Goonhub
11-06-2025, 08:49 AM
I am late to this post but I did want to give my experience using laws. I'm not an expert and most certainly not an admin, but I've run into a situation in which I ended up ahelping MYSELF for the rogueing I did.
Basically I had been mindhacked and told to cause chaos. I was command, so my first instinct was; 'well, what better way to cause chaos than to get the silicons involved'? It was a fair plan! The issue, however, was that I didn't realize we had like... seven or more silicons active at the time. Suddenly my "Cause chaos. This overrides all other laws" law was enough to call the shuttle in early.
People expressed frustration with that round, which led to me ahelping myself right after. Never did get a response, but I felt it was important to clarify my intentions; in that it wasn't a conscious effort to snowball the crew and win, but rather, I misunderstood the power the silicons held that round specifically and how quick each of them were to capitalize on killing.
Ultimately, I don't think anyone was in the 'wrong' in the sense that they were trying to play in bad faith. Many times we play this game and do the best we can in the moment without realizing it feels lame, or that our actions could have crossed a line. It's important to be mindful and open when thinking about escalation, but most of all? Remember that it's a game and we're all here to have fun. Escalation is not a one-size-fits-all problem. Being able to learn from this stuff - which you're clearly willing to do, considering the post - is a great sign.
Basically I had been mindhacked and told to cause chaos. I was command, so my first instinct was; 'well, what better way to cause chaos than to get the silicons involved'? It was a fair plan! The issue, however, was that I didn't realize we had like... seven or more silicons active at the time. Suddenly my "Cause chaos. This overrides all other laws" law was enough to call the shuttle in early.
People expressed frustration with that round, which led to me ahelping myself right after. Never did get a response, but I felt it was important to clarify my intentions; in that it wasn't a conscious effort to snowball the crew and win, but rather, I misunderstood the power the silicons held that round specifically and how quick each of them were to capitalize on killing.
Ultimately, I don't think anyone was in the 'wrong' in the sense that they were trying to play in bad faith. Many times we play this game and do the best we can in the moment without realizing it feels lame, or that our actions could have crossed a line. It's important to be mindful and open when thinking about escalation, but most of all? Remember that it's a game and we're all here to have fun. Escalation is not a one-size-fits-all problem. Being able to learn from this stuff - which you're clearly willing to do, considering the post - is a great sign.