On Thu, 22 Jul 1999, Jones, Brian wrote:

>
> But you can't say that for everyone. Some people don't think it is fun

I never said it for everyone. The guy asked, so I explained
what happens when you effectively twink yourself, and I gave
him my prediction. Whether or not he thinks my prediction
applies to him is for him to decide. I was *warning* him
because I don't think many people who do this kind of stuff
realize what they're missing out on.

> I agree with some of your points - however I can tell you that twinking will
> not ruin the experience, especially if it is a second character. With my
> primary character, I have been to every single zone in the game except for
> Solusek A and B and Kedge Keep. Twinking a second character does not
> detract from the experience of the game - it just makes the monotony of the
> lower levels a little bit easier, and may cut down on the deaths that you
> would normally get from learning experience.

If it is a secondary character, then I wouldn't do it for
reasons I'll get into in another message in a thread.

> If this is a first time character for him, even being in full bronze at that
> level will not matter much. Full bronze is only 1 point greater than
> banded, and alot heavier. Also your AC is directly related to your Defense
> skill (and other modifiers.) He is still capped at Level * 5, so at the
> most he would get maybe a 20-25 point increase in his AC rating.

The different armors types have different damage absorptions.
I know a lot of monks who decided to switch from a Lockjaw
vest (AC 12) to a mesh tunic (AC 8) because mesh has the
damage absorption of chain while the LJ vest has the
absorption of leather, and they were just taking less damage
with the mesh. So it's not "just" 1 AC difference. (Though
I'll admit this is hearsay and I haven't tested it myself. I
did take a helluva lot more damage when I tried switching from
plate to mesh, even though my AC was over 100 points higher
than when I was last in banded)

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John H. Kim
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