Funny thing, that:
You both know very well what I was saying, but you both decided to pretend I was talking about something else entirely.
But since we’re pretending, let’s pretend that you both deserve a reply.
No, it’s not. People aren’t “abusing the ToC” by playing normally on a server for years. Hoarding items isn’t an abuse of the ToC, nor is putting them in chests. And yes, I’ve seen your “argument” about that:
You are deliberately misinterpreting a line in the ToC to support your narrative. Using that “logic”, any construction leads to loss of performance both on client and server side.
I could go on, but we both know you don’t care. Once you’ve found a technicality to hang on to, you’re not going to let it go.
If you can’t make your point without resorting to hyperbole, then it isn’t as valid as you thought. Notice that the rest of your examples in that same paragraph are still hyperbole: cheating, exploiting, and griefing.
It’s not “the freedom card”. It’s about presenting your own preferences as “the way to play”.
To be clear, I don’t disagree with all of your points. What I disagree with are two ideas:
- wiping is the right solution
- your personal preferences should dictate the “house rules”
Is overbuilding a problem? Yes. Is performance a problem? Yes. Are periodic wipes the only or even the best solution to this? No. Should we all adopt “journey before destination” as our credo? No.