In all honesty, it has to be said that I was a little nervous about interviewing one of Ken's highest level, best known & original players. I was relieved however, to find i was not alone.
Chance whispered me with a triumphant 'leveled' and a few moments later in his town Hiene (of which he was announced mayor on the same day) Appleseede and myself had the chance (pun ^~") of taking his first ever solo interview, (the other being with Marak2001 & TIhung). With Chance's linweb open to all, you will see displayed there an impressive level 63, 13hp / 4mp level up and adding to dex to give 27... giving him stats of 16str, 20dex, 18con base in total.
Chance has been playing since the Ken Server opened, and it was during this time he met his prince Marak2001. This is his first character, remade from a lvl45 dex elf to an 18 con, giving him extra sense of insurance with the high HP when "getting jumped" !
And how does it feel to get to level 63 ^^* ?...
Chance: It feel great, especially 13hp ^^
Appleseede & Elvorith: Did you ever think you would get this far ?
Chance: No actually i never thought of leveling beyond 60, but since i started hunting FI again at 59, I was making anywhere from 0.95~1% per hour so I was happy and continued with my goal. I get roughly 3~4% a day, thats about 4.5~5hours taking breaks in between.
Appleseede & Elvorith: that's good! And you still have motivation to play after all this time? What's the main thing this that keeps you playing?
Chance: Yes hehe FI is fun at the moment ^^ one hour goes by so fast there. My pledge mates; they always keep me smiling, and joke...
Appleseede & Elvorith: What's your most treasured item?
Chance: My most treasured item is probably my Sayha's bow since it took a lot of hard work and ppl skills. I couldn't have crafted it without my pledge members
Appleseede & Elvorith: What + is it?
Chance: +7 Only hehe
Appleseede & Elvorith: What about your best drop?
Chance: My best drop, gimme one sec lol ... ok here it is, it think my best drop was RoZ from Zenith Queen. I wear this ring 24/7. it doesn't cost the most compared to some other drops i got, but in terms of use i find i can't live without RoZ since my life revolves around poison mops ^^
Appleseede & Elvorith: What's your favorite mop?...
Chance: ... I love it when it says 'Chance gave you ancient scroll!' lol it totally brightens my day when i see that ^^
Appleseede & Elvorith: Do you think you'll play lineage till it explodes?
Chance: I would if some friends stick with me to the end ^^ otherwise it's meaningless to play when all your friends quit. i wouldn't be happy even if they gave me all stuff
Appleseede: Can i have your stuff if they do ? :I
Chance: lol
So who is the real Chance ^^? Only 23 years old, he's a smart and kind guy from Canada, working part-time as a technician in pharmacy at a hospital (admirable ^^) ~ He has tried other RPG including Ragnarok, for three months, however left it as there were too many bot users. His journal(http://www.upsaid.com/chance) is full of advice, comments and discussions, where you can find much to inspire you and a lot to envy ^~* ! I was surprised when he said there was no special lady in his life...
hehe *^^*, yes~ we can get expensive ^~*!
Eventually, he will enter his work Full time, in which case Lineage will be played less frequently, making up for loss of weekday play on the weekends ^~*. It really was a pleasure to interview Chance, and we wish you all the best in real-life and in-Game ! ~ See you at 65 ^~*!
~ Appleseede & Elvorith
(PS. I have to add this: He's such a great guy~ proof that your head & ego doesn't have to get big with level to be deemed "uber" ^~"!)
