On Wed, Dec 01/99, JasonF <
JasonF@...> wrote:
> From: "JasonF" <JasonF@...>
>
> I've been playing my bard "Crier" for just under 38 days of 'played' time
> and I just hit level 36. That's definitely *not* fast leveling, but I've
> seen a lot slower. Before my bard I played a monk up to 23rd and an
> Enchanter up to 13th while learning EQ and realizing that the best class in
> the game was bard.. but I digress.
>
> Last night I saw a level 9 bard in full Lambent, dual Ykeshas, Flowing Black
> Silk Sash, Mistmoore Drums, the works; he was decked out like a level 50
> that hadn't been to the Planes. About four days ago I saw a level 15 in
> full Lambent, and I assume he had MM Drums and other goodies as well.
>
> I've got to say that this was *profoundly* discouraging to me. I've been
> working my ass off for the pieces of Lambent armor that I have and I *still*
> lack the boots and helm. So here I sit, dejected on the sands of Oasis,
> being *less* complete than a guy that started his bard last weekend. Not
> only that, he literally *laughed* at me for having 38 'played' days and not
> being level 50.
>
I'm sorry this bummed you out. This was probably a bored level 50
playing his twink. It's a shame he was one of the immature a**hole L50's
but unfortunately the game attracts them as well as some pretty cool
people as well. It's also too bad that Verant has left the game so empty
for people at higher levels that all they can do while waiting for the
occasional plane breakin or dragon run is play other characters. I know
a lot of my former friends got a lot of fun out of going out and
gathering equipment for their twinked characters with their L50
characters. Personally, I tried it for a while, but I found playing a
twink to be a rather boring thing. When you have an enchanter, as I did,
decked out in equipment only a L40+ could obtain, it didn't leave much
to look forward to but endless levelling. I still don't begrudge people
that enjoy playing a twink though. Whatever floats your boat. Personally
I found it a lot more fun to go play a character on a new server. I had
(am having) a gas with my druid I started on the tribunal, who used a
cracked staff for the first 14 levels because he couldnt afford anything
better and had to pick and choose which spells to buy until L24. Guess I
just like a challenge.
> When there ceases to be any way for players' characters to differentiate
> themselves from one another other based upon level (i.e. time and effort
> expended), what is the point of continuing? I want, when people look at me,
> for them to know that I braved death and died many times to achieve the
> armor that I'm wearing. I don't want people to assume that I bought it from
> a farming high level Wizard or Mage or twinked myself with it. I am now
> "just another bard in Lambent". If the armor was NO DROP it would be a
> different story.
A lot of people bitch and moan about no drop but I actually agree it
would have been a nice thing if they had made the class quest armor no
drop. However, I really don't see the difference between someone who is
L40+ getting things for themselves or another character they run.
Really, dispite the jerk factor you've experienced from this guy, people
who are twinking their other characters did put the time and effort in,
on their other character, and, as someone on the list mentioned in an
unrelated thread, they probably did it under harder conditions than
newer characters experience, because they started back when bronze
wasn't obtainable until the 20's or more, and the best weapon most
people could look forward to was a combine scimitar at that point.
But that's certainly no reason to look down on people who didn't advance
as quickly. Some people just have so little a sense of self worth they
have to get it any way they can.
>...The bard that I saw in Oasis would have been in steel
> probably and I would have something tangible and visual over him based upon
> my efforts. Everyone that saw me would then *know* that I had earned the
> pieces for myself. They would know that I had pulled Gypsy Musicians from
> Mistmoore Castle for a lute, and that I had pulled Gargoyles in Lower Guk
> for a Basalt Carapace. The Lambent armor's not being NO DROP has reduced my
> efforts to inconsequential and unnoteworthy.
>
> I am seriously wondering what it is I'm doing playing a game that makes me
> feel this way.
>
Rather than let it bum you out, why not see that anyone who would laugh
at you for not being 50 yet should be pitied. While I sympathize with
your plight however, I also think that this really stems from a bit of
jealousy, I also think learning to deal with that can be valuable.
Even if they made lambent armor no drop, there would be low level bards
running around in mithril bp's, silver legs, azure sleeves, froglok
crowns and dual ykeshas. The only way that Verant could deal with this
is to make every item in the game no drop or put level limits on items
so you can't equip them and they've repeatedly said they won't do that.
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