GRR, [INSERT], GRR

[Rusty Derringer 1182]

Spoiler

 

 

 

 

This post is a plea from a soon to be worn down moderator, who’s tired of the endless and pointless squabbling.

It solves nothing, please stop.

 

As an avid Dungeons & Dragons player, which many of you are as well; you, as well as I, am aware that the goal isn’t to kill other players, and that there really isn’t any winning. The goal of Dungeons & Dragons is to weave a narrative, hang out, make friends and eat a lot of chips. This is the same for almost every roleplaying game, and our server isn’t that different.

There is no winning on Lord of The Craft.

 

It wasn’t long after I joined the server, I heard the phrase “Grr, Oren, grr” used by players, who had characters that were Orenian, to mock other nations who complained about them in out of character chat and on the forums; or used by other players sarcastically. While the phrase isn’t used that often anymore, it is unfortunately still what most out of character debates can be boiled down to; and I hear it often as a game moderator.

 

“Grr, Dominion, grr”

”Grr, Krugmar, grr”

“Grr, Renatus, grr”

“Grr, Druids. grr”

“Grr, Reivers, grr”

 

Out of character squabbling is not fun; not for you, and certainly not for me. If you encounter a player who is arguing, calling you malicious names and antagonizing you, please turn the other cheek and call a game moderator; “What about” isn’t a valid excuse, what-aboutism is stupid. If I show up one more time to a ticket and must dig through 50 pages of Hawk-Eye logs, displaying malicious out of character arguing, I might lose it.

 

While in roleplay, it is indeed in some cases 'us versus them', but out of character, we are all playing together. There shouldn’t be a: ‘can’t lose, won’t lose' mindset, we are here to forge stories and adventures together, to make friends, have fun and hey, sometimes losing can be fun. I am sure some of your best roleplay memories, came from something unexpected and I am sure some of the most defining moments for your character were unexpected. So, lose some more, stop the out of character bickering, backseat moderating and verbal abuse. Call a game moderator, if you feel you are treated unfairly and don’t become a part of the problem, that’s why we are here.

 

I’m nearing the end of my rope and my leniency is nearing its end too. If I see out of character squabbling that could have been easily avoided or malicious behavior on any side, for any reason, you will be punished. We are here to weave a common narrative, if you want to pull at the threads, I don’t want you on the server.

 

I’m not saying I’m perfect, I’ll work on it too and I know I’m not the most tactful Game Moderator and speak my mind a bit too loudly sometimes, so if you’ve had any unpleasant encounters with me, it’s probably because I’m blunt as a hammer, sorry.

 

- Oliver

And if you haven't already, for the love of god, read the community guidelines.

 

[Sky 0]

 

[GodEmperorFlam 3447]

Amen

[blago 1602]

Oliver!!!!~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ ; )

[Islamadon 9158]

This post is invalid because the server is called LORD of the Craft. The object is to become LORD of the Craft. Minecraft peons must bend the knee and kiss the ring of their betters.

[Rusty Derringer 1182]

40 minutes ago, ZhulikAltWithBadRepRatio said:

This post is invalid because the server is called LORD of the Craft. The object is to become LORD of the Craft. Minecraft peons must bend the knee and kiss the ring of their betters.

Damn. Didn't think this through.

[Pond 1069]

Bless up my man @Youngie5500

[MinionManXDD 503]

grr gms grr

[Heero 4092]

Just a friendly reminder, @Youngie5500, KaiHuiMafia!_! (™) brand HeeroZero GM prepossession replacements services are  twice as effectively as other household cleaning GM's!

 

[mmat 7460]

You acknowledge that you're 'not perfect' whilst at the same time moaning about much of the conflict that you do absolutely nothing productive to stop. If the staff team insist on letting situations and conditions stew for as long as possible and only dealing with symptoms, rather than deeper problems, this is going to happen.

 

You've done this 'I'm so DONE with these PLAYERS' routine multiple times now (which is why I'm posting this, because you've obviously some recurring gripe). Yeah this server and its community are not perfect by any means, and I know this is meant to be some feel good post or whatever, but you guys in the GM team are far, far from blameless. Acknowledging that you're ''not perfect' requires that you actually do some introspection and see that, just maybe, you staff have more of a part to play in the server's poisonous elements than you might want to believe.

 

'Call a game moderator' isn't a solution when the game moderator does ***** nothing.

[Chase 3793]

Could have at least not iced my guy Eli, but I get your message

[Rusty Derringer 1182]

1 minute ago, iMattyz said:

You acknowledge that you're 'not perfect' whilst at the same time moaning about much of the conflict that you do absolutely nothing productive to stop.

 

Game moderators are meant to moderate. If you want deeper problems rooted out, speak to the administration. However, I think being less lenient regarding malicious behavior is a good first step.

6 minutes ago, iMattyz said:

You've done this 'I'm so DONE with these PLAYERS' routine multiple times now.

 

I have? This is the first thread of this nature I have made. (I believe?) The only other instance I can think about was a status update I made a while ago where I stated my dissatisfaction with a chunk of the player base and I never stated that I was 'done' with any players.

9 minutes ago, iMattyz said:

I know this is meant to be some feel good post or whatever, but you guys in the GM team are far, far from blameless.

 

When did I state the Game Moderation team was blameless? Of course, we have a part of the responsibility and I encourage other game moderators to be less lenient. I am not sure what you are trying to accomplish with this post.

[Eurielle 1189]

12 minutes ago, iMattyz said:

 

For someone who complains so much about the state of the server you really seem to hate when someone wants improvement.

[osumanduas 1442]

Keep it civil comrades.

[Unwillingly 18105]

The sad thing is, this probably won't do much to change the attitude of players. Not to say I don't agree with what you're saying, because I do believe that the general atmosphere of LotC is... unsatisfactory when it comes down to the players. It really discourages me from actually wanting to talk to other people outside of Sutica, the playerbase I'm most involved with right now.