(06-03-2012, 05:54)geckosquid Wrote: I'd just like to throw it out there that if Solitude is raiding as constantly as Cell says, they need to pull their shit together and cut back on it.

(06-03-2012, 05:43)geckosquid Wrote: My point of view comes from a character who has 'ascended' from 'mortal conflict', and thus is rather detached from the whole situation.

(06-03-2012, 05:43)geckosquid Wrote: I was responding more to the complaints on griefing and metagaming than the raids, which I thought had died down significantly. If I am wrong, I apologize for my misreading of the situation. I was under the impression that there were occasional raids every now and then now rather than constant raids as there were before we cracked down on them. I have absolutely no problem, then, with complaints regarding the actual frequency of said raids. That is definitely something to be dealt with. What I do not agree with is the grasping for ways to ban them. If there was a simple complaint on the frequency of raiding, then the answer is simple: The staff tells them to slow down or they get banned. Easy as that. It doesn't take 9 pages of arguing to do that. However, it did, and that is what I am addressing.

(06-03-2012, 05:57)Leech Wrote:

(06-03-2012, 05:43)geckosquid Wrote: My point of view comes from a character who has 'ascended' from 'mortal conflict', and thus is rather detached from the whole situation.

You have made it sufficiently clear that you are not "detached" from the situation out of character, even though that's what you wish to convey here. I can't just say "Well, my character is unbiased, so my decision is the right one." This is entirely irrelevant, and I've seen you say it other times.

(06-03-2012, 05:43)geckosquid Wrote: I was responding more to the complaints on griefing and metagaming than the raids, which I thought had died down significantly. If I am wrong, I apologize for my misreading of the situation. I was under the impression that there were occasional raids every now and then now rather than constant raids as there were before we cracked down on them. I have absolutely no problem, then, with complaints regarding the actual frequency of said raids. That is definitely something to be dealt with. What I do not agree with is the grasping for ways to ban them. If there was a simple complaint on the frequency of raiding, then the answer is simple: The staff tells them to slow down or they get banned. Easy as that. It doesn't take 9 pages of arguing to do that. However, it did, and that is what I am addressing.

The other things still happened. It's stuff they were previously warned, like burning items, and raiding without permission. Was the screenshot posted where I tell Conor that the raiding ban was still in effect? 3 raids followed. They certainly knew that they were rule-breaking. Pwolbart once threw items out of a base, and when I caught him, Saera warned him. He did it again today. Why doesn't that matter?

(06-03-2012, 06:02)Lavaaaaaaaaa Wrote: Without war and conflict this server would be completely boring. In fact, it was completely boring after the whole "Peace Conference" conflicts ended. This is why we Solitudians wage war. Because its fun. And if people wouldn't just sit there and cry about how much better we are than them maybe everyone else would have some fun too. We are trying to enjoy this game we have, so just have a little fun.

(06-03-2012, 06:02)Lavaaaaaaaaa Wrote: Without war and conflict this server would be completely boring. In fact, it was completely boring after the whole "Peace Conference" conflicts ended. This is why we Solitudians wage war. Because its fun. And if people wouldn't just sit there and cry about how much better we are than them maybe everyone else would have some fun too. We are trying to enjoy this game we have, so just have a little fun.

(06-03-2012, 06:02)Lavaaaaaaaaa Wrote: Without war and conflict this server would be completely boring. In fact, it was completely boring after the whole "Peace Conference" conflicts ended. This is why we Solitudians wage war. Because its fun. And if people wouldn't just sit there and cry about how much better we are than them maybe everyone else would have some fun too. We are trying to enjoy this game we have, so just have a little fun.

(06-03-2012, 06:03)geckosquid Wrote:

(06-03-2012, 05:57)Leech Wrote:

(06-03-2012, 05:43)geckosquid Wrote: My point of view comes from a character who has 'ascended' from 'mortal conflict', and thus is rather detached from the whole situation.

You have made it sufficiently clear that you are not "detached" from the situation out of character, even though that's what you wish to convey here. I can't just say "Well, my character is unbiased, so my decision is the right one." This is entirely irrelevant, and I've seen you say it other times.

(06-03-2012, 05:43)geckosquid Wrote: I was responding more to the complaints on griefing and metagaming than the raids, which I thought had died down significantly. If I am wrong, I apologize for my misreading of the situation. I was under the impression that there were occasional raids every now and then now rather than constant raids as there were before we cracked down on them. I have absolutely no problem, then, with complaints regarding the actual frequency of said raids. That is definitely something to be dealt with. What I do not agree with is the grasping for ways to ban them. If there was a simple complaint on the frequency of raiding, then the answer is simple: The staff tells them to slow down or they get banned. Easy as that. It doesn't take 9 pages of arguing to do that. However, it did, and that is what I am addressing.

The other things still happened. It's stuff they were previously warned, like burning items, and raiding without permission. Was the screenshot posted where I tell Conor that the raiding ban was still in effect? 3 raids followed. They certainly knew that they were rule-breaking. Pwolbart once threw items out of a base, and when I caught him, Saera warned him. He did it again today. Why doesn't that matter?

I just said that I am most certainly not always right... I thought it was worth noting that my character despises them. Anyways, those are things where we say 'Ok, you did this again. One more time and you're banned' rather than OHHHH SNAP BANHAMMA!

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(06-03-2012, 06:02)Lavaaaaaaaaa Wrote: Without war and conflict this server would be completely boring. In fact, it was completely boring after the whole "Peace Conference" conflicts ended. This is why we Solitudians wage war. Because its fun. And if people wouldn't just sit there and cry about how much better we are than them maybe everyone else would have some fun too. We are trying to enjoy this game we have, so just have a little fun.

Aaaaand you just butchered all of the RP reasoning.