QUOTE (Barbobot @ Jul 12 2014, 12:50 PM) It feels so odd and strange when people are getting so into that shootout and really worried about dying. I'm sure it's an inconvenience, but GGO is just a normal game. It doesn't have the consequences SAO had, but their reactions make it feel that way.
When you get killed in GGO by a player, there's a chance you will lose some of your equipment, which will drop for your ennemy. When Sinon kill her first target, his gun doesn't disappear while his avatar explodes, because that gun was dropped as loot.
Given the price of some weapons (and rarity, many good weapons just can't be bought, like Sinon's Hecate), this penalty can be pretty severe, which explains those reactions.
As for the "smiling" part, I see it as a way to show the experience of the opponent. Even while ambushed, the guy reacts perfectly and doesn't show any signs of unease or panic, which can easily happens with less experienced players in any MMO when they get ganked.
When you get killed in GGO by a player, there's a chance you will lose some of your equipment, which will drop for your ennemy. When Sinon kill her first target, his gun doesn't disappear while his avatar explodes, because that gun was dropped as loot.
Given the price of some weapons (and rarity, many good weapons just can't be bought, like Sinon's Hecate), this penalty can be pretty severe, which explains those reactions.
As for the "smiling" part, I see it as a way to show the experience of the opponent. Even while ambushed, the guy reacts perfectly and doesn't show any signs of unease or panic, which can easily happens with less experienced players in any MMO when they get ganked.