Posted by Amused Spectator on May 8, 2000 at 16:01:13:
In Reply to: Moronic toads who call themselves villagers posted by Daerkshyn on May 8, 2000 at 09:11:38:
> I agree that Minalcar is what he's suppose'ta be as he is evil and bears the mark of Asmodeus. I do think that he's really fulla crap when it comes to his chastizement of other villagers and his woe is me show some courage speeches. I have been part of the village in one form or another since before Minalcar's arrival and I watched him rank upwards. The person behind Minalcar has always been an ass. That's his perogative, but he's a short sighted villager with a touch of alzheimers as well.
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> I well remember Minalcar logging off plenty of times when things got rough as he was coming up in the ranks. Seldom to be seen unless at least 4 or 5 other ragers were around. No biggy, but it seems his tune has changed.
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> It's just simply idiotic of the rager heroes to take the items of other cabals when it has been demonstrated time and again the young ones who remember 'are the only ones showing any bravery in the first place' repeatedly are unable to hold the items and more oft than not die. Which is braver? Raiding when none can stop you or at best a token force stands between you and the orb or the codex? Or facing the handful of imperials or masters alone in trying to keep said item?
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> I don't believe heroes should have to give gold or help gear any of the village. As a villager you're not going to be coddled and you shouldn't be, that's what breeds wimps. But you likewise shouldn't have to barely have enough time to semi-regear when you're called to defend again. Yes, it is your duty to defend for the giant is your kin as much so as any villager. But likewise, the giant doesn't want your death. Dying in the village should only be when a point must be proven, as in a point of honor, or there is the 'chance' you will actually win. To die simply to prove your dedication sounds more like something expected of the Knights of old or the Maran. War is not about foolish sacrifice it's about calculated risk and victory.
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> Minalcar is tough right now but like everyone is fond of saying with regards to Zorszaul, every dog has his day and no one is invincible. He'll fall and he'll greedily act like your basic imperial when it comes to regearing cause that's always been his way and after all he is evil. Is his word law? Far from it... Is he the penultimate example of what a rager should be? As if... The closest any have come in my experience to this is Thror. His heart was the war and his goal was the villages goal not his own.
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> You rager heroes who are so quick to raid and simply watch as your younger brothers or sisters fight insurmountable odds, take a moment and reflect. Is the village best served? Is the War best served by this? If not then what can you do, how can you alter what you're doing to make it an aid rather than a detriment? Figure it out, because those young imperials like any drove of brainless wimps are growing in numbers; and while no one of them in my eyes is equal to any of the village like as in nature 6 hyenas can pull down a lion.
> You may welcome and look forward to this but do not undercut your own forces while awaiting the chance to seize up your weapons and face a new foe. Otherwise when you look to your back all you'll find there is another enemy...