shadow master/warrior slvl, caps, etc.

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actually i believe in one of your previous posts adeyke him/herself
brought up the point that you were cross-posting on both

boards and that it was unneccisary and uneffectual.

Yes he/she did say that, but I hardly think that 'backup' is required for him/her.

There's no reason to have to get defensive. No one is attacking you!

As far as the 2% thing goes, I'm sure you know it was just a number
chosen 'out of the blue' to illustrate the point that the

lounge and the basin share many of the same posters.

This post is decaying into absolute idiocy (and this is not a point at
anyone in particular). So let's end the bickering, and

like Rinnhart said, post on one forum first, and if answers aren't
there, post on the other. Then everyone is happy.

-Munk

I appreciate you saying that. It sure felt like I was being attacked, but thats neither here nor there, I'm willing to forget about it. I figured that the 2% was an exaggeration, but still took exception to it. If many of the posters are the same but use different names, I clearly would not know that. I see a different name, I think a different person, but maybe that's just me..

Agreed that this post is decaying, I'd like to keep it to what it was intended for, that is to talk about this great game. Amen to ending the bickering, lets call a truce right now. If it were physically possible, I would shake all your hands and end this. :)

I can see some validity to what you guys are saying, but I hope you see my point as well.

You have to realize that while most Loungers have the same name over at
the AB (assuming that they're members in both

places), there are some that changed it for whatever reason.

Anyway, the issue was touched upon by adeyke in another thread in that
technical questions are generally answered by people

that frequent both boards (usually adeyke and Ruvanal before WoW took a
lot of his time). I know that Tommi, brianc84, and

other well-known tech gurus frequent both boards. Yes or no questions
or
those that come about from digging around the mpq's

can be answered in one spot, since there's really no other variation on
the answer. Stategy questions of course could and

should be cross posted to get as much input as possible. For example,
your first 2 questions in this thread are pretty much

yes or no, especially with the way you word them. Your third one, on
the
other hand, is one that can have many different

answers.

Think of it this way: You go to a science conference where there are a
handful of experts present and you ask some yes or no

questions and they all give you the same answers. Now, 2 days later,
you
ask the same questions at a different conference

that has thousands of people present, among them 90% of the experts
from
the first conference. Did the answers change? While

you might consider it as confirming your findings, there isn't a need
to
do that when the question and answer are both

straightforward. Now, if you asked an ethics question or a how-to
question, then that's a whole other kettle of fish. It

boils down to fact vs. opinion. One answer vs. many.

By the way, please don't take all of the posts here as picking on you
or
singling you out. I like the fact that you're really

enthusiastic and are interested in learning about the game, but you
should be aware that doing this can eat up resources on

both sites. I know that was a problem a few months ago here when
Slashdot linked to MongoJerry's thread and the LL host shut

down for a bit. As far as the AB, while I don't think bandwidth is a
problem there, the servers and the tech team probably

wouldn't mind a little break now and then.

That said, I like Rinnhart's suggestion and hope you stick around here.

I suppose I can agree with what you said. Interesting analogy, by the way.. 'Enthusiasm' probably isnt the right word to describe my feeling toward this game.... I think 'obsessed' is probably closer to the truth! ;) Especially now that I have taken a character further than I ever have. My assassin is currently level 51, about 1/2 way to 52, still has a lot of stat and skill points saved, and is still going relatively strong in NM act 2. I know thats a pretty modest level for most longtime players, but I have never had the patience to level a character this high and stick with him/her for this long before. And it doesnt hurt that I'm finally starting to find some decent uniques, to either use on my character/merc, or to use as trade bait. The other night, for the first time ever, I found a Skin of the Vipermaji. Pretty good one too, 31 all resists. Would have preferred 35, but will take this. :)

Speaking of trade bait, since I play single player, how is trading usually done? Is it as simple as creating a mule and putting the item(s) you are trading on that mule and emailing it to your trade partner?

In your experiences SP trading, does it commonly happen that the other person doesnt hold up their end of the bargain and not send their items? I would think that SP trading would have to operate on the honour system, since you cant both click 'accept' to a trade like on the realms.

Is it common practice to destroy/get rid of an item once trading it in SP? Because if you email an item(s) to someone, you are essentially duping it/them , since you still have the original, and the other person gets a copy of it.

If you do keep the item after sending it to the other person, is it generally frowned upon, or considered bad practice, or even cheating?

Thanks for your replies, and again, lets call a truce. :)