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SOT

Banned

Join Date: May 2005

East Texas

13 Aug 2005 at 02:15 - 1

I have had my moments. You know, where some player decides to be Rambo, rushes the cluster of mergoyles wearing Armor Class 50. Madness ensues. He/she/it/they die. He/she/it/they proceed to whine like a stuck pig and leave the map.

He/she/it/they are a dime a dozen it seems.

Well, about 20 minutes ago, my faith in the human race was restored, from a most amazingly off-the-wall source:

I was standing in Yak's Bend, on my w/mo, who is level 14 or so (i forgot). I am bored out of my FREAKING MIND, so I decide to have some fun in all-chat and say something completely off the wall. I typed in and hit enter, broadcasting the following (keep in mind it was completely random, and I was simply trying to garner a laugh or at least a smiley):

"Hi! I'm collecting Colostomy Bags. Will you Help me find them? I'll give you 10 gold!"

Literally, not even 12 seconds pass by, and some mofo comes up to me, wearing the most badass FOW armor I have ever seen. He bows at me, and whispers me to "not repeat his name", then dings me with trade window. I open the god damn window, and there are 256 globs of ecotplasm. 256! He tells me in whisper "take these and begone".

After swallowing my intestines back down, I hit accept, thinking it was a ruse to get back at me for spamming my mundanity. Nope, he gave me 256 globs of ECTO-FREAKIN-Plasm!

And who says chaos theory is bogus?

CAT

Banned

Join Date: May 2005

KOREA

Slash Rank[DeeR]

R/Me

13 Aug 2005 at 02:17 - 2

Congrats, someone gave you something free.

Divinus

Academy Page

Join Date: May 2005

Mississippi

13 Aug 2005 at 02:18 - 3

I doubt that was Balthazar and more the All-Mighty Frog.

Really, though. That was awesome. Worst of luck to you, seeing as you already got the best of it, lol.

:P

SOT

Banned

Join Date: May 2005

East Texas

13 Aug 2005 at 02:18 - 4

Quote:

Originally Posted by CAT

Congrats, someone gave you something free.

Ectoplasm of all things. It could have been char carvings or some other such nonsense.

Jwh6913

Lion's Arch Merchant

Join Date: Apr 2005

Death Infernal Evil

Mo/R

13 Aug 2005 at 02:19 - 5

256 ectos?! that's like over a mil gold for free!!!! damn

Tactical-Dillusions

Desert Nomad

Join Date: May 2005

Grimsby, UK

R/

13 Aug 2005 at 03:00 - 6

And the guy who got 34 charr armours from me earlier thought his luck was in

I'm impressed. These people are few and far between.

Rahl

Furnace Stoker

Join Date: Apr 2005

Austin, Tx

Mmph Its [Good]

Mo/

13 Aug 2005 at 03:04 - 7

Yea, looks like you found one of the *maybe* botters, or someone that has a very fast finger ^^

All I can say is... lucky.

Mind sharing 75? I'll pay but no 10k per :P

twicky_kid

Furnace Stoker

Join Date: Jun 2005

Quite Vulgar [FUN]

13 Aug 2005 at 03:05 - 8

just keep the hope alive man. find someone with random stuff like you did and hand a few off. it'll make their day...lol

Stabwound

Academy Page

Join Date: May 2005

13 Aug 2005 at 03:09 - 9

That would just be one of the people that bought about 2000 ectoplasms for really cheap yesterday.

Krank

Krytan Explorer

Join Date: Jul 2005

W/

13 Aug 2005 at 03:33 - 10

pics?

ManadartheHealer

Desert Nomad

Join Date: May 2005

Awaiting GW2

W/

13 Aug 2005 at 03:35 - 11

This is the mysterious power of The Frog at work!

Sagius Truthbarron

Desert Nomad

Join Date: Jun 2005

Animal Factory [ZoO]

A/

13 Aug 2005 at 03:59 - 12

Obviously the guy bought them all for 2,560 gold when the prices were really low and felt bad about it

I mean, it is the work of the Frog! Yes, next Superior Prot runes will return to the Rune Trader!!

LifeInfusion

Grotto Attendant

Join Date: May 2005

in the midline

E/Mo

13 Aug 2005 at 04:07 - 13

rofl. Good for you. He probably thought you were new to the game.

Lost

Krytan Explorer

Join Date: Jun 2005

Hell's Precipice

13 Aug 2005 at 04:19 - 14

I sense a new craze, hordes of people standing around Yak's Bend looking Colostomy Bags.

ExplosiveBadger

Lion's Arch Merchant

Join Date: Jul 2005

MN

E/Mo

13 Aug 2005 at 04:56 - 15

I WAITED OVER 5 MINUTES FOR MY ECTOPLASM, NO DICE.

Congrats on the huge giveaway. The most i've been given is probably a 50gold donation when I was a newbie to the game, or mabey a purple max damage shadow staff.

Elena

Desert Nomad

Join Date: May 2005

Belgium

13 Aug 2005 at 08:07 - 16

rofl lfg to elona reach or thirsty river haha

Kai Nui

Desert Nomad

Join Date: Aug 2005

Behind you with a knife

Celebrity Gangsters [FamE]

Me/

13 Aug 2005 at 08:53 - 17

Hey, liar, can we see a FREAKING SCREEN SHOT OF THESE ECTOS?! lol I'd like to see them.

SOT

Banned

Join Date: May 2005

East Texas

13 Aug 2005 at 15:28 - 18

Quote:

Originally Posted by Stabwound

That would just be one of the people that bought about 2000 ectoplasms for really cheap yesterday.

Once again someone turns this into a sociology/politico discussion. I do not care WHERE the guy got his ecto-gasms. The point is, I was not asking for anything serious, sensible or anything, and by some fluke, the guy caught my joke, (colostomy bag=looks like ecto bags to me). He handed me some loot and was kind and brief. Where he got them is as important as what Hitler preferred for breakfast as far as I am concerned. Don't give a shit!

Quote:

Originally Posted by ExplosiveBadger

I WAITED OVER 5 MINUTES FOR MY ECTOPLASM, NO DICE.
Congrats on the huge giveaway. The most i've been given is probably a 50gold donation when I was a newbie to the game, or mabey a purple max damage shadow staff.

I knew YOU couldn't stay away. You were in dist one I see. Wrong dist. Also quite a while AFTER the fact.

Quote:

Originally Posted by Kai Nui

Hey, liar, can we see a FREAKING SCREEN SHOT OF THESE ECTOS?! lol I'd like to see them.

See below, nimrod.

Quote:

Originally Posted by Krank

pics?

You know damn well why you posted that. You also know damn well why there are no 'pics?' I am not going to sit here and screenshot everything that happens in the game to make you satisfied. I am not here to please you, and wouldn't be here if I had to.

Krank the only reason I responded to your post is to tell you off. Nothing you ever say to me is anything more than anal, and geared toward starting shit with me, or, non-contribulatory one-liners. Stuff it.

And for those I did not respond to, there is point to responding to you, so why bother. These forums need a SERIOUS airlock-ejection session.

The Great Al

Forge Runner

Join Date: Jun 2005

ALOA

E/Me

13 Aug 2005 at 15:35 - 19

oh man that's unbelievable, i mean i believe you but..wow, i wish i had thought of that

DarkWasp

Desert Nomad

Join Date: Mar 2005

Paradise

Agency Of Forbidden Fruits [Oot]

R/A

13 Aug 2005 at 16:14 - 20

It's a great story. But, I dont believe you.

Algren Cole

Banned

Join Date: Jun 2005

13 Aug 2005 at 16:20 - 21

looks like someone figured out how to dupe in-game items...=)

badassmonkee

Frost Gate Guardian

Join Date: Jun 2005

Capital Of The Highlands

XoO

W/N

13 Aug 2005 at 16:20 - 22

i honestly dont believe you either. whats the point in posting this? to say to everyone, har, i am the richest man in gw and thus better than you?

seriously, if youre gonna state something, atleast back it up. and i dont screenshot every single thing in gw but i would definetly screenshot my bag full of 256 ectos. and why did he give you 256 when the highest stack is 250? |:

romO

Wilds Pathfinder

Join Date: Jun 2005

Chicago

Idiot Savants [iQ]

Mo/

13 Aug 2005 at 16:23 - 23

its not duping... he just bought them for 300g each the other day from trader... no biggie... sorry but some of you are VERY behind on these things...

Algren Cole

Banned

Join Date: Jun 2005

13 Aug 2005 at 16:49 - 24

Quote:

Originally Posted by romO

its not duping... he just bought them for 300g each the other day from trader... no biggie... sorry but some of you are VERY behind on these things...

I'm sure there are a lot of people whose lives revolve around things other than Guild Wars.

Nice life ftw

Phlodnar

Pre-Searing Cadet

Join Date: Jun 2005

Ein Methylchloroisothiazolinone

N/E

13 Aug 2005 at 17:56 - 25

SOT thats hilarious, like I believe you, but its funny cause its so cool...and your avatar is really wicked haha

Divinitys Creature

Krytan Explorer

Join Date: Apr 2005

Somewhere between the Real World and Tyria ;P

The Gothic Embrace [Goth]

13 Aug 2005 at 18:30 - 26

Maybe this mysterious benefactor of yours was actually leaving the game (maybe a PvPer tired of waiting for change) and didn't want the ectos to just sit idle after they erase GW from their hard drive.

The undead Mesmer

Delphian Scribe

Join Date: May 2005

Holland

No guild ;_;

N/Me

13 Aug 2005 at 18:32 - 27

hmm SOT if you take a pic of the ectos i believe you otherwise your a lier the biggest one i ever met

SOT

Banned

Join Date: May 2005

East Texas

13 Aug 2005 at 19:14 - 28

Quote:

Originally Posted by Divinitys Creature

Maybe this mysterious benefactor of yours was actually leaving the game (maybe a PvPer tired of waiting for change) and didn't want the ectos to just sit idle after they erase GW from their hard drive.

Thank you for bringing sanity to the asylum...however brief it lasts.

It is inevitable. No matter how someone tries to post something that shows that NOT ALL GW PLAYERS ARE ASSHATS, people will go on the offensive/defensive.

This post has absolutely NOTHING, WHATSOEVER to do with "bragging rights". It has EVERYTHING to do with showing that not ALL uber-high-end players with the best gear are assholes.

The posts in here, for the most part were constructive, and indicative of the TOPIC. The "i don't believe you's" have no worth for upset value, because those people have no purpose, save throwing threads HIDEOUSLY off topic. Whether I am believed or not is moot. The guy was nice to me without cause or incentive, and it is an object lesson "taking the high road".

To those that actually said somehting of substance, thanks. To the rest of you, nothing surprises me, so keep on truckin in ass-land.

The undead Mesmer

Delphian Scribe

Join Date: May 2005

Holland

No guild ;_;

N/Me

13 Aug 2005 at 19:16 - 29

ty SOT but you still didnt post a picture

and i didnt think you would be so mad hehe sorry SOT but plz show us some evidence or il send the FBI to your house

SOT

Banned

Join Date: May 2005

East Texas

13 Aug 2005 at 19:19 - 30

Quote:

Originally Posted by The undead Mesmer

ty SOT but you still didnt post a picture

and i didnt think you would be so mad hehe sorry SOT but plz show us some evidence or il send the FBI to your house

I am not angry. I rarely get grasped with that emotion.

What I feel is pity. Pure, unadulterated sadness, that this community is so filled with useless, fevered egos who feel the need to toss a wrench in ANY topic, no matter how serious the discussion BEGINS. The topic was about how nice people ARE in the game still, and that all the threads about "gw sucks omg imma cry to death at the lameness" have absolutely NO point, and are outright blatant LIES, and anyone who perpetuates that shit should be banned without warning for being alarmist assholes. That was the thread purpose. Winning "im impressed" from non-entities I will never meet in the game or out has no value to me whatsoever. I am not concerned with approval ratings from people who seem to post in here more than play the damn game. Their activity tells me more than their sentiments. No bruise. No meaning.

I honestly do not care whether you believe me or not, I have nothing to prove, especially to THIS crowd

The undead Mesmer

Delphian Scribe

Join Date: May 2005

Holland

No guild ;_;

N/Me

13 Aug 2005 at 19:23 - 31

you got a point there rofl yust tell me to believe you or not and that whil do hehe im somebody that believes annything

sometimes for the good of us all sometimes for the bad of us all >.< i once got covered in cheese because i believe and thrust ppl too much

Rahl

Furnace Stoker

Join Date: Apr 2005

Austin, Tx

Mmph Its [Good]

Mo/

13 Aug 2005 at 21:17 - 32

Still, I would like to see that many Ectos in the inventory ^^

Show us please?

Its not that hard to take a screenie and post it

ExplosiveBadger

Lion's Arch Merchant

Join Date: Jul 2005

MN

E/Mo

13 Aug 2005 at 23:55 - 33

Just show these kids the damn pics and they'll look stupid.

Lampshade

Wilds Pathfinder

Join Date: Jun 2005

USA

Xen of Onslaught

14 Aug 2005 at 07:25 - 34

Hail to the Frog!

(Id post a pic of the frog but I don't have one)

Sagius Truthbarron

Desert Nomad

Join Date: Jun 2005

Animal Factory [ZoO]

A/

14 Aug 2005 at 07:36 - 35

Quote:

Originally Posted by Lampshade

Hail to the Frog!

(Id post a pic of the frog but I don't have one)

Enjoy.

PieXags

Forge Runner

Join Date: May 2005

The Infinite Representation Of Pie And Its Many Brilliances

14 Aug 2005 at 07:36 - 36

The story is a lie. Plain and simple. I'd have to say it's more of a joke than was his..."colostomy bags".

Oh, I guess I'll edit this and put "this is my opinion" here at the end so nobody throws a hissy fit.

You know SOT you're right, you don't have to prove anything to us.

Unless you want anyone to believe you.

ExDeity

Academy Page

Join Date: Aug 2005

14 Aug 2005 at 07:51 - 37

Quote:

Originally Posted by Algren Cole

I'm sure there are a lot of people whose lives revolve around things other than Guild Wars.

Nice life ftw

Owned?

ExDeity

Academy Page

Join Date: Aug 2005

14 Aug 2005 at 07:54 - 38

Quote:

Originally Posted by SOT

I am not angry. I rarely get grasped with that emotion.

What I feel is pity. Pure, unadulterated sadness, that this community is so filled with useless, fevered egos who feel the need to toss a wrench in ANY topic, no matter how serious the discussion BEGINS. The topic was about how nice people ARE in the game still, and that all the threads about "gw sucks omg imma cry to death at the lameness" have absolutely NO point, and are outright blatant LIES, and anyone who perpetuates that shit should be banned without warning for being alarmist assholes. That was the thread purpose. Winning "im impressed" from non-entities I will never meet in the game or out has no value to me whatsoever. I am not concerned with approval ratings from people who seem to post in here more than play the damn game. Their activity tells me more than their sentiments. No bruise. No meaning.

I honestly do not care whether you believe me or not, I have nothing to prove, especially to THIS crowd

For a guy that was just GIVEN an increment of Guild War currency that is more than I ever KNEW EXISTED, you sure are quite the prick, little fellow. You don't have to prove anything to any of us? Ok.. so what was the point of this thread? To test our faith in you without evidence? If so, I'm sure we all fail miserably.

Either that, or we just don't care.

If you told us all that you did "the right thing", and gave it right back to him, maybe we could have appreciated the beauty in this story. But, the truth is, there is no beauty in this story, other than what one person decided to rub in our faces, and get angry about for not believing.

Hardly beautiful at all, come to think of it.

Send half of those ectoplasms to my main character, Ex Deity, and I'll jump for joy along with you, for all I care. Until then, I really don't give a shit. Thanks for wasting my time, though.

Sagius Truthbarron

Desert Nomad

Join Date: Jun 2005

Animal Factory [ZoO]

A/

14 Aug 2005 at 08:39 - 39

What's so hard to believe? Someone spent 25,600 gold on Ecto and decided he didn't want to be bothered to sell 256 ecto even though it's impossible to stack more than 250 of anything in one pile?

Eternal Equinox

Frost Gate Guardian

Join Date: Jun 2005

Manhattan, New York

lolumad

E/A

14 Aug 2005 at 08:58 - 40

Why even bother arguing with anyone, Sagius? Pretty useless i say. That is pretty cool though, he just gave you all the Guild Wars funding you'll probably ever need. Congrats.