Hi there everyone.
I believe this thread has now served its purpose. Everyone got a chance to say what they needed to say, vent, etc. I believe this thread gave lots of different users an opportunity to voice their opinion (for better or for worse) and to have a somewhat decent discussion about the current state of the game. While everyone is entitled to their own opinion I hope that this discussion can allow us to attempt to see things from other people's perspectives. That is the goal of a discussion/debate is it not?
I will not give a personal opinion on any of these topics, however, I will say that we as staff did appreciate this open line of communication between users and we urge that you voice your opinions on things you want to see changed. That is why Ancient posted
this thread to encourage the community to speak up about the things you want to see added, removed, or changed. Again I urge you to take a look through this thread and leave feedback so that we can try to make this community better and flourish as we once did.
There will not be any punishments or infractions of the sort from any of the things posted in this thread because I believe a heated discussion is what was needed to attempt to jumpstart a discussion that was frankly overdue. However, this thread did take some bad turns and it looks to start heading in the direction of unproductive defamation of character so there's no point in leaving it open. Again, the line of communication between the community and your Toribash staff is always open whether it be in the Community Outreach thread, Suggestions board, or Staff Complaints. We don't want you to feel like you have to sit in a monotonous loop and watch the game and community crumble around you.
As for Swaves's ban, that is a separate issue that doesn't need to be addressed any further. Everyone is welcome to have their own opinion on whether it was right or wrong, but at the end of the day his situation was handled at the behest of upper-level Toribash staff, and Swaves is aware of the routes he will need to go to contest his punishments.
I hope you all learned something today. If any of you need anything, feel free to reach out. Thank you.