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Re: The Dominion, a not very sanguine experience
Urgh. I only have one comment to make.It's not just Abhorash as a character. All my OrgReq-related interactions with Ictinus have been like that (without the pissing on my cornflakes, obviously). I pitch an OrgReq, explain why I think it's helpful, and get feedback. The only negative response I've had so far boiled down to "not awesome enough". I assume I'd also get a rejection if I requested something that didn't fit the Archivists' roleplay, but if the guild leadership has a clear direction in mind and it fits the guild's role, that shouldn't be an issue. The admin should vet requests, but it's better for everyone involved if the requests come from the players.The dominion does have an issue, being told by the Admin to "fix it" then getting little to no direction on how. abhorash char logged in refuses to respond to questions IC or OOC. the admin not just coming out and saying what they want.
Bloodloch is the same. I got no direction on how. I had to write things and sell the idea. Then Abhorash was on board with it. He won't dictate what you should do, and he will piss on your cornflakes if it's not worthwhile. It's the character.
Legyn
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Re: The Dominion, a not very sanguine experience
All I can say as a Guildmaster with no horse in this race is that if people felt they had to go so far as to voice their grievances on the forums, with evidence to corroborate their claims, I'd be trying really hard to either rectify the situation or at least explain my half of whatever 'misconceptions' are happening. Otherwise I'm not a fan of trying to please my friends or whatever group supports me while pretending that what appear to be legitimate grievances don't exist.
There's player agency, and then there's questionable behavior. I also find it somewhat disturbing that the people making the case have provided evidence of their claims while everything said in defensive of it had my raising my eyebrows in disbelief and or silently mouthing a wtf. I also don't think it looks very good that some people just leave reactions in a discussion directly about them and the org they're responsible for when they could be presenting an argument to defend themselves, or in the very least providing some semblance of an explanation that isn't whatever nonsense that has been posted already by clearly out of touch individuals.
There's player agency, and then there's questionable behavior. I also find it somewhat disturbing that the people making the case have provided evidence of their claims while everything said in defensive of it had my raising my eyebrows in disbelief and or silently mouthing a wtf. I also don't think it looks very good that some people just leave reactions in a discussion directly about them and the org they're responsible for when they could be presenting an argument to defend themselves, or in the very least providing some semblance of an explanation that isn't whatever nonsense that has been posted already by clearly out of touch individuals.
Illikaal
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Re: The Dominion, a not very sanguine experience
Your biggest priority should be the guild members. If you've lost sight of that, it's time to step away.+1 here. The only position I ever really held in Aetolia was my stint as Chakrasulian order head, and I know I definitely tried to give plenty of notice as I felt I had to step down.
Ideally in Aetolia, I would wish there be absolutely zero shame in simply walking away from a leadership position if it doesn't seem like it's working out for the benefit of everyone. If there's any lesson I think we could have learned from the earlier Teradrim thread, it's that one.
Kodaza
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Re: The Dominion, a not very sanguine experience
I've got no horse in this race but I really hope that admin look into this. To any older players who are feeling attacked for their rp choices as vampires, I'll say this: Your actions are making new comers feel unwelcome in a game that is already fighting to stay relevant. (We're doing great now, but how many rl friends do you have that play muds?)
As a leader in a guild, your story is about building stories for your guild members. You take that task on when you ask them to make you guildmaster. It's no longer about your or your friends or your desire to make a vampire guild into your hang out. Your biggest priority should be the guild members. If you've lost sight of that, it's time to step away.
As a leader in a guild, your story is about building stories for your guild members. You take that task on when you ask them to make you guildmaster. It's no longer about your or your friends or your desire to make a vampire guild into your hang out. Your biggest priority should be the guild members. If you've lost sight of that, it's time to step away.
Rasani
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Re: The Dominion, a not very sanguine experience
All of those screengrabs are from well after the hunt ended, when the mechanics were understood.
Nhahlar
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Re: The Dominion, a not very sanguine experience
stuffTbh, this sounds to me like Callidora was trying to ask if the Blood Hunt was going to follow similar rules to the Great Hunt, where mobs give points based on difficulty.
I don't know, though. Because again, I'm not privy to Dominion newsboards, guild events, chatter, etc. But if I held a bashing contest for the Templar that had an NPC we'd go to talk to about turning in corpses, getting ranked, I'd sorta want to know if it was 1 point per mob, regardless of the difficulty. And honestly, if someone wants to bash higher areas, that's ultimately on them. 10,000 1 point kills is just as valid as 2,000 5 point kills.
Sryaen
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Re: The Dominion, a not very sanguine experience
I offer up two ideas, perhaps that can help.I volunteer as tribute!
One: A town hall with the Dominion and Ict. This way some rules and ideas can be tossed around. Lay some groundwork for the Dominion as a whole to move on from this.
Second: An IG town hall meeting for the Dominion members. Someone kill a Teradrim and only that person holding the head can speak, Pass it around. Say your grievances, changes, ect. Leave it in the confines of the Castle and work together. Let everyone have a chance to speak no matter what they say, no disfavors, no tossing. no creddies.
Nipsy
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Re: The Dominion, a not very sanguine experience
I do agree there are issues, thats my whole point. I just believe the scope of those issues is a wider range that stretches across. I'm basing that on the log of the Tiur conversation where the OOC level of vitriol was on full display. yes it was a while ago but I don't like to underestimate the power of peoples ability to hold grudges.
yes there are issues, and my hope is that they are being addressed. but I've largely pulled back . I'm posting because I believe the scope of the conversation is being restricted.
@nhahlar sorry if I pointed to you for saying alt army, it's late and I believe it was mentioned at some point
yes there are issues, and my hope is that they are being addressed. but I've largely pulled back . I'm posting because I believe the scope of the conversation is being restricted.
@nhahlar sorry if I pointed to you for saying alt army, it's late and I believe it was mentioned at some point
Tirria
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Re: The Dominion, a not very sanguine experience
I offer up two ideas, perhaps that can help.
One: A town hall with the Dominion and Ict. This way some rules and ideas can be tossed around. Lay some groundwork for the Dominion as a whole to move on from this.
Second: An IG town hall meeting for the Dominion members. Someone kill a Teradrim and only that person holding the head can speak, Pass it around. Say your grievances, changes, ect. Leave it in the confines of the Castle and work together. Let everyone have a chance to speak no matter what they say, no disfavors, no tossing. no creddies.
One: A town hall with the Dominion and Ict. This way some rules and ideas can be tossed around. Lay some groundwork for the Dominion as a whole to move on from this.
Second: An IG town hall meeting for the Dominion members. Someone kill a Teradrim and only that person holding the head can speak, Pass it around. Say your grievances, changes, ect. Leave it in the confines of the Castle and work together. Let everyone have a chance to speak no matter what they say, no disfavors, no tossing. no creddies.
Re: The Dominion, a not very sanguine experience
I never brought up alts, so I hope this isn't an attempt to dismiss issues wholesale because one may be unfounded. I might be able to dig up logs, but I can definitely say that there were about twice as many Dominion folk online around the election time. I honestly just chalked it up to interest in the drama, and I personally don't think they likely swayed anything.
Nhahlar
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