Question: Guard Whacking.

[bonelesscam]

i have just started on this server, and as i have read alot about how this server is trying to be as T2A as possible, i havnt read anything about the guards and guard whacking. i remember when i first played the origin servers in T2A that the guards didnt lightning guard whack u! and if you were lucky enuff that they missed on the first swing or you have high parry, you could run away from them. is that the case on this server or is it insta guard whack lightning? i dont wonna try attacking anyone to test this out hahah.

[archaicsubrosa77]

I only played a few hours on my friends/roommates account back in 98-99. But I do remember Guards chasing people and actually engaging in battle rather then instawhacking a person. The GuardWhacking thing does seem a bit Trammelish doesn't it?

I think there were more Guards roaming around though. Everywhere you turned there seemed to be another one if you flagged.

[bonelesscam]

I only played a few hours on my friends account back in 98-99. But I do remember Guards chasing people and actually engaging in battle rather then instawhacking a person. The GuardWhacking thing does seem a bit Trammelish doesn't it?

im guessing from that, that it is indeed insta lightning whack.

[archaicsubrosa77]

X( yeah it smarts all right

[bonelesscam]

i know why they added the lighting though. it was to stop archers from killing them over fences. but T2A could remove lightning and switch it with teleport. it would make it more "the second age" UO, and stop archers from killing all the guards in say moonglow haha. i must say it was funny when their was no guards in moonglow and PK's turned up. alot of people shouting guards and nothing happening.

[ImaNewbie]

No insta kills -> HELL YEAH

[archaicsubrosa77]

I think most of the shard would be behind this.
Insta-kills are just plain silly.

[Panthor the Hated]

During late t2a I used to dress as a guard and follow newbies in war mode, this only worked to scare people because at the time guards had to chase you.

[archaicsubrosa77]

During late t2a I used to dress as a guard and follow newbies in war mode, this only worked to scare people because at the time guards had to chase you.

Just goes to show some things never change.
But yeah I think people used to do that, not just you.
I think changing the Hammer of Thor UOR Guardwhacking thing would be an awesome change.

[ImaNewbie]

During late t2a I used to dress as a guard and follow newbies in war mode, this only worked to scare people because at the time guards had to chase you.

pictured the scene, awesome

Guardwhaking removed would allow people to act crazy in town and that would be great

[Populus]

Someone prove it to be accurate!

[nightshark]

Was never accurate in the time I played from Apr '99... it was changed during UO:R for about a week and reverted to insta whacks after it proved to be completely ridiculous. It might seem like a good idea, but in practice, with fast connections, it really sucks.

[Mikel123]

My recollection on this was it was a UOR thing. I think that was the time period in which I was able to kill the guards in Moonglow via shooting them with arrows through the fence near the bank.

[ImaNewbie]

Anyone can look online if that's accurate or not?

[bonelesscam]

im not sure what period in UO it was from tbh. i tried to find a youtube vid on the old guardwhacking but couldnt find one. also im not sure if it was a "1week" thing or not. from my recollection they didnt have the lightning up until a certain point. the guards would teleport in next to you and one hit killed you with a hally and thats where "guardwhacked" came from other wise im guessing it would have been called "guardzapped" . but for the lucky few that didnt get hit on the first swing they could run away, they would then be chased out of town buy the guard and a few blues. to stop archers killing them in moonglow over fences they gave guards the lightning, which made all guards insta kill, as lightning never miss's.