Goonhub
08-17-2016, 06:18 PM
I'm someone who likes to explore and enjoy these sorts of things at my own pace. Unfortunately the current system causes a lot of problems for people like me:
- This hasn't been as much of a problem recently, but most Sol nerds will want to rush through everything since they have it down to a science. The fact that people pride themselves in how fast they can get an ending is enough evidence of this. Good luck trying to have fun and learn anything when they are around. I was once bullied off the extended server when I was exploring an area for the first time because the amount of keys I had (none) wasn't enough to satisfy the guy calling the shuttle and yanking the cell out of telesci/mainframe so he could do a sol run his way.
- There are some people who will do anything in their power to work against telescience as soon as word leaks that someone is doing something. There is not really any good reason for them to do this besides the reputation made by the people I described in the last bullet point and to say "heh fuck nerds". It's questionable whether to adminhelp most of this behavior because of the reputation that sol nerdery has.
- It's nearly impossible to find like-minded people who want to have fun and explore, who are competent enough at the game to not jump in lava, but also NOT completely knowledgeable in everything sol-related already. Once you do get a group together, all it takes is one person doing one thing wrong and everything needs to be reset. I know that's the name of the game, but still.
- I will probably never contribute anything of note because the sol nerds have already scrubbed through every freaking nook and cranny possible by the time I get to it, especially since anything new is kept in tight lockdown so whoever found it can get all the glory. There's also the fact that I was never part of the "original sol crew" which means in-game things have changed in response to them, memories have been made, etc. that I will never be a part of.