Posted by Proud Blade on December 30, 1999 at 19:48:58:
In Reply to: Knights - If many players are demanding the cabal to be brought back - bring it back (surely you have the code lying around somewhere) posted by Gandalf the Grey on December 30, 1999 at 14:46:35:
You seem to forget that CF is a -free- service which is developed and maintained by the IMMs(*). They do not have to do squat because a bunch of players said so on an unofficial web page. Why? Because they've collectively sunk tens of thousands of hours into CF, much of it doing the grungy stuff like coding and writing that makes the MUD continue. You are welcome to post your opinion on the whole "Bring back Knights" thing, even if you are just repeating things that have been said a hundred times previously, and often better. However, you imply that because you and others have posted something here, they are somehow obligated to do as you wish. Putting a Cabal back in is not as simple as updating the code, in case you have not noticed. Cabals, especially Knights, require IMM leadership to keep them alive and fulfilling the purpose they were intended to fulfill. They require careful planning to see how game balance would be affected, what policies would be enforced, and how they should relate to other factions around Thera. It is not some switch that they are going to throw because you said so. Finally, "honor" and "evil" are not necessarily antonyms. While "dishonorable" and "evil" may be correlated, you can be one and not the other. (*): Don't give me anything about the donation page. It's a drop in the bucket because the real investment in CF is the time, not the money. Also, a large percentage of the money comes from the IMM staff anyway. > This is probably the biggest thing that annoys me about this game that there is no aggressive cabal for the general good (Okay ... I read Shokai's post - I know it involves honour seemingly evil may join). The default cabal for evil must be the Empire. Do we forget Scarab are about purity of soul yet they will not take upon a good person "because it clouds their vision". And how many evil people have abused the Arbiters. Perhaps Knights should be made for good to neutral for the reason that an evil person is rarely honourable (remember lawful is different from honour) It is time an aggresive (perhaps a better word is active) cabal to redeem the dishonourable is brought back to Thera so other good characters (even ones that do not follow Shokai) may group with fellow members to destroy dishonourable (or the common evil person). I do not see any reason that Dawn should be thrown out the window either it has its place - bring back Knights.