I want your Honest opinion..Follow

Just wanted to mark out some quotes for those that think Hip was only seeking comments on how hated/loved he is without naming names. He was trying to do it surreptitiously, thus the quotes. Ever see someone say 'not naming names' while conspicuously pointing at the person they are talking about? That's what he was doing. I didn't know who he was talking about (til his edited post) but I knew I could figure it out. I just figured the folks that still played would know since it was obvious he was pointing at em with the quotes.

Don't be fooled, he wanted people to know who he was talking about. His feelings were hurt (understandably, no one likes being rejected) and he wanted to accomplish a few goals with this post. I'm sure he actually wanted to see what people thought of him, he also wanted sympathy, and he wanted people to be angry at the LS that turned him down. Well...goals accomplished.

Just saying Win that I cannot comprehend whatsoever how people cannot see how him doing the Astral ring thing was just not cool. Nobody ever seems to ever reply to this one comment I make over and over about this.

Think of the poor guy or gal who just farmed for an entire week to buy one of these, only to find out some jerk bumped the price up 350k for no good reason only to fill his pockets. Then stop and think of how "not a bad guy" he is. He only thinks of himself. People like that suck. Period.

I'm just saying people need to open their eyes and look past his buying people crap to make friends and whatever else he helps with from time to time to try and salvage some kind of reputation. If he would quit this crap it would die, but he loves the attention. Hell, he created this post. Just wake up is all I am saying. You don't like mean drama on the boards? Tired of it? Well, tell Hip. He started this thread. He asked opinions knowing some would not be so nice. He loves the attention. The title "I want your honest opinion" should be "I want to find a bunch of people to back me up." Because if he ever wanted anyone's honest opinion he would have stopped the sketchy crap a long time ago. I'm guilty of one thing, giving him what he wants, attention. I should have never replied to this retarded thread, but he asked.

Just out of curiosity...how can you honestly say that and then ask, and expect us to view it as a serious question, if or why you have a bad reputation?

Just a few months ago, Hip was rank 5 and level 75. I'm not saying that as an insult, I'm pointing out that his game goals obviously had nothing to do with completing missions. I don't doubt that now that he's made what he calls nearly unlimited gil that he's bored and would love to do more than just make more gil. Unfortunately, he's admitted that he expected to **** people off. To put in a quote that basically agrees with what a lot of people have said, "It takes a lifetime to build a good reputation and five minutes to destroy it." In this case, he expected to **** people off, he did, and now he supposedly can't understand why they're pissed off.

Like I said before, I've never had a problem with Hip's personality, but some of his actions have definitely left a bit of a stink. A lot of people have talked about how generous Hip is, and that may be true. I'd like to know if any of these same people have complained about rising prices at the auction house, whether it be by gilsellers or just average players. Let's face it, the auction strategies between Hip and a gilseller aren't really so different. The major difference I see between a gift from Hip and buying gil is whether you used your credit card number.

Now, just to keep people from thinking I'm being too harsh, I will add in that I doubt many people on this thread, regardless of whether they be pro- or anti-Hip, would sell an Astral Ring for 150k again. I can say with fair certainty that I wouldn't.

Finally, I want to apologize for even posting on this thread to begin with. I think it was an obvious attempt to start a flame war, and, judging from his last post, Hip was all too willing to sit back and let others do the work.



Well, Hip, congratulations then. You started a thread saying you wanted to know what people thought about you, then admitted you knew exactly who was going to say what. Everyone played right into your hand, I guess.

Again, I should probably add that I doubt I take the moral high road and boycott this thread, either. Now that it has started, it has become like train wreck with monkeys and balloons and I just can't look away.

Edited, Wed Feb 23 02:15:49 2005 by Vimesrdm

Mmmhmm, IGE is a very lucrative farming spot.

Edited, Wed Feb 23 08:34:09 2005 by Apocpink

test sorry. can't seem to make a new post ;;

Well I for one have never had any problems with Hip. He always says hello and asks how I am doing. I see his ingame business ventures as just that...business ventures in a game. It is no worse than real life or anything that happens in the real world of business. He just happens to be business minded in certain areas.

As for the denial into a HNMLS...well I bet when I get to that level I won't get accepted either. I like to have fun in this game and am not hardcore enough to spend my time hunting mythical monsters with a group. Yes I ocassionally hunt NMs, but rarely... And yes I want to see the whole FFXI story... However I think getting a LS of friends is the best way to go to reach those goals. I have nothing against HNMLS' really... Except that they seem to cause a lot of drama, not all of them mind you, but I see a lot of posts and complaints about "this HNMLS stole our HNM..."

Anyways, I don't see anything wrong with Hip's actions ingame, I think the guy trying to get the teleporting prices raised and the people who play a WHM and charge for a Raise are much much much worse.

Well there's my 2 gil, take it or leave it as you want

Zariko, Calien was right when he called you a donkey. Did you not read the post of Grimina pointing out Hiptaru's little trick. Stop using that tired old excuse of him not naming names kplease? Also please inform me of any personal encounters you might've had with me cause I sure as hell don't remember jack. I tend to stay away from self righteous Dragoons who think they're god just cause a couple of allkhazam low levels worshiped them. KFCC's also not your friend, so stop name dropping. Just cause you don't remembered that Hiptaru Leeched doesn't mean other people didn't, what are you? Has all the allakhazam back patting gone to your head? I guessed if I spent my time eternally sucking up to allakhazam people that they'll think I'm Dragoon coffer key papyrus God too. Your personal experiences with hiptaru > mine? I Dunno why Draken was even dragged into this? What are you trying to pull? Disgrunted that he (a dragoon like your self) now owns a Barone+relics while you were rejected because you're an ***?

Edited, Wed Feb 23 14:38:11 2005 by Bowser

Trizz, I want to have your man-babies. XD

Seriously folks, whether you agree with it or not, it was our decision. I promise you the reasons Hiptaru laid out were [b]NOT our sole reasons for denying him. Whether these were omitted by choice or he simply doesn't know why remains to be seen.

Oh yeah Hip, and remember when you told me to go suck a co[b][/b]ck and that I had no friends in the Bismarck chat during last maintenance? And then came back to defend yourself under a different name? Yeah....those friends that I supposedly don't have didn't take very well to that.

I don't know, maybe because he ADMITTED it after the fact or something? And if that's true, nice one.

I really don't see the problem here, but that's from my "limited" viewpoint. We all know you have to be level 75 and rich to understand these things. Don't see why Hip wasn't let in, but don't see why he's gotta ***** about it either.

they where refering to me fourtytwo, look guys and gals that hate me guess what im not going anywhere soon. You can complain all you want about me im still gonna be here and buying up all the good gear i want does that **** you off? Yea because your in a hnm ls and are still broke. I have fun doing what i do so if u think for 1 bit i care what you think your in for a rude awakening. Ppl shout in jeuno all day long about me and my gear and my gil. Ive learned to just ignore it and go on with my biz, you should to im not asking for anything im not raising ah prices im just doing my thing u should try that and quit worrying about how much gil i got or how i spend it if i wanted a broker id hire 1. As for a theif and a liar ive never stole anything or lied about anything ive been real honest i would say. The ige acount thing well hey they needed that if you ask me and if u think it was wrong then i woul dcall u a customer of theirs and say you should go **** yourself. Yea so i wont get into any NA hnm ls do i care naw, ill join a jp 1 but thanks oh and yes i have already been in the works with some and i can speak japanese so dont worry i know what they are saying. When my nin is 75 and using all the best gear and owning ill let my job do the talking if u dont want me becuase of rl events and not what my job can do for the team then u are selfish and picky and a elitist. If i do my job thats all that counts. Bah im done lol enjoy checking my gear and crying somemore hopefully this update gives me more toys to throw in the moghouse.

2 muffins are in an oven, one muffins goes and says: Hey what's up? The second muffin turns around and goes OMG A TALKING MUFFIN!!!!


sup 42 :)

little taru w/ a big mouth.... sophistimacated that one is.

btw can some1 post AD's website? i forget the url, i know its something like: Valkurm.Archdominus.com(sp?)

thx :)