Cidre I like the direction of your idea but fully support the "nay sayers" as well on their critique thereof.
How about this as something that'd allow both versions:
No matter where you log out you're "hiding" so the aggro range of any mob is reduced to eg. 1/10th of normal.
If a mob still finds and attacjs you you can either be in luck (protected by NPCs or maybe other homins) or you will be slaughtered by the mob. If you get slaughtered your body will show up for as long as you're being hit or if you're dead as long as it usually takes to auto-respawn - during this time others will be able to heal you.
During your logout all your stats (hp, stam, sap, focus) will be added together for HP + HP reg increasing the chance of survival a fair bit.
So if you select the right spot you're able to log out in the middle of nowhere as well while being close to the original idea of cidre it would involve the need for a lot of additional resources for the AI on the server though.
How about this as something that'd allow both versions:
No matter where you log out you're "hiding" so the aggro range of any mob is reduced to eg. 1/10th of normal.
If a mob still finds and attacjs you you can either be in luck (protected by NPCs or maybe other homins) or you will be slaughtered by the mob. If you get slaughtered your body will show up for as long as you're being hit or if you're dead as long as it usually takes to auto-respawn - during this time others will be able to heal you.
During your logout all your stats (hp, stam, sap, focus) will be added together for HP + HP reg increasing the chance of survival a fair bit.
So if you select the right spot you're able to log out in the middle of nowhere as well while being close to the original idea of cidre it would involve the need for a lot of additional resources for the AI on the server though.
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