terrible and does not fit the setting at all. That said, I kind of like the idea (with reservations) of getting around the fact that the AI is bad by letting players sub for it.

I wonder how it will play out with the 'all AI ships have magic abilities' thing. Either way, if folks thought AI were hard to handle they will have a fit when good players start lighting them up in pve disguised as AI.