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Could somebody please tell me what the "Attack" banner does that can be found under a character's forum avatar?

< There's one to the left, under my lovely picture!

These banners are clickable, so I assume they are supposed to do something? Click mine, it's very exciting

Oh my...

I click yours and it comes up with Hannah Lynn and Whit.

I'm assuming these are my allies, or, people I have assisted within the last month.

These attack buttons are for use in the future (near or otherwise). David made a mention that Path was going to be more RP centric and this is the result.

The attack banners are part of the upcoming changes to PVP. You'll be able to attack someone you've been in RP with over the past X period of time.

I think David is still working out the kinks, but the idea is going to be that you wouldn't logically have to hunt someone down on grid if they're right in front of you in RP. Obviously, it's designed to be a collaborative type thing and is indeed meant to hammer home the importance of roleplay in Path.

Edit to add:

Mooncalf wrote: You will be able to either challenge somebody to 1 vs 1 via the forum IF you are in a roleplay thread with them, or for 1-6 vs 1 via the grid IF you can track them down. If you choose to attack the target as a group, however, they'll see you coming, and will get a headstart in fleeing. Simply put, you won't be able to gang up on somebody and cause any massive damage unless they are willing to stand their ground.

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As an FYI - the attack banner doesnt show up on the Purple Goth Forum Skin.

@Az
Thanks for the info. It explains why, when I click on the banner, Myk's name pops up.

"Azraeth has replied to this roleplay thread in the past week, so you may attack them.

Attacking this character will be seen as a fight initiated during the course of the roleplay thread entitled 'Roleplay Battles Test [Closed debug session]'. Should either party be defeated or flee in the course of this fight, they must bow out of the thread in question (after roleplaying their defeat / escape), unless the writer of the victorious character(s) does not wish it so.

Please be aware that other characters also involved in this same thread may choose to join the battle on either side of the fight at any time.

If you wish to proceed with the battle, click here. [System under construction]"

On a serious note, I love the description of what's happening.

That's really quite cool. >.>

This is so cool

The system is almost done, but I won't have the time to finish it tonight. All that's left is to make it so that it sends out alerts when people are defeated or flee, and to stop people being able to summon / teleport and so on. Then we're well on our way to a much more roleplay-centric fighting experience on Path.