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Message ID: 1846
Date: Tue Aug 17 05:48:14 BST 1999
Author: Daniel Devorkin
Subject: Re: Stein
----- Original Message -----
From: <eantravis@...>
To: <eqenchanters@onelist.com>
Sent: Monday, August 16, 1999 3:28 PM
Subject: Re: [eqenchanters] Stein
> From: eantravis@...
>
> Why not Baels? I have gotten about 5 steins for other people, and I admit,
> I feel kinda bad about it, but I have made decent money doing it. The
> nicest person I helped complete the quest gave me 120 platinum and 6
> research-only spells for bringing him merely an ingredient. This was an
> Enchanter that couldnt get a Koalindl fish from Qeynos because his faction
> with the Priests of Life was already KOS. Now that I know what others are
> charging, I will insist that others be at least as nice as that person
was.
> In my opinion, high level Enchanters (level 30+) have a great outlet for
> making money. Not only can they brave the terrors of high level dungeons
> and usually get some nice loot, but their jewelcraft skill is also high
> enough that they are starting to make back the tons and tons of platinum
> they dumped into improving the skill.
>
> This Stein quest is a great way to make money for those Enchanters that
are
> at the awkward 20th - 30th levels, where jewelcraft is still right around
> the low to mid 100's, and you are still dumping money into it to become
> good with gold and platinum. It burns me up when non-enchanters tell me
> "Man, Enchanters have it made. You have jewelcraft AND this Stein quest."
I
> want to slap them in their stupid face. I have spent over 600 platinum on
> jewelcraft and my skill is about 108 or so. 600 platinum. To other level
> 20's that may not be much. But that is ALOT of money to me. ALOT more
> platinum than I have MADE with jewelcraft.
>
> Maybe im not being as economical as I could be. If some of you other
> Enchanters around my level have some advice on other ways to make money,
> besides fighting your group members for scraps in dungeons, or hoping to
> make decent coin fighing Aviaks and Centaurs, or surviving the trains in
> Unrest, let me know, I would love to hear your advice :-)
>
> This is getting long, so i will sum up. This Stein quest may be an
> Enchanter only quest, but thats what gives it such profit potential for
us.
> I think it is a great way for 20th - 30th level Enchanters to make some
> decent money and work on their jewelcraft, or buy some decent armor and
> spells. Sorry this is so long, and thanks for reading this far!
>
> Timn the Enchanter
> Erollisi Marr
>
> "There are some who call me . . . Timn?"
>
>
> At 07:02 PM 8/16/99 +1000, you wrote:
> >From: "baelish.aust.com" <eq@...>
> >
> >As I said before - I don't think we should get them for anyone!
> >
> >- Baels
> >----- Original Message -----
> >From: Tim Borelli <timb@...>
> >To: <eqenchanters@onelist.com>
> >Sent: Tuesday, August 17, 1999 4:16 AM
> >Subject: Re: [eqenchanters] Stein
> >
> >
> >> From: Tim Borelli <timb@...>
> >>
> >> i dont see going to get someone a stein a kindness. it's a service, one
> >> they cant perform, ever. they need us. watch what happens if someone
asks
> >> you to do it for them, and you say no. more often than not, when i was
> >> asked and i said no, i was given rude remarks, as though it's my DUTY
to
> >go
> >> get someone a stein. sorry, i dont want to waste my time fetching items
> >for
> >> people, it's not why i play the game...
> >>
> >> a kindness would be giving someone food, or doing something else for
them
> >> that they can normally do, but are under a circumstance where they
cannot
> >> for now.
> >>
> >> just MHO.
> >>
> >> Qorona Mindbender of the Volition Guild, 28th lvl enchanter on
Cazic-Thule
> >> Qoronita, 9th level Erudite Enchantress on Cazic-Thule
> >> (let's see who reaches 30 first, heh)
> >>
> >> >
> >> >I have never charged anyone for a kindness. I think charging to help
> >> someone
> >> >is wrong. But then...we all have our views.
> >> >
> >> >Kasondra
> >> >
>
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