Re. Rotoas, Rangers, and Roleplay - English

Warning: Zorai-player incoming, which means a lot of text!

First of all I hope that this planned "outcome" of the termite-events (every nation has to use termites because the ranger-transportation-event depends on it) has not really been 100% decided upon.

But it's true that some members of the Event-Team have been incredibly inflexible and other members from the Event-Team have been very uncaring of the player-community for much too long ever since the server-merge; and that gives us valid reason to worry…

Sure, it's not easy for the Event-Team to face and "solve" the problems of role-playing that have occurred. But then why didn't they arrange an OOC-meeting and talk to us players? It would have made their job much, much easier. We had discussions about this on the forums and also through OOC-comments during the Assemblies since VERY early on. We have repeatedly pointed out to the Event-team that they were part of the problem, which most of them adamantly ignored and some sadly still ignore even up until now.

Instead in order to "keep out" of the verbal IC- and also OOC-fights of the players, many Event-team-members have broken character, turning against their nation's/group's principles for much too long - a nation-snubbing Wilk Potskin, an absolutely spineless Lykos; an absent, uninterested Stevano... No player needed or ever wanted that.

By the way: waiting and doing nothing has caused the most severe damage of all anyway. Like merely having no political Assemblies after the server-merge for a long time - during this waiting-time many role-players I knew had already left because of feeling bored. Why didn't the Event-Team learn from that? The long winter-break has again caused damage. Look at how few roleplayers are left right now…

The "carebear-style", meaning homins working together, was not forced on anybody by the Event-Team. It was wanted by the majority of us players, and the Event-Team merely did not go against this. Despite - of all homins - the Rangers… Wilk Potskin has nearly caused the whole Matis-player-government to step down. Daomei, Geyos and others were spouting hatred against some nations, and were supported by Wilk Potskin.

Having OOC-meetings ingame would also have given everyone a feeling about the real ratio of the players who complain about "carebear-roleplay". In actual fact conflict-loving role-players and those who want a war between Kingdom and Empire to rekindle/start have always been a minority since the server-merge. So having the Event-Team go along with these handful and incite conflicts between nations would not have been "power to the players", but quite the opposite. It would have driven even more role-players out of the game, including the French-speaking TENANTs.

Well, it's not too late for the Event-Team to have an OOC-Assembly of all role-players who are left.

The so-called "Anti-Ranger-roleplay" is a very rude and offensive lie.

At the very first national Zorai-Assembly on February 12th 2013 Wilk Potskin introduced the Ranger's plan to work with termites. At that time only Valandrine and Karrael voiced doubts - not against the Rangers at all. Instead they voiced worries about the use of termites (they might consume the jungle) and against Daeronn Cegrips. You should know: a lot of homins did not trust Daeronn in the past, as he was a controversal character with some very weird theories about Kitins (like hybernation during winter)…

The Grand Sage Mabreka Cho already supported these doubts from the beginning:
2013/02/12 00:40:35 Wilk Potskin sagt: If you think you can help, contact me. I should not go on missions in the next days.
2013/02/12 00:41:10 Mabreka Cho sagt: Please keep us informed. You heard about the concerns of the Awakened of out people.
2013/02/12 00:41:30 Mabreka Cho sagt: Keep in mind the equilibrium of Ma-Duks Creation.

Then there was an unplanned "national" meeting of Zorai-representatives with Sage Sens in Min-Cho. Awakened Fey-Lin Liang explained that as a Kami-disciple and an Awakened (remember: we Zorai have to hold up a principle of "respect for nature"!) she does not want termites, a living species, to be treated as a simple "tool". While I tried to use the opportunity to arrange a meeting with the Gibads to ask for their opinion and renew our alliance with them, Awakened Astarth agreed to this while wanting to search for magnetic solutions too. Fey-Lin Liang proposed to also ask the Ancient Dryads for advice. Daomei and Seternulon voiced distrust against the Dryads.

But the wise Sage Sens understood the concerns of the Zorai representatives:
2013/03/19 22:59:28 Sens sagt: Indeed the experiments the Rangers propose do not seem to be good ones.
2013/03/19 23:03:01 Sens sagt: As I see there is a majority of Awakened and representatives against the Ranger's experiments?
2013/03/19 23:01:20 Sens sagt: Though I'm not convinced about the... reliability of the Ancient Dryads.
2013/03/19 23:06:42 Sens sagt: I agree, and that's why we can consider these experiments as rejected for the Witherings.

At the next national Assembly in Zora on April 6th 2013 Daomei made clear that she was not entitled to speak for the Rangers, but yet someone has to speak in favor of them, so she would do so as well.
And then she said:

2013/04/07 00:15:55 Daomei sagt: as I feel that the agenda is vilifying the Rangers
2013/04/07 00:23:48 Daomei sagt: further: There have been emotional defamations against the solution proposed. It is using living parts of the living planet. Do Zorai not use Mektoubs? The accusations are irrational and inconstructive
2013/04/07 00:25:43 Du sagst: well, there will be magic potions used on termites... termites might have been dragged all over Atys by homins for the last dozends of years. But potions can change termites in an unforseen way...

2013/04/07 00:28:25 Daomei sagt: If the Rangers succeed and you and the alleged marauder collaboratorss Ancient Dryads as well not, the Witherings may rest the last nation with intact Kitin tunnels
2013/04/07 00:29:02 Feylin sagt: Do not dare insults the Ancient Dryads
2013/04/07 00:29:05 * Altamira look at Daomei
2013/04/07 00:29:15 Daomei sagt: I dare
2013/04/07 00:29:56 Feylin sagt: So this is how you talk in favor of the ranger ....

2013/04/07 00:31:11 Feylin sagt: Zoraï treat mektoubs as companions, for your example, we don't use them as test subjects, unlike some tryker researcher ....
2013/04/07 00:35:52 Feylin sagt: I as a Zoraï, with Wisdom, Spiritual Accomplishment, and Protection of Nature as values, refuse to follow this path.
2013/04/07 00:36:54 Zhoi murmurs: and I am as a Zorai am thinking of Muang Hoi-Gi / Murang Horongi and his experimentations with animals and potions, and I can't help feeling worried....
2013/04/07 00:37:43 * Seternulon I think as Pei Ruz and his experiments
2013/04/07 00:38:10 Daomei murmurs: Zorai heal diseases on homins caused by small insects and smaller liviing beings without thinking of those poor beings
2013/04/07 00:38:28 Daomei murmurs: hypocrites
2013/04/07 00:39:11 Daomei sagt: if you like, I can say it loudly
2013/04/07 00:45:37 * Feylin has a hard glance toward Daomei
2013/04/07 00:46:04 * Daomei has her own feelings about fanatics

So isn't this Anti-Zorai-rolepay instead of Anti-Ranger-roleplay?

Daomei just decided by herself that being against the use of termites was the same as showing hostility towards the Rangers. Even though Rangers are not termites. But because of that she felt it was alright to start provoking Zorai-representatives and even insult the Zorai as a nation as she pleased, after the circles of the Zorai and also the Sages had already agreed to oppose the use of termites in the Witherings. Daomei did the exact same thing to the Matis! She has repeatedly verbally provoked both Matis-representatives and Zorai-representatives. And also other Rangers have insulted the Matis and spoken badly about the Zorai as well… "Carebear-roleplaying"??

Tamarea:

Here are some details about the Rangers:
- From the perspective of gameplay, a Homin both gnost(ic) and tenant define a good Ranger.
- From roleplay point of view, the reason for the Rangers is to protect homins against the Kitine threat. Rangers are driven by an ideal of brotherhood. They think homins should live in peace without division, the divisions between esimant homins were one of the causes of the catastrophe of the Great Swarming, when every people fought alone.

http://app.ryzom.com/app_forum/index.php?page=topic/view/13081/20 #20

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Please stop you blaming each other.

An animator has prepared for months a lot of work, as I guess, to create the Rangers faction announced by Tamarea.

Unfortunately, there has been confusion, IMHO easily circumvenable , about the notion of termites. There is no evidence that termites of Atys are the same as those of humans , and no one pointed out that the name " termite " was a first in the Ryzom universe filled with creatures unrelated to what we know . We could call them "kermites", why not :)

But things being what they are, with this "mismacth" , it was also very logical from the point of view of the nature lovers such as Matis and Zoraïs , to worry about the consequences of these termites at home.

The problem is that aspiring Rangers knew (or thought they knew ) that the mounds were essential to advance the project of creation of the faction. The Rangers have been unhappy to suffer the blocking logic of Matis and Zoraïs .

So, everyone has tried to defend his point of view combining RP and HRP desiderata , which has sometimes led to heated debates , and maybe adding heavy delays on the part of animators.

Beyond the desire to become a Ranger, friend of hominkind, there is something shareable among all players: the love of Ryzom .

It is perhaps on this basis that need to refocus the debate so that all are winners / winners, understandind the position of each one.
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