TehResren wrote:
I owe everything I know to the old school harlies though I'm still learning. Dimmel, Revin, Krok, Inzy, zinfalas, That one sprite of sadal I can't remember, Xvasiar, and Peso, who still helps me out from time to time.
That's considered old school these days?
...wow...I'm speechless.
I'd have to say that the biggest impacts on me when I began were Aliquiente, Glyx, Gailard, Lyra, and Arianas. They taught me...quite patiently I might add...how to rp and get around in the world.
As far as learning mechanics, it was trial by fire for me. Since I had everyone and their momma out to spam kill me...I really don't know why...I had to learn quick or die constantly. Loquiendi, emyn, takarin, and jerin were especially troublesome at the time. I do owe them the gratitude of becoming a master of escape.
Krayce's rogue (thalin?) and pionex666's dwarf barb Vore helped refine my sneaky-mean bastard techniques.
Olac was always a good rp influence on me too. Gaal to a smaller extent.
The rest I just picked up over time on my own really.
PS:
Finney did say something years ago in his Lorzatu days that I took to heart at the time. It was something along the lines of "It's easier to let someone else go through all the trouble of running around getting all the elite equipment and then killing them for it than it is to go get it yourself."