Are we hindering newcomers with our generosity?

[Muggens]

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

Actually, FV was pretty much the opposite. Everything (other than epics), was droppable, be it Trak keys, dragon loot etc. Also, you could MQ epics. The only thing was you could only have one player on the server, with no alts.

FV was a fun server, remember making a toon on the first day - ninjaed a wakasashi of the frozen skies early on, also bought a DE mask with plat - got suspended for excessive roleplaying and didnt come back - we were amongst the highest lvl at that time.

[Glywyr]

good question. i am going to go with no (opinion).

as a new rogue who's been stabbing orcs in crushbone with my starting "dagger*", the random buffs have been helpful to avoid having so much downtime that i get bored.

i'll continue to seek groups, but to a solo character that is pulling 10 orcs, i am an unnecessary addition and potentially a liability.

tldr: if you see me and want to throw some buffs, go ahead! it won't ruin my experience.

[Voland]

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

FV was a fun server, remember making a toon on the first day - ninjaed a wakasashi of the frozen skies early on, also bought a DE mask with plat - got suspended for excessive roleplaying and didnt come back - we were amongst the highest lvl at that time.

"excessive roleplaying"?! Could you elaborate?

[d3r14k]

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

"excessive roleplaying"?! Could you elaborate?

I too would love to hear more about this. Really hoping it is more along the lines of a bad ass story you crafted that hurt someone's feelings somehow rather than you trying to cyber sex some naked wood elf.

[Jenithia]

Nah, because the way I see it is that they'll end up grouping with all our twinked out alts plus it makes them feel good. Everyone has loot lust, I don't care who it is. Its that feeling you get in your pants when someone puts an item in your trade window and hits Trade.

[Arakash]

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

Depends on the player. If they want to race to 60, then gifts are great. If they want to fight adversity and be self-made characters, then they will almost always still like and accept gifts but it does rob them of some of the game experience they wanted.

Being a relatively new player (been playing off and on for less than a year) and a perpetual lowbie, I agree with Fadetree's quote.

I have no desire to rush through the low or mid levels which, in my opinion, can be quite challenging in level appropriate gear and buffs. Yet, I am offered gear, and sometimes very nice gear, quite often. I am stealth buffed constantly (which can be a little annoying). I'm always grateful and personally (me the player behind the keyboard) am happy to be a part of such a welcoming atmosphere. But I'd rather earn my way and experience the content as it was meant to be experienced. Which, I think, is what p99 is all about. If I wanted to blow through content to kill dragons, I'd go to live. I play a little more hard mode than ALS, as I only use gear from mobs I or my group killed and from quests I completed. Some people understand that when I occasionally mention it and some don't.

Still, I mostly keep the gear given to me (some folks can be quite adamant that I do so) and give it away to other lowbies. And I click off the high level buffs and go my merry way. I have a warrior (who is leveling up slowly but surely) and a necro, so these classes offset each other in my self-imposed game style.

Overall I think it's great folks wanting to help out. But, I do get a little confused as to why some folks coming to p99 seem to want to level so quickly and easily.