Your want for change sux go away

[Sadre Spinegnawer]

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

That's such a capitalist mentality.

Why would i need to "work" for it? These are virtual items, they're not finite, like money or physical resources.

You people are weird. You can only find contentment and happiness, not by the fact that you have good gear, but by the fact that other people have worse gear than you.

Your satisfaction in this game revolves around the concept that other people must have less than you in order for you to feel happy, like all capitalists.

Defiant gear is amazing concept because it makes everyone equal. Then it's easier to make friends to go kill skeletons rather than comparing breastplates like teenagers in the shower after football practice.

This thread has it all. Foreigners flooding the server with demands for change, and now commies telling us pixel hunt is counter-revolutionary. Isn't someone gonna break the Godwin barrier for us next plz?

edit: Wait a sec. "...rather than comparing breastplates like teenagers in the shower after football practice..." Ummm, is this a thing?

[Life617]

Hopefully change does come so the OP can crawl back into his hole.

[Topgunben]

OP is right.

If you want defiant gear. mercs, easy exp, instances etc, just go f2p.

[Erydan Ouragan]

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

OP is right.

If you want defiant gear. mercs, easy exp, instances etc, just go f2p.

No, it's more than that.

You see, p99 is like the north korea of EQ. It's an archaic world, cut from the rest, where all the wealth and power are held by a few at the top.

Defiant gear would be like bringing democracy, because the gear is so good and drops everywhere, everyone would have access to it. It's the most american thing that could happen on the server.

[Guybrush]

It's foreigners like you that have ruined your own lands! You'll not ruin mine!!

[Erydan Ouragan]

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

edit: Wait a sec. "...rather than comparing breastplates like teenagers in the shower after football practice..." Ummm, is this a thing?

Yes, for most people in EQ, gear is like the size of the penis. Having better gear than someone is like having a bigger dick, it makes them feel better about themselves at the expense of someone else, that's why it's wrong.

With defiant gear, every penis is the same size, so no more comparing and thinking they're better than other people. It basically eliminates the hardcore vs casual line of thinking and will foster friendly relationships across the server as a whole.

[Larken]

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

Yes, for most people in EQ, gear is like the size of the penis. Having better gear than someone is like having a bigger dick, it makes them feel better about themselves at the expense of someone else, that's why it's wrong.

With defiant gear, every penis is the same size, so no more comparing and thinking they're better than other people. It basically eliminates the hardcore vs casual line of thinking and will foster friendly relationships across the server as a whole.

You sir, are an idiot.

[Topgunben]

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

Yes, for most people in EQ, gear is like the size of the penis. Having better gear than someone is like having a bigger dick, it makes them feel better about themselves at the expense of someone else, that's why it's wrong.

With defiant gear, every penis is the same size, so no more comparing and thinking they're better than other people. It basically eliminates the hardcore vs casual line of thinking and will foster friendly relationships across the server as a whole.

The server is friendly. I am by no means an elite player. The most expensive item I have is 400pp, and the highest char I have is 31. I don't mind that other players have 100k worth of gear, they put more time in to the game and therefore have more. Isn't that the appeal of the game for newb and veteran alike? to have a challenge, sometimes almost seemingly impossible mobs, camps or raids. But slowly over time (maybe years) you achieve your goal.

I say go to live if you want all that other stuff. It's free.

To your point about who's got a bigger dick Yada Yada Yada. Stop being such a queerbo. stop staring at other dudes dicks. Its messed up.

[Rararboker]

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

You sir, are an idiot.

[Kayd]

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

That's such a capitalist mentality.

While I find your idea of capitalism flattering, I don't think you have to be a capitalist to believe hard work is necessary to accomplishing goals.

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

Why would i need to "work" for it? These are virtual items, they're not finite, like money or physical resources.

Because working towards a goal is what has driven people to play games for thousands of years. Game: a form of play or sport, especially a competitive one played according to rules and decided by skill, strength, or luck.

Striving to become more skilled at the game is inherent in the concept of a game. Competition is also inherent in the traditional concept of games, even when it is competition with oneself. It is what has driven people to compete in sports, become good at Poker, study chess, play arcade games, etc. The game sets up a goal and it is for you to overcome obstacles to achievement. It has driven people to play games for thousands of years, long before capitalism allowed people to keep what they earned.

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

You people are weird. You can only find contentment and happiness, not by the fact that you have good gear, but by the fact that other people have worse gear than you.

That is like saying Olympic athletes only find contentment and happiness in the fact they are better at the sport than you. It is a distortion of their aim, they want to be the best. It says more about you than it does about them that you choose to view people wanting goals and obstacles to overcome as only being happy when they are better than you.

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

Your satisfaction in this game revolves around the concept that other people must have less than you in order for you to feel happy, like all capitalists.

For the average person, you won't get far as a capitalist if your goal is to make money. The vast majority are focused on creating something that people will want and need. It is you that chooses to focus on a few who measure success by their wealth.

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

Defiant gear is amazing concept because it makes everyone equal. Then it's easier to make friends to go kill skeletons rather than comparing breastplates like teenagers in the shower after football practice.

But everyone is not equal, they have different strengths and weaknesses, different goals and objectives, and no amount of giving equal rewards will make them equal.

I have more faith in those who don't get the best gear. I do not believe they are as petty as you seem to think they are. They understand why we don't just make everyone equal by making them max level when they log in. They know that certain bragging rights come with being level 50, just as certain bragging rights come with obtaining difficult to obtain gear. People come to games to have goals laid out for them and barriers to their accomplishment, it is what games have always been about.