Corruption

Is there some in game mechanic that prevents a corrupted player to just be killed by his own group twice to clear the corruption and then be traded his items back?

If there is nothing that prevents this - then when a corrupted player dies there should be chance for some of the items to disappear. Like you kill corrupted player and you get 3 of his items, and 1 of his items is destroyed.

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Ludullu

Volgaris wrote: »

lmao. you should make the wiki part of your signature!

As if people would click that

On reddit today I pointed out that there are official links literally right on the side of the page, cause the OP was asking about an official discord for the game.... People have stopped being able to read, let alone comprehend.

Githal

Arya_Yeshe wrote: »

@Githal how about this?

How about the possibility for the bounty hunter to send the corrupted to the gibbets?
Display the corrupted in cages in the public square, after maybe 15 minutes maybe open the cage and release all corrupted to be lynched by the local populace.

Let's say the corrupted is so corrupt that he will have to be killed multiple times to cleanse all the corruption, then after he gets caught by the bounty hunter then he will go to the gibbets and keep being lynched multiple times over and over until he is not corrupt anymore. Every 15 minutes he will be released lol

That would be fun and player driven content, different than letting the corrupted simply run away and pick flowers and maybe be killed by his guild members.

https://forums.ashesofcreation.com/discussion/54506/bounty-hunter-sends-corrupted-to-the-gibbets

Maybe we could have a NPC by the gibbets, the jailer guy who will ring bell and yell to the town for everybody to come if there's corrupted players to be released so people could have a chance; if there are no corrupted the the npc is idle

This is a very happy system where you use real people as loot piñatas

Well if your friends clear the corruption by killing you, you wont reach those gibbets, since it wont be bounty hunters that kill you. Also i dont really like any idea that will restrict players to play the game, even if it is just 15 min.

Pyrolol wrote: »

You can’t kill a corrupted player in your party

The corrupt player can just leave the party and get killed

MDS wrote: »

what about forcing a debuff on the items equipped in their inventory for the player that gained corruption. regardless if they are traded or banked, then they are subject the the penalty.

or locking corrupt players gear so they cant unequip items or trade. something to lock in the penalty with the gear used to commit the crime.

The corruption is cleared if you die multiple times. Which if you are killed by your friends all you will lose will be Exp debt + repair cost, but you wont lose any items since your group will loot your corpse and after the corruption is gone they will give you your items back

daveywavey

Ludullu wrote: »

Volgaris wrote: »

lmao. you should make the wiki part of your signature!

As if people would click that On reddit today I pointed out that there are official links literally right on the side of the page, cause the OP was asking about an official discord for the game.... People have stopped being able to read, let alone comprehend.

It's why us cool kids already have the wiki in our signature. Every day can be a learning opportunity!

Aszkalon

Arya_Yeshe wrote: »

@Githal how about this?

How about the possibility for the bounty hunter to send the corrupted to the gibbets?
Display the corrupted in cages in the public square, after maybe 15 minutes maybe open the cage and release all corrupted to be lynched by the local populace.

Let's say the corrupted is so corrupt that he will have to be killed multiple times to cleanse all the corruption, then after he gets caught by the bounty hunter then he will go to the gibbets and keep being lynched multiple times over and over until he is not corrupt anymore. Every 15 minutes he will be released lol

That would be fun and player driven content, different than letting the corrupted simply run away and pick flowers and maybe be killed by his guild members.

https://forums.ashesofcreation.com/discussion/54506/bounty-hunter-sends-corrupted-to-the-gibbets

Maybe we could have a NPC by the gibbets, the jailer guy who will ring bell and yell to the town for everybody to come if there's corrupted players to be released so people could have a chance; if there are no corrupted the the npc is idle

This is a very happy system where you use real people as loot piñatas

This is definitely by far my most favourite Comment since January 2025.

Arya_Yeshe

Aszkalon wrote: »

Arya_Yeshe wrote: »

@Githal how about this?

How about the possibility for the bounty hunter to send the corrupted to the gibbets?
Display the corrupted in cages in the public square, after maybe 15 minutes maybe open the cage and release all corrupted to be lynched by the local populace.

Let's say the corrupted is so corrupt that he will have to be killed multiple times to cleanse all the corruption, then after he gets caught by the bounty hunter then he will go to the gibbets and keep being lynched multiple times over and over until he is not corrupt anymore. Every 15 minutes he will be released lol

That would be fun and player driven content, different than letting the corrupted simply run away and pick flowers and maybe be killed by his guild members.

https://forums.ashesofcreation.com/discussion/54506/bounty-hunter-sends-corrupted-to-the-gibbets

Maybe we could have a NPC by the gibbets, the jailer guy who will ring bell and yell to the town for everybody to come if there's corrupted players to be released so people could have a chance; if there are no corrupted the the npc is idle

This is a very happy system where you use real people as loot piñatas

This is definitely by far my most favourite Comment since January 2025. . .

Thanks for the laugh, I think this could be a fun twist and a solid way to keep the corrupted from circunventing the system every day. If the mayor could build gibbets then when bounty hunters beat a corrupted player and fail their loot drop roll then the corrupted would be sent to the nearest gibbet or to the gibbet of the hunter's choice. Maybe the hunter knows that the nearest gibbet belongs to the corrupted's guild and the hunter prefer sending the corrupted to the hunter's node.I believe there should be a way to direct where the corrupted goes to... maybe in the future Intrepid creates an edict that pays the hunter per corrupted player sent to the gibbets since the mayor knows that his people love a good lynching.

Maybe the hunter could pick nodes with bigger gold payouts to send the corrupted to, sticking with it ‘til the edict runs out or they’ve snagged all the reserved gold for the edict.

The bounty hunter could run to the gibbets and get a second chance at the loot. Plus, all the care bears nearby would rush to the gibbets when the NPC jailer rings the bell to call everyone over. Everybody loves a good loot piñata

I made this illustration using Grok:

Arya_Yeshe

I think it is ok arresting someone for a few minutes, in EVE when a player becomes criminal he has to stay docked for 15 minutes and it is fine, it's a good time to stretch your legs and have a bio break.

Think about it, the corrupted might’ve swiped loot a farmer spent ages harvesting, leaving the guy with nothing for his effort. No biggie if the corrupted chill in jail for 10-15 minutes and turn into entertainment for everyone else LMAO.

The corrupted only mistake was getting caught in the first place.

daveywavey

Arya_Yeshe wrote: »

I made this illustration using Grok:

When Carebears Attack!

Vyllz

Githal wrote: »

Is there some in game mechanic that prevents a corrupted player to just be killed by his own group twice to clear the corruption and then be traded his items back?

If there is nothing that prevents this - then when a corrupted player dies there should be chance for some of the items to disappear. Like you kill corrupted player and you get 3 of his items, and 1 of his items is destroyed.

That’s an interesting suggestion, but I think Intrepid already has strong penalties in place for corruption without needing to destroy player items. Corrupted players lose a significant amount of gear durability, have higher death penalties, and are more likely to drop gear when killed.

Also, mechanics like item destruction can feel too punishing and could lead to people quitting PvP altogether out of fear of permanent loss (Like in Albion Online) For example several people was just living in non PvP zones. The corruption system is already designed to make going red very risky without forcing irreversible loss beyond dropping items.

But it’s good to bring up ideas like this so the devs can consider all perspectives.

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