Goonhub
06-09-2024, 12:10 PM
What do you folks reckon is going to happen if there's another server running? Goon2 generally didn't get into the double digit population, and cultivated a playerbase toxic enough that the admin team decided it was not worth maintaining. Goon4 gets similar numbers (until recently, I'm assuming that nightshade is influencing that) even when 3 is way full. Leaving aside the specifics of what a "Classic-RP" should look like, there's no real reason to believe that the playerbase will divide itself between the two classic variants to a satisfactory degree.
Anyway I'm in favour of Zamu's rule proposals and I can't really wait for it to get instated. I've been discussing powegaming with folks a bit lately, and I've been heading towards the conclusion that it's purely an attitude problem. If playing this game is improv comedy (and sometimes drama), then a powergamer is the guy who refuses to "yes, and" anything that doesn't suit his ego.
Ideally an anti-powergaming or bare-minimum-RP rule would also entail a moderation effort to get everyone to chill a little bit. Not a lot, but just a tad. I find security to be quite execution-happy and antags to leave little breathing room for silliness. Those two reinforce each other, of course, but they're also behaviours that aren't directly being targeted by either rule. Or at least that's my interpretation. Would love to hear what Zamu thinks of that.
Anyway I'm in favour of Zamu's rule proposals and I can't really wait for it to get instated. I've been discussing powegaming with folks a bit lately, and I've been heading towards the conclusion that it's purely an attitude problem. If playing this game is improv comedy (and sometimes drama), then a powergamer is the guy who refuses to "yes, and" anything that doesn't suit his ego.
Ideally an anti-powergaming or bare-minimum-RP rule would also entail a moderation effort to get everyone to chill a little bit. Not a lot, but just a tad. I find security to be quite execution-happy and antags to leave little breathing room for silliness. Those two reinforce each other, of course, but they're also behaviours that aren't directly being targeted by either rule. Or at least that's my interpretation. Would love to hear what Zamu thinks of that.