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Post by tristanvaneer on Feb 4, 2009 9:59:58 GMT -5
I just had a run in today that made me think about common courtesy in our little game world. I won't go into details about it or mention any names. I would just like to point out that we are playing a MASSIVE MULTIPLAYER game. That means that none of us are the stars of the show. It also means that we should treat our fellow players with the same sort of respect that we ourselves would like to be treated. RPing your character properly is one thing, but acting like an asshole, "because thats what your character is", is just plain rude. I realize that many of you playing here are kids, but can't we try and act a little mature instead of stooping to this kind of childish antics.
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Post by mrdeadman on Feb 4, 2009 10:34:35 GMT -5
I know the event though I was not the main participant. It was very rude. Ninja looting is something almost everyone I know that plays this frowns upon.
Also, conflict in a RP game is the main reason for the game to exist. If you can not handle conflict, maybe this isn't the game for you.
There was nothing wrong in the situation that took place other than your initial ninja looting actions and your breaking character because you didn't know how to deal with the situation.
I realize you may be a little kid, but that's no excuse to whine in the forums about something that was perfectly valid role play, especially when you send someone insulting tells after the conflict.
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Post by Tiefling on Feb 4, 2009 11:49:55 GMT -5
In all honesty I can see how this topic is going to turn out.
Nevertheless, as a side notice, could I get an defination for the term: "Ninja looting." ;D
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Post by hnefi on Feb 4, 2009 11:54:20 GMT -5
"Ninja looting" is when you either take the loot dropped by a monster killed by someone else before the person who killed the monster can reach it, or while he's busy. It also refers to running past someone who is fighting in an area and loot the chests in the area while they are busy with the mobs.
Ninja looting is banned practically everywhere (but not here, as far as I can tell).
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Post by adzling on Feb 4, 2009 11:58:38 GMT -5
looting while stealthed such that you "keeble" the loot before the person/s responsible for killing the monster that dropped the loot can pick it up.
"keebling" is another favorite move of the dolt. keebling comes from the "keebler elves" of cooky fame and refers to the game Gauntlet, a stand-up arcade game of yore. In Gauntlet the elf toon moved faster than anyone else and hence often got all the drops from the monsters as doltish players would control the elf so that it ran around grabbing all the drops before anyone else could. This spawned the term "keebler".
Most "ninja looters" are also "keeblers". dolts the lot of them.
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Post by Tiefling on Feb 4, 2009 11:59:04 GMT -5
Well, I'm not against people looting chests. It is something to be done because of role-playing. (I'm a frail little thief, I'll just let the big chunk of meat get beaten down and empty the chest myself. Who says the world is fair. )
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Post by adzling on Feb 4, 2009 12:00:06 GMT -5
proper decorum requires that those you are partied with take turns on chests and drops.
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Post by DM Sir Carnifex on Feb 4, 2009 12:52:24 GMT -5
I would also consider grabbing as much of DM drops before anyone else can ninja looting. I've seen it many times. The DM drops, say, twelve items for six players. Immediately one of them runs up and grabs about four of them. THAT is real ninja-looting.
Of course, if I catch a person doing that and I'm on as a DM, they may be paying for those items out of their own pockets.
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Post by ghostlyrose on Feb 4, 2009 13:18:29 GMT -5
I'm not a fan of ninja looting but some characters are just evil rotten people and as such doing things like that is just part of the rp. Honestly you guys complain way to much if its not people not rping enough its about people that rp too well their characters. Also about characters being rude wth? I think we are all old enough on this server to get that its a game and if a characters sends you to hell its not because that person hates you but because the character is a bitch, I would hate having an evil character that I have to play nice with because some people can't take it. However I was not at the event which you guys are talking about so perhaps the person in question really did go overboard, I don't know.
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Post by DM haunted on Feb 4, 2009 13:21:33 GMT -5
I can see a ninja loot happen only in a rp kind of way...roll a hide/ms or something...Give the person you are stealing from a chance to roll back.And do not abuse it either.If you are like a level 16 rogue spam rolling your hide/ms on a level 5 for their dropped loot is just wrong.All in all , im against ninja looting,but if you do it,do it with some class and put a roll across the board please!!
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Post by hnefi on Feb 4, 2009 13:27:57 GMT -5
I consider ninja looting to be OOC asshattery, just like pickpocketing expensive gear.
Rudeness, however, is something people need to learn to deal with ICly. Like a few weeks ago, my cha 6 NE tiefling was involved in a DM event. Several of the other players acted like headless chickens and repeatedly rushed headlong into the opponents, dying repeatedly (and getting other members of the party killed). They were surprised when a bunch of magic-immune ubermobs shrugged off their spells, and repeated suggestions to take a more cerebral approach were ignored. Eventually, my character (and one or two others) just shrugged their shoulders, walked to the sideline and watched, while talking about how moronic the kamikaze-chars were. My char also insulted one or two other chars to their face; especially when one of them said "Look! It's not over! There's more over there!" when the presence of those other mobs had been pointed out to him and the rest of the kamikaze crowd maybe five or seven times.
Some took offense OOCly by that, and sent me tells asking why I was so rude. I'd have rolled my eyes, but they were already stuck in rolling motion after all those suicide attacks I watched these people commit.
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Post by shorn on Feb 4, 2009 13:29:36 GMT -5
Holy hell. It didnt dissolve into flaming... I think we just created a miracle
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Post by Zealote on Feb 4, 2009 14:09:54 GMT -5
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Post by DM Sir Carnifex on Feb 4, 2009 14:15:25 GMT -5
Ah, yes. I will put ninja-looting in the common courtesy thread. Thanks for the reminder. I have something else to add in there as well.
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Post by adzling on Feb 4, 2009 15:29:08 GMT -5
keebling! NONONO!
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