Don't wards just spawn out of no where? Maybe everyone will just become a ward. Or maybe, it will be a tragic ending and they shut down the server? Who knows.

You can't kill children in CoE. I believe it is any under the age of 15 can't be killed. I am not sure if that applies to wards as well but all children are safe.. . :)

Gotta remember people may want to kill everything in sight. But they still need to get the equipment. Then the food to stay alive. I doubt those type of people would last all that long really. I am also hoping a NPC can take on a fresh blood with crap gear, low skills, as in sword/armour etc. If NPCs can be killed that easily, that seems like a bigger problem to me.

Unless these type of people are running around in packs. I really can't see them doing much damage. Would be a good time for bandits though. Seeing these people thinking "I'm going to go cause some fun in the town over". To leave without any food, weapons are falling apart but taking everything they own on them.

Last I heard, wards cannot coup de grace, or be coup de graced until they are 15.

I've wondered myself what the population of NPCs will look like. On the one hand, if they are coup de graced, they permadie. On the other hand, if they are mostly left alone, their could end up being many NPCs for every PC in the game.

Actually it would get really expensive for these murderers. They will not be left unchecked and when they are caught will risk eradicating their own life. So, eventually they would erase themselves on a financial level.

Posted By CommonlyQuixotic at 04:29 AM - Thu Mar 30 2017

I've wondered myself what the population of NPCs will look like. On the one hand, if they are coup de graced, they permadie. On the other hand, if they are mostly left alone, their could end up being many NPCs for every PC in the game.

I to have wondered which is the purpose of the post, I just used the nightmare scenario as a way of getting there. I think in reality it would be something that would happen more gradually over time, to many wars for to long, famine or plague. All could lead to a greatly reduced NPC population. I know it will definitely affect the justice systems of the kingdoms since they will rely largely on NPCs to function properly cause face it, nobody is gonna want to play a guard. So a robust NPC population will be a must or you'll run the risk of running out of guards and other essential positons that are just grunt work that PCs will not do.

Also worth mentioning....

A brand new Player Character is worthless in a fight. You're a teenager who has probably never picked up a weapon in your life. Has never lived outside of their parent's home (or the orphanage). Has no survival skills, no trade skills, basically no money. Doesn't know how to navigate in the wilderness, doesn't own any weapons, and is generally pretty helpless in a dangerous world.

If you try to enter this game and get straight to murder-hoboing, you'll just die in the wilderness or get slaughtered by any competent warrior you pick a fight with.

Posted By guildsbounty at 10:44 AM - Thu Mar 30 2017

Also worth mentioning....

A brand new Player Character is worthless in a fight. You're a teenager who has probably never picked up a weapon in your life. Has never lived outside of their parent's home (or the orphanage). Has no survival skills, no trade skills, basically no money. Doesn't know how to navigate in the wilderness, doesn't own any weapons, and is generally pretty helpless in a dangerous world.

If you try to enter this game and get straight to murder-hoboing, you'll just die in the wilderness or get slaughtered by any competent warrior you pick a fight with.

You will have some amount of training and equipment from your parents. The skill of the player will also be a factor.

Posted By LegionPete at 07:47 AM - Thu Mar 30 2017

Actually it would get really expensive for these murderers. They will not be left unchecked and when they are caught will risk eradicating their own life. So, eventually they would erase themselves on a financial level.

This, I think.

It seems like people who run around killing aimlessly will eventually collapse, as the play style doesn't lend itself to survival.

Posted By Khruul at 3:03 PM - Fri Mar 31 2017

Posted By mystichaze at 01:58 AM - Thu Mar 30 2017

You can't kill children in CoE. I believe it is any under the age of 15 can't be killed. I am not sure if that applies to wards as well but all children are safe.. . :)

Children are safe? Does this mean that they have infinite health, or a barrier or something

A child, I believe from the age 12 to 15 can incapacitated, but you can't kill them. This is due to the legalities involved in game development, more so than a personal choice of the developers. :) I will see if I can find the source for you and add it to this post.

// I can't seem to find the source, sorry. It was talked about some time ago.

Also, just a note. It is highly unlikely the world would ever run out of NPC's since you (a player) could just have more kids then you need and just turn them into NPC'.