Hooray! Purge! :D
I can't help but feel partially responsible since I became inactive shortly after becoming a member. I feel really guilty about that and I blame it entirely on another 'un-named' game that stole my time. Some of you know what the un-named is. Anywho, I agree with the purge myself, although I also understand a lot of the emotions voiced by certain ex-members.
My personal situation is this:
Age of Conan is coming out next month, and I fully plan and expect to be on that day in and day out. However, that is a month away and none of my games actually feel appealing at the moment with the exception of good ol' Blockland. As with a lot of other members, I feel un-inspired, and can't dedicate myself to a build. It was apparent before the purge that things were slowing down since the moon project. That project itself was good, and everybody chipped in and enjoyed themselves. I think the problem lies in that the next project wasn't fabricated soon enough. People were left to wander, mindlessly building crap to pass time, and lurking on other servers. What I believe MotE needs is a schedule, set days where everybody meets up for a good laugh, and good building session. Also, if it is in the interest of management, this could also possibly be used as re-entry into the clan. What I propose is that you hold a brand new group build, where all ex-members are invited and encouraged to build. What you build, how quickly, and enthusiastic you are determines your chances of re-entry. I think a LOT of ex-members are dreading the thought of building another mass project by themselves. If we all co-ordinated (like a clan should), we could truely see who actually deserves to come back into the clan or not.
There's numerous quotes describing how people should stand together in a crCIA, and I think it applies here. Nobody should feel they are being screwed over here, this isn't a bad thing, this is an opportunity.
What do you guys reckon? Personally a group build would really do my imagination some good and I expect it would be the same for others.
