i post rarely.. maybe less than rarely..
this argument/discussion has gone on a long time..
we are no closer to an agreement than when we started this months ago.. but here's my perspective..
there's been many o' clan in Rosmerta that has risen to the top.. and none have achieved this by watching other clans kill bosses that they need to get better.. and I've been on both sides of the battle.. i was in United.. and we did a lot.. then United crumbled and Epic ruled (and ks'd everyone.. all the time.. and many of you in Rispetto.. were part of that group).. and then i was in Awakening who was ks'd by Epic multiple times.. and what did we do? we built a stronger clan.. recruited the best.. and we leveled.. leveled some more.. bought plat.. and put multiple hours into the game.. until we were as strong as epic.. then epic failed.. and rispetto became the 2nd best clan.. maybe even close to awakening for a bit.. but we continued to level and fight for everything..
so we didn't get here by being pacifists.. we earned it.
Now.. at a certain point, some grumblings came around about KS battles (FFA).. and we as a clan had a long discussion about it.. many of us said we don't care.. it's a fight.. lets just go head to head.. best man/woman wins.. but some cooler heads stepped up and said.. no.. lets talk to risp and try and reach a middle ground.. we both give a little of what we want to reach a happy middle ground where we can both live.. (btw.. that was Brookie who wanted that.. )..
the response? not only know.. but he!! no.. we dont compromise we heard.. no KS.. no fighting.. first hit is ONLY rule we will live by.. and we don't care about any other opinion.. we dont care if you were there 20 min before us.. if we get first hit.. it should be us.. we dont care if we have 1 tank 7 druids and no dps.. and we will be here for 3 hours on spear.. that's the rules..
no compromise.. higher ground morals risp says..
but it's funny.. just a few pages back.. Rody states..
I'm from thoses who respect every clan's rules and i don't think there are good and bad clans, just good and bad people.
.. man.. our clan rules are FFA.. but you don't respect our clan's rules at all.. you ONLY respect clan rules that exactly reflect your clan rules.. and instead of doing the right thing and compromising so that both clans have to give a little (you agree to the 10% rule, and we agree that we will not KS past that point).. you refused.. and when it comes to blaming who's fault it is that ffa exists.. you straight point the finger at us like we have never tried to change it.. we tried to change.. you refused to.. who's the more adult?
and the amusing thing is that you stand here and point fingers at us.. saying you are a bad people.. but you've done the same thing and admitted to it (jack).. and then can go.. i felt bad.. i'm sorry.. and it's all ok.. you broke your own rules.. at least we aren't breaking any rules..
and to continue on down the trail of hyprocrisy.. you look at us.. and say.. you steal all the bosses.. you kill all the falgs.. you kill all the deadroots.. you don't even need them.. blah blah blah.. then i'd like you to turn the clock back a month or three.. when rody or jack or misj or someone from risp sat at falg spawn day and night.. every time i rolled by there you were there.. and what's funny.. is you will say.. because it's the only way we could get them from awakening.. and i sit back and wonder.. hmm.. wonder what horizons.. guardians.. and every smaller clan thinks when risp hogs bosses the exact same way that the criticize awakening for doing..
so sit there and spout things like you have a higher moral ground.. when you've done the exact same thing in rispetto.. but noone is sitting here in a forum whining about you.. noone here can hold the mantle of the higher moral ground (except maybe godo/fore).. we've ALL been guilty of preying on a smaller person to win a prize.. but at the end of the day.. it's a game..
go look up the definition.. a game is a competition.. you don't want a game.. you want a social network.. well guess what? we both get what we want.. you guys can talk amongst yourselves.. and we will kill things.. should make everyone happy.. and if we kill a boss you are thinking about.. just stop.. open up clan chat... and talk away your worries..
it just amuses me that you talk down from your yule clouds like your way is the best.. and you have the moral high ground.. (even though you break it now and then.. like a priest who sips a drink from the communal wine.. it's all good).. you talk of a communal discussion of what's the right way to run our game world.. but you refuse to even discuss it unless it's your way.. so i'm not sure what commune you live in.. but i know it's not ours..
sincerely,
your neighborhood ffa staff