They were easy to get if you started the game at the beginning. People had
1000's of them scattered everywhere, stashed in castles, and in banks of all
their 'mule' characters. So what if they lost them? You answered the
question yourself - they were easy to get (just go kill someone that has
them). I like the fact that I can spend my money on something and keep it
until I want to get rid of it. Not on a whim of a SnotBoy or KewlDuuude, or
an NPC that wants what I have. I don't think EQ missed it, I think EQ got
it right for the majority of people.
Cwelenas, Minstrel of the 6th Chord (still)
Angarth Bladedancer, Warrior of the 21st Tier (barely)
"Periissem ni periisem"
> ----------
> From: David.Lynam@...[SMTP:David.Lynam@...]
> Reply To: eqbards@onelist.com
> Sent: Friday, July 16, 1999 7:52 AM
> To: eqbards@onelist.com
> Subject: [eqbards] Re: Item Values
>
> From: David.Lynam@...
>
> john writes:
> >Most people don't realize it, but a lot of the enjoyment of
> >the game is the anticipation just before you loot something -
> >will it or won't it have a nice item? I once modified the
> >source of an RPG so I could start off with the best stuff.
> >It made the game really boring - the item drops didn't matter
> >because I already had the best stuff, so all that was left was
> >endlessly killing monsters for experience.
>
> I think though that if less emphasis were placed on gathering items and
> accumulating wealth in EQ, more emphasis would be put on the social aspect
> of it. I hate to use UO as an example but in this case it serves as a
> beautiful example. It just had something EQ missed. When you died you
> could count on losing every item you had been carrying on you, and no
> particular item was THE item that you HAD to have to stay competitive,
> they
> were all relatively easy to get. So instead of being obligated to sit
> someplace for hours and hours on end, you might be able to entertain
> yourself or others in the local tavern, or magic shop. This was SO off
> the
> subject, just gave me something to type about -=) Thanks
>
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