Curse

bart · Dec 20, 2006, 03:14 AM // 03:14

Don't be so sensitive guys. I'm not offended. Btw i'm Asian. I'm from Malaysia.

Gli · Dec 20, 2006, 03:19 AM // 03:19

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Originally Posted by arcanemacabre

Agreed... and it is flamebait, as Lyra pointed out. That calls for a *close*, and make an example out of it, not deletion. Best for everyone to understand why a post like this isn't allowed, rather than send it into obscurity, leaving everyone wondering if something very sneaky is going on. That just opens the door to more posts like it.

Deleting racism and personal attacks is perfectly fine with me, but granted, they could've edited the whole post out and commented why it was done. Being open about such things is always for the better.

winkgood · Dec 20, 2006, 03:23 AM // 03:23

Agree with bart. I lived in Asia several years and some of my best friends are Asian. My roomate is from China and he is reading the post right now. Neither of us were offended by the article. It was obvioius what the poster meant. The reference to Asians was talking about professional farmers and the reference to real people was referring to real players (non farmers). Someone who plays the game normally and just happens to be Asian obviously fits under the category of a "real player."

Simmer down a bit, BrotherKurupt. Btw, you were in my Stygein Veil group last week. I was tanking when you got two gem drops before anyone else got a single one.

Gli · Dec 20, 2006, 03:28 AM // 03:28

Why use the word 'Asians' instead of 'bots' then? Because, not all Asians are bots, and not all bots are Asians. It may be obvious to all, but that doesn't make it any less racist.

scrinner · Dec 20, 2006, 03:29 AM // 03:29

People cant and are not truly able to make money as they were able to in prophecies and if they really didnt add some of the things we wouldnt be able to afford anything anymore. Farming is discouraged really and the only way besides inscriptions would have been greens.

Gun Pierson · Dec 20, 2006, 03:30 AM // 03:30

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Originally Posted by BrotherKurupt

you're a motherRED ENGINE GORED ENGINE GORED ENGINE GORED ENGINE GOing asshole.

And these kinda insults are perfectly fine? I enjoyed reading the veteran's post a million times more than your little escapade.

Although the veteran had its own way of seeing things, I do regret the censure of his entire post. Some sentences could have been left out.

It was interesting to see the road he followed from noob to vet and his thoughts on the evolution of the game. I'm a vet too, here since prophecies and I followed a certain path too. The difference is I'm still adjusting with every new nerf, with every new update, still having fun.

On a side note, I don't really think the vet's intentions were of a racial nature when talking about Asian players. He expressed it quite unlucky I admit. In my own experience I can say Asian players asked more for certain items back in the days and I got ripped a few times by some of them in the international district which was my own fault ofcourse, ignorance. This doesn't mean all Asian players will ripp you or whatever. 30k, ok? Just kidding.

Gli · Dec 20, 2006, 03:34 AM // 03:34

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Originally Posted by Gun Pierson

On a side note, I don't really think the vet's intentions were of a racial nature when talking about asian players. He expressed it quite unlucky I admit.

I think he was being racist on purpose. Writing "Graille Gay" several times kind of paints him as someone trying very hard to offend.

Kakumei · Dec 20, 2006, 03:36 AM // 03:36

Why was it deleted? Because it was a worthless, derivative thread that brought nothing new to the table and was just a bunch of Livejournaling.

korcan · Dec 20, 2006, 03:36 AM // 03:36

that guys "heart wrenching" [/sarcasm] & unnecessarily long thread is just another run of the mill "ANET YOU RUINED MY FUN AND IM LEAVING" rant with a rather bland personal journey story and some more "WAY TO RUIN MY FUN IM LEAVING" added in.

the reason his thread was deleted was probably because he bashes anet, nc soft & gaile grey towards the end of his rant.

if youre going to leave gw, why not do so in a mature, calm and inconspicuous manner.

Angelica · Dec 20, 2006, 03:39 AM // 03:39

I try to get rich in real life.
Games are there to get the stress out of RL ..... well.... they do it for me, I have already a job don't need a cyber-pixelated one!

Have fun everyone and please remember this is a game!

lacasner · Dec 20, 2006, 03:40 AM // 03:40

I think your thread is unecessarily long too korcan, because since you have no input other than unecessary criticism of other opinions, you should not even post here. Veterans post is valid, it expresses a view point and it should be allowed to be viewed by the public.

Beast Masster · Dec 20, 2006, 03:41 AM // 03:41

After reading that... I almost had a couple of tears because of how this is the exact same way I feel about this game. OH WHY ANET?! Why did you have to go and change it all? If you had read my thread a few days ago, THAT ^ is truly what I meant by BRING GW BACK

Shadis · Dec 20, 2006, 03:41 AM // 03:41

Just by skimming it, I saw a few remarks and phrases used that show me why the original was removed... hopefully this will have a similar fate.

lyra_song · Dec 20, 2006, 03:43 AM // 03:43

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Originally Posted by lacasner

I think your thread is unecessarily long too korcan, because since you have no input other than unecessary criticism of other opinions, you should not even post here. Veterans post is valid, it expresses a view point and it should be allowed to be viewed by the public.

so a view point on another person's viewpoint is invalid?

lol

come on now everyone.

Veteran's viewpoint is valid. How he expresses himself is not.

Flaming is against the rules. Flamebaiting is against the rules.

Thallandor · Dec 20, 2006, 03:44 AM // 03:44

Oh i forgot to ask the original poster of the article who is leaving GW for WoW:

CAN I HAVE YOUR STUFF?

kthxbai

korcan · Dec 20, 2006, 03:49 AM // 03:49

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Originally Posted by lacasner

I think your thread is unecessarily long too korcan, because since you have no input other than unecessary criticism of other opinions, you should not even post here. Veterans post is valid, it expresses a view point and it should be allowed to be viewed by the public.

the first 4/5th of his post is nothing more then a story of his personal journey/experience of the game [i have no problems with that part of his post] the last 1/5th of his post is simply a rant which can easily be replaced with "I HATE YOU ANET IM LEAVING" which taints his entire post.

his post is no different then someone else posting "ANET YOU RUINED MY FUN AND IM LEAVING GW TO PLAY WOW". my post had nothing constructive to say because, frankly, neither did his.

Matsumi · Dec 20, 2006, 04:05 AM // 04:05

Hmm, the only thing I could think of after reading that was... "the delusions created by a player driven economy" as a possible header. Sounds like he was having fun at first with guild wars and what it had to offer, until the infamous Brute Sword came into the picture, and somebody actually wanting 100k + 57(?) ectos or something like that for it. It created an obsession in him that ultimately destroyed his fun and enjoyment in the game, causing him to do things he normally didn't think of, but later thought of as a need to compete on some level with "the big dogs".

Inde · Dec 20, 2006, 04:07 AM // 04:07

Conspiracy FTW! Okay, got that off my chest. It was closed because we don't allow "I'm leaving" posts on these boards plain and simple. We also don't allow people to create a rant thread on why something was closed when you can contact the mods through PM versus making "another" thread on it. And please, I think anyone who has been in this community for any length of time (or can take the time to scroll back 2 pages) would see that we allow both positive and negative threads here discussing all the game aspects. But if you want to create a lengthy "I'm leaving and let me detail my history and every reason" then it will be closed.

As this is going to be.