heh.. boy you opened yourself up for flames on that one.. I shall sit back
and watch and take notes! heh
*watching as the flames begin*
-----Original Message-----
From: Neil Lambert <
smartass@...>
To:
eq_wizards@onelist.com <
eq_wizards@onelist.com>
Date: Monday, May 24, 1999 10:02 PM
Subject: Re: [eq_wizards] Twinking...gads more comments, when will it end
>From: "Neil Lambert" <smartass@...>
>
>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 <eq_wizards@onelist.com>
>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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