So your new guild frowns upon RnF - Stay or leave?

[Lhancelot]

If your guild told you that you were no longer allowed to post in RNF or carry on with lively banter in the server section, would you stay or leave the guild and why?

[Baler]

Just don't tell them who you are on a the forums.

Problem Solved.

[Lhancelot]

Just don't tell them who you are on a the forums.

Problem Solved.

That's one solution true. But eventually it will come out, it's impossible to keep your identity hidden forever.

Most of us have pals that know our ID on forums, and it's just a matter of time before they share that with a pal, who is a pal of a pal in the guild you are in.

If you had to choose to stay in the guild and never partake in RnF or server forum chat hostilely or leave it the guild to carry on your forumquesting, what would you do?

[Baler]

And if the guild requires to know whom you are on the forums for what ever reason. Just have an anom alt account that has built up some modest quality positive posts. Making that account sooner than later is a good idea.
If they ask about forum join date then just tell them your game account is from eqemu.

:)
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[Baler]

Sounds like you screwed yourself by telling people Hi i'm Lhancelot on the forums. Check out my top notch posts i'm a valued member of the community.

[Lhancelot]

And if the guild requires to know whom you are on the forums for what ever reason. Just have an anom alt account that has built up some modest quality positive posts. Making that account sooner than later is a good idea.
If they ask about forum join date then just tell them your game account is from eqemu.

:)
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That's a good idea too didn't think of that; making an alt forum account to post happy postings and gain nothing but good reviews.

[Pokesan]

Sounds like you screwed yourself by telling people Hi i'm Lhancelot on the forums. Check out my top notch posts i'm a valued member of the community.

telling the truth is sometimes hurtful

[Lhancelot]

Sounds like you screwed yourself by telling people Hi i'm Lhancelot on the forums. Check out my top notch posts i'm a valued member of the community.

I can't expect everyone to like me or my posts nor do I aim for that. I am just me, like it or not. :)

[Troxx]

I can totally understand why some guilds would prefer their members not shit around in Rants and flames.

[Baler]

If you choose to follow my advice just remember.. It's an act and you'll have to keep you up personas or it will all come crumbling down. No one trusts a liar. Basically never give any indications on the forums, in game or any other form of communication on who you actually are.

I've learned this all from playing eve online.

[Troxx]

Why anyone would go to such great lengths just to participate in RnF is beyond me.

[Whirled]

If your guild told you that you were no longer allowed to post in RNF or carry on with lively banter in the server section, would you stay or leave the guild and why?

Here's hot key

F1

/gu GFY

/guildremove

You're welcome

[Lhancelot]

If you choose to follow my advice just remember.. It's an act and you'll have to keep you up personas or it will all come crumbling down. No one trusts a liar. Basically never give any indications on the forums, in game or any other form of communication on who you actually are.

I've learned this all from playing eve online.

Yeah that's why I couldn't really do the alt-forum personae thing. I am a awful liar.

It's just too much effort trying to keep up on lies told. Easier to just be honest and forthright.

I had a point in my life where people made fun of me and called me "honest Abe." Ridiculed for telling the truth and being honest. This is a true story btw. :o

I think a guild that censors you is lame, honestly. I don't think I can be part of a guild that has leadership who thinks they can tell me what I write when forumquesting.

[Baler]

Why anyone would go to such great lengths just to participate in RnF is beyond me.
Says the guy posting in RnF!
Does your guild know you're posting here?! :eek:

[Troxx]

Says the guy posting in RnF!
Does your guild know you're posting here?! :eek:

Yes they do, and they don't care. If they cared and I felt like I wanted to be a part of them, I wouldn't be posting them. Making an alter ego just to swim in the cesspool of this forum is kinda pathetic. If posting here is that important to a person, that person is probably not the type of person that would fit in with the type of guild that doesn't want their members posting in RnF.

TLDR version: quit the guild or quit posting in RnF

[Lhancelot]

Why anyone would go to such great lengths just to participate in RnF is beyond me.

That's just it though, it takes little effort and causes no real issues posting in RNF.

There is no extreme time sink or massive energy use to forumquest.

That's why I fail to see how any guild feels obligated to tell their members where they can post and what they can post about.

[Tupakk]

Alt accounts are only good for not being you. They want you in their guild they have to understand that you like to talk to people in RNF.

Nothing you say in RNF will or ever will affect gameplay in a negative way and if it is brought up you merely say, "I slay with my sword not my words, if they cut you that deep then you can leave. "

[Baler]

http://i.imgur.com/xchwbg2.png

[Tupakk]

Bahahhaha

http://i.imgur.com/xchwbg2.png

[Darkatar]

http://i.imgur.com/SnInOtr.jpg

[Nibblewitz]

Your guild is telling you nicely that you suck at RnF.

[maskedmelonpai]

id just ignore the rule and go about my business. if they boot me for it, that fine. id probably be upset, but it also super secret who i am in game because I am exceptionally cunning and my guild don't care about RNF anyway ^^

[Tupakk]

id just ignore the rule and go about my business. if they boot me for it, that fine. id probably be upset, but it also super secret who i am in game because I am exceptionally cunning and my guild don't care about RNF anyway ^^

Lmao you are nobody. Don't boost yourself we all know who you are.

[Pokesan]

honestly if you don't know who melon is in game you're kinda outing yourself as a complete non-factor

[maskedmelonpai]

Lmao you are nobody. Don't boost yourself we all know who you are.

im sorry :c please don't tell anyone ;n;

[khysanth]

it's impossible to keep your identity hidden forever.


Look at this amateur.

If you're an American citizen and you aren't posting on RnF whenever you want to, the terrorists have won.

[skarlorn]

Nothing you say in RNF will or ever will affect gameplay in a negative way and if it is brought up you merely say, "I slay with my sword not my words, if they cut you that deep then you can leave. "

What i really want to know:

are they just telling Lhance to stop posting?

or is this a guildwide measure?

[khanable]

give me rnf or give me death

[Lhancelot]

Lmao you are nobody.

I was wondering why I couldn't create a character named "Nobody," MM has it taken!

[Tupakk]

What i really want to know:

are they just telling Lhance to stop posting?

or is this a guildwide measure?


Most are guild wide unless you are an officer.

The rule was really big 3 ish years ago but I feel like it's dwindled down to the lower end guilds which doesn't make sense but then again I'm all for free speech just don't be overly rude

[Zekayy]

most guilds hit you with a dkp penatly anyway for posting here but some of these threads are worth it, and even if they do hit with dkp its not that big difference anyway 1 raid can make that back up.

[skarlorn]

Most are guild wide unless you are an officer.

The rule was really big 3 ish years ago but I feel like it's dwindled down to the lower end guilds which doesn't make sense but then again I'm all for free speech just don't be overly rude

yes i remember those sad days. very pathetic. If your guild of elves is banning you from having fun posting on a forum, you should leave them immediately. If everyone left those guilds who don't love freedom, free speech, and expression, we would have a much more lively forum community.

The only people who actually think RNF impacts their EQ experiences are the ones who don't understand the importance of separation of church and state. Of course, I am speaking metaphorically here (this is to confuse the idiots who think RNF posting ban will improve their guild of elves).

Here's the amazing truth. If they don't like RNF, they don't ahve to read it. Then, nothing that goes on in here will impact their precious little safespace brains that can't handle lively banter and avatar-jousting.

I feel very strongly about this.

[Baler]

If you really can't control yourself...

http://i.imgur.com/eKFrvSh.png

[Canelek]

I can see a guild asking its members to not be perma-troll douchepickles, but requesting no activity at all in RnF is pretty silly. There are plenty of off topic posts that are perfectly benign. And ForumQuest wouldn't be classic without IMPOTENT RAGEEEEE from some folks.

[Jotei]

While I know very little of the ongoings of guilds other than - and at times even including - my own, I have heard that some simply prefer to ride #aboveit.

[Lhancelot]

yes i remember those sad days. very pathetic. If your guild of elves is banning you from having fun posting on a forum, you should leave them immediately. If everyone left those guilds who don't love freedom, free speech, and expression, we would have a much more lively forum community.

The only people who actually think RNF impacts their EQ experiences are the ones who don't understand the importance of separation of church and state. Of course, I am speaking metaphorically here (this is to confuse the idiots who think RNF posting ban will improve their guild of elves).

Here's the amazing truth. If they don't like RNF, they don't ahve to read it. Then, nothing that goes on in here will impact their precious little safespace brains that can't handle lively banter and avatar-jousting.

I feel very strongly about this.

This pretty much sums up my thoughts on the matter too.

I am still surprised at how angry people can get on the forums though, over quite inane things like discussions on gaming mechanics or what race is better than others etc etc.

I suppose if someone is unable to process the forumquesting of others without getting emotionally unhinged, then it is best they stay out of RNF.

Perhaps this is why some guilds make it a rule that their guild members stay out of RNF, just to be sure they have no one loses their shit and totally goes bonkers?

[GinnasP99]

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rOSIX_5JEuo

[Baler]

I think it's more about 2 things. #1 These guilds don't want their members making them look bad in RnF. #2 These guilds don't want their members divulging information they're not supposed to or potentially leading to issues where or when staff are involved.

Staff are humans too and they may lean towards a for favorable outcome for a guild that is clean and proper when representing themselves in forum quest.
Just saying..

[Ella`Ella]

Guilds that have RnF censorship make up for it with the level of drama on their own forums. It basically ends up a wash.

[Danth]

I cannot fathom why someone would join a video game guild that dictates to its members what they are or aren't allowed to do outside game. How low must such folks' self esteem be?

I don't know whether the guild I'm in now (kittens at the present) has a no-RNF rule because I've never asked about their rules or checked their guild website assuming they have a site. I've gone on raids with 'em a few times....decent folks by and large. If they decide they don't like me and disband me there won't be any hard feelings although I don't see why they'd do so. In the past I've been in guilds with a no RNF rule, ignored said rule, and nobody ever cared.

Danth

[Lhancelot]

I think it's more about 2 things. #1 These guilds don't want their members making them look bad in RnF. #2 These guilds don't want their members divulging information they're not supposed to or potentially leading to issues where or when staff are involved.

Staff are humans too and they may lean towards a for favorable outcome for a guild that is clean and proper when representing themselves in forum quest.
Just saying..

Good point too.

But there has to be a certain amount of leeway where people are granted individualistic freedoms and dignity.

I just think it's better to let people be themselves and let the chips fall where they may.

If it comes down to a situation where guides are involved and they include personal feelings to sway their judgments when a situation occurs I feel it's better to just deal with that, than to expect people to behave as automatons outside the game.

[Cecily]

I lasted 3 weeks under Awakened's facist no RnF policy, then I helped shut down Chardok on an exp bonus weekend for 8 hours during prime time, got another Awakened app suspended for training and subsequently denied, got guild kicked and created an RnF shitstorm which had about 20 Awakened post in RnF including one of the officers that kicked me who personality received at least a 500 dkp dock from multiple hits and had to post an apology letter to his guild. Lawl.

Shortly thereafter, Chardok became the desolate dungeon it was always meant to be and Awakened lifted their RnF ban allowing Taken retards back on the forum. Like Saint Catherine, my sacrifice paved the way for a better game and I thusly proclaim myself to be henceforth known as Saint Cecily.

[Baler]

then I helped shut down Chardok on an exp bonus weekend

Pras, respect. :)

[skarlorn]

Of course that was one of your career defining moments in EQ and all Glory is showered upon you in a bukkake typhoon of pixel elf rage, but don't pretend it was a sacrifice lol. you fed off that shit so hard, that 500 DKP dock was like 500 future erections for you to stroke out

[Baler]

you fed off that shit so hard
http://i.imgur.com/sdpRTuk.png
do tell :rolleyes:

[skarlorn]

http://i.imgur.com/lpyfdyy.gif

not saying cecily looks like this guy but this is a metaphorical representation of cecily feeding off of the rage of Awakened as she Righteously Triumphed over their Evil Exploitation by Defending the Halls of Chardok

[Lhancelot]

http://i.imgur.com/lpyfdyy.gif

not saying cecily looks like this guy but this is a metaphorical representation of cecily feeding off of the rage of Awakened as she Righteously Triumphed over their Evil Exploitation by Defending the Halls of Chardok

rofl. :D

[AzzarTheGod]

Just don't tell them who you are on a the forums.

Problem Solved.

my sega Baler *daps hammer*

[AzzarTheGod]

I lasted 3 weeks under Awakened's facist no RnF policy, then I helped shut down Chardok on an exp bonus weekend for 8 hours during prime time, got another Awakened app suspended for training and subsequently denied, got guild kicked and created an RnF shitstorm which had about 20 Awakened post in RnF including one of the officers that kicked me who personality received at least a 500 dkp dock from multiple hits and had to post an apology letter to his guild. Lawl.

Shortly thereafter, Chardok became the desolate dungeon it was always meant to be and Awakened lifted their RnF ban allowing Taken retards back on the forum. Like Saint Catherine, my sacrifice paved the way for a better game and I thusly proclaim myself to be henceforth known as Saint Cecily.

*daps hammer*

[Cecily]

I had to wait like 6 months for Rustle to get my Claw of Lighting and Baton of Flames, god dammit. You don't realize how much tracking that took. Not a single hour, ridiculous. All the while I had to suffer the company of people I genuinely liked.

[Lhancelot]

All the while I had to suffer the company of people I genuinely liked.

I hate being around people I like.

[kaev]

http://i.imgur.com/xchwbg2.png

Nice post. Is this your first time?

[Pokesan]

I hate being around people I like.

not sure how anyone can like being in rustle teamspeak. are real guilds that much worse?

[Swish]

I can totally understand why some guilds would prefer their members not shit around in Rants and flames.

Wouldn't be much fun if the top 3-4 guilds all had that policy would it?

[Mead]

I could never be in Aftermath due to their strict no rnf or trolling guild recruitment thread policies

[Swish]

I could never be in Aftermath due to their strict no rnf or trolling guild recruitment thread policies

Trolling guild recruitment threads (that aren't on [deleted] ) is a bad idea and I wouldn't recommend it.

The only way to get Aftermath involved is an Aftermath mud slinging match. Worked on BDA during Kunark to the point where they batphoned the forums and posted in droves to blur the facts with propaganda. They're still mad to this day, Kushie has an "ignore Swish" link in his sig...embarrassing length to go to really :o

[xtraball]

Fight the powa !!!

[skarlorn]

pokesan, the real trick is to NOT join any team speak. that's a 1 way ticket to macequest man. nothing worse than being locked in a virtual room with 20 neckbeards all talking about pixels

[AzzarTheGod]

pokesan, the real trick is to NOT join any team speak. that's a 1 way ticket to macequest man. nothing worse than being locked in a virtual room with 20 neckbeards all talking about pixels

ya im constantly either listening to podcasts, NPR, BBC Worldwide, or just plain entertainment i question the mental health of anyone spending consistent time in voice coms unless they are the guildleader, or u are trying to act like the big man and massage the dicks of your 10 other nerdpals like ur Jerry Seinfeld and all the attention is on you I guess that could be stimulating/fulfilling...


















































































































....to a LOSER #gottem

[Cecily]

It's all about the mix of people. Original Rustle core was great and it's gotten progressively worse to listen to as I get more and more misanthropic from knowing less and less recruits but that's just how things go. I do my part to not add to the noise pollution.

[Lhancelot]

Man I love you guys more and more. I always thought you were a weirdo (like me) if you didn't enjoy voice coms.

I have never, ever enjoyed voice coms on EQ, EQ2, or ANY other MMO period. Even on PVP games, it always annoyed me. I played SWTOR, and some PVP dudes would mandate that you join their voice and I HATED it. I rather suffer the slower communication via typing than use voice to target faster.

Why? Because when you were not in battle, you had to hear people talk about everything I logged in to not hear about. Work, jobs, bad family, favorite foods, etc. etc.

Honestly I have always liked MMOs for ther ambience of the games, it allows me an escape from people. Having voice coms on, that removes all escape and immersion for me. I find voice coms extremely distracting.

I understand for strategic reasons why guilds and MMO gamers like it, but the social aspects of voice coms ruins the sole reason why I log into a MMO in the first place.

If I want to socialize with humans, hear humans talk about BS I either call someone on the phone, or go meet them in person, or write them letters/emails.

I don't use a MMO and voice coms for that.

[Whirled]

So, what did you end up doing? The suspense is riveting

[maskedmelonpai]

we need built in voice to text for the lazy turds who don't wanna type and prefer to plague us with they voice. and modify the .dll to instant perma ban anyone running voip software on they computer （＾ν＾）

[Lhancelot]

we need built in voice to text for the lazy turds who don't wanna type and prefer to plague us with they voice. and modify the .dll to instant perma ban anyone running voip software on they computer （＾ν＾）

Can we make this happen?

[Papa]

melon what is the name of the lady in your av

[Krashin]

It's all about the mix of people. Original Rustle core was great and it's gotten progressively worse to listen to as I get more and more misanthropic from knowing less and less recruits but that's just how things go. I do my part to not add to the noise pollution.

<3 I do my part to go outside because it is summer.

[A_Bomb]

Which guild actively ban RnF? I've got a toon in kittens and haven't decided where to stick my main since FoH left the server. Even though I don't post much I don't really want to join a guild that bans me from doing anything. Sometimes I like to get drunk and make a fool of myself on these forums.