I do not think they came to this decision lightly, Effex, but I do think that they didn't (and haven't) really evaluated the consequenes. I think this because of the many changes that have been made in the past that have aimed in a direction that the majority of the population (at least in Arispotle) has clearly shown that it does not want to go.
I think that they believe what was said at the beginning post. I just think that they are wrong about how the oldtimers (the people who have supported this game through its trials and tribulations) will react. The postings here are a good sample. There are a few who agree with the devs and a large majority who do not.
I think that this is a last ditch effort, as you say. I think the ditch is deep, full of quicksand, and that this decision will kill the game. Instead of a clean death, however, it will linger in pain.
It is clear that the merger of the shards is needed. I do not see, cannot explain, and will not forgive the desecration of the effort, love and patience that we (and you) long time players have put in. Escpecially when that mutilation of our chattels and skills is clearly not necessary.
I think that they believe what was said at the beginning post. I just think that they are wrong about how the oldtimers (the people who have supported this game through its trials and tribulations) will react. The postings here are a good sample. There are a few who agree with the devs and a large majority who do not.
I think that this is a last ditch effort, as you say. I think the ditch is deep, full of quicksand, and that this decision will kill the game. Instead of a clean death, however, it will linger in pain.
It is clear that the merger of the shards is needed. I do not see, cannot explain, and will not forgive the desecration of the effort, love and patience that we (and you) long time players have put in. Escpecially when that mutilation of our chattels and skills is clearly not necessary.
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Remembering Tyneetryk
Phaedreas Tears - 15 years old and first(*) of true neutral guilds in Atys.
(*) This statement is contested, but we are certainly the longest lasting.
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