Unpopular Opinions Thread

[radioactivejesus]

Humans wearing warg or wolf leather armour is really really strange. It's the equivalent of seeing an orc walk around in adroitly tailored silk garments. Considering the beasts place in Tolkiens world, wolves and especially wargs are something that is seen as wholly evil and best left out to rot.

[Hazgarn]

It seems like the problem with lack of consequences relates to there really only being three ways to enforce them:

1. Admin enforcement, which is difficult because admins have better things to do with their time than oversee petty squabbling.

2. PC enforcement, which is difficult because while there are many forms which this can take (such as mediation, IC shaming, fines, etc.), only the most drastic seems effective--that, of course, being PvP.
Anything short of PvP, it seems, and you really just fall back on arguing and more bitchery and insults, accusations of griefing (warranted or not) and people eventually demanding #1.

3. NPC enforcement, which bridges the gap between #1 and #2, but only at the price of in-game atmosphere. NPC enforcers can be annoying and immersion breaking, sometimes buggy. They can really only enforce consequences for a limited set of code-detectable behaviors, such as combat, hood-wearing, or carrying weapons, ignoring a lot of behaviors (such as theft or verbal threats) that real people should take very seriously.

So with admins not having the time to enforce consequences, and PCs being discouraged from enforcing consequences, and NPCs not being implemented (or really, in my personal opinion, desired), at present, we aren't seeing a lot to keep PCs restrained to the standards of behavior we really probably should be.

[WhiteWhale]

Those who work retail are people too.

[radioactivejesus]

Those who work retail are people too.

boo! Hiss!

[Hawkwind]

Those who work retail are people too.

No they aren't! Don't be silly.

[RiderOnTheStorm]

Follow in PvP is perfectly fine. Code exists for a reason. If I can't codedly follow people, why can they codedly kill me?.

[MarsGrad]

Humans wearing warg or wolf leather armour is really really strange.

Wargs? Definitely agree. Wolves? Not so much. No more then bears or boars. They're just animals -- dangerous, but not inherently evil.

[Jeshin]

Wolves can't be evil, the Starks like wolves! Game of thrones didn't lie, did it?

[Matt]

Follow in PvP is perfectly fine. Code exists for a reason. If I can't codedly follow people, why can they codedly kill me?.

This is pretty poor sportsmanship here. If we get into PvP combat and you're say... I don't know... a stealthy person? If I follow you as soon as you're spotted you're completely screwed. There's no getting away even though your PC might be able to jump behind some bushes and sneak off. Run away because you're in light armor and they're in heavy. If I was an admin I'd personally consider it abuse of code.

[Rivean]

Whenever I see the word 'supple' in a female description, my mind reverts to its perverse roots.

[Hawkwind]

Whenever I see the word 'supple' in a female description, my mind reverts to its perverse roots.

I think that's the point, that she's flexible, morally and physically.

[jdidds]

I am really quite skilled at combat in this game.

[Letters]

Whenever I see the word 'supple' in a female description, my mind reverts to its perverse roots.

Going to use it any day now.

[Rivean]

Whenever I see the word 'supple' in a female description, my mind reverts to its perverse roots.

Going to use it any day now.

Yes, but in your case all I'd have to do is say the word 'Eothelm' out loud and be entirely cured.

[Letters]

Whenever I see the word 'supple' in a female description, my mind reverts to its perverse roots.

Going to use it any day now.

Yes, but in your case all I'd have to do is say the word 'Eothelm' out loud and be entirely cured.

Bet. C'mon. The British accent would have done it for you, and a knowledgeable person once told me her sdesc was attractive.

[Rivean]

Bet. C'mon. The British accent would have done it for you, and a knowledgeable person once told me her sdesc was attractive.

You've already got it written out? o.O

[Letters]

Bet. C'mon. The British accent would have done it for you, and a knowledgeable person once told me her sdesc was attractive.

You've already got it written out? o.O

No, no. My character Bet! A sinewy, viciously-scarred woman.

A surprising number of people had a thing for her. I thought you knew.

[RiderOnTheStorm]

Follow in PvP is perfectly fine. Code exists for a reason. If I can't codedly follow people, why can they codedly kill me?.

This is pretty poor sportsmanship here. If we get into PvP combat and you're say... I don't know... a stealthy person? If I follow you as soon as you're spotted you're completely screwed. There's no getting away even though your PC might be able to jump behind some bushes and sneak off. Run away because you're in light armor and they're in heavy. If I was an admin I'd personally consider it abuse of code.

Hmm, that's a good point.

[krelm]

Follow in PvP is perfectly fine. Code exists for a reason. If I can't codedly follow people, why can they codedly kill me?.

This is pretty poor sportsmanship here. If we get into PvP combat and you're say... I don't know... a stealthy person? If I follow you as soon as you're spotted you're completely screwed. There's no getting away even though your PC might be able to jump behind some bushes and sneak off. Run away because you're in light armor and they're in heavy. If I was an admin I'd personally consider it abuse of code.

north
south

Alternatively:

stand north

Alternatively:

follow squirrel
s !

Alternatively:

set sprint
<spam 3 directions>

Alternatively:

group close

With all the ways to shake off followers, I actually agree with Rider on this.

EDIT:

Also, if the person following you engaged you in combat, and you flee, they don't keep following you.

[Rivean]

Bet. C'mon. The British accent would have done it for you, and a knowledgeable person once told me her sdesc was attractive.

You've already got it written out? o.O

No, no. My character Bet! A sinewy, viciously-scarred woman.

A surprising number of people had a thing for her. I thought you knew.

Alas, not me. I've only recently come out of the woodwork.

[tehkory]

Follow in PvP is perfectly fine. Code exists for a reason. If I can't codedly follow people, why can they codedly kill me?.

This is pretty poor sportsmanship here. If we get into PvP combat and you're say... I don't know... a stealthy person? If I follow you as soon as you're spotted you're completely screwed.

To start of my devil's advocacy...group close prevents this. And watch <person> also stops people from hiding when you're in the room, and gives you vision on what direction the person is sneaking.

There's no getting away even though your PC might be able to jump behind some bushes and sneak off.

At this point in our imaginary scenario, you've failed the 'hiding in the bushes' check because you've found.

Run away because you're in light armor and they're in heavy.

Devil's advocate, again, but this option -already- exists and is already hardcoded. Check info. Heavier armored PCs move slower. So if he follows you, set jog and outrun him if you can. Con, agi, strength, and how well-armored you are all are important, here. If you can't, well, you couldn't've done it in the first place. It's code, sure, but it exists for a reason. One of those is pursuit.

If I was an admin I'd personally consider it abuse of code.

I'm not sure how this can be, when you can easily counter it by: outrunning the slower PC(if he is slower), throwing him off and running in the other direction, or jumping somewhere he can't easily follow(a river). It's nothing more than choosing to go to code. If you're doing it first thing, it sucks...but there are other circumstances.

I personally use it after someone -else- has already immediately gone to code upon being found, and needs chased down. If they care to try and outrun/stamina my PC, they can, but they're it's a legitimate piece of code, same as search, hide, sneak, watch, group close, and stand <direction> all are(unless you're throwing people off the edge of a cliff, in that last one. But that's just because you can throw 20 people off a cliff without any emotes or any indication on their part that they're in danger).

[Letters]

Oh. Well.

Spacer. Probably the only one in the game for a month or two after some others went away and until Emmie surfaced (if you don't know Emmie - for shame). She did some stuff. She sounded English. She made some players really mad. Aaaand probably about eight PCs had, at some stage, a crush on her or - if they were gutsy or stupid - actively chased her.

So my next PC's gonna be supple.

Re: PvP. I despise PvP. Have I mentioned that before? >.>

[Letters]

Additional potentially unpopular opinion:

Brazil really bungled that. 7-1? Really?

[toofast]

We need more craft timers.

[likui]

Additional potentially unpopular opinion:

Brazil really bungled that. 7-1? Really?

On their home turf and against a team notorious for doing terribly in hot weather, no less. Yeah, they definitely did. And I thought the Spain-Holland game was a train wreck. lol