Declaration of War on all Pretenders - R38

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  1. Gideon Thrax

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    From now on I'll be looking for anyone wearing a flag - and I'll be looking for a fight. I intend to hunt in all the hot PVE grind scenes. I'll be looking exclusively for anyone wearing a flag just to grind, I'm going to hunt the pretenders full time now.

    Anyone interested in ganking players that just flag for the PVE grind bonus, announce yourselves in scene through zone chat - if I'm there, maybe we can party and hunt pretenders together.

    If you're in a scene where there is an abundance of flagged pretenders and you'd like some help initiating them in the ways of PVP - shoot me a whisper and I'll teleport right over.

    Happy hunting!
     
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    deCani Tour and Expedition is a small operation, but we stick up for the little guy. If you just got mobbed by an avatar/group bigger than you...let's see what we can do about that.

    Give Balec deCani a shout.
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    The concept of "pretenders" baffles me. Sure, they're only flagging PvP for the XP bonus, but that still makes them 100% legit participants.

    But hey, I'd be a hypocrite if I were to discourage PvP from happening. Hunt away! Heck, If I see you online, I might even join the hunt.
     
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    Classic Wolf in Sheep's Clothing. Lack of Oracle protection has corrupted @Duke Avery. Fun stuff.
     
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    I would like to report myself. I await you.
     
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    I take it you're no longer following the path of virtue?

    :)
     
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    I don't think that is a nice thing to do or say. I hope you reconsider. Let those who PvE be, I say.
     
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    All the gold I make this release ganking pretenders - I'm going to use to buy raffle tickets. If I win a property deed, I'll use it to claim a special spot in Blood Bay.
     
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    I prefer this one. :)

     
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    Foo Fighters: The Pretender - mashup - Megadeth: Tornado of Souls
     
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    That`s going to be a very short list of possible targets with the bonus down to 10%. A little sad to see you go from someone introducing people to PvP to this @Duke Avery :(
     
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    I'll be Pvp, if you'll be my girlfriend. I have a six pack.
     
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    I'm still introducing people to PVP and I'm having a blast doing it. And, you'd be surprised at what someone will do when they have a fighting chance - when I gank someone, it's going to be a fair fight and I've already bitten off more than I could chew a couple times... haha. And if someone comes screaming back to the forums to complain about PVP - well, I'll feel no shame in what I've done. PVP is 100% consensual - believe me, I wanted meaningful PVP game mechanics - I really did - still do. But this is what we have... and I'm here to tell you - the only thing more frustrating that seeing no one with a flag is seeing dozens of people with flags all unwilling to PVP because they just want the bonus.

    "GRINDERS BEWARE - the Daring Adventurers know what's up and we're going to kill you and take all your stuff!"
     
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    You're a red you just don't know it yet.:p
     
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    Hmm, it seems to me they should already know they are taking that risk when they flag. They have no excuse. And I say this as a non-PVPer.

    NOTE: I have no problem with PVP. I just see it as a distraction from me playing the story line of the game.
     
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    I am absolutely no pretender. I get all my experience like a real man! In Single-Player Online with no bonus and limited threats!
     
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    I guess I am curious about the objective with the change of stance from protector to murderer. But for me... kill away maybe if you get some real roving gank squads together and really crush all the people just grinding with a tag. They turn their tag off? Then when no one is left with the tag on because it is meaningless Sota will have to fix it? Or just dangle another carrot?
     
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    You're completely missing the point... The bonus isn't for grinding, it's for being a Daring Adventurer.
     
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