03-27-2012, 08:57 PM
(03-27-2012, 06:34 PM)Krent Wrote: [ -> ]Right, and I very much agree with the distinction. My only concern is the meta aspect of "The player intentionally killed off their character". Technically, that's true, but the circumstances seem to varied and hard to tell. What if that type of death fits into the nature of the player character? What if there was no other option available within the unfolding of the combat? Would those incidents be blanketed under this new rule?
Keep in mind, the only new part of this ruling is how it impacts "death by alt" situations. Nothing else is really new. So, what exact kind of situation are you talking about?
Perhaps demonstration by example will help clear this up. Taking my characters Grakor and Thragash, suppose the following...
1. Grakor gets fed up with life and just hangs himself. Suicide, resurrection not possible.
2. Grakor gets fed up with life and introduces himself to the hungry maw of a dragon for no real reason. Suicide, resurrection not possible.
3. Grakor heroically sacrifices himself to buy his friends time to escape a hungry dragon. Not suicide, not death-by-alt, so resurrection is possible.
4. Grakor and Thragash get into an epic fight and Grakor is killed. Death-by-alt, resurrection not possible.
5. Grakor heroically sacrifices himself to buy his friends time to escape a raging Thragash. Death-by-alt, resurrection not possible.
We generally choose to define suicide as a character *wanting* to die, and then making it happen. Sacrifice doesn't count, though you won't be able to res if your sacrifice caused you to suffer death-by-alt.