Valguarnera | Fri 12-Nov-04 03:21 PM |
Member since 04th Mar 2003
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#6369, "It was more fun being the blame magnet..."
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... when I was like level 53, and people would blame me for all sorts of sweeping changes because I announced them, or because I posted on the forums to support them. At that point, I had no access to any of the machines involved in making the changes happen, and I was the junior member on pretty much any team I joined. But the IRC Waaah Squad needed a target, and the rest is urban legend.
Now that I'm an IMP, and I have some degree of autonomy/responsibility to initiate some changes, what sweeping changes have come down the pipe? Some extra inherents? Some new quests? Re-echoing communes? More stuff in shops? Request repops? Two area cool-ifications? A bunch of new helpfiles? If you want to blame me for any of those super-controversial moves, go right ahead.
Behind the scenes, I spent time trying to get some broader quests moving, pounded away on internal logs to try to get the MUD more stable (which I'm not very good at, but I did catch a couple crash bugs that were getting us again and again... check 'uptime'), and re-kickstarted the eventual replacement for the Ruined City (which is more than on track right now, thanks to some kick-ass assists from experienced staff).
Where are the massive bans? The logs of brutal authority crushing the innocents? The sweeping policy crackdowns? Has the Vast Immortal Conspiracy become so good at oppressing the masses that they can't document their oppression?
Of the things that have become trendy to bitch about, are any of them new? Ganging? Alternating threads of "Special powers are too strong!" and "We need more special powers!"? Overly conservative weenie-mon play styles? Looting? Alternating threads of "You have to play too much to be considered for leader!" and "I can't find Leader X to get inducted!"? Cabal front-running? Is there anything on that list that wasn't a debate in 1996?
Frankly, a lot of the most persistent complaints aren't even about Immortal decisions. Things like ganging, frontrunning, and weeniedom are complaints about other players. And I can't emphasize enough that the people who bitch the loudest about those issues are often the people doing it, behind a thin justification like "Well, everyone is doing it to me and I'm just getting them back!"
valguarnera@carrionfields.com
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Lowering player numbers and its cause
[View all] , Evil Outlander, Thu 11-Nov-04 07:17 PM
its called xbox or vr,
Jeremiah,
22-Apr-23 09:16 PM, #61
RE: Lowering player numbers and its cause,
Chalupah,
25-Mar-23 02:58 PM, #57
RE: Lowering player numbers and its cause,
Some old dude (Anonymous),
28-Mar-23 06:49 PM, #59
RE: Lowering player numbers and its cause,
Hiya (Anonymous),
08-Dec-22 09:15 PM, #54
RE: Lowering player numbers and its cause,
Lhydia,
08-Dec-22 09:50 PM, #55
No need to LOL this man!,
ltlbtycnji,
03-Jan-23 10:29 PM, #56
You Imm's could have saved yourselves and this guy some...,
(NOT Pro),
15-Nov-04 02:24 PM, #42
RE: You Imm's could have saved yourselves and this guy ...,
Qaledus,
15-Nov-04 04:02 PM, #43
Once when I was in the army.,
(NOT Pro),
15-Nov-04 04:42 PM, #44
RE: Once when I was in the army.,
Qaledus,
15-Nov-04 08:58 PM, #47
About names,
Jhishesh,
15-Nov-04 05:17 PM, #45
RE: About names,
Cerunnir,
15-Nov-04 05:45 PM, #46
RE: About names,
Qaledus,
15-Nov-04 09:20 PM, #48
RE: About names,
WildGirl,
16-Nov-04 04:39 PM, #50
Erm did you pray about the name?,
Narissa,
16-Nov-04 09:57 PM, #52
RE: About names,
Qaledus,
17-Nov-04 09:51 AM, #53
We've had this conversation before.,
Valguarnera,
16-Nov-04 09:50 PM, #51
A lot of what you say is 100% true, BUT...,
Curious,
14-Nov-04 07:54 PM, #41
I love CF more today than yesterday, but not as much as...,
Zepachu,
06-Dec-22 09:33 PM, #37
Bingo!,
Narissa,
14-Nov-04 09:17 AM, #39
Excellent post. (~),
Adrigon,
14-Nov-04 01:00 PM, #40
I agree. (nt),
JamesC,
16-Nov-04 10:04 AM, #49
As another very long time player I agree with a lot of ...,
Rogue,
03-Apr-23 11:04 AM, #60
I can tell you why exactly,
jaynus,
12-Nov-04 10:32 PM, #27
RE: I can tell you why exactly,
nepenthe,
13-Nov-04 12:00 AM, #28
RE: I can tell you why exactly,
Jhishesh,
13-Nov-04 12:09 AM, #29
RE: I can tell you why exactly,
Valguarnera,
13-Nov-04 12:24 AM, #30
RE: I can tell you why exactly,
Jhishesh,
13-Nov-04 12:30 AM, #31
RE: I can tell you why exactly,
nepenthe,
13-Nov-04 10:06 AM, #34
RE: I can tell you why exactly,
Isildur,
13-Nov-04 02:09 AM, #32
A good post,
incognito,
13-Nov-04 08:49 AM, #33
Ranking is Soooo much easier...,
Astillian,
13-Nov-04 02:20 PM, #38
Glimo's is still around? What's the site addy? n/t,
KooK,
12-Nov-04 02:59 PM, #23
RE: Lowering player numbers and its cause,
Hozen Mijzu,
12-Nov-04 09:45 AM, #15
RE: Lowering player numbers and its cause,
Isildur,
12-Nov-04 12:35 AM, #8
RE: Summary deletion for trivial issues:,
Valguarnera,
12-Nov-04 02:10 AM, #9
Another factor(s), not flame,
Narissa,
11-Nov-04 11:27 PM, #7
I just talked with another player,
incognito,
11-Nov-04 07:30 PM, #1
So 30% of the playerbase used to be kick-ass? nt,
Evil Genius (Anonymous),
11-Nov-04 07:54 PM, #2
Also I am not saying social/ganging groups are good for...,
Evil Outlander,
11-Nov-04 08:23 PM, #3
RE: Social groups,
Valguarnera,
11-Nov-04 11:06 PM, #5
What you see is black and white, what I see is gray, an...,
Evil Outlander,
12-Nov-04 02:47 AM, #10
Makes sense, kept me thinking too,
Narissa,
12-Nov-04 04:58 AM, #11
Some valid points, but you're twisting some too,
incognito,
12-Nov-04 07:05 AM, #12
What online graphical game is challenging CF?,
Evil Genius (Anonymous),
12-Nov-04 07:15 AM, #13
RE: What online graphical game is challenging CF?,
Hozen Mijzu,
12-Nov-04 09:53 AM, #16
RE: What online graphical game is challenging CF?,
Isildur,
12-Nov-04 10:52 AM, #17
RE: What online graphical game is challenging CF?,
Evil Genius (Anonymous),
12-Nov-04 11:47 AM, #19
RE: What online graphical game is challenging CF?,
Isildur,
12-Nov-04 12:13 PM, #20
Some answers:,
Valguarnera,
12-Nov-04 09:33 AM, #14
RE: What you see is black and white, what I see is gray...,
Isildur,
12-Nov-04 11:32 AM, #18
You're forgetting...,
nepenthe,
12-Nov-04 02:12 PM, #21
When you say "we changed the rules",
Theerkla,
12-Nov-04 02:17 PM, #22
It was more fun being the blame magnet...,
Valguarnera,
12-Nov-04 03:21 PM #24
I bet it was.,
Nivek1,
12-Nov-04 04:50 PM, #25
RE: I bet it was.,
Valguarnera,
12-Nov-04 05:49 PM, #26
As for me...,
Grurk Muouk,
13-Nov-04 10:31 AM, #35
Big #3 for me,
Phaelim (Anonymous),
13-Nov-04 12:10 PM, #36
RE: Social groups,
Chalupah,
25-Mar-23 03:01 PM, #58
You both have a point.,
Qaledus,
11-Nov-04 10:15 PM, #4
Another good point.,
Valguarnera,
11-Nov-04 11:15 PM, #6
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