I need to get this off my chest...

[Stephan Donnel]

While I don't necessarily disagree with the message in this reply, I do disagree with the way you went about getting it across. Rather than having a calm and cool discussion, with worthwhile input, you decided to post a very aggressive and inflammatory post that won't really help the situation.

In the future, your replies to topics such as this do not really need to be so aggressive to get a point across.

Polite is good, as long as it doesn't stop the point from getting across and promote further drama. Which I have seen above.

Points made in my post?

>Stop overdramatising things.
>Stop overthinking things.
>Stop taking things happening half the site across personally.

Cpt.Obvious&co would like to take this moment to remind you that Sasuke actually dropped before that and then came back, unless I missed something again.

>Man up and stop worrying about stuff before it happens.
>Take a break if you are stressed out.
>Trust people a bit more.

[Proto Man]

Reading this made me feel bad for wanting to participate in a site event.

This x2. I'll probably stick to writing with just a partner moving forward.

[Schwi Dola]

Surely there is some middle ground than everyone abandoning pvp.

[Gildarts]

It seems, upon light reflection, that this thread revolves a lot around people's expectations. Something to always keep in mind is that you can't control other people, only yourself and how you respond to others.

Surely there is some middle ground than everyone abandoning pvp.

You're standing in it.

[Thaal Sinestro]

I'm not gonna be guilt tripped into not doing PvP, but yeah.

[Stephan Donnel]

Goddamnit, just make a "Open for PvP"-flag or something if you are afraid so much. You know the thing? The one that you use to show people around you that you are ready to give and to take any asskicking they can, and can't, both manage and deliver?

[Thaal Sinestro]

Yeah, I had actually written up rules for PvP flagging, but I'm sort of out of the "making rules suggestions" market.

[Stephan Donnel]

Then just drop them somewhere because this shit will just keep going this way.

[Trixie]

Reading this made me feel bad for wanting to participate in a site event.

This x2. I'll probably stick to writing with just a partner moving forward.

I volunteer as tribute.

[Illidan Stormrage]

I have been intentionally avoiding this site for the past few days because I'm so damn mad at some people here.

LAW have done nothing that isn't in the rules. LAW have done nothing that doesn't fit with their characters.

What has become blindingly clear, though, is that some people don't like that because it's mean.

Even though it makes sense for villainous or otherwise morally suspect characters to do so.

I just ... Christ, I don't remember putting up with this sort of bullshit on Chubbs until it was in its death throes. And that's saying something.

Thaal and Luffy (especially) have succinctly spelled it out, in my mind.

I'll still be around, but compared to now, it'll be incredibly rare. There's better things I can be doing with my time than putting in all this effort and then being slapped down like this.

[Gilgamesh]

Alright I need to say something.

L.A.W did nothing wrong.

You know I saw that because that's what I signed up for when I directly challenged Ganny D by setting up shop in the Endless Dunes. I'm sorry if I hadn't advertised that while I was recruiting members but I knew that there was going to be a time when our factions were either going to clash or ally. It was more leading to one giant war so I'm not very surprised that this happened in the first place.

Do I wish they had warned us OOC...yeah. Do I wish that they had waited so that I became less rusted and that my allies had recovered from fights...yeah. But the thing is that I can see why they did it. It does make sense IC what they did and truth be told if they had told us "Hey we're going to do a base assault" some members would probably want to somehow get all alliances over here without OOC knowledge of it. That wouldn't make as good as a story and I don't hold a grudge against them for doing it.

What I am very disappointed about is the actions taken on both sides after the fight was declared. I feel like both sides had tried to do everything to win for OOC reasons and stopped caring about the writing. I feel like both sides, maybe my side a bit more, had gone and tried to bend the rules into ways that would benefit them. When did this faction war come about wiping one another out rather than making a story which is the point of a site like this.

I personally respect all writers on this site and even moreso for Ganondorf. While we were dreaded enemies IC, I have so much respect for him OOC and I don't let my IC ties bleed into OOC. I feel like some people don't have that same respect i have for other writers and try to win at any costs.

TL;DR L.A.W is cool , don't try and bend the rules, have respect for your fellow writers.

[Retane]

Lol. I can't wait to be fully active again. Oh the havoc that I'll cause...

[Tearen Wover]

Regarding my thoughts earlier in the thread, like Gilg, I do feel law was totally justified in what they did, despite having mixed feelings about whether it was rude or not.

I think people need to remember that, in a PbP format, the story you want to have is never guaranteed. I wanted Vovlagia dead three months ago, but stuff happened and now I'm in NB in the middle of a faction war.


That's not irritating; that's stimulating. Of course I'm still going to pursue my ultimate goals, but the road is just taking some unexpected turns. I'm the first person to tell anyone that, given the determination and inspiration, you can write anything into playing in your favor.

[Omni]

The "Your character is not in a vacuum!" part of the About page must be emphasized here. We protect people to an extent in not having things done to their character that they wouldn't want to happen, and of course we encourage discussion and co-operation even in conflict. But being part of a living world is kind of our shtick.

[Sasuke Uchiha]

I'm honestly disgusted with the way my name has been thrown around in this thread. I have purposely been avoiding this thread, but seriously? '

Like, am I the center of all your problems and the reason you want to leave the site? Here, let me make it easy for you.


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