En Garde… Time to dust off
your weapon of choice and get ready to have fun in the combat games! Combat is
a type of interactive multiplayer conflict within a game between two or more
online participants. In Second Life you can join combat events where the
residents have fun simulating fights against other residents based on pre-established
rules that constitute the combat system.
There are two types of combat
systems in Second Life: Linden Lab’s combat system (LLCS) and the combat
systems created by residents. For many residents, the LL’s combat system doesn’t
offer the expected flexibility of those who play various multiplayer
games. As a result teams of residents have started
creating their own combat systems using the tools of creation available to all
residents. Subsequently the communities of role players grew, and now combat is
a popular activity throughout Second Life.
Some SL sims are designed for
the sole purpose of combat, on other sims combat is part of a bigger
role-playing theme.
There are thousands of weapons
in Second Life to choose from, i.e. melee weapons through to ranged weapons.
A melee
weapon is a weapon used in hand-to-hand combat such as a bladed weapon or
a blunt weapon. The term Melee originated in the 1640s from the
French word mêlée, which refers to hand-to-hand combat, a close quarters
battle, a brawl, a confused fight, etc.
A ranged weapon is any weapon that can harm targets
at distances greater than hand-to-hand distance. That’s not all as there are also grenades, traps, magic spells and other
types of weapons specific to each game.
For beginners, places like New
Jessie, New Bastogne, Tulagi, SSOC, and Public LLCS combat areas, like Rausch,
are a good idea. They cater to different tastes, and therefore are the five
combat areas that we will have a look at.
New Jessie
New Jessie is the premier SIM
for conventional combat in Second Life where everybody are welcomed. There is a
healthy mix of combat blocks in a small town, as well as a pair of bunkers and a
shore front with barbed wire and tank spikes. In New Jessie you will find a weapons’ store,
many free weapons and a combat museum detailing the history of combat’s early
days in Second Life.
New Bastogne
In the New Bastogne regions,
you can find several WW2 groups specific to role play (RP) in Second Life. Several
groups were created, in the SIM, to augment the combat games that normally
occur. The SIM, simulate NAZI Occupied France. You may want to be part of the La Résistance Française,
a group dedicated to espionage and sabotage role play in this WW2 Era. They work
in coordination with the following groups: ALLIED INTELLIGENCE and 366 Squadron
RAF and have fun
running different missions.
Tulagi
Come and join combat at the home
of the Jeogeot Gulf Freight System. Haul, defend or sink freight for cool
rewards and even free warships. Set out
to sea on the biggest combat ocean on the grid with close to 40 open rez sims
themed around WW2 in the Pacific. VICE LANCE & More!
SSOC
Tokyo-Wind Hill City
Come check out the action in
the SSOC Tokyo-Wind Hill City. This is a modern sim with a modern
military-combat area in the tradition of a Japanese city. You can watch and
participate in realistic urban military combat and have fun with an original
combat system.
Public LLCS combat areas
Rausch, Blue Base and Red Base are a few of the most
popular public combat sims of the LLCS. These three sims are free-for-all
sandboxes. There is a “safe zone” in Rausch where you cannot be attacked. It’s usually surrounded by big yellow markers where
you can find other players and get information. Rausch is a public sandbox and
unlike a private combat sim, anything goes there. It’s very likely that you will be killed
before you know who killed you, although it also means that you can kill others
the same way.
The Destination Guide includes
fun places to visit for combat games.
These are listed under the Sports and Games category, as well as the
Role-playing Communities category.
Choose your favorite combat
area and have FUN!
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