raven
Clueless newb
Posts: 174
|
Post by raven on Oct 21, 2013 18:50:16 GMT -5
You'd be surprised. I personally know an Ex Arm player who 'won' Arm. And staff hated him. He was a Templar. Got to fully max out his character. Was the talk of town. Multiple Kudos from other players. And staff hated him simply because he didn't believe in this maxim that roles must be 'earned and given only' by Staff. So he did in fact told me about this whole favoritism as well. Before the templar role, staff liked him a lot, and afterward several did as well. That was mostly Adhira and Nyr there with the dislike. Which is sad. He was one of the most well-played, player-engaging, fun, and interesting templars I've ever seen in the over half a decade I'd played. jcarter and delerak, him and me have an agreement I will not oust him. As he will not oust me either. @anaiah Why did Nyr and Adhira dislike him? Was there a cause? Because it didn't seem like there was one. Or is it staff start loving you but when you start becoming very influential they start hating you?
|
|
Deleted
Deleted Member
Posts: 0
|
Post by Deleted on Oct 21, 2013 19:15:03 GMT -5
raven He had been flying relatively below the radar, but also, there was something he'd done that made -Terissa-, Nyr's psionicist angry or upset, if I recall right, and it just seemed to bleed over. With regards to Adhira, enough badmouthing by someone you trust (Nyr) about someone you have no impression of will tend to sour you on a person, I'd imagine.
|
|
delerak
GDB Superstar
PK'ed by jcarter
"When you want to fool the world, tell the truth." - Otto Von Bismarck
Posts: 1,656
|
Post by delerak on Oct 21, 2013 19:17:49 GMT -5
enough badmouthing by someone you trust about someone you have no impression of will tend to sour you on a person, I'd imagine. HAH. I know all about this one. I remember seeing a post by Malifaxis about me and how I stole his RunningMountain characters name or something for the GDB. Fucking hilarious. My last name is Laufenberg. My mother taught me swiss-german and my name translates to Running (laufen) Mountain (berg). People are just bitter and have no idea what they are talking about half the time (me included in many cases).
|
|
raven
Clueless newb
Posts: 174
|
Post by raven on Oct 21, 2013 21:03:00 GMT -5
raven He had been flying relatively below the radar, but also, there was something he'd done that made -Terissa-, Nyr's psionicist angry or upset, if I recall right, and it just seemed to bleed over. With regards to Adhira, enough badmouthing by someone you trust (Nyr) about someone you have no impression of will tend to sour you on a person, I'd imagine. @anaiah I had a feeling it had to be something involving one of Nyr's characters. I have nothing against him though. I know how anyone gets invested in their characters and charcters become an extension of themselves and any slight against a character is usually percieved as a personal slight. This from PnP games. So I can understand. As for Adhira I can't say anything wrong about her either. My experience with both has been quite civil and professional.
|
|
delerak
GDB Superstar
PK'ed by jcarter
"When you want to fool the world, tell the truth." - Otto Von Bismarck
Posts: 1,656
|
Post by delerak on Oct 22, 2013 5:25:10 GMT -5
Worth quoting this sentence here. See my video on staff avatars and why they are toxic to the game. I make this point but not in these exact words.
|
|
raven
Clueless newb
Posts: 174
|
Post by raven on Oct 22, 2013 6:00:31 GMT -5
Worth quoting this sentence here. See my video on staff avatars and why they are toxic to the game. I make this point but not in these exact words. Oh I saw the video and I understand. That's basically the similar issue with a PnP DM that loves his villiain and outright cheats for his villiain to survive because this antagonist character is in reality an extension of him, his character. He is enotionally compromised with this character. And so he uses his DM powers to give ooc info to his ic persona, so thag his persona can succeed. Thing is I find nothing wrong with this because it is perfectly reasonable and logical that stuff happens. Me? I'm not emotionally attached to my characters. They can be extensions of me. But I keep ooc and ic quite separated even if I know ooc stuff I make it a point that my ic avatar knows absutely nothing. Which can lead to his death... Which has happened,
|
|
delerak
GDB Superstar
PK'ed by jcarter
"When you want to fool the world, tell the truth." - Otto Von Bismarck
Posts: 1,656
|
Post by delerak on Oct 30, 2013 11:48:20 GMT -5
My next video is coming soon. Been super busy this week!
|
|
delerak
GDB Superstar
PK'ed by jcarter
"When you want to fool the world, tell the truth." - Otto Von Bismarck
Posts: 1,656
|
Post by delerak on Oct 31, 2013 1:47:41 GMT -5
|
|
|
Post by lulz on Oct 31, 2013 2:21:10 GMT -5
Nice shirt Edited to add: Delerak:
|
|
|
Post by lulz on Oct 31, 2013 3:40:00 GMT -5
Oh positive vs. negative reinforcement, it really depends on the character in question. Other than that, really enjoyed the vid.
|
|
|
Post by theshadeofkhilaroz on Oct 31, 2013 8:13:29 GMT -5
Not a bad video, Delerak. I watched all of it, mostly unflinchingly.
Are you still banned from the game? For the matter, how many people do you believe are banned from ArmageddonMUD, and where did most of these bans originate from?
You cannot blame a game for banning you if you spoil its secrets in a public, broadcasted, saved-for-future viewings fashion. And I'm not talking about your vlog but these boards in general. It goes against the game at a fundamental level beyond the dickishness of individual staff members.
|
|
delerak
GDB Superstar
PK'ed by jcarter
"When you want to fool the world, tell the truth." - Otto Von Bismarck
Posts: 1,656
|
Post by delerak on Oct 31, 2013 9:18:49 GMT -5
Yep. As far as I know. I've never gotten anything from staff about talking or allowing my return.
Oh I know personally a lot of people who are "banned". I can't speak to where they originate from but I am fairly certain that only the highest-level staff members can actually dish out a perm ban to someone.
|
|
Hardboiled
Clueless newb
Eggs, their good for you.
Posts: 116
|
Post by Hardboiled on Oct 31, 2013 10:42:31 GMT -5
Good video, adding a personal story from your experiences running NWN server was nice touch.
|
|
delerak
GDB Superstar
PK'ed by jcarter
"When you want to fool the world, tell the truth." - Otto Von Bismarck
Posts: 1,656
|
Post by delerak on Oct 31, 2013 10:53:56 GMT -5
That story is one of the main reasons I feel so strongly about perm bans. They are a serious thing. This is what a perm ban is saying to people:
|
|
|
Post by lulz on Oct 31, 2013 20:50:39 GMT -5
Yeah, I believe who did it to me was Adhira. I'd have to go back and check the email honestly.
|
|