Kingdom of Loathing

[tracilicious]

Originally Posted by Morrigoon

How do I make meat paste in my inventory?

Go to miscellaneous, scroll all the way down and you should see the option to make it. I had a hard time with that too.

[Prudence]

A caution: If you don't want to get the "grey plague," do not accept items from other players, participate in chat, or take items from the clan stash. Conversely, if you *want* the plague, all three of those behaviors should help you catch it.

[wendybeth]

Prudence, check out this thread if you want some more info on the Plague: Grey Plague.

I've read through a fair amount of it, and it seems the plague may not be the bad thing you think it is. At any rate, there are remedies. It's more of a mystery, and apparently things like this happen in the Kingdom. Keeps things interesting, and people on their toes.

[wendybeth]

Heh heh- a lot of people are trying to catch this thing.

[Prudence]

Originally Posted by wendybeth

Prudence, check out this thread if you want some more info on the Plague: Grey Plague.

I've read through a fair amount of it, and it seems the plague may not be the bad thing you think it is. At any rate, there are remedies. It's more of a mystery, and apparently things like this happen in the Kingdom. Keeps things interesting, and people on their toes.

Yes, but if you read more into the history of KoL goings-on you'll note that there's also a history of things that require lots of meat to fix or that otherwise make it impossible for newer players to continue on until the little diversion has ended. They're seen as fixes for unbalanced economies and proliferation of "multis." Look for "mafia" threads from 11/04, for one example.

Do I know what will happen now? Of course not. Maybe nothing will happen. Maybe my character will magically get better. Maybe the "cure" will be obtainable by people whose meat totals aren't in the millions. Or maybe not. I don't know. I do know that I can't chat any more, which makes it less fun for me. Some people think it makes things interesting. I think it makes things annoying when I have to keep restarting. Just my personal opinion.

[Prudence]

Originally Posted by wendybeth

Heh heh- a lot of people are trying to catch this thing.

If you want it and don't yet have it, just let me know and I'll do my best to infect you.

[wendybeth]

Gee, thanks Prudence- mighty nice of you to offer, but just as I refuse to take my kid to Chicken Pox parties, I prefer to catch these things the old fashioned way: unknowingly.

I refuse to take any game so seriously that it would make me cranky if something happened. I know I'm new to it, it's been around a long while and I trust they'd like to keep it going. As it stands now, I like the sense of humor they have and I am going to wait until I have some more experience and knowledge of the game before I pass judgement.

[Ghoulish Delight]

Aaargh, I can't beat the flippin' Bonerdagon. I don't know what else to do. I'm wearing the lihc face, which gives spooky protection, and ate a lihc eye pie, which gives more spooky protection, and he STILL kicks me ass. Grrr.

[wendybeth]

There seems to be a 'cure' of sorts for the Grey Plague.

[Ghoulish Delight]

Hmm, two questions. Where is the Doc Galaktik, and if I take this Cure, will I just get sick again? And how the heck do people get so much meat?!