11-30-2003, 12:45 AM
LemmingofGlory,Nov 29 2003, 07:19 PM Wrote:As far as I can tell, "beyond his means" says the same thing with fewer words. Yet with me you disagree.Actually, your definition went further than just "beyond his means." Your definition, Lemming, also stated that the item could not "unbalance" the character. The problem with that? It's far, far too relative. What is balanced? What is unbalanced?
Your definition changes based on personal opinion, other items that your character already has, what skills your character uses, what (if any) restrictions you've placed on the character, the power your playing partners (if any), the goal of your character, and your playing skill. That's a lot of variables, and I didn't get them all. And yet, you stated yourself that "twink" has no natural adjectives.
At heart, this argument is one of definition and nothing else. We agree that the cheese factor is the real variable, and the disagreement is really just based on a few words.
That being said, you're still wrong. :P Very, very wrong.
To me, no-twink means you play with what you found. Not what you could have found; not what you are able to find; not what your other character found -- what you found. You call that purist. *shrugs* Everyone's entitled to their opinion.
As I said, my main problem with your definition is who decides what's unbalancing the gameplay? Does a full cleglaw's set do that? What about a limitles supply of rejuvanation potions? Magefist? Windforce? A definition such as 'twink' should not have to depend on all the variables I mentioned above.
gekko
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