[Discuss] Monsters and undead on Atamara?

[James]

LilWolf wrote:
> Of course, it's a ridiculous claim, but this is how bad rumors and 
> distrust starts. No information given -> people speculate and find 
> some odd factor that gives them some basis to make a wild claim("OMG! 
> There's a beta tester in realm x, he must be tampering with the game!" 
> or "Tom hates realm x and is out to get us!" or "Tom likes realm y and 
> will prevent its destruction!"). This is especially true when 
> something happens that appears to give someone else an advantage.
>
> That's why even a, "Hum, that's odd and shouldn't be happening" or "I 
> know, wait a bit and you'll see where it's going" or "I'm busy now and 
> will look at it more closely when I have time" is better in the long 
> run than silence. Tom has responded to other messages on this list 
> while this thread has been active, so that makes people wonder even more.
>
I often say this, perhaps too much, when you make your own game for 
people to play for free you can answer questions how you want to.  If 
Tom disliked us that much he wouldn't allow us to play.  It doesn't take 
a rocket scientist to follow that logic.  I do not understand why people 
want to piss Tom off by constantly accusing him of playing favorites.  I 
am really glad that Tom still allows us to play this game.  Personally I 
would have shut the whole thing down when all this crap started on FEI.  
First people run the man out of his own game and then we keep accusing 
him of cheating afterwards!  In three and a half years I have never 
known Tom to be shy about letting you know if you did something he 
didn't like.  I trust that he wouldn't use subterfuge to destroy a 
realm.  I think he'd be pretty straight forward.

Quit coming up with conspiracy theories, everyone, and following dumb 
logic and speculating.  It serves no purpose at all.  If Tom doesn't say 
something he usually has a damn good reason not to.  It isn't because he 
thinks it's fun to see what zany theories we come up with.  Well, ok 
maybe it is.  But since in the past he has said he hates the 
speculating, I'm going to assume it's not.