A mea culpa that is long overdue

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Some might remember a discussion that was had regarding building on boss spawns. The second one was this:

I would just like to say to @Harperson , you were right, I doubted you and I am sorry for that. We learned shortly after how chests were moved away from boss spawns and what you were talking about was actually a clue to what was coming, but I can only speak for myself for not being more curious about the implications of what you were saying. I’m doing it in public fashion because the comments I made were public, so I feel the apology deserves the same. I have thought about that discussion over the past year in many contexts, danced around the fact that you were right and we all missed it, but I felt it was appropriate to admit my own personal failing in that regard. Again, I apologize.

And no, for those that know me, I have not lost my mind, I just feel compelled to admit that I was wrong and harperson was right, because he deserves that.

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2 problems I had with this (of course beaten like a dead horse so I’ll keep it brief):

  1. they didn’t warn us ahead of time that there would be a very significant map/gameplay change
  2. they didn’t tell us until @Harperson lit the beacon that it would be a ToC change

With that it was also telling about their SOP and the perception of the general playerbase regarding Official gameplay and the rules.

Which is why I do not automatically believe someone is guilty of whatever they’re actioned on for because the process is dishonest, disorganized, lacking in communication and understanding.

The ToC and Zendesk has been a disaster and afaiac a contributing factor to population drop on Official servers.

Good on you for saying all this. I wouldn’t expect anything less coming from you though.

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He said he got a reply and frankly I didn’t accept what he said as the whole truth. It’s the same topic as above, it’s just the first thread got shut down. He was correct and I was not, and absent the facts, I chose not to believe him. He got the short end of the stick and he deserves to have that acknowledged. The topic itself is almost beside the point. What matters is, he was dealing in good faith and I didn’t treat it as such. THAT deserves pointing out from where I sit, and am happy to do so. From a human being to a fellow human being, I should have been better and I was not.

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Thank you. Thank you, and once again, thank you.

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You know what, using my powers of deduction I may just be able to anticipate what @Harperson most probable response is; both now and moving forward into the future:

:slightly_frowning_face:

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Then it gives me great joy in saying that you’re wrong, as per usual.

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First of all, i beg you to accept my apologies. I used all my like rights in another post, so i cannot give more for today.
@darthphysicist you speak in my soul my friend.
@Harperson i am sorry i didn’t support you when i should , i really am.
@everybodyvsME thank you for clarifying to me what @Harperson represents with the sad emote :slightly_frowning_face:.

It’s true, like Croms or Marcos said in the past, we got a little puzzled with this sad face rain from @Harperson little cloud. I won’t deny it, i got a bit frustrated and in many cases i named him too. Not in the forum of course, but speaking to my self :rofl:.
Yet i never actually “bite” the sad face.
I suspected from the beginning, that this is a statement beyond the obvious.
All i know is for @Harperson being sad, or at least, declare sad, it was my “fault” too. Hopefully he is a great mind and a great person apparently, he managed to do this
:slightly_frowning_face:
A trademark of love.
And i say this by experience. I earned nice topic having nine hearts and one @Harperson face :rofl::rofl::rofl:.

Yet i would beg him, just fir once, instead of punching the knife…

To pull back this fierce character, embrace his companions and explain them what lead him to this decision.
Although i could say that i understand, i would prefer to know if i understand correctly.
Once again, thanks a million Darth, it’s in my mind months now.
We are a family here and we love the members as they are. Honesty must be recognized and embraced.

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I’ll say that my goal here was not to drag harperson into a detailed discussion on the topic. It was purely to express my regret to him personally and to do it in a way that was fitting since I wronged him publicly (if he wants to discuss it further that’s his prerogative of course). The thank you I received means a lot to me and is frankly more than I deserve.

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6000+ hours of Exiled Lands & Siptah, spending the few hours I have spare from this maddening world I live in, trying to escape in what was once a truly great game. As most, if not all, I have bought all the DLCs and wasted a lot of money on the Bazaar trying to make my presence on the Official Servers warm, cosy and an avatar home from home, not just for me, but for my clan that plays alongside me… Only to be met with incompetence and laziness from those individuals that design, build and create the content for this game.

I have lost all 6000+ hours of in game content due to the Nemedian Foundation Bug. I reported it via the correct channels (not expecting a reply, let alone a rollback as some did). I watched on in horror when my 18k HP Beastmaster was nerfed to less than 5k HP but my horse going the opposite way, which would have been great, if he knew how to fight. I’ve lost countless Dalinsias because they were nerfed beyond recognition and although they fought, and died with glory, they ultimately lost out because BUGCOM decided to boost npcs with godlike superpowers.

I voiced my opinions in these very forums, keeping a civil, albeit curt, tone at all times, only to be reported and silenced because I dared speak against the ineptitude of those in control of this game. I’ve even had to suffer the indignity of speaking out against another player, in game, who threatened ■■■■ on another player, having to fill out the requested form along with screen prints of the conversation, only to be told, in no uncertain terms, that NO VIOLITION was committed (or similar words to that affect).

So, in essence, I was about to walk away from this game that I had spent 6000+ hours in because I had lost faith in EVEYTHING about this game, from the design and roll out of new content down to the (lack of) policing of the official servers. I felt that Bugcom had had my money and no longer wanted anymore so damn me and damn all that I hold dear.

For fear of being silenced I remained (for the most part) silent myself in the forums, but I wanted people to know that I hadn’t gone away, or even left the game. I wanted people to know that probably more now, than at any other given time, I love this game. STILL. The main reason…? I found the deep joy of the modded community. I had to kiss a lot of frogs to find the prince, but the cluster that I currently inhabit is designed beautifully (despite Bugcom’s best efforts to kill their cashcow) and policed brilliantly. There are no 2nd chances with idiots that dare belittle other players. They are simply booted from the server and never seen again. The modded community help each other; often coming together to fight huge battles against their own created content, as well as competing against one another in fun filled and enjoyable events. Because of this I now have over 8000+ hours of in game experience.

But I will always be Harperson (not my real name, as if it even matters). I speak my mind as I see fit. If it looks like a duck, walks like a duck and quacks like a duck… It’s a duck. I give frowny faces to people who I believe deserve a frowny face. I also (on the more rare occasions) give out hearts too, but don’t let the facts get in the way of a good story.

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For me it does!
Please dm it. Mine is Stelios by the way, very happy to meet you.
You will all excuse me, i lost my rights on hearts for today, i used them all.
So this is for every topic in this thread
:heart:

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I @Harperson’d you brother @stelagel :joy::+1:t2::tumbler_glass:

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I must admit, I made the same mistake of making assumptions as you did.

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@Harperson, you are iconic, and I treat every frown face as a blessing from a legend. Everyone remembers their first frown react from Harperson.

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