attitudes and expectations

[Lord Pe]

Just out of curiosity, does anyone actually play in a style specifically for the enjoyment of the rest of the players rather than themselves?

Tons of people play differently because of how it affects other players ability to enjoy the game. When someone leaves PK because their side is too stacked, or the types of weaves channies use, or (previously) endlessly stacking mobs, and so on and so on.

No comment on the original post, but it's always been a minority of players who intentionally kill the AFK and LD. It's an even smaller minority that will defend it on any sort of grounds. Because it's stupid.

Other problems aside, killing AFK players, especially solo ones, is a classic example of short-sighted thinking in the game. If you kill the AFK guy who's come north/south to look for a fight, they don't get a chance to narrate there's enemies, they don't get a chance to fight or run, which means no one else shows up and PK is over til the next guy comes to look--which could be hours.

This guy gets it.

[Jestin]

I don't really play much anymore but in the interests of hopefully contributing something:

These two mentalities do not need to be mutually exclusive. You can both be mindful of other people's fun and take it less personally when bad things happen to you. We all should be striving to do both, not just one or the other.

As others mentioned, killing people afk/ld is a great example of not being mindful of other people's fun. Honestly I don't think it's much fun for either side. It really is almost a lose/lose situation. You kill any potential pk, kill any future pk, piss someone off, waste time returning/not returning, waste time on forums arguing about things, etc. Just not a productive or fun use of anyone's time in any way.

At the same time, developing an attitude where you get angry and hurt that you were killed AFK/LD is also not constructive. This is a game you play for escape from the real world for fun and enjoyment, there is no need to let it get to you.

We really should try to do both and stop arguing about which one is better - both are good.

[Lord Pe]

I don't really play much anymore but in the interests of hopefully contributing something:

These two mentalities do not need to be mutually exclusive. You can both be mindful of other people's fun and take it less personally when bad things happen to you. We all should be striving to do both, not just one or the other.

As others mentioned, killing people afk/ld is a great example of not being mindful of other people's fun. Honestly I don't think it's much fun for either side. It really is almost a lose/lose situation. You kill any potential pk, kill any future pk, piss someone off, waste time returning/not returning, waste time on forums arguing about things, etc. Just not a productive or fun use of anyone's time in any way.

At the same time, developing an attitude where you get angry and hurt that you were killed AFK/LD is also not constructive. This is a game you play for escape from the real world for fun and enjoyment, there is no need to let it get to you.

We really should try to do both and stop arguing about which one is better - both are good.

This guy gets it better.

[hasp]

I never met Jestin but every post he has made that I have seen is very logical and exactly how I think. Plus, my name is Justin so I think he is my spirit animal.

[Hanz]

I don't really play much anymore but in the interests of hopefully contributing something:

These two mentalities do not need to be mutually exclusive. You can both be mindful of other people's fun and take it less personally when bad things happen to you. We all should be striving to do both, not just one or the other.

As others mentioned, killing people afk/ld is a great example of not being mindful of other people's fun. Honestly I don't think it's much fun for either side. It really is almost a lose/lose situation. You kill any potential pk, kill any future pk, piss someone off, waste time returning/not returning, waste time on forums arguing about things, etc. Just not a productive or fun use of anyone's time in any way.

At the same time, developing an attitude where you get angry and hurt that you were killed AFK/LD is also not constructive. This is a game you play for escape from the real world for fun and enjoyment, there is no need to let it get to you.

We really should try to do both and stop arguing about which one is better - both are good.

Very well put, Jestin.

[Naomi]

I don't really play much anymore but in the interests of hopefully contributing something:

These two mentalities do not need to be mutually exclusive. You can both be mindful of other people's fun and take it less personally when bad things happen to you. We all should be striving to do both, not just one or the other.

As others mentioned, killing people afk/ld is a great example of not being mindful of other people's fun. Honestly I don't think it's much fun for either side. It really is almost a lose/lose situation. You kill any potential pk, kill any future pk, piss someone off, waste time returning/not returning, waste time on forums arguing about things, etc. Just not a productive or fun use of anyone's time in any way.

At the same time, developing an attitude where you get angry and hurt that you were killed AFK/LD is also not constructive. This is a game you play for escape from the real world for fun and enjoyment, there is no need to let it get to you.

We really should try to do both and stop arguing about which one is better - both are good.

Play more. I miss you.

[Kerryk]

Someone write a script so that if you go AFK and someone attacks you your client sends you a text message to your phone...

That way you can run out of the bathroom with no pants to try and save yourself lol

[byrg]

Someone write a script so that if you go AFK and someone attacks you your client sends you a text message to your phone...

That way you can run out of the bathroom with no pants to try and save yourself lol

There's... actually a thread about sending email/texts in the zugg/cmud forums: http://forums.zuggsoft.com/forums/viewt ... 4&p=172976

[Kryyg]

Lykan has my forum password and the passwords of every gaidin. He no votes and yes votes as a block. It is known.

[Zarth]

Kryyg only gets qps when Jestin plays for him.