Posted by A player on June 16, 2000 at 17:00:08:
In Reply to: Something that deserves reposting: Ponderer's "This Game, This Life" posted by Oft-Arbiter(VIP) on June 16, 2000 at 14:17:17:
All you have said I totally agree with.
Someone is introduced to the game, innocently. That someone is intelligent and sees the inner workings, a glimpse behind the scenes of all the drama. They notice the code and perfect skills as they learn of ooc relationships and the like. That someone understands it is a game with a vision created by people like himself, ambitious people like himself, there is indeed a world within the world that is CF.
Believe it or not, there is a hierarchy to social relationships, and certain people don't belong at the top, but WANT to be there. There will always be cheating, and conspiracies (good and evil), and people will claw there way to the 'top'. The top being knowing everything of CF, inside and out, never being able to be outsmarted, outdone, outmatched. It's called human nature.
So, deal with it. But don't attempt to preach to us because you are having a hard time of things.
I myself don't know where this IRC is, and haven't tried to find out. I have played a character where I got handed my ass in-game, then had people (Imm's) assassinate MY character by lying on the forum when I brought it up.
Yes, I was treated unjustly, but then again, they are Coders, the makers of magic, they create, whereas I am just a guest. I will try never to argue with a God in the future when I think I am in the right, simple as this. I like the game. I have seen other characters in game get cabal leader positions, and nice titles ... I'd just better figure out how to do the same, simple as this.
There is a web of relationships, they may start as simple as keeping your character in game simple, but I like reading the forum, and understanding the inner workings as well. I think it helps me.