Ways to get rid of beggars (some actually performed):
1. say "The begging skill is supposed to be used on NPC's, do I look like a
NPC to you?"
2. Challenge them to a duel
3. Invite them, and port them to the middle of no where. Say: Beg your way
out of that one.
4. Ignore them
5. Put on afk or feign afk
6. Tell them the POD gives away cool stuff and to beg something off of
him.
7. say to them: I know eq says I"m lvl 30, but I'm really lvl 3, do you
have any copper I can beg off of you?
8. say: Give me 5 good reasons you deserve this stuff more than that Orc
Pawn over there.
9. start a conversation with yourself outloud about what a true newbie is
10. ask them, Why does verant let ppl like you play a game like this
anyway?
If you ask my eq husband, he will tell you I am actually a very nice person
and give stuff away all the time. I get tired though, of every time I
decide to visit Gfay, I seem to get bombarded with ppl asking me for things
all the time. And the WORST is when they ask me if they can have sow, and
then I say, i'm sorry, i'm an ench, they say, oo, well, can I have sow? uhh
lol
Please dont take any of those lines personally, just jokin around. Thanks
:)
Calistaah Fyreblaze
34th Ench
Veeshan
----- Original Message -----
From: Michael O'Reilly <michael@...>
To: <eqenchanters@egroups.com>
Sent: Friday, October 06, 2000 3:15 PM
Subject: RE: [eqenchanters] Re: manners
> My favorite example of why I don't like beggars came after I happened to
> pick up a Runed Totem Staff while passing through Lake Rathe. Now when I
was
> level 8 or 9 there was nothing in the game I wanted more than one of
those,
> and I finally managed to loot one of my very own by the time I was 12 or
13.
> I have long since moved on to other things, and getting this formerly-uber
> staff from a gnoll in one shot made me realize just how much tougher I am
> now.
>
> I kept the staff in my inventory, just because I thought some low-level
> would be able to use it. The next day, in Felwithe, some level one person
> asked if I could help them out. I usually just throw on a few buffs and
say
> "Okay, now you can go kill things to get money and experience" but I
> happened to have this staff and a generous mood.
>
> I put the staff into a trade window, saying "Here you go." The beggar
> actually cancelled the trade and said "Do you have anything better?"
> Needless to say, he didn't get any items or buffs after that.
>
> -Sagesse Noire
> 54 Enchanter
> Druzzil Ro
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Shawn Alley [mailto:shawna@...]
> Sent: Friday, 06 October, 2000 3:24 PM
> To: 'eqenchanters@egroups.com'
> Subject: RE: [eqenchanters] Re: manners
>
>
> heh I agree. I had someone come up to me in oasis last night and say "Can
> you buff me?" I had time so what the heck, I threw on UV, aug, str,
endure
> magic, obscure, and even a rune III. Did I get a thanks? Nope, the
> response was "can't you sow me too?" Sigh.
>
> Next was the response from some people when I participated in a dragon
raid
> with my guild. I'm level 35 so I raised some eyebrows when they saw me
> there for Nagafen. However, I was there just to hang out with my
guild,cast
> clarity, and buff whenever my buffs were needed/wanted. Many people were
> thankful as I was the only enchanter at times. Others though turned their
> noses up (none in my guild of course ;)) at aug because it wasn't swift
like
> the wind and endure magic because it wasn't a higher form of that buff. I
> cast 100p worth of RuneIIIs and received thanks for a few but not for
most.
> A guildmate gave me a saphire so the cost worked out in the end but it
made
> me sad to see the reaction of some strangers to my help. I'm not aware of
> all of the spells that take components but if you didn't know it does cost
> your friendly groupmates to cast some of those buffs. If it's a normal
> group type situation I am happy to spend 20 or 30p for a night keeping the
> puller or primary tank Runed. It's part of what I do. Those who request
> Rune and offer no thanks are the ones that get me though.
>
> Then there are those who are confused why I'm wearing such "crappy
> equipment" when I'm also wearing a Tranix crown. Hehe, what kind of
> question is that? I'm doing the best I can 8) I was just very lucky my
> guild asked me to roll on the crown during a FG raid and I won. That was
> another time I tagged along to cast clarity and didn't dream I would be
> asked to roll on an item.
>
> Just remember to say please and thank you and it's so much more fun ;)
I'm
> happy to buff people for free mana permitting if they only would say thank
> you. Many do and I say thanks!
>
> Azara Sparklemeister, Sacrament
> 34th enchanter, Povar
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: (Uthanatos) [mailto:vtemplarv@...]
> Sent: Friday, October 06, 2000 1:03 PM
> To: eqenchanters@egroups.com
> Subject: [eqenchanters] (Re: to Mark ) and a rant (sorry ;-) )
>
>
> <snip>
> Last night I had a level 3 wizard come up to me and inspect me 9(!!!!)
times
> in about 2 minutes. It isn't like my equipment changed in that time...
then
> he asked the question I knew was coming. "Got any stuff you don't need, or
> plat?" <~ asked for PLAT! He then followed with "I'm new to EQ.". You
have
> got to be joking! A true newbie would not be asking for equipment, they
> would be asking for what is safe to hunt here, and other basic questions.
My
> reply was (after inspecting him 30 times or so rapidly) "No, I need the
> equipment I have as I am using it. There is no such thing as money I don't
> need, especially plat. Now go kill things for what you need like I did."
I
> then got up and ran to my spawn point with SoW on.
>
> Beggars get under my skin in a heartbeat. I don't mind helping others; in
> fact I enjoy it and give things away all the time. Nothing major, leather
to
> druids, etc and buffs are free. I just can't stand seeing people standing
> outside a bank for HOURS pestering every person that comes by for stuff
when
> they could have spent that time leveling. One person I know had it
hotkeyed
> it came out so fast and so repeatedly.
> </snip>
> Uthanatos
> "Warning label reads: Beggars are KoS, now what do you want?"
> "Too bad Sentinel doesn't warn you when a beggar is around."
> <snip>
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