Talk:Guides/Fast XP

A Word of Caution
While new players might appreciate this information for getting started in the game, I don't think it's necessarily political to advocate using other player characters as "Experience Cows." There's been quite a bit of this going on ingame of late and some players find it to be more than irritating. Yes, one can argue that no real damage is done which isn't reversed immediately by Healing Touch. However, victims end up feeling their characters have been abused and violated.

I'd hate for any new player to read this article, carry out the instructions, and then be surprised to get routinely yelled at, hunted, and killed for doing so. Nowhere in the article does it mention that lifting a weapon to any other player--regardless HP reparations--will effect relationships with other players, and inevitably a person's overall game experience.

Maybe the information here could be supplemented with a disclaimer to the effect of:

 'Please be advised that many player characters do not like being attacked for any reason. Using other characters for experience gain in this way can be construed as malicious and violating, and may result in making many enemies. Be advised especially that hurting/healing only one character might bring his/her whole guild out for revenge.' 

But that said, when Scroll Wars Administrators have gone to all the effort to create such a diverse and interesting bestiary, it really is a shame to encourage new players to be smacking at each other (or the more established characters) rather than exploring the monster environment.


 * Good point, I'll update it now and add a note in about it. Sorry I took so long to reply though. - 04:05, 10 October 2006 (PDT)
 * Thanks, Jedaz. You might want to incorporate this disclaimer into the same article which links from your profile, too.-- MaRt ModHaVoC 09:01, 20 October 2006 (PDT)
 * Thats ok. And I've put that disclaimer on the main guide page as well as you suggested. - 17:32, 20 October 2006 (PDT)