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Ceridwel Immortal
Joined: 01 Feb 2008 Posts: 3388 Location: Seattle
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Posted: Tue Aug 05, 2008 3:35 pm Post subject: Why be Neutral? |
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Other than the role-playing advantages, are there any benefits to playing a Neutral character? It seems to me the penalty of not gaining extra experience from killing good/evil mobs like light/darkwalkers do is pretty hindering, especially at higher levels. |
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Xerties
Joined: 24 Feb 2006 Posts: 484
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Posted: Tue Aug 05, 2008 4:19 pm Post subject: |
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There are a few neutral only weapons scattered around, but the real advantage lies in not having to deal with the good/evil politics. Playing either good or evil significantly increased your odds of being attacked by the other side just for the simple fact that you have opposing alignments. Not saying neutrals don't get attacked, but it's generally with less frequency.
Also you have a much greater pool of potential groupmates. Goods/evils are excluded from grouping with 1/3 of the players. Neutrals have no such restriction. This makes up for the experience loss, in my view. |
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Devin_Smoth
Joined: 13 Sep 2004 Posts: 118
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Posted: Tue Aug 05, 2008 4:22 pm Post subject: |
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The greater pool of groupmates usually is why I end up rolling Neutral. Especially with the pbase shrunk as much as it is, I end up having to do something entirely different, so neutral is the best for me in that regard. |
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Vertas
Joined: 17 Jan 2004 Posts: 1179 Location: Ewa Beach, HI
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Posted: Wed Aug 06, 2008 6:26 am Post subject: |
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No one has protection against you, but you also...can't use protection... |
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Vanisse Immortal
Joined: 06 Jan 2006 Posts: 2793 Location: inside a tree
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Posted: Wed Aug 06, 2008 12:04 pm Post subject: |
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- align based spells don't work well on you
- you can be friends with everybody
- no LEEEEEEROY charging at you, but also no penalty for killing goodie mobs by accident/on purpose
- you can be a keeper |
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Devin_Smoth
Joined: 13 Sep 2004 Posts: 118
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Posted: Wed Aug 06, 2008 4:15 pm Post subject: |
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Thought about rolling a Keeper, I wonder if it would be any fun. |
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Vandrez
Joined: 04 Nov 2005 Posts: 92 Location: SexyStilo
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Posted: Wed Aug 06, 2008 5:10 pm Post subject: |
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Do a neutral for the GNOMES damn it The GNOMES..... |
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MrCarb
Joined: 20 May 2006 Posts: 170
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Posted: Fri Aug 08, 2008 10:57 am Post subject: |
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On a more serious race issue, Dwarves and Halflings are both uber-pimp but can't be evil. |
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