Cringy shit from the good ol' days - Page 4

towbes · #31 03-12-2015, 02:21 PM

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Originally Posted by sox7d [You must be logged in to view images. Log in or Register.]

Anyone that got offended by it, other than the handful of roleplayers who started it, were only offended because it was socially acceptable to be and made them feel a tiny bit superior. *cough* (tumblr)

Point taken, you're right it is a way of setting myself up on a pedestal. One day I'll decide what my new pronouns are, still haven't worked that out yet, struggling with my inner self

kaev · #32 03-12-2015, 02:37 PM

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Point taken, you're right it is a way of setting myself up on a pedestal. One day I'll decide what my new pronouns are, still haven't worked that out yet, struggling with my inner self

Or just use /toggleinspect off and people will stop mistaking you for a self-important narcissistic twit.

towbes · #33 03-12-2015, 02:50 PM

I was referring to myself as the one being inspected, not as the inspector in question.

kaev · #34 03-12-2015, 03:18 PM

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I was referring to myself as the one being inspected, not as the inspector in question.

:derp:

Sorry, I meant you should turn off the stupid message (dunno if it's in options pop-up only or if there's a command for it.) That is one of the most useful spam filters in the game. You have only yourself to blame if you see "Soandso is inspecting you" messages. Nobody's invading your space, it's all on you. You're looking for something to be offended by, and by golly you found it.

There's more than plenty of stupid shit in the game design and other players' behavior that is completely unavoidable. Why are you inviting idiot spam that you can ban forever with a mouseclick? You have the power, you have the control, yet you insist on using that power and control to shit up your own gaming experience. Why do you hate yourself?

towbes · #35 03-12-2015, 03:34 PM

Oh god what have I been doing with my life! *Runs off into the now spam-free Norrath(i?)an sunset*

sox7d · #36 03-12-2015, 03:55 PM

On second thought, could the whole "may i inspect" thing be derived from the PvP servers where it actually was pretty fucked up to do?

kaev · #37 03-12-2015, 04:45 PM

Nah, "may I inspect" was a thing from the beginning. It made sense then, mostly because you couldn't turn the stupid message off since the devs were utterly clueless about the difference in social dynamics between a random collection of 1500 anonymous neckbeards & preteens & perverts online vs. 6 nerds who know each other face-to-face around a table.

tristantio · #38 03-12-2015, 04:51 PM

I always liked EQ's inspect system - in WOW you couldn't even tell if someone was looking at your gear.

DrKvothe · #39 03-12-2015, 05:29 PM

I asked if I could inspect on my first day on p1999 and got laughed at hard. But screw you guys, I'm here for a classic experience.

Messie · #40 03-13-2015, 04:45 AM

I still ask to inspect sometimes... I feel no shame in it! More often, though, I'll send a message and ask someone to link me their really nice looking item that interests me.

Any SK or War I see with their epic i almost always ask them to link me it :P Its just badass!