Again you are talking about your playstyle vs. their playstyle. They pay
$10 a month just like you they are allowed, as long as they aren't directly
interfering with your enjoyment of the game (notice I said DIRECTLY), to
play however they wish.
It is neither correct nor incorrect to "farm" a repop. The same arguement
was once used about Cazic and Rubicite. The same arguement was once used
for quest armor and now I see that arguement being used for planar gear.
"It's a badge of honor".
No, to me it's just armor. Good armor, to be sure, but I don't think anyone
is all that 'fabulous' for having it, nor did I think so when it was even
more rarely seen than it is now. (That could be because I was in Fear, on
test, long before anyone broke it on a live server). Either way it's one
way of playing the game vs. another.
They have just as much right to enjoy the game the way they want to as you
do. Criticizing others for how they have fun is just plain immature.
Lyrnia Jongleur
Bard of Norrath since Beta 2
----- Original Message -----
From: "Greg Gillan" <ggillan@...>
To: <eqbards@egroups.com>
Sent: Monday, August 28, 2000 1:49 PM
Subject: RE: [eqbards] Plane of Fear
> Its unbelievable how many times this arguement is used. It seems to work
> well for everything. Does it matter if people are duplicating singing
steel
> breastplates? Does it hurt me in any way? Does it matter if people are
> exploiting monsters? Does it hurt me in any way?
>
> Well, yes and no. Me, personally, I could care less. I've completely
moved
> beyond planar armor, so I couldn't possibly care less what people are
doing
> in the planes. But does it effect people?
> I'm going to argue yes it does.
> For the majority of the players, EQ is a game designed 90% around items.
In
> a game with no end like EQ, the main way to actually feel that you are
> making progress is by acquiring items. Argue whatever you like, EQ is an
> item based game. Maybe not for everyone, lots of people just like to
> roleplay and have fun, but the vast majority of the population likes to
> aquire items. Just look at how many posts you see saying "I just got item
> XX" with dozens of replies saying "Wow, congrats!"
> There's absolutely nothing wrong with this, we all like to get shiney new
> toys, its one of the things that makes the game fun.
>
> Now, how do farmers affect us? Well, to most, planar armor is a badge of
> armor. By wearing it, you're essentially saying "I've been to the planes,
> I've fought hard, look at what I've accomplished." To this day, planar
> armor isn't exactly common, and wearing it sets you apart from the vast
> majority of the EQ population. It says in its own little way that you've
> accomplished something different, maybe accomplished more than a lot of
> people. Planar armor can be worn with pride, knowing you paid the price
for
> it many times over in blood. People who can obtain this armor with
> absolutely no effort, in effect, living off the hard work of others
cheapens
> the value of it. Suddenly it doesn't mean so much to be decked out with a
> shiney new planar BP, when anyone can go in, and obtain the exact same
thing
> by sitting on their asses for hours on end while a ranger pulls mobs one
at
> a time as they pop.
>
> All this being said, this is how the planes are designed. The fault lies
> with Verant.
>
>
> Elwyn <Da`Kor>
> 59 Bard, Erollisi Marr
>
>
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Big Daddy Legba [mailto:legba@...]
> Sent: Monday, August 28, 2000 12:37 PM
> To: eqbards@egroups.com
> Subject: Re: [eqbards] Plane of Fear
>
>
> Why does it matter if people come in after your guild clears out fear?
Are
> they hurting you in any way?
>
>
>
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