Love can be found in any place so why shouldn’t there be some love going around on Bootleggers? There are quite a few guys and girls floating around and Bootleggers is a friendly place (except for any of the public forums). But you know, like on dating sites, every player has a profile, with cute pictures and images and icons and alluring text. It’s easy to be suckered in and start falling for the way that you imagine someone looks.
So, say you’re in a position where you’re chatting with someone of the opposite sex. They seem interesting enough, say you’re a guy and she’s a girl (not getting all Adam and Eve on you, to each their own). Anyway, you’re getting on great with this girl, she’s funny, she’s witty and you’ve got loads in common. Well… I say loads, you’ve mainly got Bootleggers in common, but we’ll look past that for now.
The next step might be to get talking on MSN, that’s outside of Bootleggers, therefore another thing in common – bingo! Getting onto MSN comes with other bonuses though… you’ve got to give it some thought, see. Really? You get her email address for one. Two, MSN usually shows the full name of the person you’re talking to. Really? Boom. Look for her on Facebook, find out what she actually looks like. Really? Oh… she has a boyfriend. Unlucky for you. Really? You’re right, ignore that… he probably sucks anyway!
Who cares that she has a boyfriend who she knows and has met several times in real life. She’s talked to you every day on Bootleggers and MSN. There is some chemistry there! Isn’t there? Maybe... I mean definitely! How do you know it is love? That would be my question. I mean, what is love? Baby, don’t hurt me; don’t hurt me, no more. Oh, wait… that’s something else. If you’ve got to MSN then you have the simple option to send her some pictures of yourself. I say “go for it!” You’ve got pictures, right? Great! So send them. What do you mean it was a cold day?
Anyway, you really like this girl and in real life maybe you’d buy her some flowers or chocolates or you know… go for something a bit different (that’s my motto) and get her an ironing board. She’ll never expect it! It’s tricky to do that on Bootleggers though. You cannot really get her a gift like that. But… there are always points. Points are like gifts. What’s a good amount to give someone? You don’t want to come off as cheap. You can buy flowers for someone but you don’t go and buy the cheapest bunch (that’s a schoolboy error).
If 200 points cost $20, 1,000 points is like $100. That’s quite a lot isn’t it? But in-game… that’s only $7,000,000, that isn’t all very much at all. And you already told her how many points you have overall because you were showing off. If she knows that you have 21,000 points and you only give her 1,000 then she’ll think you’re a cheap bastard. Up your game, son! Really? YES! What about 2,000 that’s a lot? It’s not even 10%... you’d tip a waitress more than that. Okay, okay… 7,000. Nice. You’re obviously a Harry Potter fan. Seven is the most powerful magical number. Seven years at Hogwarts, Voldemort has seven horcruxes etc. You’re done your research! I like it.
So, say you message her, with a surprise gift of 7,000 points. Who wouldn’t be impressed by that? She’s blown away. So be quick and tell her that you love her! You eagerly wait for her reply. She’s taking a while. It’s been almost 15 minutes. The barrel lights up. It’s not her; it’s someone asking for 30k to OC - GO AWAY! Another five minutes go by… the barrel lights up. What… what does she mean that she doesn’t feel the same way about me and that she loves her boyfriend. WHAT! Really? Really? REALLY?!
So ask for your points back! She isn’t giving them back? What?! Call her a whore and tell everyone she scammed you!
Disclaimer: this article is completely fictitious. Any similarities or likeness to any real life person, people or situations is purely coincidental. This is not based any real life event or events. If you think that this article was based on you then you’re seriously paranoid.
