Somewhere on teh intarweb "Bruce Langdon" typed:
> Mark wrote:
>
>> <royls@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
> wrote in message
>> news:481bdaf6.56072297@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
>>>> I'm done with HC, back to SC where BNETS poor programming and
>>>> attempts at repair are only a PITA and not reason for a funeral.
>>>
>>> Sorry for your loss, mate. HC can be brutal that way, but SC is too
>>> much like chili with no chilis.
>>
>>
>> "Anyone that knows beans about chili, knows that there are no beans
>> in chili."
>> But then, we've had that discussion before. Which is the problem
>> with a long term group like this, we've discussed almost everything
>> at least once before.
>>
>> I'd say a better analogy would be; SC is like dating a virgin.
>> Amusing and enjoyable at times, but ultimately unsatisfying and
>> unfulfilling. Regards-
>> Mark
>>
>> Bongo Fury
>
> Yeah, but he said chili without chilis not chili without beans. It
> seemed like a good analogy to me.
>
> Your's is good too. :-)
>
> I liked the idea of HC and played it quite a bit a long time ago. I
> got tired of losing 90% of my characters due to lag. When I realized
> no amount of playing skill or character building skill would make any
> difference, (they all die to lag at some point) I gave it up for good.
> It didn't become a test of my playing abilities but instead a test of
> how long it will be before lag kills me.
IMO, after a similar experience to yours, the only way to play HC is SP,
However, then you lose those nice, achieveable runewords (Spirit,
Insight....) that are Bnuts only. :-(
Cheers,
--
Shaun.
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