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I've said it before, and I'll say it again: The amount of people who quit because the AE farms were fixed is absolutely minuscule compared to the amount who would have quit if the exploits were not fixed. When the game becomes a mindless, effortless grindfest and nobody has any idea how to do the high-level content, the game just isn't any fun anymore. The devs don't want that to happen, and neither do I.
And anyone who quit because they were afraid of being caught cheating is probably someone who wouldn't be fun to have around anyway.
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I've said it before, and I'll say it again: The amount of people who quit because the AE farms were fixed is absolutely minuscule compared to the amount who would have quit if the exploits were not fixed.
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Except that isn't the issue.
Nobody's quitting because "the farms were fixed", or at least no one rational.
The concern for many of us is the new policy of retroactive bans for unspecified behavior.
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or maybe because its just boring
as for the op, i dont ask the devs or players if my mobs are 'authorised'
I make them hard, so i wont be nerfed.
Thats is why i hitted 40 50's... on my way to 50.
this game is too soft.
its getting boring.
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I've said it before, and I'll say it again: The amount of people who quit because the AE farms were fixed is absolutely minuscule compared to the amount who would have quit if the exploits were not fixed. When the game becomes a mindless, effortless grindfest and nobody has any idea how to do the high-level content, the game just isn't any fun anymore. The devs don't want that to happen, and neither do I.
And anyone who quit because they were afraid of being caught cheating is probably someone who wouldn't be fun to have around anyway.
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You are right as far as I can tell. I don't think anyone quit because they were afraid of being caught cheating. I certainly don't know anyone who did. I do know a couple that quit because of actions they felt were in the wrong.
The comm officer exploits certainly needed to be fixed I don't know of anyone who argues otherwise.
The lingering problem is no one knows whats fair game now and whats forbidden. I think the situation I set up shows its pretty damn hard to distinquish between exploit and fair play, and its certainly a mistake an automated script could make an error on.
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And anyone who quit because they were afraid of being caught cheating is probably someone who wouldn't be fun to have around anyway.
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You may be right about more people quitting over the continued existance of "Meow Farms" than those who have quit because they were eliminated. I have a pet peeve regarding anything becoming too repetitive and the missions containing them and even the mere mention of them had exceeded my tolerance level by a wide margin.
But I do disagree with the statement quoted above. I don't know of anyone who is quitting because "they were afraid of being caught cheating" but I do know many people who are for a variety of reasons relating to the way in which the discipline was carried out. I will miss them when they leave and they absolutely were great people to team with. These people you are seemingly dismissing without care didn't just farm non-stop. They did TFs, they did PvP, they collected badges, they sponsored server events. Many of them were very generous in giving away influence/infamy or other drops to their friends and SG-mates or as prizes for different events.
Even law-breakers and serious criminals have rights and I think most of us want them punished but treated fairly. It's one thing to get a speeding ticket when it's clear you were exceeding the posted limit. It's another to get a speeding ticket when you know there are speeding laws but aren't quite sure what the limit was for a particular stretch of road. And it's something altogether different when the cop that gives you a ticket also treats you like dirt and spits in your face.
And in case you are wondering -- no I wasn't disciplined in any way. I do farm or PL occassionally just as I do things in every other facet of the game occassionally.
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I've said it before, and I'll say it again: The amount of people who quit because the AE farms were fixed is absolutely minuscule compared to the amount who would have quit if the exploits were not fixed. When the game becomes a mindless, effortless grindfest and nobody has any idea how to do the high-level content, the game just isn't any fun anymore. The devs don't want that to happen, and neither do I.
And anyone who quit because they were afraid of being caught cheating is probably someone who wouldn't be fun to have around anyway.