Darkfall

What are the chances Clan Naked can be viable?

Clan Naked will be a guild that doesn't wear clothes, or armor, and only uses weapons scavenged on the battlefield from fallen victims. We will engage in unarmed combat primarily, spells, and hand to hand.

There are 300-500 skills, so...

I think the weapons shouldn't be a problem. There are probably unarmed combat skills, like Kung Fu, or Boxing, or something like that, for melee.  Plus, there are combat spells, so we should be able to fight without swords or bows and arrows.

The big problem is probably the armor. We don't want to be to squishy. But, maybe there are armor spells, like Stone Skin. That's a classic. Or maybe there are protective spells that deflect damage, like Warp Arrows, resistance to flame, and so on.

We concentrate on these sorts of defensive spells, instead of wearing Plate Mail, or other types of armor.

But can we be competitive with players that use defensive spells, AND wear Plate Mail?

Or, even worse, what if gear gives really great bonuses, like wizard robes that stop damage, amulets, and so forth.

Maybe we could compromise, and jewelry and amulets would be ok, but no robes. It' hard to say without seeing the list of gear, but perhaps it's possible.

Dare to Bare! Clan Naked!

Originally posted by Ihmotepp

What are the chances Clan Naked can be viable?

Clan Naked will be a guild that doesn't wear clothes, or armor, and only uses weapons scavenged on the battlefield from fallen victims. We will engage in unarmed combat primarily, spells, and hand to hand.

There are 300-500 skills, so...

I think the weapons shouldn't be a problem. There are probably unarmed combat skills, like Kung Fu, or Boxing, or something like that, for melee.  Plus, there are combat spells, so we should be able to fight without swords or bows and arrows.

The big problem is probably the armor. We don't want to be to squishy. But, maybe there are armor spells, like Stone Skin. That's a classic. Or maybe there are protective spells that deflect damage, like Warp Arrows, resistance to flame, and so on.

We concentrate on these sorts of defensive spells, instead of wearing Plate Mail, or other types of armor.

But can we be competitive with players that use defensive spells, AND wear Plate Mail?

Or, even worse, what if gear gives really great bonuses, like wizard robes that stop damage, amulets, and so forth.

Maybe we could compromise, and jewelry and amulets would be ok, but no robes. It' hard to say without seeing the list of gear, but perhaps it's possible.

Dare to Bare! Clan Naked!

Where do I sign up?

People will accuse you of "naked raiding" - that is, storing your equipment before going on a PK binge so you don't lose anything - and treat you with contempt.

This is so fucken awesome, where do i sign up, hell if you have the numbers then even if you are squishy it doesnt matter....

Link the Guild sign up page.

Originally posted by Kien

People will accuse you of "naked raiding" - that is, storing your equipment before going on a PK binge so you don't lose anything - and treat you with contempt.

Maybe at first, but I assume you will be able to see what guild someone is in, and after you see a few "Clan Naked" guild members, you should get the idea. There's no equipment in storage.

And yea, the whole idea is naked raiding. We have nothing to lose. We are Clan Naked! But only raiding against enemies.

 The idea of Clan Naked is not to PK.

As I understand it, PK would be killing members of your own faction. But not only would that cause your faction to hate you, or kick you out, you also won't be able to access the store, and you can be KOS by guards. WE don't want that, because we DO want to build a guild house, seige engines, naval ships, and stuff like that.

We just dont' wear clothes, and don't care about l33t weapons. I don't care if I'm not as tough because I don't have armor, or don't do as much damage because I don't have a magic sword, as long as I'm naked.

Dare to Bare! Clan Naked!

PS how do factions work?

I know you can form a guild, and guilds can declare war on each other, but what else? Guilds can be allies, which means you are at war with all guilds your ally is at war with? Or neutral?

I'm for it.  Sounds like a shitload of fun and laughs.

First we have to play the game to determine if there is a good template for playing Naked. There might be, but without more data it's hard to tell.

Games based on skills are all about templates.

Originally posted by Ihmotepp

What are the chances Clan Naked can be viable?

Clan Naked will be a guild that doesn't wear clothes, or armor, and only uses weapons scavenged on the battlefield from fallen victims. We will engage in unarmed combat primarily, spells, and hand to hand.

There are 300-500 skills, so...

I think the weapons shouldn't be a problem. There are probably unarmed combat skills, like Kung Fu, or Boxing, or something like that, for melee.  Plus, there are combat spells, so we should be able to fight without swords or bows and arrows.

The big problem is probably the armor. We don't want to be to squishy. But, maybe there are armor spells, like Stone Skin. That's a classic. Or maybe there are protective spells that deflect damage, like Warp Arrows, resistance to flame, and so on.

We concentrate on these sorts of defensive spells, instead of wearing Plate Mail, or other types of armor.

But can we be competitive with players that use defensive spells, AND wear Plate Mail?

Or, even worse, what if gear gives really great bonuses, like wizard robes that stop damage, amulets, and so forth.

Maybe we could compromise, and jewelry and amulets would be ok, but no robes. It' hard to say without seeing the list of gear, but perhaps it's possible.

Dare to Bare! Clan Naked!

I'll sign up! 
 

We will probably always be a bit more "squishy" than those that go the full armor route.  The difference is over the long-run we will be able to progress faster and have more money available because we will be spending a lot less time and money re-equipping when we do die. 

Originally posted by xzyax

Originally posted by Ihmotepp

What are the chances Clan Naked can be viable?

Clan Naked will be a guild that doesn't wear clothes, or armor, and only uses weapons scavenged on the battlefield from fallen victims. We will engage in unarmed combat primarily, spells, and hand to hand.

There are 300-500 skills, so...

I think the weapons shouldn't be a problem. There are probably unarmed combat skills, like Kung Fu, or Boxing, or something like that, for melee.  Plus, there are combat spells, so we should be able to fight without swords or bows and arrows.

The big problem is probably the armor. We don't want to be to squishy. But, maybe there are armor spells, like Stone Skin. That's a classic. Or maybe there are protective spells that deflect damage, like Warp Arrows, resistance to flame, and so on.

We concentrate on these sorts of defensive spells, instead of wearing Plate Mail, or other types of armor.

But can we be competitive with players that use defensive spells, AND wear Plate Mail?

Or, even worse, what if gear gives really great bonuses, like wizard robes that stop damage, amulets, and so forth.

Maybe we could compromise, and jewelry and amulets would be ok, but no robes. It' hard to say without seeing the list of gear, but perhaps it's possible.

Dare to Bare! Clan Naked!

I'll sign up! 
 

 

We will probably always be a bit more "squishy" than those that go the full armor route.  The difference is over the long-run we will be able to progress faster and have more money available because we will be spending a lot less time and money re-equipping when we do die. 

I think it would be great fun, because you could really jump into the game and play, without spending time worrying about gear.

Ok, so you might be at a slight disadvantage, but you make up for it with the freedom to just play the game, and not spend endless time camping for gear, browsing through item shops, worrying about getting looted, and so forth.

Unless of course this makes you so gimped, that you can hardly function.

But again, i think we could make up for armor and clothes with protective spells, and possibly jewelry that has bonuses.