Posted by Amergin on December 21, 1999 at 18:49:19:
In Reply to: Harsh penality posted by Arolin (shannagen and Yagar) on December 21, 1999 at 08:11:34:
That sucks for you, Arolin. From the lack of logs involving him, it seems as though Shannagen wasn't like every other character you've played, meaning you actually might have put some legitimate effort into not cheating with him by abusing your OOC relationships, and it sucks that your efforts have resulted in utter dismissal. That really does suck. But, know, also, that Yagar ruined the game just as much for many, many other people who poured a good 600 hours into their characters as well. They didn't want to be gangbanged by a bunch of buddies from the same site (in the same room!) over and over into con death. Basically, I doubt you're going to be given much sympathy, given the degree to which you have made CF suck for alot of people who don't want to have to play with cheaters that don't get punished or reprimanded. You've been reading the forum. The "Immortals suck" posts are rivaled only by the posts about "Palan and his Eagle, spot," complaning about how they cheat and should be punished. But it sucks. You think what happened to you was unfair. You think the Immortals should have been more merciful. You think they had no reason to do what they did. Maybe now, you might have a small inkling what it was like for all those people that spent 300-400 hours roleplaying a decent char only to have it ripped away by you and your same-site buddies. They thought the exact same thing about you. Maybe you might gain some sort of sympathy for others who play CF and have to deal with your past behavoir. Twist could look into his own behavoir, but you know, you and your friends could look into yours, as well -- Are you going to examine it? I imagine your answer to that question would be the same as Twist's. In other words, you complaining on the forum about being punished is no worse than someone complaining about being ganged by you and your buddies. I think that's what all these posts are trying to say. Don't get me wrong, though, I'm just trying to clarify the prevailing attitude and situation -- if I played alot, still, I'd be happy to see you and Zhar around :) Amergin