It was mentioned in the Absence thread, but I'm finally moving! This has been a 2.5 year process, and the last year of it was particularly trying. But it's finally happening. We're going to be closer to our families, our son is going to see his cous…
I know I"m already hit or miss when it comes to logging in. But this time, it's for a reason. I'm moving in a month! Which means we need to find a place to live. And pack. And say our goodbyes. But I'm moving!
Since the point of promotions is to encourage people to get something new and shiny, I'd like to see some things added to the game that are unique, but that have nothing to do with combat. People like uniqueness, or else we wouldn't have…
I do find it a little odd that my position is garnering so many negative reactions for being an example of OOC metagaming when we routinely talk about how frequently IC decisions are made based on OOC clans, Discord conversations, batphoning, a…
I guess I played a lot during the era when it didn't matter what IC problems there were, if a toxic player who happened to be a good combatant said, "Hey, I'm leaving your enemy org and want to join your org and fight for you, what do I have to do?"…
Doesn't happen though. There was one player in particular I remember who was shrubbed a ridiculous number of times for breaking game rules and OOC violations of code of conduct. They were the textbook definition of a toxic, destr…
There are only very few circumstances I would consider OOC motives when considering whether to let someone join an org or guild. The list of people is less than five.
Why would I ever deny someone entry for OOC reason…
(In case it wasn't clear, the reason that VERY old forum quote is in the signature is because, especially the first few years, people CONSTANTLY though Ev was a woman. It led to many jokes.)
My wife put it perfectly: "It's like they filmed the rest of the movie, pat themselves on the back, then had the sudden horrific realization that they forgot to design and animate Sonic, and the trailer was due to drop tomorrow" (summarized, of cour…
(Quote)
On the contrary, if a toxic player is a good enough combatant, the history of the game shows that they can get away with almost -anything- because, well, if we get mad at them and try to curb their toxic behavior they will just hop to…