lol i know i'm screwed
-----Original Message-----
From: Cristie <
cristie@...>
To:
eq_wizards@onelist.com <
eq_wizards@onelist.com>
Date: Monday, May 24, 1999 10:03 PM
Subject: Re: [eq_wizards] Twinking...gads more comments...heh
>From: "Cristie" <cristie@...>
>
>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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