If anyone finds this idea "tacky" they would be free to not use this aspect of UO.
And to act as if your loss is greater then someone else, is in my opinion about as tacky as can be.
My loss is my loss, how I deal with it is MY business, how I deal with loss of my friends is my business, how someone else deals with the loss of their friends is their business. Didn't mention ONCE anybody else's loss or my opinion of it. The only reason I mention MY losses are to put
MY opinion into context.
I KNEW there would be one brilliant poster to these boards with the 'your loss yadda yadda yadda....' and then the name calling. Congratulations you're the one. Didn't read this bit did you:
Cal_Mythic: I should not have to say this, but please be respectful of this post, and the opinions of others.
My understanding of the INTENT of this thread was that after a 'few' well known and liked players died in REAL LIFE, in a short space of time, some existing players wanted a way for them to be
publicly remembered on their shard, as long time players now sadly gone. It wasn't that people were crying out for tombstone engraving tools.
Tombstone engraving tools to engrave tombstones for dead UO players is
in MY OPINION tacky. And you know what kiddo?.... that is MY opinion and people who don't agree can take a hike, I don't care, I never 'post' just to be popular, never have. I post if I have an opinion. Cal asked for opinion ....... I gave it. You didn't like it so resort to personal name calling. Way to go......
I have no problem with anyone wishing to create a memorial to someone they cherish however, tombstone engravers ....... please.... reality check...
Anyways, give you a final prophecy....
Tombstone Engravers =
- Warring pvp guilds that HATE each other putting up 'cemeteries' with tombstones of their dead opposition guild in them. Prize for the nastiest and most insulting inscription. Constant paging of GMs to have offending tombstones removed.
- 'HATE' mail leaving nasty engraved tombstones in your enemies letterbox to threaten or intimidate them in game or real life. Don't matter what the thing says it is the stuff gone on in vent or global chat prior to, the tombstone is the icing. Gee a trial account could have a lot of fun leaving death threats.
- Every man and his dog putting up tombstones for great auntie zelda and uncle bob and even made up dead rellies just to have a 'neat' cemetery' look.
- Then the pet cemeteries for real and imaginary pets for the animal lovers.
- Then the cemeteries set up for RP groups for events and what not.
- Then any 'real' memorials that were set up with the most honorable intentions will be somewhat submerged in the quagmire of UO cemetaries and another method of honoring these players will be needed.
Give me a day or week and I could probably list another lot of 'probable' outcomes for the tacky tombstone engraver.
I would not use it, (certainly NOT for anyone I cared about) but there is NO WAY it is not gonna be in my face as a player so your first comment is pretty asinine.
I wrote quite clearly above how you could create a sincere, thoughtful and meaningful memorial to those truly cherished (sheesh it could also be interactive with players who wanted to pay respects leaving 'book's with their feelings in the shrine curators mailbox to be moderated, sealed and lockdown if appropriate) which would certainly not have the same potential for abuse that we all KNOW will happen within days of a tool like this being available.
People wanted a way to honor well liked and well known UO players who for whatever reason, health or accident are now gone. Just in this thread it has gone from that to 'gold sinks', 'pet memorials', 'memorials for Uncle Joe' etc etc, if you have felt that strongly about honoring someone close to you since the game began you could of had a lighted candle, a pillow and book in a private corner of your house, don't claim a pixel cracked tombstone engraver is the 'ONLY' way you can do this as an argument to whatever I have said. You need to look at the possible 'uses' in my prophecy and ask yourself is this how I want to honor my loved one or not.
However, this is NOT a public memorial as it is in a private house, nor is it lasting to give the respect to the UO player that I thought was the intent.
The ONLY tombstone I would consider appropriate to create a memorial for players would be one purchased from EA games for $50.00, (the price of a cheaper bunch of flowers) $10.00 remaining with EA and $40.00 going to one of a drop down list of charities such as a heart foundations, cancer care, children's foundations, animal foundation (rspca), world wildlife, and any other 'common' charities appropriate and reasonably universal/worldwide. Once engraved with the players name, it be placed in a fenced and flowered field somewhere in our lands (sheesh create it's own island and make it pretty with seats and trees) by the devs/ems who call also lock down a book at its base listing the contributors in either cash or spirit to the memorial when handed over to the em's for placement, tram or fel may also be specified.
THEN IT WOULD BE SPECIAL.
That UO players felt strongly enough to either individually or as a group buy a lasting memorial to someone from UO would show a genuine desire to honor that person as opposed to tokenism, and the additional funds to a charity would actually give the memorial added and ongoing purpose.
Have tombstone engravers all you want, but they will not be of any VALUE if you want a real and lasting memorial to a real UO player
