Now first up, apologies for what follows as I'm really NOT a whingebag, I promise..BUT this really wound me up.
As a weekend treat, I decided to be naughty and buy a key from auction so that I could earn some sparkly with which to appease Humbaba <chuckle> I love mining, and Neva Neva has been tons of fun for me in the past and enabled me to meet some great people and make new Glitch chums. What could be nicer?
Unfortunately, it seems since my last joyful expedition in the mines there, a LOT of things have changed...and not necessarily in a good way. Once I got my key I waited outside for a few people and encouraged them to follow me in (it's nice to help each other out isn't it?) but to be honest if I'd known what it was going to be like in there I wouldn't have bothered going in the first place.
Whilst I appreciate that it's nice to have systems that help each other out in game, what I don't like is being told what to do. Helping each other in the caves is a courtesy, NOT a right. And it was a real shock when I walked in to Neva Neva earlier to find an individual shouting at everyone in what can only be described as aggressive tones; "OMG Can't you WAIT?!" being the most oft repeated phrase, some being more impolite. I know of at least one fellow Glitchen who was so confused by the orders being barked at her that she left the cave.
Now, I don't mind waiting at a lump of sparkly rock for others to join me at all, but what I do mind is being told HOW to play the game by anyone other than a Tiny Speck employee. I like to think that I conduct myself in a way that is agreeable to those around me,having done my fair share of calling out to players in the past when a nice chunk of sparkly has appeared.. but being told how, when and what to do in a cavern that I've visited countless times before and had a ruddy wonderful time in is a bit much.
Don't get me wrong; I understand where people feel that a system can be useful because it benefits the most glitches, BUT I do find it offensive when someone decides that they're in charge and starts to publicly berate others who don't follow their rules.That's just not on. I was sat at my keyboard wincing for the poor souls who dared to put a foot wrong!
One of the reasons I love Glitch so much is that it isn't (nor should it be) a game about ego, or who can mine the most; it's a game all about enjoying yourself and taking it at your own pace.
Like I said I don't mind systems necessarily, and if they're fair to all I'm more than happy to follow them, but what I do object to are other Glitchens telling people off just because they choose NOT to play the game the way that they have decided that it should be played.. That's embarrassing for the people concerned, and disrespectful, to say the least.
(Oh and as a final aside, I tell you what else was interesting to me. Glitchens were only 'allowed' to start mining chunks of sparkly once this individual had started first..now correct me if I'm wrong, but doesn't the first one to mine a rock reap more rewards? If that's the case, it's a corking system for individual concerned, and no wonder they were so insistent that it was followed...)
What do you think guys?
Do you as a player appreciate systems and abide by their rules, or do you feel that the game should be played the way the individual sees fit?
It should be noted, I had a ruddy wonderful time when this person left..everyone meandered around at their own pace, shared Earthshakers and had a much more enjoyable experience.
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(A thought: It would be nice to see the names of people in caves such as this before you entered, that would prevent encounters with ego-trippers..)