I don't see how this applies to Kithicor? Careful planning should guarantee
that you don't die in the woods. Simply check the time before zoning. Were
it only so easy to avoid SG's...
Taneran
Lvl 21-22-21-22-21 Bard [Prexus]
> -----Original Message-----
> From: silky@... [mailto:silky@...]
> Sent: Thursday, November 04, 1999 1:08 PM
> To: eqbards@onelist.com
> Subject: RE: [eqbards] Kith Nerfed!!! Re: Undead drops in Kithicor
>
>
> From: silky@...
>
> >What fun is it if you are not scared? (The whole game I mean.)
> >
> >Sylly
>
> See, I am totally from the other school - I have no fun if I AM scared.
>
> Well, not on a continuous basis at least - that is the difference
> between a
> 'game', and immersing yourself into a world. Humans cannot create
> societies
> based solely on danger - and this is one lesson Verant refused to learn
> from other games they studied. They did learn the one about setting one
> group of players up to be fodder for another group - but went just a tad
> overboard in some areas overcompensating with monsters.
>
> I for one am NOT amused when I am out happily gathering silk - or hides -
> to be wacked in the back of the head by a sand giant or griffin.
> If I don't
> have a hope of fighting back - thats not fun, thats not scary,
> that's pking
> via monster. Death may be an inconvience at most - but I just
> don't like to
> die - for starters - it tends to break the fantasy - I will avoid death
> whenever possible by cautious hunting and careful planning.
>
> I've got like 40 days on my bard played - and only lvl 23 - don't
> particularly care if I EVER get to lvl 50 - my main goal in life
> was not to
> be jumped by everything and it's brother while I was going about my normal
> business. And yes - my bard can outrun most of this stuff - IF I don't get
> disconnected (which happens to me with annoying frequency - 6 times
> yesterday). I also play an enchanter a bit - we as bards may be fast - but
> a lot of classes don't have that kind of native defenses.
>
> Was in Oasis last night with my enchanter - having ubermonsters (to low
> levels) in the mix also provides the perfect material for high level grief
> players to work with - was getting trained by specters on the average of
> every 5 min - for about an hour and a half. Petitioned and
> petitioned - did
> a /who all gm - one GM and about 4 guides all on their asses in the plane
> of air.
>
> I play safe - and I pick my battles - I just don't like idiots being given
> the tools to do this, or being blindsided by something in an otherwise low
> level zone that I can't even scratch. Guess I don't find running for my
> life scary OR fun.
>
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> toren@... with the subject lol.
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