Re: AG: Low vs High power level people...

From: dag@chem.ucla.edu (Great Cthulhu)

Date: Thu, 02 Jun 1994 01:10:19 +0000

lepag001@maroon.tc.umn.edu (Garrett R Le-Page) writes:

>Well...If you ever want a low power character to pool with; I am sure that
>I can come up with one that will do a bit-o-damage to give you high power
>dudes more EP (grin).  Seriously, though, what is it that makes you enjoy
>AG?  If I had level 6 weapon skills and level 10 tail whip, I would start
>considering that a species can only get so good.  There have to be
>physical and mental limits.  As a newbie, I believe that Hugh places more
>of his time into adventure sites, items and quests to satisfy the high
>power individuals than he does the low power multitudes.  I do not feel
>that you are getting cheated.  I personally would like to see a few low
>power quest to give the game flavor.  Without the Grotto, the guild bores
>me.  I will give adventuring a good run and hope that it amuses me.

Well, as a relative newbie (I've been playing less than a year), I must agree
with you on the one point that Hugh DOES spend more time on things to keep the
high-powered characters happy.  IMHO, this is the way it SHOULD be.  We
low-powered folks have plenty to keep us busy; there is LOTS of adventuring to
be done before it will start to get stale, and by then we'll be those
high-powered characters for whom the primary effort is being spent (we'll have
more things to do then, so the game will take longer to get stale).  It would
be a big mistake for Hugh to abandon his most loyal players and let the game
become boring for THEM... I think I can say that it won't become boring for ME
for a long, long time even if Hugh were to stop working on new things
entirely, so he doesn't really have to worry about me and the horde of other
low-powered characters.  A low power quest might be kind of fun, but I'm
having a good deal of fun just trying to survive and build up enough gold to
be able to afford resurrection let alone trying to fulfill a quest.  Like I
said, I think it's more important to keep the high power characters from
becoming jaded.

If you haven't been adventuring yet, GO SOON.  It's much more fun than the
guild.  The purpose of the guild is experimenting with styles and gaining the
skills you need to adventure; I just don't understand the folks who do nothing
BUT fight in the guild.  Adventuring with a group is especially fun (not to
mention generally more rewarding and less risky in my limited experience of 8
adventures).  It's perfectly safe if you go with a training amulet to
Marikhold or Isurus, and although you only get half EP it's a good way to earn
enough gold to pay for a resurrection fund and amulet of returning.  You might
also want to find a group to join; some will provide startup funds to new
members in addition to the obvious advantage of having a ready-made
adventuring group.

If you need someone to adventure with, I'm certainly willing.  I'm currently
playing Galen Ironfist (607) in Barstow; he's a paladin-type at about 550
power level and hopes to make Weapon Lord with his battle axe this turn (only
need one more skill point!).  His main other talent of note to people
adventuring with him is Cure Party at level 1.  Just drop me email or a diplo
within the game and I'll work something out with you.

--
-Doug Gibson                      dag@wiffin.chem.ucla.edu
"I didn't like the way he was bleeding, so I made him stop."
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References

AG: Low vs High power level people...
leeme@cnsvax.uwec.edu
Sun, 29 May 1994 06:09:57 +0000
Re: AG: Low vs High power level people...
lepag001@maroon.tc.umn.edu (Garrett R Le-Page)
Mon, 30 May 1994 00:13:23 +0000
Azcor Tunnel
lepag001@maroon.tc.umn.edu (Garrett R Le-Page)
Wed, 25 May 1994 18:01:27 +0000
Re: AG: Azcor Tunnel
dsaville@unm.edu (David G. Saville)
Thu, 26 May 1994 07:02:10 +0000
Re: AG: Azcor Tunnel
cjwein@watcgl.uwaterloo.ca (Chris J. Wein)
Fri, 27 May 1994 14:24:27 +0000

Referenced By

AG: Low vs High power level people...
leeme@cnsvax.uwec.edu
Sun, 29 May 1994 06:09:57 +0000
Re: AG: Low vs High power level people...
lepag001@maroon.tc.umn.edu (Garrett R Le-Page)
Mon, 30 May 1994 00:13:23 +0000
Azcor Tunnel
lepag001@maroon.tc.umn.edu (Garrett R Le-Page)
Wed, 25 May 1994 18:01:27 +0000
Re: AG: Azcor Tunnel
dsaville@unm.edu (David G. Saville)
Thu, 26 May 1994 07:02:10 +0000
Re: AG: Azcor Tunnel
cjwein@watcgl.uwaterloo.ca (Chris J. Wein)
Fri, 27 May 1994 14:24:27 +0000