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[Messianic]

How Zeelot should have handled it:


"Hey guys,

Just wanted to let you know we're really disappointed at this whole situation. From what we can tell, all of the offenses here center around a few individuals in particular who have been banned/removed following evidence from staff showing their misdeeds.

Account sharing is very common at the top end of the game because of the many benefits it provides, and most guilds do this to some degree. Unfortunately, there's also a shared risk since we see it's difficult and time intensive for staff to decipher which accounts to punish in the case of events like these.

So, we're providing any help we can to staff to help untangle legitimate accounts from those controlled solely by the offenders since we don't want the remaining vast majority members (who do not cheat, rmt, etc as we absolutely have zero tolerance for it) to suffer for the actions of a few.

Whatever you may think about altercations we've had with you in competition for raid mobs, etc, this is a different situation. This involves outright cheating (on an emulated, 12+ year old game no less) that screws up the economy and game rather than mere unsportsmanlike conduct. Again, we have zero tolerance for childish BS like that.

As for the raid scene, we're open to any suggestions or discussions on how to make the classic experience enjoyable for all (since a robust population of all types of players benefits everyone, including us) and look forward to that going forward."



He'd still take a lot of heat, haters would still take their shots. But they wouldn't stick nearly as well. When you act whiny and self-righteous and reject all blame, the haters are given the best ammo against you. Accounts of players in your guild comprised a vast majority of the cheating accounts - sorry, that's reason to single out any guild, even if it's the first time it's ever happened in such a public way. So don't start rule lawyering, deflecting, and pointing fingers when the wrong here was committed by your members. You're playing a game with other people, not campaigning for public office.