At 01:19 PM 12/06/1999 -0500, you wrote:

>From: "Greg" <greg@...>
>
>Ok... Telepathy, thats not all... Here is what mobs/any npc does:
>
>
> They always know where you are. There is no way to escape a mob without
>zoning. Mobs are faster than PC's. Mobs can hit a PC from a greater
>distance. Mobs are more resistant to magic. Mobs have more HP than the
>average PC of the same level. Mobs do more damage than the average PC of
>the same level. Mobs are impossible to capture when they are running away
>(Ever wonder why there are so many trains in some dungeons? Mobs run away
>and PC can't catch em, and the mob goes and gets 40 other mobs). Mobs have
>twice as much mana as a PC of their level. Mobs have faster casting times.
>MOBS HAVE MORE FRIENDS. It is much harder to resist a mob's spell. If a
>mob is using a fast weapon that does less damage then the mobs fists, it
>uses the SPEED of the weapon and does the damage of it's fist. If the
>weapon is slower than its fists but does more damage, it uses the speed of
>its fists and the damage of the weapon. The list goes on! IS THIS FAIR?
>IS THIS RIGHT? WE CAN'T EVEN RUN AWAY! HELL, MOBS ARE THE SUPERIOR RACE!
>WHY DOESN'T VERANT HAVE AN "Uprising of the MOBS" where THEY SPAWN 50 VOX'S
>IN EVERY CITY! Why doesn't verant just BAN us ALL and play with the MOBS?
>Heck, they don't complain!
>

Prehaps they are able to do this, to challenge us. That is how we earn
experience. The world is NPC vs PC. If you wanted a game that you could
waltz through, play Doom, Diablo or one of the other shooter type games so
you just shoot at targets, power up and use all the cheat codes in order
to have every advantage against your opponents that you want.

Shando, 16th level Silent Fist Clan
Bertoxxolous