A... I am Taldorian... NOT BARBARIAN.
B... If I had called for the genocide of all elves and gutting of all druids, that would be spiteful, and probably (But sadly) pointless. I did not do those things in THIS post.
Frogloks are the near mindless cave dweelers in the dungeons off Stinger's Bog. They happen to be a word used in the (not changeable) character creator. The proper name for the player race is Taldorian. Taldorian have NO racial connection to the mindless slaves in Stinger's Bog. As part of the main quest, you learn exactly what our heritedge is.
When playing in any MMO, the animalistic races have a tendancy to draw some unsavory types. Cutesy, and sometimes not, animalistic races draw in the Furries/Plushies. Look it up elsewhere if you do not know what it is, DO NOT DISCUSS IT HERE. No one wants to hear about it. This is a fact, and is not debateable.
Animalistic races also draw a large number of people who insist on making extremely stupid names, latch on to moronic animalistic sterotypes, or just plain act like total tards and drive the developers nuts. These are nto their main characters, which are usually elves, but little throw away diversions for when they are feeling bored. This, with the exceptioon of the elf comment, is a fact and is not debateable. The elf comment is also spiteful and probably (but sadly) pointless.
For these reasons, a great many players actually hate having the animalistic races in game. I do not know the exact reasoning or situation, but from what I have learend, it is for these and other reasons that the Vah Shir are not a playable race in SoD. If I had to guess based on what I have heard, the fourth paragraph of this post has a large part of it. The iksar have natural racial disadvantages but are not esspeically targeted by the tards. Godzilla/Gieco/Gecko was done so much in 2000 that maybe it has died off. The lizard was never really popular in pop culture anyway.
The froglok, however, has so many bad names, so many froooaaakkks, so much irritation that still has a huge draw for the tards.
I had not heard it confirmed (or was that it?), but as Rab said, it does nto take much thought to see that the Sundered Mountains newbie area and the long distance of its translocator as a deterrent to as much of this as possible. OOC can be done with any character, the really annoying tard "roleplaying" has to be done in person in a popular place... something unlikely in Sadri Malath.
I am thankful that the opertunity to play my favored race is still here, and was not simply removed. I have a Taldorian of each class they are able to undertake, although my Cleric and Wizard have not yet leveled to two. My warrior is less than 10, if I recall. I am concentrating on my Paladin while I await my guild to match levels with my shaman. I may take another stab at two boxing if I can catch him up.
I do not have a great deal of love for those that attempt to ruin things for others for no reason other than for the sake of doing it. I take great offense when such actions affect me. If this is spiteful, so be it and I shall wear the badge proudly.
Pointless, it is not. Sundered Mountains being so difficult because it wasn't well thought out, was slapped together, and none one will do anythign about it because it is just an underused newbie zone will make someone stuck in it mad. Sundered Mountains being extremely difficult because it is esspecially calcuated to be so... because it is your test of worthiness... because it is the only thing between you being even able to play that race... that is a thing of pride. Knowing the difference in the two means a great deal, and is not pointless.
Debatable? Normally, I post in extreme length laying out every point I wish to make, every counterpoint that I can think of, and exactly why each counterpoint in invalid. I have, on occasion, even laid out counterpoints to the invalidation of the counterpoints, and listed why those counterpoints are also invalid. At the time that I post, I fully believe that I have assessed the situation from every possible angle and that my conclusion is the only sane conclusion that can be drawn. However, my mind is not closed... if it had been, then I would have felt no need to post. I have been shown where I made an error, I have been convinced of another side's arguement when they address a point or counterpoint in a manner that i did not forsee. However, doing so requires that you put forth an equal passion in the effort.
There also times that I can be inclined to drop a subject. I go my own way, still believing that I am right and the other party wrong, but I no longer discuss the subject, either in public or private. I do this only for those of which that i have developed a level of respect.
In this manner, I suppose everythign that I say is debatable.
This is the long version... does this suffice better than the shorter version listed above?
As for a role playing perspective, I am a Taldorian that has hatched after the destruction of the Lands of Magic. This is because I started playing AFTER the destruction of the lands of magic. The people of Sadri Malath lament the loss of their home. The Taldorian have no great love for the other races of Dalaya. Naturally, those born after would blame the other races for the destruction of their homes. I do nto knwo that I heard, or listened when I heard, the exact reasoning. This works out for me because fits with my character. But, since there is nothing I can actually DO about it, I just try to get on.
Still, no, tard score probably does not fit with a shaman, a taldorian, or even the in game Mogger.
Finally, no, when I created the name Mogger, I was not thinking of Frogger. The connection did not occur to me, the name was first used in Planetside. If the name puts me in the same place as the tard scores, then I am willing to change it. I am sure there is a combination of Mog and two more letters I do nto have already used somewhere.
