This isn't about what a certain group does or doesn't ingame, this is about limiting people on what they can do without any real base to do it from, I don't see the reasoning behind insta-locking a thread made in the story section of the forums just because it's part of lore that won't be expanded anymore.
(05-21-2013, 08:32 PM)Soul Reaper Wrote: This isn't about what a certain group does or doesn't ingame, this is about limiting people on what they can do without any real base to do it from, I don't see the reasoning behind insta-locking a thread made in the story section of the forums just because it's part of lore that won't be expanded anymore.
How is that an answer? That's the problem, and the question. I can easily make a story pertaining any of the factions I'm in that is not Lore, and no one can say otherwise, it's my story, my fiction.
But because of this, you lock a completely non-ingame-related forum story about the Phantoms? I mean come on, I can see if it was someone requesting to get the Phantom ID or Phantoms opened, but this was simply a story he was writing.
We have several other completely irrelevant stories in that forum as well, but they aren't locked, why? Just because this one guy uses the word Phantoms it's locked?
Should be reopened, and let the guy carry on with his story, with the fact that he knows Phantoms won't come back. It's just a story he's writing, not a request to get the Phantoms opened...
But this was not a fiction. This was story which was intented to explain/justify ingame events. That group started to RP "phantoms in red hessians bodies and ships" ingame, then started to talk like that in comm channel inRP and finally after all that, they wrote that story. So it really wasn´t "just a story" that doesn´t affect game environment".
And this all happened only because that they didn´t know that Phantoms are not allowed anymore on the server. Maybe it was intented by AD to show that players that they are trying to play in a way which is not allowed (because playing phantoms is not allowed anymore). They asked what is happening, they got answers, they want change it, maybe even that thread will be opened again because they asked for that. Case closed...
(05-21-2013, 08:32 PM)Soul Reaper Wrote: This isn't about what a certain group does or doesn't ingame, this is about limiting people on what they can do without any real base to do it from, I don't see the reasoning behind insta-locking a thread made in the story section of the forums just because it's part of lore that won't be expanded anymore.
This is a private forum. The administration had made it clear the Phantoms are gone. Dead. Dust. Ash. They've already given their base for limiting anyone trying to revive the Phantoms - the Phantoms are dead.
Any story designed as a means to revive them or take up their stead has no place on these forums. Thus a quick and sturdy lock on them.
(05-21-2013, 09:43 PM)narchlojentak Wrote: But this was not a fiction. This was story which was intented to explain/justify ingame events. That group started to RP "phantoms in red hessians bodies and ships" ingame, then started to talk like that in comm channel inRP and finally after all that, they wrote that story. So it really wasn´t "just a story" that doesn´t affect game environment".
And this all happened only because that they didn´t know that Phantoms are not allowed anymore on the server. Maybe it was intented by AD to show that players that they are trying to play in a way which is not allowed (because playing phantoms is not allowed anymore). They asked what is happening, they got answers, they want change it, maybe even that thread will be opened again because they asked for that. Case closed...
That's slightly different then.
But still, if he wants to continue his story in a fictional way, he should be allowed to.
Quote:Deep within the bowels of the Temple of the Revenant grew the future of their return.
This line eliminated any doubt with me that they intended to take over the Phantom NPC faction, along with tech. Referencing one of their specific bases directly. Admins have been very clear on this: Dead phantoms stay dead. So yea, I locked that topic to prevent issues where the faction suddenly goes "hey, but we've been roleplaying this for xx months now, if you deny us the faction, you're basically denying us the line of roleplay we've been doing."
I've nipped a potential problem in the bud. Don't see an issue with that. If the faction wants to adjust their story and cut out the Phantom references, then rework it around the same lines, that is fine. But the chances of anyone on Disco getting Phantom tech are next to none.
[Edit] Also, SoulReaper, if you'd just asked me this, I'd have explained myself. I always will state the reasons for my decisions as an admin. I don't expect everyone to always agree with me. But I'll explain myself all the same.
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