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Well it works differently for me. My high-level thieves and hunters in my guild will either find some loot or kill a thief/trader and gaurd it until I get over and get it (as a thief), since I'm only level 27. Then they gaurd me till I go to the Thieve's Den. Nothing wrong with it- it's called being cunning and crafty.

And at the end of the day, isn't this just a game? Don't take things so personally sometimes

I wouldn't say it's like 1* popping... as a thief, there is absolutely no message anywhere saying you're immune to players if you have X stars. Besides, if a low level theif is stupid enough to, well, thief, he deserves to die.

Thieving is robbing people, people don't like being robbed. It's built into the game and thus I don't find fault with any thieves especially since I thief on occasion as well. However, if you thief, you can't expect to be granted some pvp immunity like a trader can.

Poor spelling and grammar (along with humorously incorrect word selections) detract from any argument, valid or not.

And as for your "parabola":

The selling of drugs is explicitly illegal whereas 1* popping is only illegal based on the so-called "obvious" inferences you make based on Joymax's statement. These same "obvious" inferences coincidentally agree with your views on the matter. You're only seeing what you want to see in your analysis of Joymax's statements when there are other possibilities that you refuse to consider.

I implore you to look at things from all angles before using something as proof since that smae thing may be used against you as well. The first things you'll learn in a college level writing class is not to generalize and to never only present one side of a debate. In fact, you can give your argument more validity by conceding some things and at the same time reinforcing your claims.

Ethos, Logos and Pathos...look em up.

its true, when i was in college (im in the UK people) and in my english lit class i had to give for and against arguements in all my essays... its thinking outside the box and what not... to be honest i felt that it was best to look at both sides of any arguement and then make your own mind up given the evidence at hand

From reading a lot of different perspectives, it seems the main justification given by poppers is, i'm high level so i can do what i want. If this is the case, then fair enough, but its also pretty sad. I hear a lot of 'go level up' rebuttals also, i suppose they better do it without that nice +2 weapon or nice piece of armor they were saving up for, so you can buy about 10 hp pots with their money, which you probably could get from drops in less time. As far as i'm concerned, it comes down to ruining someone elses fun, but most poppers seem unable to comprehend this. I'm certain that if a lot of poppers were not so high up the 'food chain' and were in fact at risk from similar actions from say level 80+ players, they would not be so selfish in their attitude. As far as 'being creative' and 'thinking outside the box' people need to actually realise what those two phrases mean. It is neither creative or thinking outside the box to copy someone elses exploit that causes nothing but friction, and allows the strong to get stronger, while the weak stay weak. Never mind though, because i doubt anyone cares about thier actions, because they grinded to a high level, basically because you have played the game longer than some noobs you feel you have the right to do whatever you like. OK.....

Immy <3

Pig, I'm sorry to say it, but you did kinda ruin your own validity when you started posting like a twelve year old... :/ These guys DO have valid points- 1* popping isn't explicitly stated to be against any game rules. Anybody can nod to say and say "Yeah, fair enough, that is true, but the way I see it..." and then put forward their counter-argument and continue the debate in a mature fashion.

But to completely deny someone else's point, even when it's a statement of solid fact...? And then goad people into arguments by calling them "brick walls" and "anal"? And using sarcasm as a poorly executed attempt to force a sway in the argument to your favour? ("Frustrated are we? Have a bit of your own medicine ")

I'm sorry, but as much as I am in agreement with your 'side' of this argument, I'm thoroughly disappointed with the way in which you've decided to put forward your points. Please, for the sake of decency and maturity, let's leave all the sarky comments and false egotism at the door and instead discuss it like adults. If you need examples, this thread was doing just fine up untill 1-2 pages ago. Please don't ruin the only (and longest) level-headed intelligent debate on a highly contested subject this forum has ever had.


Phew - now onto the post I would have made originally. I have one counter to the following quote, and I'm asking more out of curiosity as to whether it has been considered, and if so, asking for reasons as to why it wouldn't be a preferred method of thievery:


My question is, why is it not possible for a thief who is strong enough to 1* pop traders to simply leave their animal summoned and carrying goods, and wait for other high-star trades to come along? And kill those untill your animal is as full as it would be if you were popping 1*s? I see several possible advantages to this over popping: 1) EXP from NPC thieves spawning. 2) Eliminate some of the boredom of waiting for high star traders. 3) People's immediate reaction might be one of suspicion that you are trying to 1* pop, but you can prove them wrong when you kill your NPC spawns and allow newbie traders to pass safely... Reputation+++ for you and thieves in general.

I know, it sounds like "effort"... but if traders can't be lazy, why should thieves? :3

Many multistars are fairly high level and have fairly strong guilds/unions backing them up. If you just hang out waiting for another, once you get two or three, and the people you robbed notice you're waiting around for another, they're gonna get as much backup in there as possible. And when 2 or 3 caravans do this, you find yourself in a very sticky situation. Best way to take down multistars is to hit and run, especially if you know the guild is strong enough or in a strong union that can bring in heavy backup.

oh no,...your feeble minded ass made a spelling mistake - wtf is "smae thing" and you went to college writing class - LMAO how does it feel to be nit-picked retard.

Personally, I could give a shit about what you,.. or anyone else thinks about my posts,.. they are my feelings on the subject and your not going to sway them. When you have such bad f'n manners that you do this type of shit to begin with, dont expect me to come around and treat and talk to you like a civilized adult.

I'm here to piss you off. There I said It. Im here to piss you off like the countless people you did. Taste of your own medicine - yes. Your all a bunch of low - life asses. Thats right,...asses. Come here and whine about why you should be able to break f'n rules. You want me to have sympathy for the people who break rules to get by quick and easy. No f'n way. And as for people who are against 1*poppin flammin me,...I could give a shit about you either. Your doing nothin but feeding their BS side of this mess.

GET IT THROUGH YOUR THICK SKULLS - YOUR POINTS ARE BULLSHIT! No, there isn't validity to cheating and victimizing people. I dont give a shit how you f'n mask the truth, thats what it is.

As for Joymaxs' statement I really dont care what it said,..never had to give it much thought. You know why? Because you f'n people gave me enough anger and fuel about this shit subject that no matter what it said -this is how Im going to feel.

Advocating victimizers - go piss up a rope. See if I care about the endless flames.

Your so called "intelligent" discussion is just another way to draw this shit out and get nothing done. F'N Do Something about it already. Don't whine to these people about why you think you shouldn't be victimized. Get some balls and f--kin tell em.

When you knowingly try to piss people off, - this is what your going to get. Not some BS like, "oh I understand where your comin from, I can see why you should victimize and piss people off to the max". Not from f'n me man. I'm standin up to your cracked argument, - Its nothin but a bunch of cheaters whining.

So, take your 1000 different ways of sayin that bendin the rules should be allowed, and shove them up your putrid asses.

Hugs and Kisses Beeyatches.

Well we all have our views of what is wrong and right, but if you're going to 1* pop, just do it, don't think following some low lvl trader with an ox and spawning some high lvl npc thieves is not obvious. On my second time trying to trade some high lvl thief start following us with an ox and just waitied for the npc's to kill us. Kinda sad, but funny at the same time because it felt like a really slow camel & ox race. HA! I would have preferred they just came and kill us themselves rather than sit around and let the npc do it. Just a preference.

You can leave this forum any time you like. Closed-mindedness and refusal to respect the ideas of others is not a component of healthy discussion no matter what issue is at hand.

If you're stuck and don't know how to leave:

If you want to continue, Pig, please feel free to make a new thread purely for insulting and flaming and pissing people off.

I personally would like to see this thread here saved from the quick deletion you are downright steaming us towards with your needless stupidity. Need I remind you that if this thread is lost, the topic of 1* popping will be banished from the forum forever, and NO, NOT because the admin advocates popping, but because idiots like YOU can't help but turn every single 1* popping discussion into a little kiddy's poo-flinging party. No thanks. We were doing fine. This isn't your thread, cya, mind the door now, buh-bye.

It was pretty clear as I stated. When the other side of an argument is only backed by your advocacy for bendin the intended rules,..dont expect me to listen.

I mean, - what a pussy to have to 1*pop anyway,..- think about it, how weak do you have to be to involve people in PVP (who dont want to be might I add) that are 20 - 40 + lvls below you. What a cheap, pussy, easy way out of peforming the thief job right.

Now should I flame your ass for comparing me to Hitler and North Korea? F'n Hypocrite. Why even bother,..It just shows your hypocritical side - (i.e. flamin me for comparing things on "why an opposing side doesn't always have to be listened to" by using drug dealers as an example).

In case you've been livin under a rock - Go piss up a rope is an expression used for dikweeds like you. Of course you can't do it, but it would be hella funny to see you try,...get it? Man for someone as smart as you think you are, you sure dont have much common sense,..cant even analyze an expression.

Either way,..you'll always be an advocatin', cheatin, victimizing, whinebag to me. No matter what you say, I'm gonna always come back at you ten fold. Like I said,... your drownin, and your pathetic whines that advocate selfishness and victimizing are falling on deaf ears, just like the voices of the people you do it to, and everyone it affects.

Then please listen to someone who DOESN'T pop, and respect MY wishes as I have respected your opinions up untill you started going way off track and trashing the thread.

LEAVE.

I don't pop either. I used to, but it's actually pretty boring unless high level hunters come. People do it for money and thief exp. I see both sides of the argument and all I ask is that other people see both sides as well.

Calling me a dickweed (yes the proper spelling has a "c" in it as well) is just your cop out so you don't have to recognize it.

A rational discussion progresses like this:

Person 1: Makes a point
Person 2: Analyzes Person 1's point and makes a counter point

Here is you and me:
You: Make a Point
Me: Admits there is validity to your point and makes a counter point
You: Bullshit...reiterates point
Me: Brings up more points which support my side. No need to counter because no new point has been made by you.
You: Bullshit...reiterates point...flames
Me: No new points...just asking you to admit there might be (might be: as in you see how it could be valid, but you can also say why you think it is invalid) validity to a point
You: Waka-Waka-Waka...Bullshit...Waka-waka

I ask you again, if you can't partake in a rational discussion leave now and go to tavern. You'll find many people there who think just like you (ie, don't think at all).

If you cant deal with someones anger on such a heated issue then you have no business being here yourself. Its in no way your thread either. Everyone has the right to their opinion, wheteher you "think" it trashes to thread or not. Some people have been pushed over the edge with this shit and they are bound to reflect upon it when provoked.

Dont trash my low lvl trader and I wont trash your character. simple as that. take your 1*BS and stay the f--k away from me with it, and you wont have to hear my voice.

This heated issue was being discussed well before you started trashing the thread. No, that's not an opinion. Your colourful language and personal attacks add nothing to the thread but needless hatred, and are against forum rules anyway. We don't want you here. We can't "stay the f--k away" from you because it's YOU who is HERE, not the other way round. Leave us alone to our intelligent conversation, please. We have no need of a bar-room brawl in our fancy highclass restaurant.

ZZZZZZZZZZ

typical of someone who must not have a backbone and cant stand up for themselves. If you want to let people walk all over you and then discuss it over a cup of tea,..be my guest. That kind of mentality will get you nowhere is this brutal world.

It seems that you consider anyone who won't listen to you wrong and/or a popper. You need to try opening your eyes and reading. As Moogie said, don't ruin our discussion (two-way) because you can't stop your monologue (one-way).

I'll quote myself on this one because the same goes for you.

Ok, I've let SuicideGrl know there is a toddler escaped from his playpen. :3 Hopefully we can go back to a constructive debate after the kids are put back to bed.

For now, I suggest none of the established voices (myself, Immy, cuchulainn, Bakemaster etc) adds any further posts to this thread untill the bad bits have been removed and we can pick up from where we left off a couple of pages ago. Sound like a plan? Alternatively we could find somewhere else to continue the discussion where this guy can't butt in. But that seems unecessary for now. cya!

ZZZZZZZ

I care,..ban me... see if I give a flying f--k,..my opinions are already there for all to see,..I've accomplished what I've set out to do. No bann from a generic forum is gonna take that away. And besides, I can always hop on another cpu and register a new user. Oh NO pls dont ban me! LMAO. No puke will ever get the best of me, you can count on that.

BB Beeeyatches.

The argument - I'm high level so I can do what I want is pretty much... bulletproof. Of course, unless you're higher than them. Seriously, SRO is a game of numbers.

Only in my opinion if you have the mentality of a schoolyard bully.

Bundt cake.

And you wonder why people like this get flamed. Nothing but a hypocritical instigator. Point proven.

For the love of god, please STFU!

Thank you.

I'm teh eBully, lolz.

yah..sooo.....1 * popping.

I am just taking you up on your generous offer to:

No need to get testy.

I find it hilarious that the guy with the satanic username and avatar is mad because poppers are meanies and it's not fair! But hey, you have to laugh.

darn, i remembered posting something about no flame posts yet and here it comes lol.

but instead of flaming in a forum trying to piss people off(which doesn't work on me), you could go help those victims of real crimes, they need more help than 1* traders getting popped.



you should know that anonymity + internet = asshat. since you'd already admitted to being one.
and nobody asked for sympathy, nor do we want it.

i know that 1* popping is immoral, yet i am still doing it, i'm immoral =P. you mentioned about lowbies, then have you ever wondered if they are going to be the same 1* popper i am when they reach high level? on the case that they have been popped before.

and i sympathise more with newbie traders who got dced halfway through trade run and lost their goods, ride a horse back and spend lots and lots of time trying to find their goods which already got stolen by a thief.

you and i know the job update is coming soon, i can sit and wait(meanwhile playing another mmorpg). why can't you?