I absolutely understand your pain in having many mouths in Eve. That must be one of the major downsides of being in a huge clan. But, what we outside of the big clans see quite often is guys in full frozen, on 20 minute log-on-take-a-peek-log-off cycles, ready to pounce on any boss that dares show its head, be damned who gets FFA'd in the process. I know that's not how you guys see it - you're trying to do the best you can for your clannies, which is fine, but the perception engendered to the outside world becomes less of a "caring clan" and more of an "Evel Empire" (see what I did there?
)To put over our perspective (or, in the main, that of the shouty element...) - it's not farming for us. The people that go and wait for hours for a chance at a boss do so because they need that boss. You did tell me "we have a lot of mains that need" - but my response to that is, where were they? If they needed, why weren't they out there camping for their supper? (So to speak...) Having a full-frozen army do their work for them... Not sure that's... Well, it perhaps gets me crosser than it should. The shouty element in question has lit. been out there on and off for days, when he's not helping other people, trying to get to the point where he can claim things for himself. Which he has done, and that is why he got somewhat angsty. That finally being on the verge of a personal journey's end kinda thing.
So, that's our point of view. Everything matters to you because you have a huge resource overhead. Everything matters to us because it's close to the heart. I'm not sure there's any resolution to that.
However... (Yes, I know, this is all essay-like - bear with!), one thing I will say is that the large clans kinda have a duty of care to the game. Mainly because, if they so choose, they could wreck the game for everyone. If Eve or Sin "went bad", it could pretty much spell the end for many people playing CH. Which is why I kinda laugh a bit at all the posts saying "Eve is bad", or "Sin is bad" - because that's not my experience and I can easily see what the game would be like if it were the case. But that is a point I want to make - if you want to be THAT big, you have to understand that your responsibilities to the game extend beyond the boundaries of your clan.
So... (Phew... Sorry if I've wrecked anyone's lunchbreak...) - In the light and spirit of all my ramblings above... Imagine my surprise and delight. For that, I thank you. And in light of that, I apologise if anything Mr Shouty or I said hurt any. If we came across as such, I hope explaining our viewpoint helps you understand why. But, given what could have happened, I thank you for what actually happened. True spirit of the game xx
(Unless it was purely that your iPod crashed - in which case
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