EvilGnomes wrote:
I'm wired differently from other people.
everyone has hangups and issues :). as cranky as you get sometimes, i usually can see where you are coming from, even when i don't agree :).
EvilGnomes wrote:
What some of you need to understand is that some of us have had years of bad treatment from mmo's, and we're reaching the breaking point by now. We love mmo's, but as each month goes by, we grow more and more intolerant of the b.s. that accompanies them.
mind, this isn't a criticism, and bear in mind that i totally respect your right to express an opinion :).
i just wanted to point out that not everyone that has played mmorpg's longterm shares that sentiment. that doesn't invalidate it, it just means that i agree with your statement above... the bit about wiring :).
i do commend your efforts to reign in your temper, though. there've been times when i could tell that you were just dying to let it out.
/comfort
i used to have an awful temper when i was a kid, then in my mid-20s it kind of left, and i'm not sure where it went (though i have a pretty good idea
), but i don't miss it much :). i do remember it being it was awful to manage, so i feel your pain.
to address one point before i give my opinion on the topic at hand:
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How somebody who has never earned a gold can understand what like that feels like is beyond me.
on the contrary, i think that those that have been unable to even *get* to a gold are *capable* of understanding that it's quite an achievement, by dint of their being unsuccessful thus far at reaching that goal. these persons do not necessarily exercise that capability to understand, however.
as far as the topic goes:
yes, this was a bit of an icky. if i recall correctly, the original mention of this particular item appeared in the patch that was to be released the week that norrath tanked for 3 days, so it wasn't implemented. i vaguely recall that it was buried somewhere in there, as i remember thinking that i wondered what "consume bone, as was intended" meant. i remember wondering what kind of bone, and whether it was the rare forage, or the collects, or whether they'd have the sense to provide a consumable. yes, they should have reposted it in this weeks patch notes, and i'm surprised that it wasn't there. i didn't notice it was missing, because i don't yet have one of the eyes, so it didn't occur to me to check.
i can understand people being upset that there was an unknown (to them) detrimental effect when using the item. i'd likely be upset as well, though i tend to blame myself first, and ask questions later, so i might not have ranted publicly :x. like eg said, we're all wired differently.
whether originally intended or not, this has become a rant thread. let them rant. flaming is just silly.
and thanks for pointing out the issue, laird. you may have saved some people some pain and suffering :).
y'all have a good weekend, y'hear?
Edited, Fri Jan 7 18:10:02 2005 by runyariel
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