Hi...thanks for hitting this nerve for me.

Hi...thanks for hitting this nerve for me.:
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Posted by Shokai(IMM) on November 02, 1999 at 14:49:20:

In Reply to: The agony of stat rolling, is it necessary? posted by Ponderer(VIP) on November 02, 1999 at 12:50:01:

> This has been kicked as many times as a football in a game between teams that can't get a first down, but is stat rolling really necessary?

yes.

> Is it necessary that I have to type 'n'(or let my roller do it as is the case with many) for stats totalling 50 when the max rollable is 90?

heaven forbid you have to spend time working on your character...try thinking of a history and background for him while you roll.

> Is it not possible to at least eliminate the ludicrously low stat totals?

it's possible, but why bother? Part of the reason you roll stats is to see if you're willing to stick it out and put the time into having a near perfect character from the start. Be glad a lot of people have made rollers more avaiable, at least you don't have to hit 'n' for 2 hours now.

> Is it at least possible to insert an extra question for those people that want the low stats...kinda like (Do you want stats below 75 total to be available?) Then you cut your rolling time down to 30 seconds instead of 3 hours because you'll only be given decent stats to choose from.

want us to pick your names, and give you a description too? Since obviously that's a waste of time you could be killing people.

> In an ideal world you'd be able to say I want 18 str/18int/18wis/18dex/18con/18chr and you go right into playing, but we all know that the imms are like the dominatrix in an S&M relationship...dishing out the pain and getting their rocks off because of it :)

Getting our rocks of, eh? It is with great personal restraint I hold back the stream of profanity I'd love to spew at you. Being an immortal is probably the most under appricaited thing I've done in the past few years. Why do I do it? Because I enjoy it, I enjoy the role, and I enjoy helping people who need it. When I see little comments like this, whether meant to be amusing, or serious it does one thing...it pisses me off. If you were making a joke, yippie. If you weren't, piss off.

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Err, I do what I can Ponderer(VIP) 15:52:34 11/02/99 (5)
- And you're underappreciated for it, poor guy.. Taerin 16:19:26 11/02/99 (4)
  - All that would do is discourage RP, Powerrank to see your actual stats, delete... Cassman 18:23:54 12/17/99 (0)
  - But... why? Nat 17:04:03 11/02/99 (0)
  - *sigh* Striking a nerve, Constructive Criticism, Misinterpretation, and somewhere deep in the middle, a discussion on stat rolling. Ponderer(VIP) 16:32:59 11/02/99 (1)
    - Re: *sigh* Striking a nerve, Constructive Criticism, Misinterpretation, and somewhere deep in the middle, a discussion on stat rolling. JARF 17:00:41 11/02/99 (0)
Stat rolling... Nat 15:40:59 11/02/99 (0)
Re: Hi...thanks for hitting this nerve for me. Falstaff 15:05:03 11/02/99 (0)
Re: Hi...thanks for hitting this nerve for me. Zuelka 15:01:32 11/02/99 (0)
Re: Hi...thanks for hitting this nerve for me. Mylene 14:51:56 11/02/99 (0)
Don't worry Shokai. We may not show it. But we love the immortal staff. n/t Newsboy. 14:51:28 11/02/99 (0)

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Comments:	> > This has been kicked as many times as a football in a game between teams that can't get a first down, but is stat rolling really necessary? > yes. > > Is it necessary that I have to type 'n'(or let my roller do it as is the case with many) for stats totalling 50 when the max rollable is 90? > heaven forbid you have to spend time working on your character...try thinking of a history and background for him while you roll. > > Is it not possible to at least eliminate the ludicrously low stat totals? > it's possible, but why bother? Part of the reason you roll stats is to see if you're willing to stick it out and put the time into having a near perfect character from the start. Be glad a lot of people have made rollers more avaiable, at least you don't have to hit 'n' for 2 hours now. > > Is it at least possible to insert an extra question for those people that want the low stats...kinda like (Do you want stats below 75 total to be available?) Then you cut your rolling time down to 30 seconds instead of 3 hours because you'll only be given decent stats to choose from. > want us to pick your names, and give you a description too? Since obviously that's a waste of time you could be killing people. > > In an ideal world you'd be able to say I want 18 str/18int/18wis/18dex/18con/18chr and you go right into playing, but we all know that the imms are like the dominatrix in an S&M relationship...dishing out the pain and getting their rocks off because of it :) > Getting our rocks of, eh? It is with great personal restraint I hold back the stream of profanity I'd love to spew at you. Being an immortal is probably the most under appricaited thing I've done in the past few years. Why do I do it? Because I enjoy it, I enjoy the role, and I enjoy helping people who need it. When I see little comments like this, whether meant to be amusing, or serious it does one thing...it pisses me off. If you were making a joke, yippie. If you weren't, piss off.

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