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03-18-2012, 11:02 PM
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Consider this: a server crash is an event that is entirely out of the control of the GMs. But when the server crashes and people die, whether because they die at the moment of the crash or because they die when they log back in in a nasty spot when the server comes back up, the GMs offer rezzes. I.e. they compensate innocent players who suffered because of an event that was not the fault of the players OR the GMs. Compare ^ to -> a wrongful ban is an event that is caused entirely by a GM purposefully typing in some command or clicking some button or whatever, which almost certainly causes an innocent player to miss out on much more than the time it would take to recover from a single death. But, presumably, there is nothing done for these people to make up for them getting totally screwed over by the errant banhammer. A question that is far better than yours is "why in the world would they NOT deserve compensation?" Of course I don't KNOW that anyone has ever been wrongfully banned. But I'd sure as hell put money on 1) yes there are people who have been wrongfully banned and 2) no the GMs don't do much/anything to make things right. | |||
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03-18-2012, 11:06 PM
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"Compensation" is a really poor word - and if you use it in its literal sense, compensation is absolutely never what actually happens on this server, because we are not customers. We are merely players who connect to their sandbox and they permit us to do so - but could deny us access for any reason whatsoever and not owe us compensation for a damn thing.
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03-18-2012, 11:38 PM
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This whole thing is obviously going nowhere fast, but I can't resist one more post before I go to bed.
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There's no need for the word to have anything to do with being a customer, especially since the way I used the word is basically #5 on that list. Quote:
But even if I didn't do that, ok, fine. We'll call those rezzes a bonus. And we'll go with your assumption that the GMs care about us players and that they want us to be happy, within reason. Given these things I'm again going to have to ask "why in the world wouldn't someone who just got screwed out of playing days/weeks/months of p99 because he was banned for something he did not actually do deserve a 'bonus'?" The dude got bent over because of a GM mistake/lack of diligence/ban frenzy. The least that could be done would be to give him an xp boost or some crap to help him get to the kind of position he'd probably be in right now if he hadn't been wrongfully banned for the last however long. If you truly think that the rezzes provided after a server crash are bonuses for players that the GMs give out out of the kindness of their heart, but that the GMs shouldn't follow in a similar vein by giving some bonus to someone whose account they wrongfully banned... well yeah, I already said that I didn't think this was going anywhere. | ||||
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03-18-2012, 11:41 PM
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the compensation is being allowed to play for free ;p
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03-18-2012, 11:45 PM
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#66
03-18-2012, 11:47 PM
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If you see a 2boxer or someone suspicious.. report them. I do all the time. No there should not be a reward, because then it would create all kind of drama, drastically increase the amount of petitions, 80% of them would be unfounded, and we'd have pissed off GMs.
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#67
03-18-2012, 11:54 PM
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I don't see how your analogy applies to P99 heh..
this is a form of entertainment.. the distributors can cut off anybody they choose. They don't have a responsibility to serve everybody fairly and equally. People can boycott them or not use the service if they think thats not right. Thats called freedom imo. Although I'm sure they try to be fair and impartial.. at times I'm sure their decisions aren't always perfect.. but i refer you to their thread on GM decisions.. its their server their rules. If you feel a decision was made in error.. use petition and exploits to get it reversed.. but always keep in mind they don't owe you anything. | ||
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03-19-2012, 05:48 AM
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10% snitches (pathetic) 30% kissasses (pathetic) 5% self righteous cross dressers (funny) 40% smartasses (forums average) 14% cool people (why you even go to the forums is beyond me) 1% me Amelinda is adapting the holier than thou attitude that made Uthgaard so famous and popular. If you need a history lesson just do a search on the forums. following the original timeline we got about 4 months before Amelinda turns into a schizo, and about 7 until she gets banned from the forums for trolling [You must be logged in to view images. Log in or Register.][You must be logged in to view images. Log in or Register.] | ||
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