Twink, I say! Well... in moderation anyway.
I am but a bellowing bard (12th song) who still marvels at the wonders of
Norrath upon entering a zone for the first time. (Last night was Oasis and S
Ro.). I have never asked anyone for anything and prefer the satisfaction
that comes from watching the pp's inch slowly upward in the bank as I return
from a glorious hunt. Grouping is a joy, and the social interaction of the
Bard is unmatched among classes.
On one fateful night, my 9th song, fully leathered, non-twinked mino axe
wielding self answered a tell in the bank for a Bracer of Erollisi (sp?). I
had 7pp to my name (saved for my next song) but wanted the item and talked
the seller down to 5pp. We completed the transaction and I was ready to
depart when the seller asked if I would do him a favor. It turns out he was
a high (to me) level druid and wanted to trade some equipment with another
character of his. I agreed, not considering cross-character transfers to be
twinking. Several items passed through my inventory, and I caught a glimpse
of wonders I knew I would not see for many many game years. I was happy to
help and he was happy to reward me for my time (about a half hour investment
for which I expected nothing). He gave me a bronze BP, helm, boots, and
misc. other items (no cash). I confess that I felt a twinge of indecision,
then happily accepted the items. Since then I have had no regrets.
I do not ask for anything, nor do I expect anything when I help people. But
I am grateful for the generosity I have experienced and will happily pass on
my items to another when the time comes. The game has been rewarding for me
as much for the random acts of kindness as anything else.
Operaman
Meandering Maestro
Innoruuk
----- Original Message -----
From: James Schuldes <jgs@...>
To: <eqbards@onelist.com>
Sent: Tuesday, October 05, 1999 12:55 PM
Subject: RE: [eqbards] Twinking
> From: James Schuldes <jgs@...>
>
> In theory, I agree with you. Tell me about your wonderful adventure
getting
> a Polish Garnet Tommychopper. Why do I think the story would go something
> like this:
>
> "We spent four cold rainy Norrath days and nights in the Highhold Pass.
> Many foul gnolls fell to our blades. We dealt with shamans, brawlers and
> champions. Some fights were so close we praised the gods that we
survived!
> And then thru the mist, he appeared - the head muckity-muck of the
MuckTail
> Clan - Granix Mucktail himself! We took a deep breath, we drew our
swords,
> we said our prayers and then.........
>
> Cecille begins to cast a spell...
> Toronto begins to cast a spell...
> Talishar begins to cast a spell...
>
> And when the particles cleared the air...
>
> Cecille auctions PGT bids start at 250pp!
>
> (For those of you who don't play on Innoruuk server, the names have NOT
been
> changed to protect the guilty Ks'ers.)
>
> It would be an entirely different game if......
>
> 1. There was no camping/farming (lots of good ways to fix this - don't
> really matter how)
> 2. There were no Kill Stealing (again good ways to fix and perhaps we
> are actually gonna see some implemented.)
> 3. There was no internet (ie: spolier sites and instant flow of
> information)
>
> "Ok, so this is Guk - where do we go from here?"
> "Who's got the maps?"
> "Lemme log quick and grab one"
> "Nm, I'll print one off me laptop - one sec"
>
> But that's not the way it is so we end up with a player driven economy.
My
> group has lots of money and we buy the stuff we want/need and simply avoid
> the ks'ing campers. We did have one really lucky night in the Tae room in
> Cazic and got some rubi panties. The next night was KS-Hell and we have
not
> been back. Stoopid Kyle, does he really think that we don't have see
invis?
> So the moron sits by the throne.
>
> Right now - its damn near impossible to get the stuff you want the old
> fashion way so you end up buying it and hunting other places for xp.
Let's
> see some gators drop some rubi - mebbe they ate some one who was wearing
> some! I know they ate me and my steel plate!
>
> Also have great armor is only marginally better that having "average"
> armors. It looks a whole lot better! But the real "twink" for power is
in
> stat jewelry, stat items, and uber-weapons. Those things will make a
decent
> difference in your performance. Armor is just the most visible twink.
>
> Last night, our group spent 4 hours in Unrest and we got virtually a full
> set of small bronze - pretty good night. So, what is the "right" thing to
> do with it? Sell it to the local young warriors and endure another 2
hours
> of hard luck tales and haggling over 2pp here and 4pp there? Or would it
be
> ok with you if I started a gnome warrior and gave it to him when his
corpse
> stopped decaying in 15 minutes? Or would it be ok with you if I just gave
> it to the next cute little wood elf who might look even cuter in all
bronze
> while I am waiting for the wiz to break camp and port us back to
> civilization?
>
> Put a little magic happiness in some ones life - twink them!~
>
> Sylly Songsynger
> Bard of the 30th song
> <Spirit of the Moon>
> somewhere on Innoruuk
>
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: John.Curry@... [mailto:John.Curry@...]
> Sent: Tuesday, October 05, 1999 10:38 AM
> To: eqbards@onelist.com
> Subject: RE: [eqbards] Twinking
>
> From: John.Curry@...
>
> My Bard, has never ever been given a single item or money!
> Not that I do
> not have friends who offer. But I always turn it down. If
> you twink a
> character, you are giving them something, but you are also
> taking something
> even more valuable away from them. The wonderfull
> experience of leveling on
> their own.
>
> >