Posted by Quintius on October 25, 2000 at 05:05:13:
In Reply to: I disagree posted by Jaldean on October 24, 2000 at 20:24:20:
> Oh, and I also think you're crazy saying that they pick on Arbiters because there is little fear of retaliation or punishment. Flags SUCK, especially as a Rager who can't use magical means to get away. That and they ARE a death sentance, one way or another. It may take a while, but you will die from a flag most of the time. You can't say that every time you raid Masters, sylvan, or anyone else, that you are virtually garunteed to die from it eventually.
For most of my time as Lord, Battle pretty much had the numbers and lack of other opposition to take the book anytime they damn well pleased, until we finally were able to fight back. Hell, for a while it seemed like we were their focus.
Had you played a mort during the time of Dhaevor/Rezkirat/Minalcar and seen how many arbies got killed over and over and over and saw how often the book was missing I know you would think differently. They had *nothing* to fear from us and that was why the war was necessary. Didn't you notice how some of the rager heroes would have flags for days on end? It was almost like a badge of honor for them.
Read some of the old posts and logs made by Imbrogno or Grallon to get a better uderstanding of how futile and frustrating it was to be an arbie during those "dark times".
Again, I admit it's all about perspective at times though I do agree with Mag. This war spilled over to the forums, got tangled up in RL anger and just needs to stop.