Re: Duelmasters: Need help with first roll-ups.

From: johnjohn@cco.caltech.edu (John White)

Date: Sun, 25 Oct 1992 15:39:28 +0000

In article <00962835.34032F00@abby.chem.ucla.edu> ben@abby.chem.ucla.edu
writes:
>In article <1c2nb8INNg0u@gap.caltech.edu>, johnjohn@cco.caltech.edu (John
White) writes:
>>In article <009621FB.42E7E500@abby.chem.ucla.edu> ben@abby.chem.ucla.edu
>>writes:
>>>In article <1992Oct13.220117.3429@rdii.com>, jas@rdii.com (Jim Smith)
>>writes:

>First off,
>John, please argue all you like, you won't offend me.  Differing opinions
is
>what the net is all about right.  It IS only Duelmasters.

Well ok!

>>>>> Your Rookies Tournament Champion:  18-21-5-7-20-6-7.

>1) O.K., as far as honor goes, tourneys are totally different.  You can't
>really TC in rookies without a mega-scum so go ahead.  But personally (just
>MHO) I don't like to run Scum or Dixie (throw-away) Lungers in the arena,
not
>necessiarily for honor, I just think it's a waste of money; I mean you're
just
>going to DA him anyway.  W/L is just not that important to me.  Of course,
If I
>was top-team, and getting free fights...  That's one difference, right
there.
>Tangible rewards.  A free fight or a TC prize, epecially is probably worth
the
>shame and humiliation (joke, I don't use smilies) of running a Scum or
Dixie,
>but to me, anyway, kills and W/L don't cut it.  The only reason power
lungers
>are better than scum (remember, I don't run them either) is that the fights
are
>more interesting.

Whatever cranks your handle, that's what I say!  I don't run short-term
warriors, period.  And that includes your 13 wit dudes, by the way.  To me,
free fights are useless if you're just going to use them to DA.  Of course,
my Deathknights team in 18 is in the high 50's or something, and I'm third
in Darkholm right now (heh, heh, heh).

>>>Other 'honor' points: Don't Challenge someone ranked below you,
>>>just to get a Win.
>>
>>Oh, come on!  I do that all the time!  Ok, a lot of people in the arena
>>think I'm scum-of-the-earth, but not 'cause of that.  Just remember, there
>>are avoid spaces for a reason, and you are able to challenge them for a
>>reason.

>Oh? Why do they think you're scum-of-the -earth?

Because I'm a loudmouthed, insulting son-of-a-bitch!  Didn't you notice?!
(Sorry, I'm not usually like this, it's late.  Early.  Whatever.  You know
it's late when some people are already at church).  Seriously, though.  I go
out of my way to insult managers, and generally get into flame wars.  I find
that this makes the game more interesting.  I think that David would agree
with me on that regard!!! (if you abstain too long, you have to work all
your agressions out at once, right Dave!?)

>>>Somethimes it's considered impolite to specifically attempt
>>>to kill a particular warrior of someone else.  In general Duelmasters is
>>like
>>>life, do unto others as you would have them do to you.
>>
>>Duelmasters is NOTHING like real life!  The point is to roleplay and have
>>FUN!  I say things to people in the personal ads, that I'd never say to
>>someone in real life.  I pick fights.  I piss people off.  And you know
>>what?  It's OK!  Because NONE of it is REAL!
>>Sorry Ben, but I just don't agree with you on this point. :-)
>
>No prob, John.  As long as you have fun.  As to the roleplaying, that's
exactly
>my point.  Honor, even in real life, is totally artifical.  You want to be
>'evil' and scum and down-challenge fine.  But those values are just as dumb
and
>silly and meaningless as my 'honorable' ones.  If everyone was nice and
>goody-goody It wouldn't be any fun either...  Us good guys have to have
someone
>to (up) challenge, right?

Ok, I agree that roleplayed nastiness is just as "silly" as roleplayed
honor, but I think that it's wrong to say that you _should_ role-play one
way or another to someone else.  Agree?  Not that that will stop either of
us!

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Re: Duelmasters: Need help with first roll-ups.
ben@abby.chem.ucla.edu
Fri, 23 Oct 1992 12:25:47 +0000

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Re: Duelmasters: Need help with first roll-ups.
ben@abby.chem.ucla.edu
Fri, 23 Oct 1992 12:25:47 +0000