I am out of here. I will find another forum to talk on and another RP server to play on. You wanna keep your numbers up, don't censor/silence new players when all they're doing is airing their frustrations and trying to get some feedback after yet another character's death. If you don't have something positive to say, ignore them like everyone else who's got nothing of value to say. Don't sit and insult them, then when they insult you back: lock them from the thread and command and threaten and condescend to them in PM some more.
The Caek Guide to "Handling" Players (RE after locking thread: "Goodness Grief")
by Caek
Right.
You're going to need to start calming down. I don't know many times I have to say this: If you have a problem with something that's happened in game come and talk to a DM about it - don't start going off on one on the forums about stuff that isn't true or you're upset over.
If you carry on the way you are, with posts like the above, you're going to lose your posting privileges because it's getting ridiculous. I'm the DM who gave you the +1 Heavy Flail in the Broken Bottle, I'm the DM who gave you 2,000 gold in the Banite Temple and gave you a plot hook about infiltrating the city.
Honestly if you don't like the server that much and you feel so hard done by then it's best to go and play somewhere else, because I'm getting fed up of hearing lots of complaining laced with unfounded accusations about ''griefing''
To clarify I didn't admit they were ''too powerful'' I said that were ''meant to be powerful'' So stop putting words into my mouth.
by LifeisaFish
I didn't know the buck stopped with you. Other DM's were offering advice, while you seem to just think I am some raving lunatic that doesn't deserve a proper answer, but a s(b)colding. When my words are typed, FCS. I am not an angry person. I am a sarcastic person. My words are not laced with unfounded accusation, their laced with sarcasm as I talk about how I FEEL about certain things. How it feels to have a 10th-level guard shake your lowbie down; nobody is disputing that she did. Explaining why you don't think it makes sense (which you've censored), so that maybe she'll reconsider next time.
Thanks for the all the fun stuff, dude. It ain't fun being killed by a DM, though, when you ain't died in two days getting better; and it ain't fun having player's put bounties on your heard for shit that makes no sense. My little lowbie just crawled out of the sewers, and a 10th level is coming down to shake him down? Really? He's got a reputation two days after creation? He didn't do anything to deserve it. Everybody's been laughing at him, calling him amateur, etc.
You keep saying that to me, like I am some retard. I don't want to talk to a DM about anything: nothing needs to be fixed. I'm not accusing anybody of anything. I just wanna talk to everybody about a general discussion topic and get some advice. I want to let players know how I feel, so maybe they'll rethink the next time they come down and ruin the noobs fun so easily. I thought these forums were our's. Usually I want to talk about them on here after my character has died. Get some advice and feedback, etc.
You know, I swear I meet people all the time online, that no matter how I try to word it.. they just don't like me. It's like they read one poorly-worded thing and they've got me figured out and won't even listen to any of the other words I say. Have you read any of my other posts? I'm not shouting, and swearing, and throwing player names out and accusing of anything. At all. Whatsoever. I've had plenty of love for Arabel. I am frustrated with the sherrifs and want some feedback as to why everybody else isn't apparently. And you're gonna censor that?
by caek
Sarcasm doesn't come across well in type, I'd suggest against using it.
All i'm saying is calm down, think before you type else you're going to piss a lot of people off. We're here to have fun, not to ''grief'' people like you so put it, both DMs and players.
You don't know you were killed by a DM, stop saying you were. Let's have a look at the advice you have asked for in your posts:
Yet the sherrifs are a faction that can and do. They can put out legitimate hits on people for whatever reason they want: "to create drama," so I was told OOC.
Not asking for advice, you are claiming Sheriff faction members are allowed to break the rules, something you were told OOC? Who told you this, OOC?
Just venting my frustration with these player sherrifs you got running around and the power they wield over other players. It seems to contradict your player rules on PVP, if they are allowed to kill any player they want (or put out a contract on you that anyone can take without fear of repercussions)
Same as above.
You're probably the DM that griefed me while I was doing carpenters quest. I ain't sorry for flippin' you the bird. Server's starting to feel a little DM/Vet playgroundy. Like I'm just here for your entertainment. I ain't even died on my own in past week! Yet still two more down the toilet.
Not asking advice, here you are accusing me of griefing you (when you said above you don't even know what it means)
So no, you were not asking for advice. These forums are for everyone, however not for people who start to point the fingers at others with baseless accusations, as you have done to me above.
If you want feedback, ask for it. You mention in your posts about ''venting frustration'', ''griefing'' and ''contradicting player rules'' - where have you asked for any feedback at all?
by LifeisaFish
I said I wanted some feedback. Didn't say I asked. People were giving it. The last one I had censored had some questions for a different DM who said some things that made me think.
And I asked you why the sherrifs are meant to be so powerful, but you locked the forum.
I was hoping a DM would admit to it and explain to me why they did it by mentioning magically locked transitions, etc., so I could avoid it in the future. Is it something DM's just do sometimes to make quest harder? The door worked fine after the boss and I and another were dead (the latter two respawned minus 6-7k XP)
I did my undergrad in creative writing. I am taking a break from that. I don't want to write in a pretend voice when I am on forums. I just want to be honest, maybe have somebody get pissed shrugs, explain to them where I'm coming from, and MTFO with RP.
I sure the hell don't wanna play somewhere I am not allowed to speak or welcome. I am not changing how I write. You act like my sarcasm's (I prefer wit) gonna drive somebody to suicide. You seem like the only person that's getting mad, giving short answers on forum, condescending, locking forums where other's were giving good feedback, etc.
You must be selling crack here.
by caek
Alright, anything else you want to add?
by LifeisaFish
Yeah.. I'd have rather had this conversation in forums so my questions would get answered.
by Caek
If you'd worded your posts better and accused people less you would have had the chance to.
I've looked again, I can't see where you asked WHY the Sheriffs were meant to be powerful - however, they are the law enforcement of the city, much like the police or Secret Service.
With regards to what happened on the quest you mentioned. It might have been lag, given the server has been up for a while as you said in your other post. DMs don't go out of thier way to kill players randomly.
As a word of warning - if you use any of the words or talk like you have done to me again (selling crack, blaming me or anyone for killing you when you don't have all the facts, telling people it's like a DM playground, saying you're not sorry for ''flipping the bird'') you won't be posting here again.
by LifeisaFish
caek wrote:Yes the Sheriffs are powerful, they're meant to be.
caek wrote:so what you are saying is fundamentally wrong.
LifeisaFish wrote: Care to elaborate why?
I am sorry I've offended you. I was offended by your short answers, then you kept repeating same sentence with emphasis, and then I was even more offended when you said publicly on the thread that you'd be the mature one and bring it to PM. Which I found hypocritical and to be a slap in the face when my 10-minute post to another DM was negated–umm, which was useful.
This has not been useful. This has just informed me that these forums are your's, not the CoA community. Like I'm playing D&D at your house, in your campaign, and you're gonna sit around and insult me, and when I do it back, you're gonna command me to stop and threaten to kick me out.
As I've said: my words have been sarcasm and frustration, not blame and anger. If I blamed someone, I'd have contacted a DM and wrote some whiny-kiss-ass complaint. If I could respond to someone ELSE'S responses on that thread and have a discussion about these things, I am sure my sarcasm and frustration would turn to its usual thrilled and admiration I have in almost all my other posts, as I learned more about this server and the sherrifs and the people in it.... instead of w/e your last comment and locking it makes me look like.
by caek
I'm not going to go over what I've said already, as you seem not to want to listen.
Sorry if you feel I've offended you, but you'll get a long with with changing how you post on these forums. Less sarcasm (as I said, it doesn't work on text) and less of the stuff I mentioned before.