Posted by Graatch(VIP) on August 2, 2000 at 11:14:19:
In Reply to: Why that wouldn't work: posted by Proud Blade(VIP) on August 2, 2000 at 10:48:28:
> It's not like Nepenthe hunts down random newbies and calls down thunder. It's not really his style. The reason Sladin absorbs a lot of verbal beatdown is because he brags, and taunts people who -do- know what they are doing.
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> Umguy's right. It's not that Sladin was a bad character for a new player. It's that the player -thinks- he was amazing, when the hefty dose of reality provided by Nepenthe would indicate otherwise.
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> Just to aggravate Graatch, I'll say: Do a Forum Search. Sladin is pretty consistent in letting his mouth write checks that his brain can't cash.
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> My advice to Sladin:
> 1) Get a new name. The IP really doesn't matter.
> 2) Stop asking for it.