king achilles wrote: exerpts:
1) . . .undeniable that the past report above indicated that private games are being set up to unsuspecting players numerous times. This shows that Gen.LeeGettinhed is systematically soliciting/inviting certain players for the purpose of ranching.
2) . . .It's not fair to regularly do this. We will classify this as a gross abuse of the game.
3) . . . this practice is more malicious than it seems.
4) . . .seeking out specific ranks or players in order to ranch some points.
5) . . .stop setting up private games to lure unsuspecting players from now on.
1-Unsuspecting players? they are asked if they WANT TO play a game, many say no. Others say "sure", others negotiate the map. They are given the game number and with that the chance to review the map/settings. See prior sentence. HOW IS THIS UNSUSPECTING?
2-not fair? how FAIR is it for someone of higher rank to give up 900%-1600%-2500% DISADVANTAGE (-66/+6m -80/+5, -100/+4)to opponents and not be allowed to manage that risk? explain THAT, then claim it's UNFAIR.
3-Malicious? "1. desire to inflict injury or suffering to another, especially when based on deep-seated meanness. 2. committing a wrongful act injurious to others". 4-6 point on 1,000 is no injury or suffering. Definitely not based on deep-seated meanness. Your adjective is wrong, slanderous/libelous AND malicious.
4-"Seeking out specific ranks. . .to ranch". Since when is using methodical approaches to solving problems wrong? Ranching wasn't even a term until I introduced it -- to separate it from the terrible practice of Farming. Also regarding specific ranks: stopped playing "unranked ? new recruits", cooks, then cadets. JUST began working on eliminating Privates -- CONSTANTLY improving my opponent strength, and that's WRONG?
5)Setting up private games to LURE unsuspecting players: Private games were used to PREVENT JUMPERS. since when is playing who someone wants, when they want illegal? LURE: "1.anything that attracts or entices . . .especially in trapping". Trapping? surely you jest. See #1 again. And wtH is wrong with attracting/enticing?
AND. . .you base this on less than a dozen negative replies to a HUGELY slanted "survey" by the always-altruistic Charioteer. . .after I posted 20 of 25 then-recent opponents THANKING ME (1 negative, 4 no replies) for the game and showing them a map and settings? At least be balanced, unbiased and fair.
well I can go on, and on. . .and will later. But. . .aside from the bogus/biased ruling: THANK YOU TO CHARIOT OF FIRE AND KING ACHILLES for making GLG infamous -- for making up general rules to slow down rule abiding player(s).
GLG