Bring back the Dark Men of Odus

[ya.dingus]

Originally Posted by sajbert [You must be logged in to view images. Log in or Register.]

I liked the DMoO players I encountered but I'm just gonna guess that there was some merit to the ban. P99 devs seem pretty chill for most part and not really woke by any common standards.

On a sidenote, Erudites are badass.

If they were chill, they wouldn't have banned DMoO.

It was a political move.

It's time for some real social justice. Bring back Dark Men of Odus.

[Ennewi]

It's been how many years and no other creative guild was cobbled together by the same leadership.

No <Blue Man Group> comprised entirely of dark elves, allowing for rogues/bards with masks and all others with guises. No <Skeleton Crew> of necromancers, SKs, enchanters, and other Bert followers with AoNs? No <Fair Maidens of Faydwer>? Nothing to suggest a genuine interest in roleplaying. Granted, it was a cool idea but, as with most everything EQ-related, likely ruined by a few at the expense of the many.

Throughout the entire history of the project, count out the number of guilds that were disbanded by staff. You really have to go out of your way to get scattered to the four winds on here. One exception does come to mind, but even they weren't disbanded by staff directly.

[Duik]

Originally Posted by ya.dingus [You must be logged in to view images. Log in or Register.]

If they were chill, they wouldn't have banned DMoO.

It was a political move.

It's time for some real social justice. Bring back Dark Men of Odus.

Start the guild then ya coward.

Be its proud leader, advertise. Take back your rights!

[cd288]

Originally Posted by sajbert [You must be logged in to view images. Log in or Register.]

I liked the DMoO players I encountered but I'm just gonna guess that there was some merit to the ban. P99 devs seem pretty chill for most part and not really woke by any common standards.

On a sidenote, Erudites are badass.

They were banned because they deleted the UN channel which caused a big pain in the ass/problem for the staff

[shovelquest]

It's actually based they got rid of that guild.

[ya.dingus]

Yeah I don't believe that for a second. This was politically motivated by tensions between members, and racism was just the scapegoat.

[shovelquest]

Originally Posted by ya.dingus [You must be logged in to view images. Log in or Register.]

racism was just the scapegoat.

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[Ennewi]

Originally Posted by ya.dingus [You must be logged in to view images. Log in or Register.]

Yeah I don't believe that for a second. This was politically motivated by tensions between members, and racism was just the scapegoat.

Ah yes... "Help, I'm being repressed!" Solid forum roleplaying.

[ya.dingus]

Originally Posted by Ennewi [You must be logged in to view images. Log in or Register.]

Ah yes... "Help, I'm being repressed!" Solid forum roleplaying.

Seemed to hit a nerve there to get this much interest.

Seems like there's a story to be told there.

[Ennewi]

Originally Posted by ya.dingus [You must be logged in to view images. Log in or Register.]

Seemed to hit a nerve there to get this much interest.

Seems like there's a story to be told there.

Eh it's just a shame that the thematic RP potential wasn't fully realized by the guild and instead it seemed to be reduced to what ends up in RNF.

Few guilds have managed to add in that part of classic nostalgia, simply by including self-imposed restrictions; requirements that fit a specific, immediately identifiable theme; etc.

This was prevalent in 1999, but has been largely absent on these servers, with the overall atmosphere being more MMO and less RPG. Granted, the latter is at times awkward and excessive. When done right though, without walls of text, there's something about it that changes interactions for the better. Ninik was a good example.

As cool as it is seeing full BiS or learning about the new meta/emergent gameplay amid so much jank, there's that other aspect of the game that's still there, lingering in the scenery while players sock windows and strafe for FTEs. The original idea behind the game, however dated.