12-14-2004, 04:43 AM
I knew that I was treading in dangerous territory by posting this, but please don't feel that you have to be that nervous to state your opinion here. I believe that it's the large number of average people who don't support cheating but still trade items that create the "economy" that encourages duping to exist. So, I don't trade, but I will take items from friends (if I know where they got it) or give items away. I also realize that I'm not likely to get the majority of players to agree with me here, although I wish that weren't the case.
While I don't hide in my house in fear of "bad people", if someone who I didn't know came to my door right now and offered to sell me a car stereo, I wouldn't buy it. We all know it would probably be stolen. On the other hand, if my car stereo broke, and a friend offered me an extra one that they had, I would happily accept their offer. You can see the distinction, can't you? That's how I look at trading. In my ideal version of Diablo, that's how things would go.
No, I won't ban you for disagreeing with me. That's not what I'm about.
While I don't hide in my house in fear of "bad people", if someone who I didn't know came to my door right now and offered to sell me a car stereo, I wouldn't buy it. We all know it would probably be stolen. On the other hand, if my car stereo broke, and a friend offered me an extra one that they had, I would happily accept their offer. You can see the distinction, can't you? That's how I look at trading. In my ideal version of Diablo, that's how things would go.
No, I won't ban you for disagreeing with me. That's not what I'm about.