[MR] That was then, this is now

[Laurence Lagnese]

I must say as a new fighter, the three times of fighting that were
most enjoyable for me was the first time I landed a flatsnap on Duke
Logan when he was fighting me at 10% above me. Not his "a" game but
his I am not giving you a kill.

  The second was when Ulf squire to Count Sinclair fighting the 5 man
melee at WoW 3 and he was the last man standing and the present King
said to make it singles combat and Ulf requested to fight them all
instead of fight them one on one.
And the last was training session with Duke Logan where he landed a
blow to my arm as I landed a blow to his chest.

Both of my personal victories were when the super fighter etc etc
didn't give me a single advantage and I got to win on my own.  That I
carry with me everytime I fight a fighter more experienced than me.
The thousand some odd times a knight let me land a blow due to being
nice can't even be recalled two days later.

So please let us new fighters earn our glory by "fight the unbeatable foe "

Al Altan

On 9/30/09, Terri Morgan <online2much at cox.net> wrote:
> It seems to me that the recent debate reflects the shift in outlook that the
> Society has undergone. It used to be, "We're all here to have fun" with an
> emphasis on the old-timers helping the newcomers to do that, to learn to
> love and enjoy what we do. So a hoary ole scary-good fighter would create a
> handicap for himself when the newbie fighter/less gifted fighter had taken a
> crippling blow - because that kept the fight going for a little longer and
> increased the newbie fighter's chances of winning that bout... "I won
> against Duke Almighty! Wow! Okay, well, he fought with one arm behind his
> back after he legged me but still... I am SO gonna be practising some more!
> Next time he won't need to give me an arm..." and the fighter walks away
> stoked. Even if he lost (which is more likely), he was out there swinging
> away for more than the three seconds it takes for the Super Fighter to kill
> him.
>
> Nowadays, it seems the emphasis is on winning. *Thawk* *Thud* "Next!"
>
> Great for the really good fighters, slightly boring for the medium ones, and
> - - have you noticed that we're getting fewer and fewer new ones?
>
>
> It's not my area of interest so I don't really have an oar in this water.
> But I can say it *used* to be my area of interest (to watch) back when the
> idea was to go out and make it so *everybody* has fun rather than to reduce
> it to a sporting contest.
>
> All things change.
>
>
> Hrothny
>
>
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