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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?


The point the person is trying to make though is that it is a RPing
game so if you buy it then you should at least try to RP it ruins the game
for the rest of the ppl who wanted to RP that is what this game is all about
right???

-----Original Message-----
From: Squires, Dean <DeanSquires@...>
To: 'EQ-Clerics@onelist.com' <EQ-Clerics@onelist.com>
Date: Thursday, July 15, 1999 7:10 AM
Subject: RE: [EQ-Clerics] 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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