A Concerned Citizen Writes...

[Bolero]

The argument of "might is right" still seems alive and well (Poor Socrates must be crying in his beer right now). These games can be more than the sum of their parts, but for some i guess the most obvious logic wins... At their best these games are more than a system and if this is accepted require more than mere system to flourish.
Honour and fairness seems to be foreign words these days. The "drive-by spitters" (my term for those who behave worse than animals when possessing the anonymity the net affords) seem to be sadly the norm. Its ultimately a question of conscience and if some people willfully train etc... to impede another's attempt and that satisfies their conscience then i guess i must have a different definition of the word.
A famous psychiatrist once said to me, "people don't change" i always argued contrary to this point, otherwise we are all almost certainly doomed if she was right. Reading these posts, the attitudes, assumptions and lies i am beginning to wonder... Maybe Callicles was right. I do hope not.

[Frieza_Prexus]

these games can be more than the sum of their parts, but for some i guess the most obvious logic wins... At their best these games are more than a system and if this is accepted require more than mere system to flourish.
Honour and fairness seems to be foreign words these days. The "drive-by spitters" ...seem to be sadly the norm. Its ultimately a question of conscience and if some people willfully train etc... to impede another's attempt and that satisfies their conscience then i guess i must have a different definition of the word.

It seems to me that you're concerned about a single guild monopolizing content (might makes right), and that rules are being broken while they're at it (spitters). However, you're not providing specifics. You're invoking honor, fairness, morality, and conscience, but you're not telling us exactly how these issues are coming up. Despite that, I'll try to give another point of view.

Concerning the strongest guilds getting most kills: Guilds are organizations that are (generally) created to advance interests of their members. Think of it like a corporation where the objective is to maximize shareholder wealth. If you suggest that guilds should have another objective, I counter that that is an untenable and unrealistic position. This type of organization has an inherent nature that you cannot change.

That said, I agree with you that there are lines that should not be crossed. (See generally: rule breaking, training, ksing, etc.) We are again, however, in dire need of specifics.

I sense that you want a productive discussion to ameliorate your concerns, but unless we get to something thicker than platonic constructs and general lamentations, I suspect nothing will come of it.