How early do you recommend someone begin taking political actions?

[SamB123]

No, they will not spare your PC at every opportunity. EfU playerbase is a mixed bag, like a lot of things, and some of us are fucking shitty people that will enjoy your misery. There's a long post about pvp karma in the wiki, and it wasn't written because we're all a bunch of angels that didn't need it. There are people here that believe in neither karma nor the importance of others being happy.

Adding a grain of salt here...


While there may be experiences that, from the perspective of one player may not necessarily have gone the way they should have, there's a few things to consider:

• You won't always be aware of the circumstances behind another character's choice.
• Sure, there are times when these things happen. But if my time on EFU (limited as it may be [I still consider myself new]) has taught me anything, it's more the exception than the norm.
• How your character acts during certain PvP encounters has a LOT to do with the choices that other characters will make in response.

Frankly, it's probably better to view the other players as generally decent people (just as you'd like to be viewed yourself).

[Rey]

Generally I would agree, but I wouldn't fully expect it. PvP out of the blue with no rp and FD with no previous interactions, while outside the norm, do certainly happen.

[SamB123]

Generally I would agree, but I wouldn't fully expect it. PvP out of the blue with no rp and FD with no previous interactions, while outside the norm, do certainly happen.

Sure, but generally that's considered incredibly frowned upon.

[greypawn]

As early as is natural. I've taken political actions at level 5, three days into the character's life, before.

This.  Just start rping and go with it.   

[Zerminar12]

No, they will not spare your PC at every opportunity. EfU playerbase is a mixed bag, like a lot of things, and some of us are fucking shitty people that will enjoy your misery. There's a long post about pvp karma in the wiki, and it wasn't written because we're all a bunch of angels that didn't need it. There are people here that believe in neither karma nor the importance of others being happy.

I think you're right about a lot of us though, maybe even the majority. I've certainly seen some intense pvp hounds take it very respectfully and maturely, with a great touch for the enjoyment of their IG opponents. And I've seen others simply not give a fuck and do whatever they want.

Sorry if I'm being harsh, this would just be an extra shitty one to learn the hard way. Best you harden your heart just a little bit first.

I appreciate the fair warning. I do understand that FD bandits are a thing and that I should be prepared for stuff like that. Same with getting brutally lynched for some stated allegiance or opinion. I'm just holding out hope that there'll be an unspoken agreement to "proportional response". Regardless, I'm actually quite prepared and ok with getting FD'ed. My perspective has always been that getting murdered means I was RPing in a way that made me worth killing. Of course, motivations for FD vary between characters but overall I'd prefer to be defeated by a political enemy than to fizzle out on a character and stop playing them.

As early as is natural. I've taken political actions at level 5, three days into the character's life, before.

This.  Just start rping and go with it.   

Thanks for the encouragement. I'm starting to set things in motion right now, even if it's not at a rapid pace currently. Hopefully I don't disappoint.