Posted by ellokraine on June 23, 2000 at 21:07:56:
In Reply to: Re: a voice of calm perhaps? posted by Minalcar on June 23, 2000 at 09:34:58:
> I wasn't trying to have your conscience cleared but as I stated above, I talked to a couple of Immortals about the actions of both ragers and arbiters. Where do you or anyone else get the idea that I am using OOC knowledge? Rumors are rumors, hell if you want me to look like Pico or Vassagon, I'm fine by that. My whole problem has been this: Minalcar steps from his hut (logs on)
> suddenly every arbiter he can harm disappears!! Talk about magic! Within a span of one Theran day, (Since we don't want to be ooc on this) A handful of ragers log on.
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> Now granted, this did not happen once, not twice, else I would have ignored it. It happened nearly every single time I 'stepped from my hut.' I varied my login times just to see if this would occur late in the night, and I also played a good 3-4 hours each time I entered the lands - Not once did those arbiters who logged off return to the game. Now I see them on for days at a time.
> Look at the facts. I have people sitting here accusing me of cheating, when I basically put two and two together. I approached the immortals about it and left it in their hands. Maybe I'm getting so much spite about it because these people aren't willing to admit that they are using such ooc knowledge to decide when is the best time for them to log in. Regardless of this, Minalcar used IN-GAME facts that led his decisions. All of his foes left when he arrived, and many of his allies stepped from their huts when he was seen in the village.
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> I am almost positive Zorszaul has the same problem with people.
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> Just my point of view.
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> Minalcar
Man i really have tried to keep myself out of this whole madness about Minalcar, but this is just too true. I remember one time when we were defending the head inside the Palace. The ragers did not even make it up the Imperial Road. It was a lopsided massacre. The wood elf sword spec (Not to name names :) logged off after he died in the raid. Arvaxus put down the killing blow on a thied who was hidden with an iceball that prolly surprised him... But then comes Minalcar. I went to attack him as he fought centurions on the Imperial road. I missed my bash and he fled and returned. I escaped with less that 15% life after just three rounds ( I think he led wiith a bash that hit then did something else I was able to flee.) I made my way to the Inn but he had the Head back before I could even heal to full strength. Boy, you hould have seen the number of villagers who logged on five minutes after Minalcar, and the number of citizens who left the same time. No moral, no lesson here, just a funny incident I was made to remember by this post.