All right, I want to address this before it gets any worse.
There is a clear line between hating someone in-character, and truly hating someone outside of the game. While many of us are used to being insulted, scrutinized, critiqued, jabbed, and poked fun at while in-character, when the hatred and disrespect spreads out-of-character and into real-world subjects, that's when the line has been crossed.
I bring this up because last night, after the Merovingian held his meeting in Club Sphinx, myself and some others were victim to some very harsh words that crossed the line between in-character inter-organizational dispute, and real-world hatred.
Before I mention what was said, let me first tell you what happened prior to the meeting. As soon as we saw MadHattah (the Merovingian liaison, for those who don't know) come online, several operatives in my faction were dispatched to find his whereabouts. Within minutes, we found him in Club Sphinx in Dannah Heights, all alone. We did not say anything to him. We tried not to make our presence known. We had no intention of disrupting the meeting. Eventually, we were teleported out of the club due to the org-lockout, so we sat patiently outside of the club.
As the Merovingian operatives started flooding in (pardon the pun), witticisms and threats were exchanged, as usual. I repeated our desire not to interrupt your meeting. Disrupting meetings is not something I advocate nor condone in my faction. Other Zion operatives saw fit to run against the invisible barrier to the club, shout things, and spam emotes, but not us. No, we sat there, patiently, waiting and listening. When the meeting ended, sure enough PvP broke out, and I joined in the fight. And this is where the line was crossed...
I won't name names, but here's just a little tidbit of what was said:
One particular Merovingian operative who never flagged, but chose to order the PvP-hot operatives said:
"Kill Symmetric!"
Plain and simple. I would've been flattered to have the "hit" put out against me if it were someone of some authority in the organization, but it was someone who has had a vendetta against me for some time.
But here's where I really got rubbed the wrong way:
"No, don't kill him...just stop listening to RMC"
"Yeah, listen to Exile Radio instead!"
I'll be the first to admit that as many friends as I have made in this game, I have also earned my fair share of enemies. Whether it was intentional or accidental, I've probably gotten on a few people's bad side. Just like in the real world, not everyone can get along in a game. But when things like this are said, the line between friendly competition and roleplay and downright hatred is crossed.
I put a lot of time and work into what I do for Radio MegaCity. But my effort pales in comparison to the DJs that frequently do three-hour sets to keep people entertained. Because of some silly vendetta against me, people are advocating the boycott of a project me and many others gladly pay almost $200 a month for, out of pocket. Because of some silly vendetta against me, all the hard work that happens every day at RMC is slandered and disrespected.
Whatever you have against me, I don't really care what I did, or why, but don't take it out on people that aren't responsible.
With that, I offer you my sincerest apologies for whatever I did or said to get on your bad side, and I hope things like this don't happen again.
There is a clear line between hating someone in-character, and truly hating someone outside of the game. While many of us are used to being insulted, scrutinized, critiqued, jabbed, and poked fun at while in-character, when the hatred and disrespect spreads out-of-character and into real-world subjects, that's when the line has been crossed.
I bring this up because last night, after the Merovingian held his meeting in Club Sphinx, myself and some others were victim to some very harsh words that crossed the line between in-character inter-organizational dispute, and real-world hatred.
Before I mention what was said, let me first tell you what happened prior to the meeting. As soon as we saw MadHattah (the Merovingian liaison, for those who don't know) come online, several operatives in my faction were dispatched to find his whereabouts. Within minutes, we found him in Club Sphinx in Dannah Heights, all alone. We did not say anything to him. We tried not to make our presence known. We had no intention of disrupting the meeting. Eventually, we were teleported out of the club due to the org-lockout, so we sat patiently outside of the club.
As the Merovingian operatives started flooding in (pardon the pun), witticisms and threats were exchanged, as usual. I repeated our desire not to interrupt your meeting. Disrupting meetings is not something I advocate nor condone in my faction. Other Zion operatives saw fit to run against the invisible barrier to the club, shout things, and spam emotes, but not us. No, we sat there, patiently, waiting and listening. When the meeting ended, sure enough PvP broke out, and I joined in the fight. And this is where the line was crossed...
I won't name names, but here's just a little tidbit of what was said:
One particular Merovingian operative who never flagged, but chose to order the PvP-hot operatives said:
"Kill Symmetric!"
Plain and simple. I would've been flattered to have the "hit" put out against me if it were someone of some authority in the organization, but it was someone who has had a vendetta against me for some time.
But here's where I really got rubbed the wrong way:
"No, don't kill him...just stop listening to RMC"
"Yeah, listen to Exile Radio instead!"
I'll be the first to admit that as many friends as I have made in this game, I have also earned my fair share of enemies. Whether it was intentional or accidental, I've probably gotten on a few people's bad side. Just like in the real world, not everyone can get along in a game. But when things like this are said, the line between friendly competition and roleplay and downright hatred is crossed.
I put a lot of time and work into what I do for Radio MegaCity. But my effort pales in comparison to the DJs that frequently do three-hour sets to keep people entertained. Because of some silly vendetta against me, people are advocating the boycott of a project me and many others gladly pay almost $200 a month for, out of pocket. Because of some silly vendetta against me, all the hard work that happens every day at RMC is slandered and disrespected.
Whatever you have against me, I don't really care what I did, or why, but don't take it out on people that aren't responsible.
With that, I offer you my sincerest apologies for whatever I did or said to get on your bad side, and I hope things like this don't happen again.
Message Edited by Symmetric on 03-31-200612:10 PM