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Ceinwyn ab'Arawn · Transcendent Spammer Joined: 13 Dec 2004 Posts: 5017

I have to say it. Kuja is right.

I totally agree with him. I am not surprised at all that that guy is in the guild he is in. Just as I am not surprised that that guild is NOT a part of the core list of official ARPC guilds, as they have not agreed to any of the rules listed herein. A guild wherein 102 members exist and 3-5 actually roleplay. A guild that noone wishes to be warred to because of it's infamous nature. A guild being totally backed by a member of this community who convinced several people of this community that forcing RP on FAR would make them want to interact with us.

But, noone sees the problem with this, at all. Why has there been no banning or blacklisting of this guild for repeated questionable things.. one of them being the GM itself threatened to destroy this very community in a post here in our very own forums?

Amazing, isn't it? And these so-called "I have rped in this com a very very long time, way before you were even born" old-timers are even some of them, themselves, joining this questionable guild. I found it not surprising to learn they had a history of drama, themselves.

This guild should pull out of all com related activities althogether, especially this regency fiasco, until it fixes its reputation. Other guilds have done it, so they should, as well.

As I told the GM of this guild, I don't give a damn how long ago you or anyone else roleplayed in this com, if you aren't trying to make things better.. I have no time for you at all, and neither does my guild.

Back to the topic- We have plots going on ingame RIGHT NOW. Why worry about needless extra rules and councils etc.. we already have one. It's called the Grand Senate, and it's for the GMs of the com who have agreed to the rules and are official guilds. All this extra junk everyone keeps trying to tie into some new reborn regency should ACTUALLY take place within the Senate, not create some new greif inducing regency-hybrid.

Arines · Posted: Mon Oct 08, 2007 9:45 pm Post subject:

*applauds Cein*

Well said. This is not in line with anything that will bring the community together other than finding a common enemy. The guidelines for RP are relatively clear. Perhaps now it is the time to put feet down and let people know what is and is not acceptable and make real the consequenses.

The fact that a GM and possibly GMs involved here is detrimental to the growth of the RP community. Forcing RP brings nothing but drama. For those that say they have been in the community since the begginning of time it is amazing how so few old timers that were around do remember them.

I am happy to see people are beginning to take a stand here. There are also numerous plots on both ends of the spectrum both on FAR and ARPC and in somecases there are some crossovers and meshing. OMG people working together *faints*!
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Spawn · Sage Joined: 30 Dec 2003 Posts: 556 Location: New York

This is how I see all of this:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IBB-m1lfaqY

Enough said...
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Imryrr Armunn D|O · Posted: Tue Oct 09, 2007 2:50 am Post subject:

I really don't get some of what's been said. I know I'm not everywhere in UO & don't know every single thing going on, but I really like how things are right now. From what I've seen, we're all getting along better these days and things, for the most part, are alot smoother now than say 2 or 3 years ago.
If anything can be a solid ingame testiment to that, then look at the most recent RP battle.

Sure, there's little things here and there I'd love to change as a personal preference, but most of those are more battle related (like Im pro gm only gear). Roleplay REGULATED?? I think it's regulated enough and is just fine now. The concept of regulating it anymore than it is frankly scares me. There has to be tollerance of others and has to be intollerance of the small few that purposefully try to screw things up.
We have a basic ruleset and leave it up to each guild to enforce that.
There will always be differences within the community. And sometimes things can and DO get woked out.

Yes, I am strict about my personal rp, but neither am I going to force that strictness on others, except D|O to a large degree. I train my 'new to rp troops' in part by taking them on walk abouts to see how others rp and to let them practice. They're going to mess up, probably alot, but that's how they learn. I do NOT miss the days where you could walk into a tavern, and a "lol" escapes and seems like everyone has a heartattack about it, and suddenly that person becomes the plague because of a simple mistake and is dubbed a twink. What's happening behind the scenes? in party chat they are corrected, they apologize, and they don't do it again. But too late, because of OVER regulating, their rp reputation in one moment is destroyed and takes months to fix.

IF we're talking about something like that? OVER regulating the roleplay and the roleplayers, then personally, I want no part of it. Been there, done that. Hated it. And left.

*(edited for niceness . grr)*
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Ringmaster DoLittle · Adventurer Joined: 31 Mar 2007 Posts: 62

Politics? Well, I suppose to every community, it is an essential component, but let us try not to split a citizen's $12 dollars too many ways.

I have been in this community for merely a year, and some would say that I am not worthy to even speak of others as equals. Bolderdash! In the beginning, there had to be one to start the ball rolling, and since that time, others have followed suit.

As I wake up each morning and see the sun rise over the Collisium, I reflect on the ones whom I have met, the ones whom have brought much to the table and made Ultima Online so much more than just a game. You have made it a world, full of interesting people, places, times, and tales.

I look forward to working with each and everyone of you, young and old alike. I would hope that you will support me with my SCAR venture as I have supported you, the community, in all endeavors to make this a better community for all.

Let us not forget our balls!

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