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Old 06-23-2015, 08:06 PM
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A few days ago, a level 60 rogue was looking for Yendar Starpyre for his epic. I saw a level 60 mage engage the npc, and then demand 3000 plat to reset the mob, or else he was going to kill him and the guy would have to wait 8 hours for a repop.

I wish more people would live by these decency rules, but I doubt it
name and shame plz
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Old 06-23-2015, 08:22 PM
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NBG is inherently unfair. in the long run of play time, you should expect to win the same value of droppable loot as anyone else.

the argument that a 500k-gear-twinked person should yield a dropped item worth 1k to an ungeared player is dumb, assuming they put forth the same amount of effort to get that item to drop. in fact, the twinked person likely had a much bigger impact on getting that item to drop than the untwinked player, but the /ran 100 is based on the assumption that everyone in a group is putting forth the same level of effort.

arguing that the twinked person should yield loot to the non- or lesser-twinked player is just arguing for welfare. the twinked player obviously put a lot of time in to get to that level - why should he or she be obligated to help other players, aside from the huge implicit advantage of enabling the group to kill more mobs? some would argue that super-twinked players should have a higher roll modifier than rusty weapon wielding scrubs.

people who play a lot are also more responsible for the relatively easy access to gear via player-to-player transaction. you can camp seafuries for a few hours to get the pp necessary for an FBSS here, but on live that shit would take days.

the "well maybe the twinked player should just be nice" line is too inane to even attack. get out of your fantasy world, you're already in one
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Old 06-23-2015, 08:28 PM
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Holy cow. Really? That's ALL I EVER saw on Prexus from 99 until 2002.
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funny, the people that seem to push for NBG and other welfare rules always seem to have very low level toons. there's nothing wrong with enjoying EQ at your own pace, but don't make the mistake of thinking you're entitled to gear.
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Old 06-23-2015, 08:37 PM
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need before greed guys.... need before greed...

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Old 06-23-2015, 08:41 PM
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Unless expressly discussed before time and UNANIMOUSLY agreed upon by all group members (including the new guy that just joined) ...

Hate to say it but the only FAIR way to handle loot is to have everyone random. Everyone contributed in the work - everyone gets a chance to benefit from the drops.

Yeah you might lose out on a good piece of loot or two that you could have really used or upgraded, but at the same time you might also win that Tstaff from KC in the future to re-tool your entire gear set. If it's tradable, anyone capable of benefiting from it (either directly by wearing or indirectly by selling to buy what they DO need) should be allowed to roll on it without getting hated on.

The exception to this imo are epic pieces that drop. If a monk needs KC pipe, don't be a jerk and roll on it to sell the MQ.
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Old 06-23-2015, 08:44 PM
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Zenren, you already have a post a lot like this in the starting zone here: http://www.project1999.com/forums/sh...d.php?t=197646

What do you really want to get out of this post? Your perspective is your perspective and most people are just going to argue or laugh. I doubt you are going to rally a bunch of support. Go on red and just kill those that bother you. Or, just have a field day in the RnF forums.
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Old 06-23-2015, 08:53 PM
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I agree with the OP on NbG. That said it only works with those of like mind which are fewer and fewer. It's more of an ideal way of thinking. If things were perfect this is how it should work. Unfortunately, things are far from perfect. You get people who do as people have said and need on things and then sell. No one wants to get screwed over so the NbG people start to do the same thing. Like someone already said, it's a vicious cycle that I think will only be temporarily fixed with a wipe. No I don't want a wipe. If everyone was honest I don't think as many people would have a problem with NbG.
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Old 06-23-2015, 09:05 PM
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I will just point out that one should look at the nicks of some of the people attacking me regarding this. I mean if you're going to have a nick like "Ihateallpeople" then tell me I'm being idealistic, I'm just going to laugh my head off.

Rickson- Just create some civic consciousness. Maybe point out what it was like and how it's different so perhaps some people might aspire to a higher level of conduct, remember how things were and say, "hey those weren't bad times, why don't we do that again" rather than "I'm a bitter ol' fart now. Don't ask me to help no one! GRAaah!"
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Old 06-23-2015, 09:14 PM
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Oh and I was in a zone today and pointed out that someone was camping a spot that had one boss he needed, killing everything in sight, while a group of level appropriate players were camping a worse spot because he was there. You know what he said, "Hey tell them to come over here. I just want this boss, this is all boring anyways." Should I have just let it be and not said anything? If there's something that could be different am I supposed to let that go? Is that how change occurs?

See that's the point, things have been the way they are for so long, maybe someone needs to remind people of the renaissance of MMOs. That's what those days were in many ways, the time when we had these idealistic notions of right and wrong, where you were less likely to be cheated in a game, than you were by your cashier. Is that so wrong? And if so why? Are we really trying to advocate a world where the strong bully the weak, or at best take what they can? That's not the kind of world I want to live in or play in.

Yes I've met a lot of nice people, but I also met a lot of idiots who really could care less what their actions are doing to others. The good people outweigh the bad, but the fact is the bad have a much greater impact.
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Old 06-23-2015, 09:17 PM
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one simple rule is all you need.

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wait.. TWO simple rules.
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