Posted by Proud Blade(VIP) on August 21, 2000 at 17:36:40:
In Reply to: I'd like who ever missed Proud Blades retort to reread it...Here it is. posted by The wonderer on August 21, 2000 at 15:35:35:
My apologies for prolonging this thread, because it has more to do with Forum etiquette than Carrion Fields. I hope it will be "useful" to the Forum in that context. > I really wanted a serious answer and had hoped for it. Yes my tone was angry, but HEY I was mad. I wasn't blaming the Imms for anything at all. Your exact words were "What in the hell is the reason for an EXP hole when we lose a fight? I mean fucking shit go from needing 4000 to 14000? WTF?" This is hardly a good way to go about getting a serious answer, but I gave you a serious answer. > I am quite aware that the EXP penalty is not in place just to fuck with me or anyone else in particular, or even in general. That being said I had intended it to come across as humor at a frustrating time. Read your post again. If you -know- that the XP penalty is a part of Theran life, why rant about it? You didn't suggest an alternative way to handle things, and there were no extenuating circumstances to your death (like taking an XP hole to Wall of Thorns or something). What happened to you happens every day to dozens of otherwise happy Therans. Dust yourself off, figure out what you did wrong, and get back on that horse. If you have a better idea, post it. Otherwise, don't expect a cookie from me. > Proud Blade made a responce to it that was in my opinion a bitter, condesending and uninformed assumption of myself and experiences. It wasn't bitter. *cough* And the assumption I made was "If someone is posting this, they are probably new to the game, because a single mob death wouldn't throw a veteran into a conniption." I'd stand by that, even after rereading your post. No one on the Forum has your biography on their shelf. You are judged solely by what you write, because that is the only information others have. > I retorted angrily. He responds. I have two words to describe my thoughts on this responce. > UN-REAL That would be one word. [My post snipped.] Normally, I try to be informative and practical, although I admit I expend little effort towards tact. My posts are (generally) blunt, opinionated, and yet useful in a fashion. However, when you post multiple angry things, and call me an ass, I just might take the gloves off, and allow my point to become more... pointed. (Gotta stick with the whole Blade motif, ya know.) The idea behind my post was.... of course you took an XP penalty for dying to a mob! Everyone does! What are you bitching about? Got it? > Try anger managment PB. Angry? I was laughing the whole time, I assure you.