Post by Deleted on Nov 30, 2016 16:04:59 GMT -5
I hesitate to reduce player/staff problems to mere jealousy, but things like that - such as OOC prejudging, OOC bias, etc... comes into play.
For instance, in the case where Harar and Locke were trying to do stuff for the scouting group and potentially form a new group - all while playing in the clan with, by far, the most PCs at a time - it wouldn't be a case of imms saying, "oh, I'm jealous of these two guys, so I'm going to brick wall them," but instead, something more like, "Hmm, my OOC opinion of these two guys, both lacking the traits that *I* desire for powerful positions (even self made ones), tells me that I should probably try to do prevent them from having X amount of influence on the game."
If the imms above you actually *like you as a person*, then they will facilitate you without the kind of BS I have seen, but, if they have OOC feelings of resentment because of personal bullshit - or if members of their echo chamber have OOC feelings of resentment/dislike/whatever - then they will simply drag their feet or construct their own narratives about why they're preventing you from moving shit forward.
People are human. They aren't perfect. But it still sucks when players feel as though OOC bias is negatively impacting what they're trying to do in a game despite their best efforts. Again, to reduce it all to mere jealousy is inadequate... I just think it sucks when leaders let petty animosity poison a network of relationships, and I do believe this kinda shit crops up on ArmageddonMUD more than some would care to admit.
For instance, in the case where Harar and Locke were trying to do stuff for the scouting group and potentially form a new group - all while playing in the clan with, by far, the most PCs at a time - it wouldn't be a case of imms saying, "oh, I'm jealous of these two guys, so I'm going to brick wall them," but instead, something more like, "Hmm, my OOC opinion of these two guys, both lacking the traits that *I* desire for powerful positions (even self made ones), tells me that I should probably try to do prevent them from having X amount of influence on the game."
If the imms above you actually *like you as a person*, then they will facilitate you without the kind of BS I have seen, but, if they have OOC feelings of resentment because of personal bullshit - or if members of their echo chamber have OOC feelings of resentment/dislike/whatever - then they will simply drag their feet or construct their own narratives about why they're preventing you from moving shit forward.
People are human. They aren't perfect. But it still sucks when players feel as though OOC bias is negatively impacting what they're trying to do in a game despite their best efforts. Again, to reduce it all to mere jealousy is inadequate... I just think it sucks when leaders let petty animosity poison a network of relationships, and I do believe this kinda shit crops up on ArmageddonMUD more than some would care to admit.
