09-04-2005, 11:54 AM
(This post was last modified: 09-04-2005, 11:55 AM by MongoJerry.)
Bolty,Sep 3 2005, 07:17 PM Wrote:Once again, you continue to insult Lurkers by insinuating they are a bunch of mindless zombies that will do anything I say, despite history that proves that untrue. What makes this site great are its independent thinkers who are capable of making their own conclusions rather than just believing what someone else says.
No, I say quite specifically two things: 1) Lurkers tend to be less PvP oriented and 2) The awful Diablo II ganking experiences predisposed many to believe that WoW would be the same way. When you came out with your "sky is falling" diatribe on PvP in WoW, even though you hadn't really tried it out (I've written much on that subject as well), you merely confirmed the fears that people already had. It's not a matter of being mindless sheep following your every word. It's a matter of you being an influential person who tipped the scales a certain direction. Yes, I do honestly believe that more people would have tried out a PvP server and found that they enjoyed the experience had you not written what you had.
Regarding the supposed "dishonor" system, all I can say is thank God that no such system is in place, because any such "solution" would be worse than the problem. But we've been through that, as well. Actually, the situation isn't too bad as it is. The hardest part is trying to level from 50-60, but then again, if you spend a lot of time grouped or in instances, that's not so bad either.
And this is twice that I've been accused in this thread of insulting people, when I haven't, and I'm well, insulted.