08-19-2008, 02:23 PM
I got a comment attempted to be posted on my blog post that mentions this site from Hydra55x/AmbassadorK, but I figured it'd be better to post here so folks can see it easier and make their own judgments and comments instead of spamming up my blog post. Remember that inflammatory replies are unwelcome, regardless of whether or not they agree with any points presented here by the original poster or myself. Any constructive criticism or suggestions are welcome, of course.
And now for my responses.
Er, sorry you got such a corrupted view of things for the few days you were here back in June (was it like 3 or 4 days?) that don't even exist . Let's go point by point, shall we?
"None of the admins care about the community, they only care about abusing their powers to get a laugh or two."
I'm sorry, but I never saw any of the admins (ie, Grakor or myself) abusing commands to 'get a laugh or two.'
"Did I mention the fact that you rarely get any gear at all, I mean, how are you supposed to kill a hulking, overpowered level 70 admin with your starting gear? I tried, and all he did was laugh in my face and say "I put poison in your drink, logout and come back later!""
This has never happened. Are you thinking of another server? I'm sorry that you have us confused.
"Hmmm, did I mention the fact you have to write a 4-5 parograph long beckground of your character? Yep, that or get banned when you hit level 40. Hmmm, we arent alloud to get gear or instant 70?! Yep, we sure like the starting clothes and looking like clones!"
Having 10 lines in a profile is all that's required. I don't see how you get 4-5 paragraphs out of that. Plus, it's been an excellent way to deter the PvE-oriented folk that we used to get when we actually did used to insta-70 and have silver tokens abundantly available for much cheaper.
"I mean, after all, the only other option is the expensive crap that the vendors sell you. Another hmmm, we only get 10 pieces of gear for putting so much work into our essay, so you mean, we have to run INSTANCES on a roleplay server to get gear? I wonder what it's like... "I SMITE YOU ILLIDAN, I DEMAND YOUR LOOTEH!" Later: "OMG HE DIDNT DROP THE BULWARK?! I HAS TO RUN THE INSTANCE AGAIN?!?!""
I assume you mean the vendors in Shatterspear, and that's all stuff to get at 70 in case you want to reserve your tokens for RP-oriented things, not to mention the items are all less then 10 gold, more or less. Besides, note how the money drop rate is 10x, so if you're killing things that normally drop around 10 silver, you'll be getting around a gold per kill. And let's not forgot about the Farseer's Gift, eh?
"Did I mention the fact that if I wanted normal rates and boring RPs where we can't do anything, I would have gone back to retail."
Did you actually read any of the FAQs or main Wiki page where it shows the rates? And I kind of doubt you have the ability to "see the big picture" when if we had no RP rules, we'd have gobs of people playing illegitimate bastard-childs of Illidan/Kael'thas/Thrall/every-other-major-lore-figure. I'm sorry you seem to be part of that crowd, but obviously the server isn't for you.
"Conquest of the Horde is fail, the admins are fail, your follow-it-or-be-banned "Server Lore" in the Warcraft universe, already having it's own lore that developed over 10 years, is fail."
I'm glad you have the first impression, as what I've perceived of you with this inflammatory post leads me to believe that you'd be a detrimental member of the community, though your earlier forum posts wouldn't lead me to believe that. Everyone has their dark points, though. Even me! *Rawr*. And, I'm also a bit surprised that you can't seem to distinguish that the server is set about 7 years in the future from current retail time. This was originally done to allow 'alternative character development' from characters brought from retail, but that was before some other thoughts. Plot additions =/= completely different lore, simply lore additions. Thanks!
Quote:Hmmmm, yes, this server brings back memories. Did I mention the BAD ones? None of the admins care about the community, they only care about abusing their powers to get a laugh or two. Did I mention the fact that you rarely get any gear at all, I mean, how are you supposed to kill a hulking, overpowered level 70 admin with your starting gear? I tried, and all he did was laugh in my face and say "I put poison in your drink, logout and come back later!" Hmmm, did I mention the fact you have to write a 4-5 parograph long beckground of your character? Yep, that or get banned when you hit level 40. Hmmm, we arent alloud to get gear or instant 70?! Yep, we sure like the starting clothes and looking like clones! I mean, after all, the only other option is the expensive crap that the vendors sell you. Another hmmm, we only get 10 pieces of gear for putting so much work into our essay, so you mean, we have to run INSTANCES on a roleplay server to get gear? I wonder what it's like... "I SMITE YOU ILLIDAN, I DEMAND YOUR LOOTEH!" Later: "OMG HE DIDNT DROP THE BULWARK?! I HAS TO RUN THE INSTANCE AGAIN?!?!" Did I mention the fact that if I wanted normal rates and boring RPs where we can't do anything, I would have gone back to retail. Conquest of the Horde is fail, the admins are fail, your follow-it-or-be-banned "Server Lore" in the Warcraft universe, already having it's own lore that developed over 10 years, is fail.
And now for my responses.
Er, sorry you got such a corrupted view of things for the few days you were here back in June (was it like 3 or 4 days?) that don't even exist . Let's go point by point, shall we?
"None of the admins care about the community, they only care about abusing their powers to get a laugh or two."
I'm sorry, but I never saw any of the admins (ie, Grakor or myself) abusing commands to 'get a laugh or two.'
"Did I mention the fact that you rarely get any gear at all, I mean, how are you supposed to kill a hulking, overpowered level 70 admin with your starting gear? I tried, and all he did was laugh in my face and say "I put poison in your drink, logout and come back later!""
This has never happened. Are you thinking of another server? I'm sorry that you have us confused.
"Hmmm, did I mention the fact you have to write a 4-5 parograph long beckground of your character? Yep, that or get banned when you hit level 40. Hmmm, we arent alloud to get gear or instant 70?! Yep, we sure like the starting clothes and looking like clones!"
Having 10 lines in a profile is all that's required. I don't see how you get 4-5 paragraphs out of that. Plus, it's been an excellent way to deter the PvE-oriented folk that we used to get when we actually did used to insta-70 and have silver tokens abundantly available for much cheaper.
"I mean, after all, the only other option is the expensive crap that the vendors sell you. Another hmmm, we only get 10 pieces of gear for putting so much work into our essay, so you mean, we have to run INSTANCES on a roleplay server to get gear? I wonder what it's like... "I SMITE YOU ILLIDAN, I DEMAND YOUR LOOTEH!" Later: "OMG HE DIDNT DROP THE BULWARK?! I HAS TO RUN THE INSTANCE AGAIN?!?!""
I assume you mean the vendors in Shatterspear, and that's all stuff to get at 70 in case you want to reserve your tokens for RP-oriented things, not to mention the items are all less then 10 gold, more or less. Besides, note how the money drop rate is 10x, so if you're killing things that normally drop around 10 silver, you'll be getting around a gold per kill. And let's not forgot about the Farseer's Gift, eh?
"Did I mention the fact that if I wanted normal rates and boring RPs where we can't do anything, I would have gone back to retail."
Did you actually read any of the FAQs or main Wiki page where it shows the rates? And I kind of doubt you have the ability to "see the big picture" when if we had no RP rules, we'd have gobs of people playing illegitimate bastard-childs of Illidan/Kael'thas/Thrall/every-other-major-lore-figure. I'm sorry you seem to be part of that crowd, but obviously the server isn't for you.
"Conquest of the Horde is fail, the admins are fail, your follow-it-or-be-banned "Server Lore" in the Warcraft universe, already having it's own lore that developed over 10 years, is fail."
I'm glad you have the first impression, as what I've perceived of you with this inflammatory post leads me to believe that you'd be a detrimental member of the community, though your earlier forum posts wouldn't lead me to believe that. Everyone has their dark points, though. Even me! *Rawr*. And, I'm also a bit surprised that you can't seem to distinguish that the server is set about 7 years in the future from current retail time. This was originally done to allow 'alternative character development' from characters brought from retail, but that was before some other thoughts. Plot additions =/= completely different lore, simply lore additions. Thanks!