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Ankyrean Anguish - Aetolia-based RAGE
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Can we get back onto Real rage or split this to a new topic? "Why do Gods step in when we step on Gods feet?"
Some people aside from the main protagonists in this conflict have been speaking, discussing diplomacy and holding discussions to arrange and support certain ventures and putting their little RP cockles on the line for some sort of change, it is alot more than just what you may be seeing from perspective of frustration. I promise.
I have spoke with @Sarkis @Kerryn and will continue with @Cronides ICly as a neutral party who put a wound in his reputation by standing alongside raiders in the initial raid in protest of this enemying the young ones, after an IC complaint from a non combatant who plays on her phone who got threatened by Enorian. Aarbrok is no fighter, nor could he likely duel his way out of a paper bag, but someone once told me to stand up and back up things you support and want to see changed.
I will continue to RP and discuss and work on diplomacy, not for myself but for people who should be considered as more than an enemy....I would say if you want to settle this, the forums.. (For all parties) is not the place to do it.
(As much as we all want to rage)
You're not willing to burn down his shrines individually and get a PK aura for days.. but it's ok if your city leader declares a holy war with her God, who isn't even really involved? How is that fun.. for anybody? How is that a realistic punishment for.. anything?
I don't know if you play alts, and I don't really care. If you don't, I know you haven't participated in any of the holy wars lately. Let me tell you something - for anyone but Iosyne's Order and @valingar, they fucking suck. Period. I don't know if I've heard anyone dispute that, -including- Moirean. She -knows- they suck. She -knows- they're pure grief. She -knows- she's being a troll. She's doing it because she's pissed off, and tomorrow she's going to wake up and be like, 'Eh, shit. Guess I overreacted..'
Continue to slander me and call me names. I'm used to it. I do not think I am doing anything wrong, however - I am using the game's mechanics as they are given to me.
It's the same way @phendegwen can back himself into a hole and not budge in his outlook. It's really, really easy to be 'Grr, my views and my religion and my belief, eff you filthy villains I'm not dealing with you!' when you spend what little time you play sitting in the Council Chamber. I think at some point, you're detached enough that you shouldn't even really be allowed to make decisions for or justify something that affects people who're actually involved in it.
But, that's a personal opinion of mine and obviously there are quite a few of you who disagree.
@moirean, Sure. That's probably why that particular mechanic needs to be taken out of your hands. Angry Moirean is fine. Angry Moirean with an Order in her pocket is just bad for the game. Period.
....I earned the power to declare Holy Wars. It obviously upsets you -- but it also makes a dozen people piss themselves with happiness every time I do. I do not declare them every time I can. I declare them sparsely and the order loves when I do. Moi is also pretty corrupt and abuses power pretty hard, so I find this a very IC thing.
Since they took out the War system, we are left with raiding and Holy wars to try to enact this. Granted, game mechanics don't really allow for a satisfying outcome. But hey, we have what we have...
Enorian was failing at defending a raid. A god stepped in to help them. This is uncool.
To clarify, I'm NOT talking about @Moirean wanting gods to stay in their places...
Want me to bring out my record player?
Can we change to a different rage instead of one which has been going on for over 3/4 pages? and is going round in circles...
You know what really gets my goat? It's these new fangled mounts. I saw some young fellow riding not more than a few dozen rooms down the highway. Back in my day, we used to walk everywhere. It built character. And callouses on my feet. And now you know why I'm Andy Rooney.
I have 000000000.00000000000 ( I wanted to emphasize how little problem I have here ) with the raids or just slapping Enorian around until they get rid of the ridiculous blanket enemies. I don't know that i'll happen because the people who can actually make that decision barely play, barely PK, and don't really care. (For the most part, before @areka jumps on me with a dead wench baton). I -hate- the enemy statuses, and personally think everyone in the city should be fair and open PK for you if you have one. ( I bet they'd use them sparingly then! ). So, no worries there.
My problem, and it really isn't a problem at this point because hey, for once it doesn't have any effect on me, is the wielding of Holy Wars as a tool to throw your weight around in a ridiculously one sided and griefy way. It does not promote conflict. It does not close the rift between PKers and non-PKers. It is not fun or productive for anyone but the ganksquad that is going to laugh their way through another night of fluffing killstats.
This thread is really one of the worst things to happen to the game, I feel. Rarely are the events that people spend so much time and energy raging over even remotely as negatively effecting to the game or its players as the rage over it is. If people could legitmately say their two cents and let it go, we'd be golden... Alas. Such is rare.
I remember, involve me and I
learn.
-Benjamin Franklin
So, my hats off to @Moirean and @Ezalor for being able to handle politics. Same with @Wylliam and @Mariena .
Just saying.
I remember, involve me and I
learn.
-Benjamin Franklin
"The smell of dusty fur, sweet smoke, waiting and patience, a thing that time cannot kill. The moth that candles won't burn."