@Rlydontknow:
Why wouldn't I clap my hands the same way to the same old tune? Nothing has changed around here... I don't say I know best, I'm just the last person saying "you all should have learned by now". I can't it help if, unlike some, I don't need a chorus behind me to make a point. I'm afraid my backup singers gave up on the team and the game already.
Which, by the way, is a shame and unnecessary as you can't call all of those people noobs that whine about not having mounts served up to them on a silver platter. And I'm not just referring to you Rly, I know you don't pretend that I am mean, but some do and my posts would be even longer if I bothered to call everyone out individually.
Reasonable you say? I did reasonable and there is even less to show for that as everything went backwards. The people that I was reasonable with have largely given up or left without a trace, and the game is in worse shape. Reasonable is for people that bother to pay attention long enough to get something out of it. There is too much plugging of ears and singing "lalala" for reasonable to be of any help. And as for trolling, I might make a stink from time to time but true trolling? Nah, that is for people that don't feel like bringing up the actual issues, they just feel like derailing and arguing the irrelevant points just to be funny. I personally am of the opinion it stings more if you stick with the relevant stuff. It bounces around in the back of people's minds longer.
Also, on the knowing better thing. I may not know better on some topics, but I can tell you for a fact that when people listened to and worked with me and people with similar views, progress was made... And certainly made quicker than during the "lalala" sessions. It's not that you have to listen to everyone all the time, but too often there is a problem with shoving a circle peg in a square slot in the vain hope that through coincidence or sheer force of willpower, it will go through and heaven forbid someone tries to suggest using the circle slot. It's always been the case that when the ear plugging and singing start that stuff goes backwards, and there is proof in PS's usual cycle (which seems to be a quicker spiral down as of late- check volunteer numbers if nothing else, although aiwe's graph is pretty good... looking a bit bare there.. wait, it dipped in summer even?
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For what it is worth, Aiwe fell off the being nice wagon before I did, and to his credit still tried to keep me from falling as well. But, interacting with the current team unfortunately was the straw that broke the camel's back... well ok... It was Xoel that truly had me hanging by a thread to my last bit of niceness and then Talad finished off the rest (and others pitching in their little bit). It's not that I hate devs or that I don't have regard for any of the devs still around, but I'm not handing out accolades for struggling through self made problems. That's like giving a gold medal to the guy that lost the race, but at least kept trying even though he had put lead weights on his feet and ignore the people that told him to take them off...
And as for a lame copy... nah, I'm more subversive.
