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Why so much disrespect?
« on: October 27, 2012, 10:40:59 pm »
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I've been playing this game for a long time now, and I've seen some things, and I've seen some stuff and I wouldn't recommend it.

Early in my cRPG career, people seemed helpful and more docile than hostile, I met many great players back when cRPG only had one server, and you waited 30 minutes for your stats and gear to update.  The community was small, and everyone seemed to enjoy playing the game for the sole purpose of having a good time.  As months passed I eventually found myself preoccupied with a clan, right around the time the North American servers started popping up.  The leader of the clan was known for having poor spelling and grammar, and for saying silly and absurd things.  Eventually, a poor reputation started and just seemed to stick, and I don't think I've lost it even to this day.

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A few months passed from then and I formed a small clan with a few friends from the past group.  Originally, we asked to be forgiven by the community for the atrocities our last clan leader had caused, and while some people seemed to forgive and forget, a fair number of people continued to hold a grudge against those who had nothing to do with past disagreements.  Team killing, trolling, false accusations and a number of issues started to rise and eventually my clan split in two.  I'm not going to tell the story for the six thousandth time but right around this point in time is when the community of cRPG turns into a slum of shit and the word respect slowly transforms into hate.

Everyone started to take the damn game way too serious, personal threats, attacks and leaks began to flood our once small community.  It was a fucking plague, and we've yet to shake it.  People got hacked, personal information was released, people were permanently banned, corruption spread to the admins of the servers.  I can't play without seeing mass butt hurt around every corner.

Lately, I've noticed that wearing the Dracul tag brings joy (all of the people I've gotten to play this game with) yet it's also a burden, as people still hold a grudge for things that happened over a year ago and I can't play anywhere without being treated as a miscreant from hell.  What the fuck is wrong with you people?  Whatever happened to playing games because they were fun?  How many of you play this for the purpose of continuing feuds when you don't even enjoy the game itself?

I guess this essay comes down to me saying this:  We need to calm the fuck down and remember that we're playing a game, people take this strategus shit way too seriously and I think they forget that the reason they started playing this game in the first place was to have fun, not make enemies over the internet.
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Re: Why so much disrespect?
« Reply #1 on: October 27, 2012, 10:48:59 pm »
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Re: Why so much disrespect?
« Reply #2 on: October 27, 2012, 10:50:38 pm »
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#FREESPOOK
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Re: Why so much disrespect?
« Reply #3 on: October 27, 2012, 10:52:25 pm »
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Re: Why so much disrespect?
« Reply #4 on: October 27, 2012, 10:55:55 pm »
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Worthy thread, started out strong and made a  good logical statement.


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Re: Why so much disrespect?
« Reply #5 on: October 27, 2012, 11:06:41 pm »
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I've been playing this mod regularly (As in, actually paying attention, being involved in diplomacy/clan shit, etc) for like...8 months, I don't know. Not that long. But I've never really seen anyone talk shit to Dracul folks. Hell, I've barely even seen Dracul folks running around. I'm in battle a lot. I'm a full-time student that's currently out of a job, so I am in the battle server all the damn time. Haven't really seen anyone be rude to you. That doesn't mean it's not happening, I'm not calling you a liar; I just don't see what medium they use to do this. Maybe steam, forum PMs, TS, something else?

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Re: Why so much disrespect?
« Reply #6 on: October 27, 2012, 11:09:47 pm »
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I've been playing this game for a long time now, and I've seen some things, and I've seen some stuff and I wouldn't recommend it.

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Re: Why so much disrespect?
« Reply #7 on: October 27, 2012, 11:32:33 pm »
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I like Dracul and I've had no problems with any of your members. I like the ones I've met and have no reason to think ill of you guys. Keep playing and have fun.
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Re: Why so much disrespect?
« Reply #8 on: October 27, 2012, 11:46:28 pm »
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Is Strat really so hostile?

Nvm, I need to learn how to read.

I don't hate you guys.

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Re: Why so much disrespect?
« Reply #9 on: October 27, 2012, 11:54:17 pm »
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I've never played a server where people split up as much or as often as on EU1.  No wonder range is having a field day.

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Re: Why so much disrespect?
« Reply #10 on: October 27, 2012, 11:56:59 pm »
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One of the biggest reasons that people get mad at this game is that they forget there's a mute function, not to mention we're playing a mod that is progressively getting shit on more and more over time. People get defensive about their time investment in what others have already seen as a waste of time, so tensions are high to preserve what little they have left. Take that fabulous wolf for instance. It has a large slice of Watermelon, but if you take away 9/10ths of that, I guarantee it's going to fight you a lot harder now that it only has 10% of what it had in the beginning and still wants to cherish it.
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Re: Why so much disrespect?
« Reply #11 on: October 27, 2012, 11:57:09 pm »
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I guess should emphasize that while I'm merely using Dracul as an example, there's a lot of hate going around for the entire community and I think it's slowly driving this great mod to something less than great.

EDIT:  Also, you probably have seen us but didn't notice.  We spend a lot of time on alts and we like smaller servers with less ranged cav.


That, or you just confused our clan tag with our name.
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Re: Why so much disrespect?
« Reply #12 on: October 28, 2012, 12:21:55 am »
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Re: Why so much disrespect?
« Reply #13 on: October 28, 2012, 12:23:13 am »
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I followed you as Chivalry*, as Dracul* in the past... and I still share your opinion today ! :)

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Re: Why so much disrespect?
« Reply #14 on: October 28, 2012, 12:37:31 am »
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Of course I remember you, our best EU player and the only person with a valid reason to leave so far :)
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