Virg (atys)
FF all I am saying is that I personally want more OP wars in the game. Lots of people do- just see all the ideas posted up every month for the last 2 years and you can see that.
You are focusing on one issue that is important to you and ignoring the wider issue ... a symptom rather than the disease. Respect begets respect, consideration begets consideration. Right after merge I was digging sups in Wasteland .... representatives of both factions were there and both repeatedly dragged aggro on me. Why ?
Consider that a futile OP attack may seem fun against great odds, for the other side being chained to a KB for 2 boring hours in case there's hordes of atatckers hiding in the buished is dreadfully boring. What you descripe is not an OP war, no different from me following you around all day asking you to duel every 30 seconds.
No one said they don't want OP wars, I think they would welcome the fun and the challenge. What's been described however is certainly not fun and no where close to a real challenge. It's boring and creates resentment. Yes, lots of people post ideas for more PvP .... but when I read the posts, it's the same cast of characters asking for different variations on the same theme. If there were 5 OP wars every day, it wouldn't bother me one bit. But when in the interests of more PvP when players are dictated to and told what they can and can not do, who they can and who they can interact with and players are logging off, leaving the region or closing chat channels because of the bickering, it hurts the game..... and this was the heart of your claim, wasn't it. Ya can't waive the "it hurts the game flag" only when it's convenient.
It hurts the game when players are put in a position they don't enjoy or when they feel they are being unfairly disadvantaged. It hurts the game when respect and manners are set aside and RP is used as a guise for self interest
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