(08-08-2013, 10:08 PM)Koren Wrote: I think what dude was trying to say is:
Outside from our personal group Balmung is being advertised as the roleplaying server by another organization that many gamers read
This has the sub-fact that:
1. People who are looking for an RP server who have not found their way here already or who are trying to decide which place to go after a web-search may have a slightly increased chance of finding Balmung.
What this sub-fact does not mean:
1. One server is better than the other. One is more established - that's a fact and there are perks with that fact and that fact is the primary reason I understand Gilgamesh to be formed.
2. That anyone on either side should go spamming the beta forums, youtube, or any other place to make things "even" or carry out a flamewar.
If I may:
Unintentionally I think there's a lot of sub-things being said that perpetuate this flame war:
What does the statement "Our product doesn't have asbestos!" really say?
Yes, it says that the product doesn't have this material in it. But, it also strongly implies that it doesn't have asbestos UNLIKE other similar products. They can get away with saying "We didn't say that X has asbestos in it" and make that claim but it's actually a bit sneaky on the marketing departments.
I've seen a lot of commons here and in other threads "Our server will X" "Our server will Y" which include things like the aforementioned asbestos comment and I think that's where a lot of our anger comes from. In people (and I'm going to presume all of this is accidental and just good natured) 's enthusiasm to talk about the good points of their own place there IS a tendency to imply the other group has weak points that realistically haven't been established.
Considering that people have chosen servers or in some case are the people who are being talked about... it's taken personally (how could it not be?) and then people get upset and the arguments get really heated.
The middle school teacher in me asks you to really, really consider if you're giving an asbestos comment, thus. Just check before you post to make sure your words aren't implicating someone else in an action. We only have a short while until we get to all play a game we're super excited about... it'd be nice if we could put this behind us.
This is exactly what I was trying to say, I think people read a little too into what I said to the point of being downright offended, which is silly! All I was saying was that Balmung people are firm, there's not squabbling of this Legacy server vs that Legacy server. I wasn't LITERALLY putting an official tag on anything, I'm saying that the Balmung folk are settled.
Thank you Koren. For you other RP folk: Calm. Down. I know things have been rough because of all of these arguments, but try not to make a crater from an ant hole. You guys really made 3 reply comments saying the same thing because of a misunderstanding.
