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       #Post#: 10258--------------------------------------------------
       Re: PVP struggles
   DIR By: Thoddius
       Date: December 31, 2016, 9:25 pm
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       --- Quote from: Discern link ---
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       > IF someone finds my base and raids it in the south, then good
       for them, they deserve it. I will see where I screwed up in my
       base design or my ability to hide it and I will modify  from
       there.
       >
       --- End Quote ---
       Base design alone will not keep someone that is willing to put
       in the time from getting in. There a certain people on this
       server that will literally spend hours punching your concrete
       walls to get in because they have nothing better to do. Having a
       hidden base can be nice, but some of us want to build grand
       complexes for others to marvel at. The single-mindedness of some
       players that feel they HAVE to get in sometimes makes me want to
       live in the North; I like being able to compete for POIs with
       guns and traps and thick walls as opposed to having to try to be
       the 1st person there on loot respawn in the North.
       My 2 cents. Happy New Year all
       #Post#: 10259--------------------------------------------------
       Re: PVP struggles
   DIR By: TheRepairMan
       Date: December 31, 2016, 10:07 pm
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       The friends of mine who joined a couple weeks ago fully intend
       to PVP.....we just wanted a few weeks of getting our bearings
       and gathering a bit of a nest egg...
       That being said, there are a few who are saying they will still
       live in the north, but make an outpost south to PVP out of.
       (minus raiding of course, unless there is a rule about having a
       base in both the north and south.)
       So there will be (most) of us soon-ish
       #Post#: 10263--------------------------------------------------
       Re: PVP struggles
   DIR By: guest215
       Date: January 1, 2017, 9:47 am
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       --- Quote from: Discern link ---
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       > To the point about nothing lamer than logging on to see your
       base raided... please keep in mind that you are speaking from
       the perspective of a PVE player. IF someone finds my base and
       raids it in the south, then good for them, they deserve it. I
       will see where I screwed up in my base design or my ability to
       hide it and I will modify  from there. Honestly I would prefer
       to get legit raided so that I have something more to do in the
       game, as killing players is not an option due to a low pvp
       population.
       >
       --- End Quote ---
       Keep in mind you are speaking from the perspective of a PvP
       player and offering nothing more than your opinion based off of
       only a  few weeks here, versus the years of experience others
       have. Take the time to form a judgment over a larger time period
       and various seeds versus offering a knee-jerk reaction comprised
       of: "this is how I think things should be done".
       Thoddius answered your questions given perspective of  months
       playing here; I and others who have years of time here have
       also...yet you flippantly toss this perspective aside in a
       myopic point of view where "no one seems to get exactly what I
       am saying".
       I understand completely; I am pro-PvP and tried diligently to
       have more PvP action but you cannot force it; the players must
       want to do so.
       The best way is to provide the environment and let the players
       dictate what happens through their actions; this is what I mean
       by "organic" as the dynamic unfolds how it unfolds, naturally.
       --- Quote from: Discern link ---
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       > Everyone is different, not everyone will enjoy spending 8
       hours setting up traps, we should try to keep the community in
       focus not our own personal likes or dislikes.
       >
       > I would just like to disregard my previous post and simply ask
       the question, why is the server not attracting many pvpers?
       Moreover, a personal question, do you want pvpers on your
       server?
       >
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       I cited my own personal opinion; I did not state what everyone
       should do. Likewise, you (nor anyone) do not dictate what I
       should or should not be "keeping the community focused on". This
       server is run how I choose and this is based in great part by
       how the community wishes.
       However, I retain the right to do what I think is best for the
       server and I do not listen to irrational arguments or a mob
       approach in regards to any matter.
       As to the convenient "disregard my previous post" so you can
       make a more pointed and inflammatory question...I have answered
       this and covered your question. I understand your
       questions/concerns/frustrations; I was doing much the same years
       ago here and even after becoming an admin I tried.
       Again, I learned you cannot force it, at least, not to have the
       environment with the split map to go with the player base we
       want.
       Your question is why is the server not attracting more PvPers;
       it is not mine. You want more PvP action and base how I should
       run this server off of other PvP servers despite the dynamic
       being totally different. That was my question years ago but yet
       again... I do not force the issue. Too much wasted effort and
       stress.
       --- Quote ---
       > Moreover, a personal question, do you want pvpers on your
       server?
       --- End Quote ---
       No. I don't want PvPers, I don't want PvE players. It is not the
       "classification" of players I want. The players I want are
       mature players who wish to enjoy the game in a stress and
       hassle-free environment; the PvP or PvE tag is irrelevant.
       I have taken note of the purposefully and unnecessary
       inflammatory nature of this comment and it ends now. I have
       beaten this dead horse enough; the server is set up the way we
       have found to be the most conducive to the environment  we want.
       I may seem curt or acerbic but it in the best interest of
       everyone that this ends, even if it is a "my way or the
       highway." What we do works and is the result of years of
       adjustment.
       I suggested that you come here and make a well-thought out post
       which rationally delineated  salient points and came in tandem
       with suggestions, not what is considered a "wall of text" which
       appears thrown together hastily. I don't lend consideration to
       irrational arguments or arguments which include fallacies of
       reasoning (which in your case consists of the fallacy of arguing
       using the "emotional appeal" and "bandwagon" approach). You will
       find logical arguments which are well-thought out get you more
       results, and not only on this forum, or with myself.
       I enjoy seeing PvP on the server but with a caveat..I enjoy
       seeing PvP that players enjoy.
       Perhaps the question you should be asking is: "Why is this the
       longest running server consisting of a player base which enjoys
       their experience so much that it motivates them to keep the
       server going through their personal donations?
       Edited for poor sentence structure. Sue me.
       #Post#: 10264--------------------------------------------------
       Re: PVP struggles
   DIR By: guest215
       Date: January 1, 2017, 9:51 am
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       Thread is locked.
       On a public note I'd like to thank Thoddius for settling in and
       seeing how the server plays so he can enjoy the game without
       stress or drama; it was a process earlier on to be sure.
       Hopen everyone had and continues to have a safe and happy
       holiday season.
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