What does 'Ding' mean to you?

[Knuckles 904]

I got into a conversation earlier today about the use of term 'Ding' in-game. It seems most use it to tell everyone they leveled. But when I first heard of this it was used much differently. It was to alert other teammates that they had gained a level and wanted to stop for a few moments to assign skill/attribute points. This way you knew why they stopped and they would only be a few secs while you waited for them.

 

While I don't mind people dinging when they gain a level I usually reserve my 'congratz' for certain achievements. Gaining access to another difficulty (I.e. reaching level 60 ) or if it is now your highest level toon etc.

 

Just wondering what it means to you and how you use it, if at all

 

Edit: added 'I never ding' to poll

Edited March 16, 2009 by Knuckles

[gogoblender 3,078]

I picked it up from Sacred

Everyone usually dings when they make a new level.

 

 

gogo

[Silearth 6]

Same as gogo, everyone would ding when they leveled. Though it was almost never anything as mundane as 'ding' I myself have used "heehaw, quack, boink, and several others in a quest for something original and fun.

 

As I recall, mom, funki and ari used pretty interesting level up noises as well.

[Knuckles 904]

Same as gogo, everyone would ding when they leveled. Though it was almost never anything as mundane as 'ding' I myself have used "heehaw, quack, boink, and several others in a quest for something original and fun.

 

As I recall, mom, funki and ari used pretty interesting level up noises as well.

 

 

lol....I used to use 'Schaaaawiiiiing'

[jimdingsdale 0]

Put a "Y" on the end of "DING" and you have my nickname.

[Genenut 8]

lets see ari had squeak, one of us quacked, another moo'd I think ... gods its been so long .... Katran might remember them all *g*

[Stéphane 2]

I picked it up from Sacred

Everyone usually dings when they make a new level.

 

 

gogo

I never "ding" but for me it's coming from the level up sound of Sacred 1, every level up = ding Most of the time at high level in niob, before that, level up is to easy to mention the ding

[gial 2]

I rarely *ding* unless I am playing with others that do so regularly.

 

Otherwise, I'd reserve it for special accomplishments.

[Schot 407]

I remember when I first came across the Sacred ritual of the ding. I've only experienced it in Sacred 1 and the impression I had was that it was a special accomplishment. I think it was more or less a Plat/Niob thing at the start because of the extremely long grinding sessions between levels. Simply gaining a single level was a tremendous accomplishment and worthy of special notice with a lil ding. I still hold to that impression and have yet to ding in Sacred 2. Can't wait till I do cause that'll mean I've made it to Plat.

[Silearth 6]

lets see ari had squeak, one of us quacked, another moo'd I think ... gods its been so long .... Katran might remember them all *g*

 

 

Lol...that's right! It was always like playing on Old Macdonalds farm.

[Erling 3]

nigthwolfe barked from time to time

 

well I dont ding if im alone at a server... or the first lvls

[stubbie 21]

I usually only ding if others are doing it regularly during the game.

 

And if we are thinking of making different dings ..........I bags "burp"

[Cthulhu 0]

Door bell

[FrostElfGuard 9]

I ding when I'm chatty. ... and my toon has leveled.

[gogoblender 3,078]

heh, I remember a few years back, there was this guy who broke down and started yelling out to everyone to stop saying ding.

 

A few seconds later on my next levelup I say out loud...

 

Dingaling

 

 

gogo

[Stéphane 2]

That's mean Gogo!

Aaaah it's so good to be bad

[Schot 407]

I usually only ding if others are doing it regularly during the game.

 

And if we are thinking of making different dings ..........I bags "burp"

 

 

I get tha GONG!

 

 

heh, I remember a few years back, there was this guy who broke down and started yelling out to everyone to stop saying ding.

 

A few seconds later on my next levelup I say out loud...

 

Dingaling

 

 

gogo

 

 

I think I actually remember that, haha.

[Kanafire 0]

Ding, in my book has always meant level up! People did it in D2, and WoW, and well thats the only games I played online hehe

[Llama8 8]

I used to "ding" every chance I got, but I heard it can make you go blind?

[Erling 3]

I used to "ding" every chance I got, but I heard it can make you go blind?

you're to freakin funny!

[Cthulhu 0]

Do you say ding every time you fart?

[Dobri 55]

Do you say ding every time you fart?

 

I say long live the culture and the civilized manners

 

That is not applicable for level ups though

 

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However, I usually say ding to let others know that I've gained a level when level ups start go get tough and take longer. Let's say from level 50 upwards

Edited March 17, 2009 by Dobri

[Cthulhu 0]

LoL, I wasn't directing that at you personally Dobri.

 

Hmm... but yes, I suppose it is not applicable for level ups.

 

 

I guess nobody here has ever played "Door Knob"?

[Genenut 8]

lets see ari had squeak, one of us quacked, another moo'd I think ... gods its been so long .... Katran might remember them all *g*

 

 

Lol...that's right! It was always like playing on Old Macdonalds farm.

 

 

nah not old macdonalds farm, more like orwell's animal farm or one flew over the coocoo's nest

[Dobri 55]

LoL, I wasn't directing that at you personally Dobri.

 

Hmm... but yes, I suppose it is not applicable for level ups.

 

 

I guess nobody here has ever played "Door Knob"?

 

I was just teasing here. When we were little, when one of us did something like this (burping, farting, the works), we used to say something close to Long live the culture and the good manners - and we always had a good laugh.

 

Sorry, I should've explained And don't worry... I'm a nice person. I don't get easily offended. I like to joke a lot though

 

And what's a "door knob"? We may all have played it, but it may just have a different name in the other countries

Edited March 18, 2009 by Dobri