Placio, that's an interesting take on it. I do not think that the products of an OP are the product of violence any more than oil is a product of violence in the real world. Rather the OP materials are the *cause* of violence (at least on occasion). The current state of approximate OP stagnation, in fact, makes them nearly peaceful in production compared to supernode sups.
I must respectfully and vehemently disagree with your statement that pacific (not necessarily pacifist) players have no use for OP-map crafted items.
It is true that the materials are crafted into items that have the imprimatur of one of the two cults, depending on the drill that produced them, but I fail to see why I should not want them. I'm a Tryker by sap (though neutral by affiliation) -- that doesn't mean I don't want a nice Zorai sword or a nice Fyros helm to go with my Tryker armor. I'm neutral as to Cult -- that means both sides like me and I don't hate either one. Why shouldn't I want a nice vedice axe for boss hunts? I sure as heck want a set of focus 165 jewels made with an armilo tool (and so does every other serious digger on Atys), a nice set of amps boosted with a rubbarn tool, and an egiros pick for those pesky sup nodes. A set of 165 hp jewels for bosses would be nice, as would boosted LA.
Do I need them? No, and neither do good PvP players. They are just tools that make our lives just a fraction easier no matter what path we are traveling. OP mats have uses for all players.
However, this is off the initial subject of the thread a little. So I shut up now.
-- Bittty
And no one has yet commented on my idea that Guilds should not let the Cult affiliation of the OP owner determine whether or not they attack.
I must respectfully and vehemently disagree with your statement that pacific (not necessarily pacifist) players have no use for OP-map crafted items.
It is true that the materials are crafted into items that have the imprimatur of one of the two cults, depending on the drill that produced them, but I fail to see why I should not want them. I'm a Tryker by sap (though neutral by affiliation) -- that doesn't mean I don't want a nice Zorai sword or a nice Fyros helm to go with my Tryker armor. I'm neutral as to Cult -- that means both sides like me and I don't hate either one. Why shouldn't I want a nice vedice axe for boss hunts? I sure as heck want a set of focus 165 jewels made with an armilo tool (and so does every other serious digger on Atys), a nice set of amps boosted with a rubbarn tool, and an egiros pick for those pesky sup nodes. A set of 165 hp jewels for bosses would be nice, as would boosted LA.
Do I need them? No, and neither do good PvP players. They are just tools that make our lives just a fraction easier no matter what path we are traveling. OP mats have uses for all players.
However, this is off the initial subject of the thread a little. So I shut up now.
-- Bittty
And no one has yet commented on my idea that Guilds should not let the Cult affiliation of the OP owner determine whether or not they attack.
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Remembering Tyneetryk
Phaedreas Tears - 15 years old and first(*) of true neutral guilds in Atys.
(*) This statement is contested, but we are certainly the longest lasting.
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