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Message ID: 530
Date: Thu Jul 15 17:50:12 BST 1999
Author: The Scotts
Subject: Re: EQ - worse rpg ever?
>From: "Squires, Dean" <DeanSquires@...>
>
>I'm sorry, I'm sooorrrryyy!!!!! It's all my fault! I started all this
>mess on the beta test! I created a character named 'Fonzie" and I wore
>only the coolest armor and I didn't talk like my race and class should
>have. Next think I knew... everyone was mimicking me!!! It's all my
>fault!!!!!
>
>ha ha ha ha ha... chill out man. It's a damn game.
>
>Baelstorm
>
>> -----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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