i agree. when it gets to the point where it's sickening how many twinkers
there are i trust John Smedley and his Crew to lay the smack down. and the
entire time there will be a few golden boys and girls who never twinked and
we'll laugh when the twinkers get screwed and are all standing around naked
;-)
(just a theory dont flame me ;-)
-----Original Message-----
From: Joe Wallace <
joew88@...>
To:
eq_wizards@onelist.com <
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Date: Monday, May 24, 1999 8:55 PM
Subject: Re: [eq_wizards] Twinking...gads more comments, when will it end
>From: "Joe Wallace" <joew88@...>
>
>>>I think this whole topic is way out of hand and really needs a rest.
Lets
>>>gripe about the guild stuff for a while...
>>>And there really is no purpose in name calling that I can see here.
>People
>>>need to discuss things in a reasonably respectful manner or if the topic
>is
>>>too hot for you to respond to without name calling, etc, then just leave
>it
>>>alone and stew until you can remark in a constructive manner.
>
>
>I agree, I think we are arguing at cross-purposes here. Different posts
>aren't even using the same definition of twinking. One thing we all agree
>on--there's nothing we can do about twinking, however you define it. It
>will be up to the designers to decide what, if anything, needs to be done.
>
>
>
>
>----- Original Message -----
>From: Cristie <cristie@...>
>To: <eq_wizards@onelist.com>
>Sent: Monday, May 24, 1999 2:47 PM
>Subject: [eq_wizards] Twinking...gads more comments, when will it end
>
>
>> From: "Cristie" <cristie@...>
>>
>> I have to agree with Sergey....Twinking (whoever thought up this stupid
>> word, wonder if Websters will add it to the dictionary next time they
>> publish), is not taking away from everyone or even ANYONE, other than the
>> person who is twinking...they don't earn the item. Twinking is making
>> someone elses game time more enjoyable for them. I have a hard time
with
>> the points everyone is making against this...what IF you had rightfully
>> earned the items you have, only to be KOS in an area that you have one
>hell
>> of a time getting your body from, and you try and try and try as you
might
>> to get your body and items back, and when all told, you have lost 3 or 4
>> full levels. This does happen, I have read posts, I have personally lost
>a
>> full level in no time at all because of similar situation. Yeah I won't
>> ever worry about it so much again, and probably the people who have lost
>> multiple levels won't go there again either...first time for everything
>and
>> hindsight IS 20/20. So, whats that person going to do if they are
accused
>> of twinking? Who can say that these folks (other than level 1-6 or so
>with
>> high level stuff) hasn't earned it and had a turn of REALLY bad luck? I
>> would not venture down that path myself. And what should they do??
Give
>> up the items they have rightfully earned just because someone else is
>going
>> to get their panties in a bunch because they don't think this person
>should
>> have a given item? Get real. Twinking is not taking anything away from
>the
>> other gamers, all the items continue to spawn, it isn't like they appear
>one
>> time every 3 weeks in the game or just once and never again. The stuff
>> still appears. The guild camping might be a more important topic to
argue
>> rather than the occasional person who has a special item or two. If
>someone
>> came up to you and offered to give you a flowing black robe, a runed
totem
>> staff, or something else special because they like you or felt sorry for
>> your current situation, can you HONESTLY say, without hesitation, and
>> without being untruthful that you would NOT accept this item because you
>> would then be guilty of twinking yourself? Or is it only if you ask
>someone
>> to get something for you or you have another character that is high level
>> sharing things with your lower level character...it seems the folks who
>are
>> really against this have problems with tripping over themselves when
>> confronted with real situations.
>> I think this whole topic is way out of hand and really needs a rest.
Lets
>> gripe about the guild stuff for a while...
>> And there really is no purpose in name calling that I can see here.
>People
>> need to discuss things in a reasonably respectful manner or if the topic
>is
>> too hot for you to respond to without name calling, etc, then just leave
>it
>> alone and stew until you can remark in a constructive manner.
>>
>>
>>
>>
>>
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