GIVING FREE RIDES

Okay, so your male Role is finally Level 30. You've done the quest to fly and you finally have your Sword/Manta/Higher Level Wings. You can now fly everywhere in the world. Anytime.

A low level player, maybe a friend, maybe a lover, or a complete stranger comes up to you and says, "Kua pasakay?" Do you?

Me, I do. Since I got my flyer, anybody asking for a ride was given one as long as I was headed in the general direction. I'd even veer off a little if need be to drop her in a safer place. It's not because I'm a perv who uses the opportunity to get to know chicks. Nope. It's just another good gaming practice.

Why not. You lose nothing. In fact the intimacy increases Vitality while its activated, so that by the time I get into battle later on, I have my Chi Burst ready to go. Plus the flight doesn't go boring because, well you can have a little chat with your passenger.

It's the same concept when I see some players running away from a monster. I drop down, run towards the monster and slam it with an attack macro. I sometimes get a thank you for my trouble. But if I don't, at least I know I just maybe helped save a life. It makes me feel a little better.

It may be a virtual world, but your actions define what you are. I'd like to be seen as an honorable warrior who defends the weak and helps the ladies. And it's a great way to get buffs in case you picked up a Yu Ling who happened to be bored of flying alone.

Achieving higher levels has sort of a reponsibility that goes along with it. With great power comes great responsibility. Part of that is to help those who haven't reached your level survive the world. Pass the kindness you got, when you were low level, forward. It may be giving free rides. But in the long run it's really better to give than to receive.