I don’t intend for this blog to turn into the “sploits and more!” blog, but as I think of potential problems with the system, I figure I’ll post them so that Mythic can know how people might abuse it. It’s much better for stuff like this to get out early so that Mythic can clamp down on any loophole mechanics before they start being abused. So, with that intro out of the way…
Steps:
1) Coordinate order/destruction groups over vent, easiest in late night by choosing the least popular T4 open-rvr area or scenario to meet each other.
2) Bring along a couple AoE’rs for damage – 1 in each group.
3) Bring along a couple of AoE healers for heals – 1 in each group.
4) Each faction stands in a clump and deals slow methodical AoE damage to the other clump. The AoE Healers in the clumps heal up the AoE damage. They can also rez if anyone gets too ambitious on the dmg :p
I’m pretty sure this would blow most other methods for RP gain out of the water (in terms of strict RP/Hour). The reason is this: With a spell like Martyr’s Blessing , you can be healing all 12 (or 18! or more!) people simultaneously, regardless of whether they’re in your group or not. That’s a hella lot of RPs / second. While one group’s healer takes a break to supplicate and fill their healing-source (RF, SE, or AP), the other one would take over.
As long as people have the self-control not to over-dps and kill anyone in the opposite faction, the two clumps could AoE dmg and AoE heal for hours and watch the purple numbers just stream in.
Maybe this sploit wouldn’t work, but I think it would. In any case, I think Mythic should ensure that a loophole like this for coordinated opposition groups wouldn’t suck the life out of open RvR while people powerlevel full groups to RR80.
Also, to pre-empt the statements that it’s no different from kill-trading, It’s sure be a hell of a lot quicker than kill trading since kills give you less RP per kill with each successive kill. With healing (as far as I know) there are no diminishing returns.
October 2, 2008 at 8:30 am |
Off hand, I believe that would be a violation of the Code of Conduct. However, I can’t find a copy online or in the installation anywhere, so I can’t quote chapter and verse. I believe there was some part forbidding co-ordination across faction lines for this kind of purpose.
So if you see someone doing it, report ‘em. ^_^
May 5, 2009 at 4:27 pm |
Martyr’s blessing and Khaine’s refreshment max out at 9 targets like most other aoes, and they are not exactly intelligent in who they choose (that guy at 1/4? Nah, I’m gonna heal that guy who is full!)
Otherwise, yes. This is also apparently being used to farm tokens.
October 20, 2009 at 10:36 am |
you only get RPs from healing a player that get helps to or killls another player.