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One reason why Internet Slang is required

Have you ever read the comments on websites such as YouTube or any type of site that allows users to post a comment? There is someone that will always like Internet Slang (lol, ya, np, etc.), and, likewise, there is always someone, or some people, to flame him/her. I agree, it is annoying. However, I’ve just had a lesson pounded into me while playing Mabinogi.

You may remember Mabinogi from my previous post. My character can handle all wolves, excluding wolves more powerful than a white wolf. Well, I was killing wolves and… got killed trying to finish one off. A good-hearted chap wanted to revive me, but… the problem was, I’ve never typed a message while I was dead - in fact, I didn’t know how to! So, he asked if I needed help, I couldn’t respond (trust me, I tried to answer with a “Yes!”) and he left. I then revived at the city and immediately went back to where I died to apologize for not replying (from his perspective, I was ignoring him) and what do you know: he was almost dead. So, I save him. He gives his thanks and this is where I learn a lesson: I tried to reply, but given my fanatical anti-1337speak attitude, he left before I could even finish what I was typing. Probably thought I was ignoring him again. So, I said “Screw it,” logged off and then came on here.

I’m not sure if it was a girl or a boy, so I just use “him” (and other forms) as a gender-neutral pronoun. His character was a boy, though.

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Mabinogi

I love this game. It’s the first MMORPG I’ve ever played, and I’m somewhat surprised. You see, I had assumed that in these MMORPG, you would have to socialize with people in order to make any significant progress. That’s not what I’m into, to be honest. I don’t mind making friends, it’s just joining a group or community with an intention to make friends is what I don’t like. But, I was wrong.

For those of you who have never played it, here’s a general overview of the game-play: it’s like Diablo, but an online game. However, those of you who have played Diablo, the combat is more complex and not as straight-forward as Diablo’s. It took me a while to learn how to really use the skills (you use the functions buttons: F1, F2, F3, etc.), which made the game a lot easier (imagine playing through a whole RPG with nothing but a sword and potions).

Server: Ruairi
Name: Oliton (reference to Mersadie Oliton, Captain Garviel Loken’s remembrancer)

Official site

Here are the screenshots I just took:

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