ROFL! I AM one of you who started my chars when the game first went
commercial! Been playing since April 99! And yes, I recall BI being the
craze, the mad dash for rubicite, and all the other in-things from the last
15ish months.
Peace
Evulia (& 7 other regularly played characters, if that helps explain it)
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Bill Mann [mailto:dabard@...]
> Sent: Friday, June 30, 2000 10:38 AM
> To: eqbards@egroups.com
> Subject: Re: [eqbards] Newbie project stats
>
>
> Heh! Don't let it bother ye too much Ev, ye sound just like
> those of us who
> started our chars when the game first went commercial.
> Anyone remember when
> BI was the big craze? ;o)~
>
> -=B=-
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: Webber, Jessica <webber@...>
> To: <eqbards@egroups.com>
> Sent: Friday, June 30, 2000 8:31 AM
> Subject: RE: [eqbards] Newbie project stats
>
>
> > Tszaaz, you're killing me.
> >
> > > Level 6.5
> > > Play time ~2 days
> > I'm at 11 and two bubbles with a ridiculously long play
> time for my level
> >
> > > Platinum: 40
> > ~12 pp
> >
> > It gets even sadder when I look at what I'm wearing:
> >
> > no earrings
> > golden locket (gift from guild)
> > iron visor (guild)
> > patchwork scullcap
> > clawed knuckle ring (guild), other finger's empty
> > patchwork wristband
> > S ringmail bracelet (looted from a watchman)
> > S ringmail sleeves (watchman)
> > S ringmail gloves (watchman)
> > Dwarven ringmail tunic (guild)
> > wolf-hide belt
> > S raw-hide leggins
> > S ringmail boots (watchman)
> > FS dagger (watchmen)
> > Qeynos kite shield (guild)
> >
> > > Things to buy before I am satisfied (for now):
> > >
> > > Shiny Brass Shield
> > > Bracer of Errolissi(sp, sorry)
> > > small Bronze boots
> > > Small bronze BP
> >
> > Go on, rub salt in the wound! <g> I'd be happy with some strength
> jewelry,
> > but the +3 stuff I've seen for sale had an asking price of
> ~30pp, which I
> > haven't got. I have better gloves in the bank (black
> enameled something
> or
> > other ...I forget, another guild gift) and I think I've got
> a better hat
> > too, but I can't wear them as I've got only ~10 pounds to
> spare for loot
> > dressed as is. So my new plan is to head to the swap and
> see if I can't
> > replace some of my items with netted/woven/mesh.
> >
> > > To sum up: this is outrageous.
> >
> > I AGREE!!! And you shoulda seen what I was wearing BEFORE
> cleaning up
> after
> > guard campers and getting twinked by my guildmistress! I'd
> get invited
> into
> > groups and hear "First thing we need to do is get Ev's
> corpse". Confused
> > newbies would see me playing a lute and comment "I thought
> bards could
> wear
> > anything". I'd wander through the streets of Freeport and
> hear "May I
> give
> > you some copper please?" coming out my speakers! On the other hand
> getting
> > free & unsolicited SoW's everytime I walked in or out of a
> city was kinda
> > nice. Heh.
> >
> > So uh, where is it I should take milk & muffins to and how
> much should I
> buy
> > FS weapons for again?
> >
> > Peace
> > Evulia, doing everything wrong, Tunare
> >
> >
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