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Message ID: 321
Date: Wed Apr 28 03:27:56 BST 1999
Author: Rodney Morris
Subject: Re: Kiting - Is it bad?


"King, Darrin" wrote:
> Check this quote about exploits:
> Farming - using broken spells or specific spell effects to kill, drag, or
> lure monsters, thus gaining experience/loot from them.

Talk about your vague statements!
Does that mean that when I die in North Karanas, and I run around
the newbie zone singing Dissonance, killing everything withing sight,
to get some gold to buy food for the trip back, that I am farming?
My friend consistenly lures monsters our way with spells, to save
us the hassle of chasing it down. Is this farming?

Here come some more, from the web site:
Price Gouging ´┐¢ finding items that have anomalous pricing and
abusing them, such as items that sell for more than they cost to buy.

OK, this one seems to make some sense. If an NPC has lost his mind
and is selling fine steel swords for 1gp, and buys it back off you for
1pp.

PvP Switch Avoidance ´┐¢ Using in-game methods to work around the PvP
switch and allowing non-PvP players to kill other players,
such as hall blocking, dumping of monsters, or spell effects that
cross that boundary due to a bug.

Dumping of monsters?! I'd like someone to prove that I was
intentionally dumping the monster, and not just running for the guard.
But I guess that's the point, isn't it? Verant don't have to prove
anything, do they?

I think there is a larger issue here. In a word, it is 'Verant'.
I am impressed with the game, but unimpressed with Verant, on so
many levels. I have come close to cancelling my account once already.

Rod