Easy for him to say
Thu Nov 25, 2004 10:24 am
Obviously, King Hagan isn't taking up arms in HatIC:
Or maybe it means he's just selling weaponry instead of fighting?
the guy with the pricey wheel wrote:"It is a fool who believes battle is the only way to victory."
Or maybe it means he's just selling weaponry instead of fighting?
Thu Nov 25, 2004 10:35 am
you know, in a way, he's right 
Here we are, wasting thousands, if not millions of NP on this war, all for a lousy trophy?
Oh, right the prizes. spend 500k, win 10k and a T-Shirt! Wow!
The truth is, wars are fun and all, but the real winners aren't the goodies or baddies, but rather the merchants in-between, who look down at us and laugh as we buy their overpriced codestones and sparkshooters.
Here we are, wasting thousands, if not millions of NP on this war, all for a lousy trophy?
Oh, right the prizes. spend 500k, win 10k and a T-Shirt! Wow!
The truth is, wars are fun and all, but the real winners aren't the goodies or baddies, but rather the merchants in-between, who look down at us and laugh as we buy their overpriced codestones and sparkshooters.
Thu Nov 25, 2004 11:21 am
kinda sounds like 'real life" doesn't it...
Thu Nov 25, 2004 11:31 am
teh0mega wrote:you know, in a way, he's right
Oh, right the prizes. spend 500k, win 10k and a T-Shirt! Wow!
The truth is, wars are fun and all, but the real winners aren't the goodies or baddies, but rather the merchants in-between, who look down at us and laugh as we buy their overpriced codestones and sparkshooters.
You can fight and be a merchant at the same time.
Thu Nov 25, 2004 11:37 am
kinda sounds like 'real life" doesn't it...
Eheheh, it does eh? Almost sad really.
You can fight and be a merchant at the same time.
Ohhh, I guess in a sense you can, but if you're a fully fledged merchant, you can make so much more! Coz when you're a merchant, you don't use codestones or lab map pieces or TT Scratchcards or Weapons. You sell them!
But meh, I'm gonna battle. Waste 100k or so on overpriced codestones. S'all good.
Just thought about it, but what if there was a special av for those who don't fight in the war? Makes you wonder...
Thu Nov 25, 2004 2:28 pm
teh0mega wrote:Just thought about it, but what if there was a special av for those who don't fight in the war? Makes you wonder...
I can see it now: A white Pteri holding an olive branch, with the word "peaceful" along the bottom
Thu Nov 25, 2004 4:35 pm
teh0mega wrote:The truth is, wars are fun and all, but the real winners aren't the goodies or baddies, but rather the merchants in-between, who look down at us and laugh as we buy their overpriced codestones and sparkshooters.
You just learned yourself a very valuable life lesson, buddy.
There's a very good reason that there's always some conflict going on somewhere being supported by major arms selling nations.
Who says Neopets isn't educational?
Thu Nov 25, 2004 4:45 pm
HollyPop wrote:teh0mega wrote:Just thought about it, but what if there was a special av for those who don't fight in the war? Makes you wonder...
I can see it now: A white Pteri holding an olive branch, with the word "peaceful" along the bottom
I'd love that, seeing as I'm one of those merchants and I'm refusing to fight in the war.
Most 'merchants' don't actually make that much money, only the major hoarder/BDers. I'll be happy if I make 100k off of everything I bought ahead of time. (And no, I don't buy once the war actually starts, and I don't purposely inflate anything) Of course, there's always that one item that turns out to be really good and shoots up price that you wish you'd bought more of. 
Thu Nov 25, 2004 7:05 pm
el wrote:kinda sounds like 'real life" doesn't it...
Surprisingly, yes.