Maximus,
I see your point, but I disagree. You are speaking about giving power to the players, but then you want to limit power to the few developers and event guide volunteers. That exactly means that players are powerless and solely being played with.
And here is one of the differences to "normal games", much more to solo games from the shelf, I love with Ryzom and hold to be one of the biggest advantages. Salazar and me may violently disagree about a certain event, but we can be sure that our opinions and concerns are being heard if voiced. Surely the decision how to proceed is not with us, and nobody demands such. But we are indeed not passive puppets drawn over the chessboard by omnipotent masters, but part of the game, an active one.
Therefore I do not see it as mistrust when voicing concerns or dissent, but part of the development of the world. In case developments are going too far to me or others, the choice will remain at both sides: either the developments being modified or consequences drawn and being accepted.
Without feedback, the game masters and event designers are left with lonesome decisions which may trigger unwanted consequences. If those consequences are foreseeable, I consider it not only a right, but a duty to make that known.
I see your point, but I disagree. You are speaking about giving power to the players, but then you want to limit power to the few developers and event guide volunteers. That exactly means that players are powerless and solely being played with.
And here is one of the differences to "normal games", much more to solo games from the shelf, I love with Ryzom and hold to be one of the biggest advantages. Salazar and me may violently disagree about a certain event, but we can be sure that our opinions and concerns are being heard if voiced. Surely the decision how to proceed is not with us, and nobody demands such. But we are indeed not passive puppets drawn over the chessboard by omnipotent masters, but part of the game, an active one.
Therefore I do not see it as mistrust when voicing concerns or dissent, but part of the development of the world. In case developments are going too far to me or others, the choice will remain at both sides: either the developments being modified or consequences drawn and being accepted.
Without feedback, the game masters and event designers are left with lonesome decisions which may trigger unwanted consequences. If those consequences are foreseeable, I consider it not only a right, but a duty to make that known.
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