Drama Ahoy?

[The Duchess]

Heaven knows I am trying to be as nice as possible on the official RP server forum. But now it seems this lass from LA is accusing us all of being "desperate" and smearing her server (and by "all of us" I mean community spokespersons from other servers too)

Honestly, am I saying anything untoward? I don't know who all reads the bioware forums, but I -can- sometimes say things I don't really mean. The player SelinaK seems extremely defensive though.

[jarka]

im not sure i wanna be involved in her swtor-rp.com deal...

[celethorn]

Linky?

[The Duchess]

There's a few threads that got ugly. I'm not sure how it even started. I think some folks were getting annoyed with all the "LA is the most active server" comments across a number of different threads started by people looking for server advice - which led to some people saying quality > quantity, which led to defensiveness, and finally a lot of false statements. Eugh.

www.swtor.com/community/showthread.php?t=166579
www.swtor.com/community/showthread.php?t=170297
www.swtor.com/community/showthread.php?t=707&page=26

[jeweledleah]

eeek

[gcrust]

I've decided to stay away from the official forums from now on. It's a wretched place filled with scum and villainy.

We must be cautious.

[Stormkitten]

I think it's probably best to ignore it and concentrate on making Ebon Hawk fun, and good for RP.
I mean, it is possible to have good players/RP on more than one server. *gasp*

[jarka]

the official forums are still very useful, as long as you look for the ebon hawk tag.

[The Duchess]

Well, yea, it goes w/o saying that official forums become drama magnets. I know folks who won't even come here because they got burned on gaming forums before. Most of the people on the RP forums there are pretty sensible and good humored, though.

One of the #1 reasons people need to be careful what they say about other servers (in addition to just good common sense and courtesy) is that MANY players have accounts spread across various RP servers. Gossip and bad press will spread a lot farther and faster than the positive news.

[Caldari]

Thank you Duchess for sticking up for our server! I really don't use the official forums now that I am here. I really don't see the need for drama on SWTOR, especially over server choice. We should focus more on the internal, such as enhancing the already excellent RP experience here on the Ebon Hawk!

EDIT: I just read the *****'s comments. You definitely have my support Duchess. How dare SelinaK make a prejudice about us just because we are not on her servers. And then she tries to scare away the community from us. Hahaha RAGE post!

[neumark]

SelinaK is a wonderful thing in so far as that she makes herself and her friends look... terribad!

[tolian]

I'm really not surprised. A large chunk of the RP community from SWG's Starsider server plays on Lardass, and the forum we used to use was drama central; think "Grudges held for YEARS" and you'll get the idea.

[Raphael diSanto]

You know, I found a very similar thing with Champions Online. Large contingents of people came from City of Heroes, and they all brought their drama, baggage and previous grudges with them.

[darksunny]

Best to avoid getting dragged down into any mudslinging in such situations. People like SelinaK only hurt their own cause when they try to stir up divisions and rivalries in these ways.

I'm pretty sure that nobody will be taking her comments as serious advice anyways.

[avernus]

LA's the nesting ground of a lot of previous SWG guilds, so it comes pre-packaged with a great deal of drama in -that- regard.

The server itself is a weird mix of jackassery and decent people. While the decent folk outnumber (I hope) the idiots, the idiots scream louder.

These to facts combined lead to an RP environment where you're walking on eggshells, as it were, to not piss off the SWG folks with death star sized egos and end up with a blacklisting or somesuch.