Godly sorc that claims to own us?!

[theBlackKnight]

Dang, nice speach there death on dark wings, perhaps dark knight would be so kind as to get it up as a guest article?

 

[soulesschild]

he would get flamed so badly....

 

[KillaBrothers]

I've already issued a challenge to a member in the sorceress forum, but that's on USWest. You guys from USEast should really arrange your duels.
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As for hacked items, as long as they remain 'legally accepted' -- not banned by Blizzard, the only setback... bla bla bla... jab jab jab...

Those ideas about hacked items and stuff... Maaaaaaan...!!! I don't mean to insult U - but that's Bu**Sh**! It's a game - not a brach of phylosophy science. The games has rules - the one who wins a duel within the bounds of these rules is a winner (duuuuuh....). Everything that goes out of the limits - is concidered to be cheating. Ir rules has some bugs in it - oh well, but cheating and dupping... damn I HATE THAT S***. And it's not a question who can (I mean kows how to - or is able to) do this or not.

My bottom line is - cheating is bad !!!

come on - when U play chess U don't just go kicking oponent's king figure of the board screaming ''I win - U loose !!!''... Think about it for a minute.

(pardon my french)

cheers mate!

 

[Evil_Kroki]

come on - when U play chess U don't just go kicking oponent's king figure of the board screaming ''I win - U loose !!!''...

I think, the way Death on Dark Wings sees it:
Why can't he win like that, he puts effort in kicking the the figure so he should get rewarded for his effort

 

[Mehatesmaphack]

Personally I think that someone's tendency to cheat/hack is also connected to the severity of the consequences, other than just someone's character. When cheating/hacking at D2 there is indeed a (small) chance of getting banned, but it's unlikely that will happen right away, if it happens at all. Sure, you might lose some items when they poof, you could be banned and people will shout and curse at you when you're dueling in a BM way, but that won't repel most cheaters.

But would these people still do so if the repercussions would be swift and harsh? Would you still duel in a cheap way if your opponent was actually sitting next to you, being able to kick you in the shins when you absorb or nk them? Would you still use maphack or aa if it meant a ban within the hour? I remember the old days when someone using overpowered Guile and his cheeky Sonic Boom->throw bit (SF2 for you young ones), ran the risk of getting into a fight for being a cheater. That's a swift reaction which would deter people from using lame tactics.
I'd rejoice if nobody would use cheats, hacks or dupes, and everyone would be a GM dueler. But since we're all safely tucked away behind a computer and a nickname, miles apart from each other, people with a tendency towards cheating will simply do so, just because they can. After all, it's still a game without any real-life consequenses. (Other than perhaps, when banned, actually having spare time for other things :thumbsup: But that wouldn't really be a bad thing I suppose.) I guess in the end, it's all a matter of integrity.

To be a little on topic, Venomancer all the way versus Eshield sorc, like Necrochild313 already pointed out. Since Nova will bypass Eshield completely and most Eshield sorcs have relatively low life, it's not uncommon to drain their life in 1 hit (unless they use something like Death's Hand and stack poison resist). Mine is somewhat of a hybrid, and I find him the most fun character to duel with in general, due to the relatively large amount of different skills involved. They might not be top of the line regarding win ratio versus all classes, but it's still only a game, and I play it to have fun.


PS. $200 for virtual items? Come on Death, you could have spent that on all four Futurama seasons...

if you are an upper teen or grown man and feel the need to cheat on a simple computer game like d2 and then defend cheating,you are either ******** or sad as hell.

 

[Dutchgrass]

if you are an upper teen or grown man and feel the need to cheat on a simple computer game like d2 and then defend cheating,you are either ******** or sad as hell.

Heh, that's what I was trying to say in a little less crude way.