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[ALISDAIRPARK]

[Guest]

i'm not the pm nor do i have time to run something like that. i've talked to him in email before after the old arg ended and i know he puts a lot of efort into this stuff and it disappoints me when i see what comes across as people complaining. the last page or two of posts sure sounds like complaining to me. it seems to go against the spirit of the whole arg concept. what bothered me was the use of quotations around chance cards suggesting that there is something more than chance involved and people complaining about their moves not working. its a dice game. its a game of chance. i seriously hope none of you ever go to vegas if this upsets you this much. if you guys question the honesty of the game, email the pm, don't sit here and badmouth someone running a game who can't even defend himself here. it seems childish.

[ALISDAIRPARK]

Hmmm, just a coincidence then that you're posting your angry comments here at the same time as the PM sending angry emails?

Please point out the posts where we have badmouthed the PM, I really can't see any? As for childish, which is more, or less mature, complaining about bad luck, which everyone does, or misconstruing those comments, getting upset and emailing/ posting comments about the players?

It feels like there's a whole load of over-sensitivity here.

FWIW I've played one or several ARGs in the years I've been here, and in just about all of them there are stages in the game where people complain, whether it's about the game going too slow, or a puzzle being too hard or whatever. I can only remember one other time where the PM complained about the players, and after some huffy behaviour the game stopped. Like you say running an ARG takes a lot of time and work, however no matter how much you put in things will go wrong, and you will never ever please everyone. Good PMs accept the players comments, learn from anything that's valid, and hopefully produce an even better game the next time.

[Guest]

[ALISDAIRPARK]

well based on Piginabeard's latest email it seems he's had some strongly worded emails from players, so I guess there are players out there who are taking this too seriously. My comments above where on my understanding of the posts on here, which I didn't think where that bad.

I will be disappointed if this all ends in a flame war, nothing worse than overcooked ham

[Guest]

 

[Guest]

Alisdairpark, that last post was meant for anonymous, not you.

I felt the need to clarify.

Cris.

[ALISDAIRPARK]

Thanks Cris.

lol "nothing to see here, everyone just carry on killing each other as normal"

EDIT: PS please pass on I'm glad the PM's feeling better

[Leyton Stone]

I would just like to STRONGLY CLARIFY I was NOT the player who sent harsh emails to the PM.

I thoroughly enjoyed this game and yes, it was more than likely my own fault that I was knocked out as MAYBE I should have sent an OOG Email to PIAB explain my personal problems - Although having read here as I know he probably does from time to time I have explained my mother is severely ill atm and I've been going back and forth looking out for her.

Nonetheless - I was knocked out but yeah it was slightly strange that all my chance cards were a bit miffy and only my opponents last one got me any good points. But that's another matter.

I have no problems w/ the game or the PM, the end

[WhyWouldIStop]

Seconded.
He's a really groovy guy and I hope he's doing better.

It is completely unnecessary to send hate mail.

[unVoice]

Someone's playing the Internets wrong.

[Palm]

Whoever the guest is, I hope you are not referring to me in regards to complaining. If you are, I am really angry that you would turn my honest concern into a complaint. And when I said I am still here and ready to play, it was razzing and having fun - so I hope you weren't twisting that either.

[teh_lisa]

I am going to hope that the offending player is a new person and not an SL vet. Behaviour that involves angrily swearing at anyone involved in Hamwar, SL, the world, is UNACCEPTABLE BEHAVIOUR and it will not be tolerated. You lose all credibility in your claim when you do not state your concern intelligently and properly. I don't even know what the problem is/was/will be, the facts are that you do not treat people in that manner ever. I am hoping I am typing to myself, however, because the offending person obviously does not read this board/is not part of the community. DO NOT BE RUDE TO EACH OTHER! There are enough problems out there, don't bring them in here too.

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[WhyWouldIStop]

Awww but that's the best kind! =[


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