Rules rules rules

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

I'm not so sure. I know the internet is full of assholes but I feel like the naysayers are missing some points:

1. You don't have anonymity on P99; your character's name/reputation is at stake with everything you do
2. Psychology/Sociology has also shown that peer pressure can be just as good at enforcing rules as having cops. There's no law about picking your nose in public, but when was the last time you saw someone doing it in a social setting?

I really believe that if everyone on the forums agreed to an "unofficial" rule, and they talked about it in groups in-game, that "rule" would spread, and people would adhere to it out of fear of social ostracization. The hard part is finding a rule, official or not, that the entire community can aggree on.

Being an asshole in this game unfortunately pays off for a good majority of the people, especially when coupled with lawyerism and rule-straddling techniques.

Ever watch the skit on Impractical Jokers where they cut people in line at the movie theatre? That's a more proper comparison.

Like I said earlier, I would really like to agree with you but fwiw, any guild (and there would be enough of them) could choose not to adhere and it would ruin the agreement (see: raid schedules).

[Dulu]

If you live in the United States, there are so many laws and rules that surround you, that you, as a normal, healthy, law abiding citizen never even think of.

For example, in Florida its a crime to not yield to an ambulance or fire truck with their sirens and lights on. But, most people are going to yield to an ambulance immediately anyway - it's a natural thing, you want your fellow man to get the help they need as soon as possible.

That's how it is on P99 as well. Rules exist, but most people know to not KS someone, or to not train someone intentionally, or to not use hateful slurs at fellow players. The rules are there for that other 1% of the population, who may want to hurt you, or may take advantage of you. It's to dissuade them, and to have some sort of justification when you punish them. (Look! It's in the rulebook you agreed to!)

[citizen1080]

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[Peekae]

Be cool doesn't work when competing guilds that dislike each other exist simple as that.

The people in said guilds won't care if the people in the other guild thinks they are cool or not because they already hate each other anyways

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

Be cool doesn't work when competing guilds that dislike each other exist simple as that.

The people in said guilds won't care if the people in the other guild thinks they are cool or not because they already hate each other anyways

This.

About the only thing worse than groupthink is interweb groupthink.