Posted by Umguy on June 3, 2000 at 06:09:50:
In Reply to: Re: Interesting, but... posted by Iomahk on June 3, 2000 at 06:00:56:
Iomahk, I like you as a player (in general). I really do. But you really need to get off the arrogance wagon. You were a good arbiter. You were well roleplayed, and most criminals didn't want you coming after them.
However, you also were an Arb during the time when Istendil, Llorenthos, Eriwal, Kah, Taceolus, Allerya, Shaitar, Remath, Zendrac, Haszak, and probably a few other hugely elite players were playing Imperials.
Now you can try to say that that didn't make a difference, but when Empire has the sapling, head, equation, and (at the time) code of Honor, there just aren't a lot of hero-level people who are going to be breaking the laws, especially against a stacked cloud giant wielding two fordurns.
Turn that around, though. Take your prettiest gear, and go against 3 rager criminals who "accidentally" gangbang you. I'm not accusing anyone, but shit happens. Now your pretty gear is gone, and you don't have any Arbiter backup (or Imperial) to get you back on your feet. You go to kill the red dragon, and then on your way to get a mace to complement your leader weapon, you run into a thirsting rager on eastern road. Or three sylvans sitting in a wall of thorns on the way to your destination. Or Zorszaul logs on.
In short, Arbs were strong, and you were a good arbiter, but one was not necessarily the cause of the other. Istendil alone couldn't have made the Empire strong, either. So I urge you to ponder heavily on your (inevitable) reply to this. So far nobody has sided with you, likely because you are trying to proclaim your own greatness. Nobody likes a braggart.