Relationships between Indie and Official players

[oZoneRanger]

Here is one thing that keeps me from posting an application to join an "official faction".

All the personal flaming and attacks that go on between people in opposing factions that are not part of the Role Play of the game.

I have read a number of threads about one incident or another between groups, only to see those threads degrade from thoughtful discussion about a game and its characters vs character aspect and spiral down into the Person vs Person realm and then get locked.

Some of you even seem to be enjoying your selves antagonizing each other, like your whole day is made better by finding a way to piss on someone else's parade.

Join one faction, and get trolled and flamed by another. Join the opposing faction and the same thing happens in reverse.

After reading some of the things "Official Faction" members have posted and the views that they have expressed about each other, there is no way I would want to join any of those factions, and be included into the mud throwing, slander and over all bad vibes that float around.

Some of you are so proud of your "Tag" and your "PvP/RP" skills that you let it get the best of you and you forget that this is only a game.

Passion and competitiveness are good things, but there comes a time when it goes over the line and reflects badly on us all, Official and Indie alike.

**Puts on his ND4LYF anti-flame tee-shirt and has another beer**

Cheers&Respects to you all, Indie or not.
oZoneRanger