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On Tue, 17 Aug 2004 12:11:38 -0500, Jaeger Prelac <jprelac@softhome.net>
wrote:
>On Mon, 16 Aug 2004 23:17:08 -0400, Skinner1@hotmail.com wrote:
>
>>I wonder how many accounts are still out there after 5 years that
>>still have ALL their gifts available?
>
>Yours may be the only one. Who knows?
>
>>My account is coming up on 5 years old and I have never taken a single
>>reward/gift for length of play. They are all still there.
>>
>>Wonder if that has any value?
>
>Only as much value as the potential buyer places on it, of course. I
>would think the only value in having all rewards is the novelty of it.
>But you can't decorate your house with unchosen rewards
😉
>
>I've frequently considered buying a used account, and regularly check
>ebay for the right one. Personally, I only want one reward/benefit of
>a vet account, and that's the ethys. Having never accepted a vet
>reward, your account has the appeal of providing a ride for all my
>chars.
I hear Skinner only wants $1000 for this account...
>What I don't understand is why you haven't taken a reward yet. Is it
>just me, and my constant battle to keep a healthy (living) pet, or are
>ethereals not the perfect ride? No feeding, watering, grooming,
>stabling... I can't wait to get one. Am I missing some crucial
>information about these things?
Well, they never get tired. It's SUCH a hassle to have a rideable pet
that you can run around upon like a maniac all day. (And I do mean
maniac. Don't you hate the players who think somehow monsters will spawn
faster if they run around constantly?)
>The rune book dye tub seems most useful, and would keep your vendor
Am I the only player who really hates neon rune books? I go out of my way
to only buy rune books that are normal colored.
>busy forever, if my observations are correct. Less so the furniture
>dye tub, but it seems the leather dye tub would also be a great
>enhancement to a crafter's vendor.
>
>I can understand you not taking those cloaks/robes, and those statues?
>It's cute the first time they growl at you, bloody annoying the second
>time. How do people put up with them?
Hey, I was thinking of taking a nice little Reaper statue. ;P
>Down thread someone wondered about 8th year rewards. How about some,
>or all, of the 7th anniversary rewards? That would really screw up a
>few people, wouldn't it?
Usually you get all the previous choices PLUS the new ones for that new
year. So hopefully we can choose any previous gift as well as the weapon
power scrolls that let you add SSI 10, Self Repair 10, Vorpal wounding or
Amusing Banter to any weapon! No wait, you probably would find Amusing
Banter "bloody annoying". Oops.
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Michael Cecil
http://home.comcast.net/~macecil/
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