Boston Lewis
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Posted - 2009.07.15 22:19:00 -
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 Originally by: Salliene
Money turns to ash in your hands, and wealth is like a lodestone upon your soul.
Look upon the lowly ninja salvager, flitting about like a hummingbird from wreck to wreck, and see the smile on his face as you rain down insults upon him. He cares not for the money or for the possessions of this world, he only cares for the stories and the memories he can collect, for at the end of his days they can give him more comfort and joy than piles of money or mounds of treasure.
Then consider the Runner, who goes from mission to mission grinding away. He cares not for fun or for frolick, he only seeks to line his pockets with money and treasures. When his days come to their end, what will he have left? A pile of shiny dust that does not warm him when he is cold or give him succor when he hungers. He finds out all too late that his pockets though they were bulging all the time were actually empty.
I've been reading this thread for a while, and this is the only good description I've seen of why being able to be a ninja is not only a staple of what makes a good game great, but a testament to CCP's ability to make a game that everyone can grow to love if they find the gem that appeals to them.
What really makes me laugh about the argument against ninjas, is the fact that salvage is one viable profession, while mission running is another. Mission runners seem to want to have their cake and eat it too. Some of the proposed ideas would totally cut out salvaging as a decent primary ( short-term ) profession for young players. Do you really think CCP wants that? CCP wants people to play and enjoy the game how they wish within the boundaries that they created.
If that means being a pirate and killing whoever you don't recognize, there is a place for that. If it means grinding missions and hoarding ISK, there is a place for that. If it means mining ore day after day, to provide players with the ability to produce goods, there is a place for that. If it means wanting to be a scoundrel that hides in the shadows, just waiting for the chance to feed off another persons work. Guess what. There is a place for that also.
If mission runners have a problem with this game mechanic, remind yourself that you signed up for a space-based MMO that is as close to a true sandbox as you can get, not your own personal command mission simulator. I pray that CCP will never listen to the vocal minority that of whiners that seem to be an inescapable part of any MMO.
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