Posted by Heheh on June 13, 2000 at 10:51:38:
In Reply to: Very well. posted by Quintius on June 13, 2000 at 09:45:26:
> I'm going to try to be as frank as I can, without resorting to mindless name-calling.
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> In my opinion, the last thing CF needs is another Ihlrath, that is, someone with a lot of game knowledge, that plays really good, duckie race/class/cabal combos, kills like crazy and, most importantly, is an asshole about it.
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> I do not think that the asshole RP hook is appropriate for a game. People play games to have fun and escape reality, not to be confronted with hate and anger.
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> Does that mean everyone should play happy-go-lucky types and be sweet little pacifists that dance around the maypole? No, there is nothing wrong with being a PK machine and avoiding/surviving/winning PK situations is what makes this game fun in addition to the best RP I’ve seen on ANY other Mud.
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> What is wrong, however, is rubbing someone’s face in their defeat or being excessively mean, tyrannical, and cruel. Yes, you are evil, but you we SO evil that people stopped playing battleragers because of it because they stopped having fun.
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> In a game, fun wins out over reality. You can role-play evil without getting people to hate you, (Cyradria, Scarabaeus, etc.)
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> What really bothered me also, was that you insulted and bullied people OOC on the forum, which made your “RP” with Minalcar seem less like an act, than the real you.
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> In your next character, please strive to be more of an Istendil or Algonas than an Ihlrath.
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> Essentially, what I am saying, is that you can be a badass, without having to be an asshole.
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> -Quintius