[Discuss] The state of the game

[Lyman Stone]

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> Have you considered quitting the "hunt for assholes"? It's doing  
> more harm than good. It makes good players wonder if they're doing  
> anything wrong. It makes players think of other players as  
> assholes. There is new code in place everywhere to limit abuse, but  
> it keeps annoying those who just want to play fair as well. It  
> badly hurts the general atmosphere. Most of all, it hurts you, Tom.
>
> This huge hunt for cheaters and bad players isn't doing much good  
> to the game. It's not doing much good to you either. And all of  
> that when I - and a lot of other I've heard - don't even see the  
> problem. If you ask me, there are very few bad players around.
>
> So, back to my original question. What if you'd just continue  
> playing your own game, focus on what you think might be good and  
> ignore the cheaters? There might be the obvious cases you can  
> handle, but let the cases of doubt simply pass. Instead, focus on  
> improving the game again. What do you say, Tom?

Or try and snag another coder or two, get a good anti-cheater method  
in place, start playing the game again and.... stop being the  
lightning God! You know, just back away from Thor's Hammer... and  
JUST play. Take 6 months to a year. Dont do code work, dont do  
titanish stuff, just leave it allll up to the team thats currently in  
place, and any additions you make now.

Its just a suggestion, of course. An idea.



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