Oct 22nd 2014, 18:33:39
Speaking as a grubby bottomfeeder and, more importantly, a former alliance leader:
The alliance server has always been a place where you have to earn every little damn thing. No offense Blade, but when I see you complaining about how bad bottomfeeders are after you leave your cozy tag protection all I can think of is that you are taking the work that everyone did establishing RAGE (and every other tag in the game) for granted. No one gave them any handouts, and if a helping hand was offered you can be sure that whoever extended it wanted something in return.
More than that, it should be pretty obvious what steps need to be taken if you want to get a DNH: you find someone to police for you, and you personally contact the FAs from the alliances you want a DNH from. Not everyone reads AT, not everyone checks other people's news. If you want something, do the damn work and have some respect for the people who put in the time to facilitate these kind of things.
If you don't get police and you don't contact the FAs, you're not acting like a real tag and shouldn't be surprised when you get treated that way.
Edit - Regarding bottomfeeding supposedly ruining the game and driving away players:
I've been hearing this same complaint since about 2001, when the game was on the upswing. While it may drive away some players, the competitive nature of the server that drives this kind of thing is also exactly what attracts and retains people. Not only that, but bottomfeeders are far more likely than others to actually have contact with new players who are otherwise isolated. It isn't hard to tell who the new players are and point them in the right direction when you're looking at their countries more closely than anyone else would.
Everyone likes to complain, no one wants to do the work needed to make things happen. If you want to help new players, message untagged countries and recruit them. If you want DNHes, take the steps needed. Don't complain that other people aren't doing what you think they should.
The alliance server has always been a place where you have to earn every little damn thing. No offense Blade, but when I see you complaining about how bad bottomfeeders are after you leave your cozy tag protection all I can think of is that you are taking the work that everyone did establishing RAGE (and every other tag in the game) for granted. No one gave them any handouts, and if a helping hand was offered you can be sure that whoever extended it wanted something in return.
More than that, it should be pretty obvious what steps need to be taken if you want to get a DNH: you find someone to police for you, and you personally contact the FAs from the alliances you want a DNH from. Not everyone reads AT, not everyone checks other people's news. If you want something, do the damn work and have some respect for the people who put in the time to facilitate these kind of things.
If you don't get police and you don't contact the FAs, you're not acting like a real tag and shouldn't be surprised when you get treated that way.
Edit - Regarding bottomfeeding supposedly ruining the game and driving away players:
I've been hearing this same complaint since about 2001, when the game was on the upswing. While it may drive away some players, the competitive nature of the server that drives this kind of thing is also exactly what attracts and retains people. Not only that, but bottomfeeders are far more likely than others to actually have contact with new players who are otherwise isolated. It isn't hard to tell who the new players are and point them in the right direction when you're looking at their countries more closely than anyone else would.
Everyone likes to complain, no one wants to do the work needed to make things happen. If you want to help new players, message untagged countries and recruit them. If you want DNHes, take the steps needed. Don't complain that other people aren't doing what you think they should.