silentdeathe Posted December 23, 2006 Share Posted December 23, 2006 Well, ill set the scene. Alching in world 2 fally, I was paying more attention to IRC than I was to rs. Suddenly I check back, and i am in Fally castle, with three of the items i had bought at the time. Sadly what i had left in a nice little pile included 800 magic long bows, 800 nature runes, 2 million Gp and one red party hat, practically my entire Rs existence. I stood there stunned for a moment, didn't really comprehend that I had lost the item that i had had for over 3 years, and had toiled many a day away at the Taverly dragons to posses. But this is not a sympathy post, and i think that losing it has taught me a couple of things that i thought i may as well share. Lessons that can be scaled up to real life - and ones that are much better taught to you in RS than in the real world perhaps. You never know how much you value something until its gone. :wink: And not all of these lessons were negative, either. I really learnt about about the kindness of 'strangers' and i don't mean in a material way. Not only was the support from clan members and close friends, but also from people I've never met before. Selling some items, one person told me 'To keep your chin up' 'Your a level above the people who would whine and quit over this.' I guess it may sound silly, but it is amazing the response from general people that you might not expect when you encounter a time of hardship. For me this was an experience that i will value, and use it to understand other peoples situations, whether they be in rs or rl. It also really helped putting Rs into perspective. It is still a game, and never should be scaled in comparison to real life; however the values that you learn from it, can. React to this how you want :P. Flame me, ridicule it or understand it, I just thought i might as well share this with you in the spirit of the holiday season. :P Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
toast647 Posted December 23, 2006 Share Posted December 23, 2006 why the hell would you alch in world 2 fally..... thats why you never alch in rares or anytihng expensive Come to #tip-it on Swift IRC, if you're cool Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ValaraZ Posted December 23, 2006 Share Posted December 23, 2006 *Hug* Are you going to work your way up again to own a red phat? Whoever appeals to the law against his fellow man is either a fool or a coward. Whoever cannot take care of himself without that law is both. For a wounded man shall say to his assailant: "If I live, I will kill you, If I Die, you are forgiven." Such is the Rule of Honor. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
beanonator Posted December 23, 2006 Share Posted December 23, 2006 I would donate to you, but -unfortunaly- i've encountered a big loss myself. Hope you get back on your feet. I hope that you'll realise like me, money is nothing. Gl Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
oddfaery2 Posted December 23, 2006 Share Posted December 23, 2006 sound effects = an AFKers lifesaver :D Proud to have gotten 1800 skill total before access to fishing guild Why make a house when you can rob one? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tomdavies90 Posted December 23, 2006 Share Posted December 23, 2006 yeah as oddfaery said whenever you go AFK but the sounds on when you're getting hit you'll know about it, and also alching in world 2? why lol Sig by me.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
silentdeathe Posted December 23, 2006 Author Share Posted December 23, 2006 I was buying things there, without sound - another lessson learnt. :wall: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
yomom1919 Posted December 23, 2006 Share Posted December 23, 2006 why the hell would you alch in world 2 fally..... thats why you never alch in rares or anytihng expensive because phat merchanting is extremelly slow... thats why rich people tend to have very high mage lvls... dang... are you gona quit or try to get back? i hate that other players get your stuff when you die... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Randomnameless Posted December 23, 2006 Share Posted December 23, 2006 Sound effect are cool. They saved me many of times, while i was woodcutting. I hope you can get back on your feet. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Swordfish666 Posted December 23, 2006 Share Posted December 23, 2006 i had 9hp at abbys with 15m equip :S i was paying attation to irc too :D buy luckily i got pray on on time :) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nyyankees588 Posted December 23, 2006 Share Posted December 23, 2006 thats why if i had a rare i wouldn't have very expensive one and if i had extra money i would buy lots of good equitment, anyway sorry about your lose Getting another sig[removed] Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
miracleman58 Posted December 23, 2006 Share Posted December 23, 2006 sound effects = an AFKers lifesaver :D yup!! when browsing forums always have sound on just incase of them pesky randoms. 1593th to 99 Farming - July 08. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
speedofsound Posted December 23, 2006 Share Posted December 23, 2006 Well I'm sorry you lost all of those items. As some people have said, having sound on can really help. Next time try to be more careful. You never know what could happen. You can't ever find a place that's nice and peaceful, because there isn't any. You may think there is, but once you get there, when you're not looking, somebody'll sneak up and write "(bleep) you" right under your nose. Try it sometime. I think, even, if I ever die, and they stick me in a cemetery, and I have a tombstone and all, it'll say "Holden Caulfield" on it, and then what year I was born and what year I died, and then right under that it'll say "(bleep) you." Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Xewleer Posted December 23, 2006 Share Posted December 23, 2006 good luck man, i cant know how you feel though, Ive never had more than 150k, and ive been playing for years, of my own accord, of course, I know it doesnt look like it but... ive played ofr about 2 and a half years and never got rich so quite frankly I dont feel the sorrow get over it I'll show you how terrifying a true Christian can be!It's Xewleer: ZEW le ar, got it memorized?Hermit of the Varrock Library and its proud guard. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bbalking Posted December 23, 2006 Share Posted December 23, 2006 errr... i would be "annoyed" to say the least, losing that phat lost u about $2000 if u were to sell it on the black market :anxious: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stilev Posted December 23, 2006 Share Posted December 23, 2006 :cry: :cry: :cry: :boohoo: :boohoo: :boohoo: that was such a sad story, and glad your not quiting, and very happy that your having such a positive way at looking at things, wish i was more like you, last time something like that happened to me i just quit Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guitarted7 Posted December 23, 2006 Share Posted December 23, 2006 sorry about your losses...but thats why you never alch with a rare on and always check for randoms once in a while...i wear guthans when i alch ^^ Click here to see my goals and achievements thread Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Drunkenmonka Posted December 23, 2006 Share Posted December 23, 2006 Good luck to you and do keep your chin up. And to look at it another way, some lucky person will have picked up that phat. Can you imagine finding one of those on the ground? Not helpful if you've lost it, but I'm sure someone's day got a whole let better. Planning on earning it back? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cookiestealer222 Posted December 23, 2006 Share Posted December 23, 2006 I rarely parade around in my rares, just for unseen dangers that lurk in runescape. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
a7xpure Posted December 23, 2006 Share Posted December 23, 2006 What's even worse is that the person who found your party hat probably would laugh at you and not even give back anything in the process http://i43.photobucket.com/albums/e397/ ... edance.gif[/img] Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mojo477 Posted December 23, 2006 Share Posted December 23, 2006 you must not have been paying attention for a while cause even the evil chicken takes a while to kill you Mojo477 has had to quit members so i need friends to talk to on my pure Lived4devil so please add her"The elves having helped create the crystal saw is like Greenpeace having helped create a nuclear seal skinner" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hellbellz Posted December 23, 2006 Share Posted December 23, 2006 Sorry to hear your loss, just remember what not to do next time. :wink: I've lost 3.1M while browsing on the forum while merchanting, not a big loss, but I learned my lesson. Goodluck with regaining your money back! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kane531 Posted December 23, 2006 Share Posted December 23, 2006 2 things... 1)if your sound is off that's a little ironic... 2)and how are you alching but not paying attention to the game? i had a spare red p hat, and i'de gladly give it to you, had i not given it to a friend... sorry to hear about your loss though... and especially around this time of the year... The world is full of self proclaimed experts who really don't know what they are talking about. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pamzheng Posted December 23, 2006 Share Posted December 23, 2006 Oh fun for the guy who finds the drop, some kid 'what's this'. Haha. Well, I feel sorry for you, I've lost many expensive items aswell, Full Guthix, Blue H'ween Mask and so on. Well, you should always check ingame so nothing has happened. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
supermonk Posted December 23, 2006 Share Posted December 23, 2006 Good luck to you and do keep your chin up. And to look at it another way, some lucky person will have picked up that phat. Can you imagine finding one of those on the ground? Not helpful if you've lost it, but I'm sure someone's day got a whole let better. Planning on earning it back? Haha, yeah right. He was in the party hat area, am I right? Odds are some greedy merchant with 5 billion worth of items picked it up and it means nothing to him. Supermonk, proving you wrong since 1992. Supermonk rocks, I want to have his children.Music is like candy. You always get rid of the rapper. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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