Be carefull Sylly
You were, and still Are, running around in full bronze plate at way to low
a level, but since you are such a nice person, I dont mind.
That and Ive seen you many times and you havent gone from 9-30 in 3 weeks.
you seem to get enjoyment from the little things and I like that....
Jaez
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> From: silky@...
> To: eqbards@onelist.com
> Subject: Re: [eqbards] Twinking
> Date: Thursday, July 15, 1999 3:28 PM
>
> From: silky@...
>
>
>
> Hehhe, in my original reply - I think something has been misunderstood
> along the way.
>
> I'm not against helping a new character a LITTLE - little patchwork,
maybe
> a mino axe (easy and cheap enough to come by) few plat to ease the
initial
> startup pain - and knowing an area is a HUGE plus on a second character.
>
> I was outraged by lvl 1's in better stuff than I expect to have at lvl
30,
> maybe even 40.
>
> That's just over the top. Now, if they had this stuff - and banked it for
a
> few levels, I wouldn't have NEARLY as much trouble with that.
>
> I'm just amazed Verant found a way for it not to matter all that much -
as
> I see these guys dead on a regular basis. It's nice to know character
> development apparently counts for a LOT more than 'stuff', even stuff as
> nice as that.
>
>
>
>
>
> At 04:31 PM 7/14/99 -0700, you wrote:
> >From: scott@... (scott brisko)
> >
> >Oh the difference a little twinking can make though...
> >
> >The first bard that I started was a poor lad that barely made enough in
loot
> >sales to buy his new song each level.. and perhaps like a fool I would
> >always buy the song as soon as a leveled. I was endlessly walking around
in
> >cloth or patchwork armor, with my trusty tarnished hatchet, and my
exotic
> >small wooden shield, dying often, and dreaming of the day I would be
able to
> >buy a single leather gorget.
> >
> >My second bard was lucky enough to receive the gift of mino axe and
small
> >shield at level one from a friendly ranger. It was like night and day.
> >Killing stuff was much easier, my death to lvl ratio hit the floor, and
I
> >was soon buying extra containers (backpack, sacks, etc.) just so I could
> >increase the efficiency of my killing/looting binges. By lvl 5 I had a
full
> >set of leather, and was comfortably adventuring to places that my
original
> >bard had been afraid to venture at lvl 8.
> >
> >Of course, being very familiar with greater faydark and the surrounding
> >areas may have made the second bard easier to play as well.
> >
> >Bernwyn
> >BardEx Courier - Kelethin to Freeport Route
> >"When you absolutely have to get it there overnight*"
> >
> >*Give or take a boat crash
> >
> >
> >
> >----- Original Message -----
> >From: Garramone, Michael (CCI-Las Vegas) <Michael.Garramone@...>
> >To: <eqbards@onelist.com>
> >Sent: Wednesday, July 14, 1999 4:16 PM
> >Subject: RE: [eqbards] Purity belt...SPOILER REQUEST
> >
> >
> >> From: "Garramone, Michael (CCI-Las Vegas)" <Michael.Garramone@...>
> >>
> >> I am pleading the fifth on all matters concerning twinking, on the
grounds
> >> that i fear i may incriminate myself.
> >>
> >> Shada Silverleaf, Level 50 Bard, Mithaniel Marr
> >> Erisi, Level (Anonymous) Paladin, Mithaniel Marr
> >>
> >>
> >> > -----Original Message-----
> >> > From: Sean Gifford [mailto:giffords@...]
> >> > Sent: Wednesday, July 14, 1999 3:56 PM
> >> > To: eqbards@onelist.com
> >> > Subject: Re: [eqbards] Purity belt...SPOILER REQUEST
> >> >
> >> >
> >> > From: "Sean Gifford" <giffords@...>
> >> >
> >> > Think thats bad? I saw a low level Half Elf female, also
> >> > toting full bronze
> >> > and weilding a demon claw, I really hate seeing this around.
> >> > Although,
> >> > little bit of twinking I do is whenever I see a brand new
> >> > bard in the guild
> >> > I hand him/her 2plat to let them get the songs and whatever
> >> > else they need.
> >> > Another person did the same for me at level 1 ).
> >> >
> >> > Gleeman, Bard of the 15th chorus - Karana
> >> > whose big mouth has landed him in trouble more often than not.
> >> > ----- Original Message -----
> >> > From: Michal Hobson <given@...>
> >> > To: EQBards <eqbards@onelist.com>
> >> > Sent: Wednesday, July 14, 1999 9:41 AM
> >> > Subject: [eqbards] Purity belt...SPOILER REQUEST
> >> >
> >> >
> >> > Hello all,
> >> >
> >> > I am on a mission today for STR increasing items (my base STR
> >> > is 75 eeeuoo).
> >> > I have heard people like Shada talk about a purity belt.
> >> > What is it, how
> >> > much is it, and where can I get one? Also I was wondering, besides
> >> > rubicite, is there another armor that has the very high AC
> >> > and yet is light?
> >> > Is mesh an option for bards? What exactly is mesh anyway?
> >> > I've heard many
> >> > Looking to buy's but I don't believe I've ever actually noticed
anyone
> >> > wearing it.
> >> >
> >> > And my gripe of the day -- TWINKING HAS BECOME RAMPANT ON
> >> > EROLLISI MARR!!!!!
> >> > I saw a lvl 5 bard yesterday walking through Freeport with a
> >> > full suit of
> >> > bronze plate. That's just silly. He said a friend gave it
> >> > to him, nice
> >> > gift.
> >> >
> >> > On the other hand, my real life brother-in-law just started
> >> > about 3 days
> >> > ago. No sooner had his new character spawned at the Freeport
> >> > gates than
> >> > some lvl 20+ came up and handed him a FS Rapier, asked if he
> >> > wanted a 2H
> >> > instead and then waved and ran off almost before I could tell
> >> > him how to say
> >> > thank you.
> >> >
> >> > So scratch the gripe unless it is an extreme case. I guess
> >> > I'm just bent
> >> > because my bank account hovers between 5 and 20pp constantly
> >> > so there's no
> >> > way I could buy plate or any other really cool items yet.
> >> >
> >> > Weiland the Extremely Poor Bard of Freeport
> >> > Erollisi Marr
> >> >
> >> >
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