Ryba
09-14-2011, 04:51 PM
I posted on here about a week ago asking if the server was too clusterf***ed for a new player to start on, i.e. would it be a risky time investment to level up now. I was hesitant to begin playing with the sky-is-falling type threads I was reading on this forum. The responses in the thread I posted were generally positive so I started this monk (Ryba) to see for myself...
And it is great. I have never received so much help in an MMO or met with such consistently mature players. There are about 3 people from the forums who were very generous and gave useful advice. If they read this thread they will know who they are. Thank you.
While playing this week, I realized something which might be dead obvious to most people: Project 99 is enjoyable because of an unsigned social contract that says we won't cheat or screw each other over. This isn't live, where you can pretend you are raging against the Sony machine. The more you force GMs to moderate problems and enact bans, the more you bite the hand that feeds. This shit is free, and if you abuse the system you are going to wear down the motivation of the people whose goodwill brought the game you're playing into existence. Where do you think you will play classic EQ with a good population if P99 folds?
I know trolls are an unstoppable force but it seems like in this case they are their own victims. You already know how to behave. "Getting over" is a failed philosophy.
Ryba
And it is great. I have never received so much help in an MMO or met with such consistently mature players. There are about 3 people from the forums who were very generous and gave useful advice. If they read this thread they will know who they are. Thank you.
While playing this week, I realized something which might be dead obvious to most people: Project 99 is enjoyable because of an unsigned social contract that says we won't cheat or screw each other over. This isn't live, where you can pretend you are raging against the Sony machine. The more you force GMs to moderate problems and enact bans, the more you bite the hand that feeds. This shit is free, and if you abuse the system you are going to wear down the motivation of the people whose goodwill brought the game you're playing into existence. Where do you think you will play classic EQ with a good population if P99 folds?
I know trolls are an unstoppable force but it seems like in this case they are their own victims. You already know how to behave. "Getting over" is a failed philosophy.
Ryba