From: Seamus McNeill <smcneill@...>

>Now that we have that understood....lets talk about twinking. Everytime
>you twink you take something away from someone who is at the right level
>to have that item. At 19 or 17 or 22 or whatever level he was...he took
>away an executioners hood from some 45th+ level character. He took the
>serpentine bracers away from some 40th+ level character who deserved it.

Hold on a second...

Obviously, the person who originally got this item deserved it, right?
Then, when they get something better, or just aren't going to use it
anymore, what should they do with it? Destroy it? So, they give/sell it to
someone. Well, do they deserve it?

>And it's not the fact that he can go and get another one...it's the fact
>that he is just going to have to wait that much longer because there is
>some chump monk who can't earn his own equipment...he has to have older
>friends help him out or just use his own older character to get things for
>him cause he can't play the game like it was meant to be played.

So, if everyone should earn their own equipment, that sort of messes with
the whole player driven economy, doesn't it? Anyone who sells armor is then
twinking...right? The person buying that armor didn't earn it...right?

>I hate twinking and i hate twinkers because you take things away from
>people who rightfully deserve those items. I don't care if your 48th
>level kill stealing wizard had to shoot down the hopes of a group of 45th
>levels to get the item....you still took it from them and gave it to
>someone who is 1/2 their age...maybe younger. Everytime you twink an item
>you screw someone who REALLY AND TRULEY DESERVES THE ITEM.

The necessity of purchasing items or being twinked comes from the fact that
all of the good items are constantly camped by higher level players who
either get the items for themselves or sell them for outrageous prices. You
want JBoots? Well, be prepared to spend a good portion of your EQ life
camping for them, taking turns with god knows how many others (who may not
be willing to take turns themselves).

So, who really deserves anything? Apparently, it's the people who have
hours upon hours to camp certain areas, or those who have the finacial means
to buy the items from them.

If anyone wants to give me their JBoots that they don't need anymore, how is
that affecting you? I don't see how it would.

>I think the one thing that people don't realize about this game and any
>other game is that it is everyones responsibility to provide a roleplaying
>environment. it is EVERYONES responsibility to PROVIDE a ROLEPLAYING
>ENVIRONMENT....it is a massively multiplayer roleplaying game after
>all.....

Roleplaying means what? Playing a role of your character, right? What does
that have to do with twinking? Do you think that we are playing in a day
where no one gave gifts or handed down used items?

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