Heh maybe but could you start a level 1 character and waste a lot more hours
early on scourging for money for this spell or this piece of armor? That's
the problem I have once you hit 16 or 17 + the lower levels are so boring
that it's hard to go back. That's really the only reason I twink plus it's
kind of fun somehow.
Naeeldar
-----Original Message-----
From: David Knadler <
dknadler@...>
To:
eqbards@onelist.com <
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Date: Tuesday, October 05, 1999 5:41 PM
Subject: RE: [eqbards] Twinking
>From: David Knadler <dknadler@...>
>
>This twinking argument could continue forever. You're arguing personal
>opinion and nothing more. In my experience, it's difficult, if not
>impossible, to change someone's attitude towards something. That is
>something they have to do themselves. If you don't mind twinking - twink.
>If you do mind twinking - don't twink (and don't support twinkers and
>twinkees).
>
>I hope no one takes offense to this, 'cause it's not intended to be
>offensive. I'm definitely not saying one way is correct and the other is
>wrong. That is for you to decide.
>
>However, in my ** PERSONAL OPINION **, twinking does detract from the game,
>in the fact that it strips the character of having to strive for better
>equipment... and half the fun of these games is obtaining new toys and
>watching your character move up through the ranks.
>
>Desmei Sightblinder
>Lvl 28 Bard (Povar) - who is really bored at work.
>
>-----Original Message-----
>From: John.Curry@... [mailto:John.Curry@...]
>Sent: Tuesday, October 05, 1999 3:21 PM
>To: eqbards@onelist.com
>Subject: RE: [eqbards] Twinking
>
>
>From: John.Curry@...
>
>But are you really making their life easier by twinking them? Are you
>really enhancing the playing experience? I know a Druid, who was givin the
>following equipment before they reached 2nd level: Full Leather Armor, many
>snakeskin pieces including tunic, Bloodforge hammer, 2 cutthroat rings, at
>least 50 plat. Now whats next for her? When she thinks about the "next
>cool item" she wants to get her hands on. She is thinking about items that
>are WAY over her head. She is now 13th level, and she still hasent out
>grown any of her equipment. And now after 13 levels she is realizing that
>it is very difficult to get stuff. 13 levels and she haddent gained the
>respect for items that you get over time. It is sad. She is bored, and
>feeling useless. Actually I have talked her into creating a bard :) and
she
>is building up from scratch with no twinks.
>
>Ok Im not talking about giving a tarnished weapon to a 1st level char. No
>Im talking about giving someone somthing that they will be stuck with for a
>very very long time. Change is good. And on top of this. My poor Druid
>friend, has been using a 2 handed blunt bloodforge for 13 levels, never
>switching weapons. Now she is stuck, and worried about switching to a
>weapon she has never used. Wow.
>
>I dont get it. Perhaps im a little jaded because I have been looking for a
>Bronze Breastplate for the last 2 weeks with no luck.. But I dont think its
>all that.
>
>Sevin Tercet <Mischief>
>Minstrel of Bristlebane
>22nd Human Bard
>on Brell Serelis
>
>
>-----Original Message-----
>From: Miriana [mailto:miriana@...]
>Sent: Tuesday, October 05, 1999 1:52 PM
>To: eqbards@onelist.com
>Subject: RE: [eqbards] Twinking
>
>
>From: Miriana <miriana@...>
>
>On Tue, 5 Oct 1999 John.Curry@... wrote:
>
>> 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. And knowing that thay can look at their inventory and
remember
>> all of the wonderfull adventures spent on getting the wonderfull items.
>
> But getting items is not as glorious and fun as you make it out to
>be, at least, not very often. The message boards are filled with rants of
>"I went to so and so dungeon, and right before I killed this monster, some
>level 40 invisible magician ran by us and stole my kill". Do you really
>want your second character, or your friends, to go through the same system
>of camping hours on end and dealing with kill stealers that you did?
> It's something ingrained in human nature to try and make the lives
>of our family and friends easier, to save them the hardships that we had
>to go through. To me, the "fun" in everquest is the interaction between
>you and your friends, going in a group to kill monsters to learn new
>skills and new spells. Going through a dungeon to get items is nice and
>all, but when the items in question are ones in which you have to deal
>with people who's sole purpose seem to deprive other people of their fun,
>by farming the items for ebay, or kill stealing them items for themselves,
>I for one wouldn't want to go through that experience any more than I have
>to, nor would I want to put anyone else through it.
>
>Miriana Windryder
>
>>