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Message ID: 515
Date: Thu Jul 15 12:10:36 BST 1999
Author: Squires, Dean
Subject: RE: EQ - worse rpg ever?
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Supafly16@... [SMTP:Supafly16@...]
> Sent: Thursday, July 15, 1999 7:15 AM
> To: EQ-Clerics@onelist.com
> Subject: Re: [EQ-Clerics] EQ - worse rpg ever?
>
> From: Supafly16@...
>
> I disagree whole- heartedly. I have played RPGs since the age of 8 (I
> am 26
> now), and I have played many multi-player RPGs (when they were first
> invented
> around 1986 or so) where roleplaying was great, and one of them was
> very
> recent- a year ago to be exact. Of course there were questions where
> someone
> will ask what level you are or the monsters hit points, but there was
> also a
> great deal of roleplaying, so it didnt matter - I have even been OOC
> on
> *more* then one occasionof times myself. But people were there because
> it was
> a different world to escape to. Norrath to me is an empty world.
> I have never been in a game where so many people ripped me off so
> they can
> get more money to buy that next cool item. I can understand if your
> character is a thief or some other mischievous being that follows a
> deity of
> that sort- but how many times has this happened to you -
> 1) A paladin left you for death while you were fighting off
> monsters- and
> he/she ran without thought of honor or disgrace - as what he would say
> to
> explain the situation - " I didnt want to lose " a half bar of
> experience''
> 2) A holy cleric said to you "It's a nosave lightstone" in Kerra
> isle
> (Before nosave lightstones were implemented in Kerra isle)
> 3) A person following a deity of 'goodness' loot every corpse in
> sight even
> though it wasnt his/her turn.
> 4) A person diband your group to join another group for more "
> experience'"
> rather then enjoying the moment of adventurers for the cause of good
> adventure.
> 5) A ranger or druid killing a bear, lion, elephant, etc - for "exp
> or to
> increase my 'tailoring skill' "
> Etc, etc..the list goes on. I expected these things to happen, but I
> have
> never met a single perons in EQ that actually tried to adhere to
> their
> character. The world of EQ is full of greed and who can be the next '
>
> coolest high level character'.
>
> T Alexander
>
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