Well, it's an argument, but I don't think a great argument can be made

Well, it's an argument, but I don't think a great argument can be made:
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Posted by Imbrogno(VIP) on December 30, 2000 at 07:12:07:

In Reply to: An answer in Dhaevor's words: posted by The Arcane(VIP) on December 29, 2000 at 21:52:38:

unless you cop out and say it's just game mechanics. What makes seaweed different from a black root or a yellow flower other than game mechanics? Other than the fact that one's a pill and one's food what's the difference between eating something to have waterbreathing and eating something to make yourself larger? Both double as "spells" that can be cast by transmuters.

The quest roots/herbs and the yellow flowers and whatnot are gathered by druids, not by magi. Druids sell them. What makes a druid's herbal medicines or a ranger's herbs any different(aside from the fact that they're skills) from a white herb gathered by a druid in Ysigrath?

It's all game mechanics and game balance thinly veiled by weak IC arguments shored up by fancy words and language :) Ragers buy it because they have to, but magi are all of the time using the weakness of the IC arguments, knowing that the OOC ones can't be mentioned in defense, to undermine the legitimacy of the cabal which of course is the IC thing to do.

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well put it this way... Graham 08:35:02 12/30/2000 (5)
- Alright so Imbrogno(VIP) 08:43:32 12/30/2000 (4)
  - Re: Alright so Lortaen 09:25:58 12/30/2000 (0)
  - My answers: The Arcane(VIP) 09:22:25 12/30/2000 (2)
    - A slightly amusing point (to me) Lortaen 09:29:49 12/30/2000 (1)
      - It's not a coding problem, it's an area writing mistake/oversight. n/t Macheath(VIP) 10:01:44 12/30/2000 (0)

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Comments:	> unless you cop out and say it's just game mechanics. What makes seaweed different from a black root or a yellow flower other than game mechanics? Other than the fact that one's a pill and one's food what's the difference between eating something to have waterbreathing and eating something to make yourself larger? Both double as "spells" that can be cast by transmuters. > The quest roots/herbs and the yellow flowers and whatnot are gathered by druids, not by magi. Druids sell them. What makes a druid's herbal medicines or a ranger's herbs any different(aside from the fact that they're skills) from a white herb gathered by a druid in Ysigrath? > It's all game mechanics and game balance thinly veiled by weak IC arguments shored up by fancy words and language :) Ragers buy it because they have to, but magi are all of the time using the weakness of the IC arguments, knowing that the OOC ones can't be mentioned in defense, to undermine the legitimacy of the cabal which of course is the IC thing to do.

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