I guess I'll throw in the support post. I think that occasionally some members of BkS gets a bit too mouthy and it can certainly offend people. Regardless, I'd call for a mute. The mute option is a beautiful thing. I know that permanent mute doesn't exist, but hey. It solves the issue of a person polluting chat. Either way, I don't like the idea of constant banning occuring to BkS for their tendency to "troll" on chat. They're active players, fun to play with/against. I don't find it hard to avoid letting their "trolling" make me rage, and as long as you don't take everything oh so serious, they aren't bad dudes. Also Harnius gives me highfives.
/highfive
Agreed on all points. Some of us can toe the line sometimes, but toeing the line isn't against the rules.
I agree that Bo overstepped a bit here, even if the whole story isn't being presented or if the admin chat wasn't visible in the logs -- The server rules clearly don't allow racism. Bo was being tk'd repeatedly and attacked without so much as an admin asking the offenders to stop, and I still feel like I have no argument against, nor should I try, to respond to the racism. Some people call that an "absolute" line, and while I personally believe that a word is just a word, I respect the fact that it really does hit a cord with some people so I do avoid it and expect other BkS to, as well, but Bo will be the first to admit he did kind of overstep on the racism. I would have been fine with a mute, I wouldn't have said a thing, I feel anyone who breaks a rule (BkS, ATS, or any random player) should recieve a matching punishment -- but come on, this is a bit much, and some offenders get a "slap on the wrist" in vent for things we get bans for.
Harn, cleverly disguised in cRPG land as Garthicus Shooticus, is the nicest guy you'll ever meet. Seriously.
But even he has a good time in vent and while he isn't one to talk much in-game, it kind of shows you the lack of malice we have in our words when such an obviously stand-up, good guy like Harn has such a good time with us. He's an awesome guy.
To be fair, I do enjoy playing with you guys, and I think you specifically do raise valid game issues and points in the in-game chat, I genuinely enjoy reading your chat comments as they almost always contain truth. However, I still think that Bo' crossed the line.
I really do enjoy playing alongside or against your clan as it always makes the game very tactical as you all have your heads screwed on right and are good players. But still, Bo' did a lot more then joke "I am the best" and unfortunately the jokes he presented did not go over as well as planned.
I appreciate that you guys want to have fun, but in this case, his fun did not "translate" very well.
I also think though that certain players who "accidently" TK certain clan mates of yours should be banned for a period too, as it is completely uncalled for.
But yes, the "mute" feature is a wonderful thing.
We like to fuck around and have fun -- saying "I'm the best" (even if we mean it sometimes, hoping for someone to step up and challenge us for it) is just having a good time.
Agreed, though.
I probably would of joined BKS a week or two ago if I didn't suspect they were going to troll themsleves into a ban somehow. Pretty good clan imo. Plus I'm a nasty little troll at heart but nobody likes a troll....so I'm prescious and sweet and kind.
We're invite only, sorry, and Tydeus is really the only guy I've seen so far I have a mind to recruit.
This game has been full of trolls since day one. I don't think people should be banned for chat offenses unless it is really mean and hurtful. From what I have observed the BkS guys tend to just tell people they suck which isn't really mean and hurtful, people always tell others they suck at video games, it's been that way since the beginning of the internet. I really wish that the admins would be a little more reserved with the bannings. This isn't World of Warcraft where there are 8 million players, and with strategus down we are at risk for losing a big portion of the community already...
Really, at the end of the day, that's all it really is -- We like to have fun, and people may take us wrong sometimes, but.. It's the internet, man. You're right, people are going to be saying things like "lol you suck" until Al Gore turns the switch off. srsly guys. srsly.
Besides, I don't think there should be a punishment for being honest. If my girlfriend asks me if her dress makes her look fat, and it does, I'll tell her yes. If she gets mad I'm not going to be a bitch and say "omg babe im so sorry" -- I was being honest, and honesty is the mark of a good person. If someone (who wasn't trolling) said genuinely that I suck, I don't take it personally, it drives me harder to improve. Haters gon' hate, though.
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Anyway, I hope Bo gets unbanned. I'll give him a "slap on the wrist" in vent as Native got from you last night, Gash, and we can all continue playing. You guys can even use this as motivation to put us in our place or something, get together and start going after us or something, I hope it happens.
gg
