I have
absolutely no idea why I'm even posting here. I suppose I'm just mad or something, but I feel like it's necessary.
As a gamemode, this is passable by Blockland standards. I don't enjoy it, but comparably it's not terrible. The systems are there, it has potential, but it falls very short. The pushing is awful, the PVP zones are awful, the world you feel safe in is very small and the quest system is not yet fully taken advantage of. The auto-capitalization is annoying, the AI is sub-par, the skills are very grindy like DRPG, etc. Trading is nice. Banking is nice. The GUI is decent. Dialogue works pretty well minus some minor bugs.
Also, the auto-capitalization thing definitely contributed to the escalation of this. Makes you come off as a lot more rude.
The real problem lies in the creator, and that's what ultimately led to my big baby leave. Elm is egoist, insulting, and overall an unpleasant person. He is completely un-open to criticism and extremely childish, and I wish there were super-superlative forms of words so I could stress these further. Some of you may know that I am
very picky about RPGs. I was talking about some of my thoughts on the server (calmly at first, after a bit i started getting less civil, has to be said), and he got increasingly defensive. He never really had any actual responses to my complaints, they were pretty much all either minor insults or outright ignoring me.
Eventually, he ran out of patience (as did i) and we both just started whining back and forth.
here are some rough samples:
I did tell him when I joined that I was extremely critical of RPGs; I don't know if he responded or not.
ottosparks: I would tell my opinions of the game/you, but I get the feeling that's not allowed.
Elm: Give your opinions.
ottosparks: (something probably about the rpg not being that great)
Elm: You know, you should do less talking/whining and more playing.
ottosparks: (something about design). I'd be more OK with it if the creator weren't an egoist brat.
Elm: So it's bad because of the way I act? Intense.
ottosparks: Not really.
In retrospect, saying that wasn't necessary and I'd like to apologize for it, regardless if how empty it may seem.
ottosparks: I'd link to something i've already written about this, but i doubt you'd read it and frankly i'd probably come off as narcissistic
Elm: I've read your posts. (referring to here i'm guessing)
Elm: Funny how you write about RPG design but couldn't actually write one yourself :).
ottosparks: Not even going to respond to that.
Elm: Good. Don't.
ottosparks: I like how since you can no longer defend yourself (probably never could), you've taken to insulting me.
-nothing relevant that i can remember, if i'm leaving out something dumb i said sorry-
ottosparks: I can and have in the past, but i have no reason to anymore because i think i've learned everything i can from TS.
Elm: Even if you had all the knowledge of Ts in the world, you probably have no experience with systems. So everything you make will be inefficient as stuff.
mm this got to me more and that's why i didn't let myself get into it too much. i had actually prepared for this debate before i even entered the server, but the context wasn't right for any of my responses. really i laughed and got mad at the same time. like "wow i like how you just assume i'm not as good as you because i don't find your works spectacular", but it's also so hilariously false. like, i made a dynamic system to handle
making text on certain GUI types appear to be typed (like in most games where dialogue text types out instead of just appearing). and nowadays i make everything so ridiculously over-dynamic that it's annoying sometimes.
Elm: You sound mad.
ottosparks: Probably because i'm letting you irritate me for some reason.
Elm: Go back to your stuffty jail RPs.
(i just left at this point. i guess he assumes since i don't enjoy his server i like to wallow around in the lower majority of the server list.)
Whining was done on both parts. Each time one person whined the other seemed to get less capable of not doing so. I tried to calm down when I got upset, but I wasn't able to control myself.
Again, I apologise for my behaviour (AKA the sarcastic delivery of my thoughts), but I recant nothing.
Game: 6/10
quirky but good could be worse
Server: 0/10 do not go