LOL... everyone that plays this game is SO mean!
When I first started playing EQ, there were only a few dozen people on my server, and everyone was on just to have fun: Kill mobs, loot some cloth (if you're lucky), fill an inventory slot, chat with new friends... pretty simple. NOW, you can't even ask an OOC question in the game without 2 or 3 negative comments coming back to you about your spelling or "noobiness". This game WAS fun, but its quickly losing its flavor. Don't NICE people ever play EQ just to have a little computer gaming fun and chat with people from around the world? That's why I play the game. Otherwise, why not just play Morrowind; a game where you don't need to deal with people and downtimes?
Believe me, I am not a tree-hugging, liberal, bleeding-heart, priest with a propensity to spread goodwill among the flock, but SHEESH... lets lighten up and have a little fun. Help out instead of ignore... Say "Hello" instead of \finger "what are you looking at?"... Teach a newbie how to fletch instead of saying, "figure it out or look it up on the web." This game is supposed to be a light & frothy social artifice... a way for people to gather with a common interest in their spare time. It should not be used to flex the muscles of your overplayed icon or be mean to people that cannot see you. I find it hard to believe that anyone who plays is really as powerful as his or her EQ graphic. And if they are, and can, in fact, resurrect the dead or something, that's great, just keep it to yourself. AGAIN... lets lighten up and have a little fun