Oh my oh my oh my! I have found many many wonderful roleplayers in my
travels through Norrath! The funny thing is, I never actually
roleplayed a day in my life before EQ! It's a shame to see you so
disappointed! I have learned much and traveled plenty. I have met
kewl dudes as well as serious roleplayers. Where do I stand in all
this? Probably right in the middle. I'm not a "kewl dudette", yet I
am not a serious roleplayer (give me a break, i'm just learning the
ropes). I enjoy speaking and acting in character as well as out of
character. It just depends who I"m grouped with. I think this game
(aye, it is a game, draw the line!) is tailored to suit everyone's
needs, depending on what those needs are.
Just my 2 coppers worth!
Adira SoulSaver
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Supafly16@... wrote:
> From: Supafly16@...
>
> Count me out of Everquest. I have played this RPG
> since it first hit the
> shelves of my local game store- and I must say; I am
> quite disappointed to
> where it has ended up as.
> It had great promise, but frankly- it's the worse
> fantasy game i have ever
> played. As a matter of fact; THERE IS NO 'FANTASY'
> about it!!!! I had a
> number of fantastic dreams when I first heard of
> Everquest- a land where one
> can travel across lands and dimensions, a true world
> where you can follow a
> trail through a path of forest for hours to reach
> the fabled land of elves-
> or journey through a dark dungeon where rumors of a
> powerful sorceror made
> his home there-, creating monstrosities and twisting
> creatures and beings to
> its desire, with people cowering in fear to its
> name- or journey to an inn
> within a city, where you meat cut-throats, warriors,
> magicians of promised
> power to journey with you to a quest assigned to
> you- but these dreams have
> been shattered! Never has any of this happened in
> the world of Norrath to me.
> Playing as a priestess of Tunare, I had great
> ambitions of journeying and
> making a mark upon my name as an adventurerer and
> holy advisor. But I am lost
> in a world of technicality- noone cares about
> adventuring or imagination in
> the world of Norrath. I am lost in a world of
> levels, fancy weapons, and
> items. Noone in the world of EQ cares about being in
> a diffrent world- its
> only a contest on who can reach the highest level,
> get the most fanciful
> weapon, or the the most striking robe.
> Try to prove me wrong- I doubt it! Through my
> months of journeying in the
> world of Norrath, I HAVE ONLY MET ONE PERSON that
> truly tried to roleplay
> (and i have met many people through different
> servers) - and even he turned
> into the 'world of mundane unimagination' after a
> month. Am I wrong? Read
> this mailing list- what do people talk about on this
> list? This is what they
> talk about-
> " How can I find the (some generic magic item
> that everyone else talks
> about) "
> What level is --- (some monster that someone
> wants to kill to get an item,
> and camp out til he/she gets it)
> Where can I hunt to get to level (a number) -
> Etc.... etc...."
> Not that any of this is wrong, people are asking
> for help- but this is all
> anyone talks about in EQ! ! ! I once belonged to an
> RPG community and game
> where mailing lists were designed to be 'in
> character' , where Mordok the
> warrior may share his thoughts about the Golden
> Dragons Inn, or the Dark
> Elves gathering a war party to rid the land of
> people who oppose them, or
> magicians giving hints to the knowledge of their
> power through a quest for
> them (And i thought this was one of the most
> exciting RPGs until they started
> charging money per hour to play) - does any of this
> happen EQ, wheteher
> through mailing lists or in the game itself? To
> believe that EQ made a
> measly attempt to have people roleplay by coloring
> their names a different
> color!? All i get from those people are male
> characters asking for my phone
> number or address (considering I play a female
> character), or ---
> "How much damage does that spell do?
> When will (the monster) spawn again?
> WHat number is your (skill) at?
> Whats the stats of your (item) ?
> I can't wait til reach level (#) etc...etc..."
> I am not making bones about it- yes, it is great
> to reach the next level
> so you can cast a different spell, etc.. to enliven
> your adventure- but what
> does everyone else look for after that? THIS is what
> -
> " I can't wait to reach the next level!!! "
> So what happens when you reach level 100? What are
> you going to do then,
> keep fighting monsters til you reach level 101?
>
>
> There is no fiction about EQ. Its not a RPG, its a
> video game with no
> imagination. Its a game with promised excitement,
> yet it will rot (and it is
> already starting to) from the inside, and will not
> last long at all. I am
> quitting my characters, and looking forward to this
> other game that i saw on
> the web ( a complicated multi-player text RPG, but
> not a traditional MUD). I
> am sure mostl of the people reading this doesn't
> give a damn about anything
> of what I said - trash me all you want- I dont
> care.
> Tenzin Alexander
>
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