Rules Decent Players should abide by...

[Thulghor]

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

Yeah it's a pretty complex topic that requires years of study.

Some still haven't figured it out yet.

[Ahtex]

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

Can't have freedom without telling people how to live their lives.
And it's what America was founded upon. About 80% wanted to stay with England.

And it's been the "American Way" ever since...

Those are some Internet Facts you're spouting right there....

80% of the population that became the United States were revolutionists, and only 20% were loyal to England. Source

[Danth]

Originally Posted by Lionsfan616 [You must be logged in to view images. Log in or Register.]

The struggle is real for those of us who just learned that this server exists...

On the contrary, it's easier to start out now than at any time in P1999's past. Those rich folks who might win a random on a 2K drop are the same rich folks who've spent 4 years farming Kunark. Hence they're the reason you can deck yourself out in what by rights should be expensive equipment for a mere pittance. New folks come out ahead relative to where they should be after their first couple months. I can go to East Commons and buy a Sword of the Morning for maybe 500P; historically during Kunark that same thing would've cost me 8 or 10 thousand on most servers. Perfectly good equipment is often sold for barely more than its vendor value. That's not bad compensation for losing a drop here and there.

In so many words, it all balances out, and you're not disadvantaged starting now.

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That being said, if I had 500K I can't imagine I'd random against newbies on some 2K drop....but then maybe that's why I don't have 500K after this long here.

Danth

[Llodd]

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

You sir, are a poor mindreader, nor are you well skilled at snark.

NBG makes sense allright. Sadly, NBG it fails because it is so easily abused that the greedheads cannot resist and this server is well salted with greedheads. This unfortunate reality inevitably leads thoughtful players to fall back on /random unless there is good reason to do otherwise. So, for instance, ordinary gem and common loot drops (i.e. stuff worth 100-200pp) in Old Seb are typically alpha-rotated rather than /randomed. Depending on the guild, guild groups are often NBG or even put together for the specific purpose of getting particular gear for particular characters. There are plenty of examples when NBG happens, but none of them include rare and highly valuable items that drop for random_pug_1337.

I already said all of the above, more or less, in an earlier post.

Short version: ppl are dicks; eq lends itself to dickishness so easily = eq attracts and holds dicks = ppl are dicks.

tl;dr dicks

[Champion_Standing]

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

dicks

[Swish]

"he started it"

[bktroost]

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

4) We tried to follow a need before greed rule, in fact EQ was where that term came from.

http://acronyms.thefreedictionary.com/Need+Before+Greed

Proof.

[Gilder]

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

In that case, everybody on this planet should be driving the cheapest cars so we can give to those more readily that need it.

Shit logic will be shit. Free roll on anything that's not no drop.

As someone who rolls on anything that's no drop--thank you. Glad to know I'm not the only one.

[milsorgen]

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

In that case, everybody on this planet should be driving the cheapest cars so we can give to those more readily that need it.

Shit logic will be shit. Free roll on anything that's not no drop.

I can see some shit logic there but it ain't giving to those who more readily need it.

[Lictor]

Obama will subsidize them cars son