What is CPK?

CPK is simply a type of PK area in which you can loot other player’s items if they die.

There are many risks to entering into a CPK area. Obviously losing your equipment is foremost among them, but there are other things you can lose as well. If you die to another player inside of CPK your character can lose a level (the percentage chance of this happening is displayed when you enter the are). Any time you die inside CPK either to a mob or a player all of the gold you have carried on you (not in the bank) will be lost.

So why would anybody bother risking so much, you ask? The answer is simple: profit. Nearly all of the high end equipment zones require you to spend time in CPK. The highest value solo trade runs in the game are typically through Dark Woods CPK to the Naermae trade post. And then there is the chance that if you find and defeat another player in CPK you have the chance to loot their hard earned equipment.

These are the main reasons most people first venture into CPK. After awhile some players find that they enjoy the thrill of risking their equipment more than the monetary rewards. These people become collectively known as “CPKERS” and are generally detested by the rest of the game.

This primer was written by one of these players. My first character (Brahmus) was created in 1997, and as soon as I reached level 124 I joined (the now defunct) Legion of the Shadow Knights, the premier CPK clan at that time. Over the years I have fought and killed a number of players, and been relieved of a fair amount of my own equipment. I am writing this page as an introduction to CPK to try and help the new player avoid being killed. I feel that this aspect of the game was much easier to learn when I was a newbie, and I am hoping to share some of the knowledge I have learned from playing with the best players in the game.

I hope that this is of some benefit. If you have any tips to suggest, or if you find any errors in these pages please let me know.

Best,

Brahmus

December 2, 2011  Tags: ,   Posted in: CPK Primer

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