Goonhub
09-15-2015, 10:05 AM
So I'd like to touch a little bit on what's right and wrong as a traitor, and what we should/shouldn't do despite being given near absolute freedom.
I understand how most chat/OOC related rules apply to you regardless of antagonist status, but what about things like being an insufferable prick?
Regularly I've found myself doing some questionable things (before promptly questioning them after reactions to it) as a traitor. One of the more obnoxious things is stunning people, stripping them, and melting their items with acid. Ideally I'd have a bunch of naked staff assistants chasing after me by the end of the round, inevitably and without fail, ending with my death. The idea of this, to me, is actually knee-slappingly hilarious but after considering the community and the anti-troll mindset within it I have to reconsider doing things like these, especially when it boils down to me actually just going out of my way to make another player have a humiliating experience, although I'm not sure many people actually feel that way.
To be a little more clear on the purpose of this thread; what's acceptable as a traitor? Not necessarily according to the rules, but according to the community/general mindset? Is dressing up as an officer and pretending to be a shitstain hilarious to everyone, or would this (and my stupid acid gag) be considered toxic/inappropriate behaviour? I've been doing things like these for years and have had mixed reactions when it comes to acceptance/taste in humour. While I'm almost certain all of this stuff is acceptable in the rules, I kind of want to discuss how it is being at the butt end of it, and a good player tries to help everyone have fun.
I understand how most chat/OOC related rules apply to you regardless of antagonist status, but what about things like being an insufferable prick?
Regularly I've found myself doing some questionable things (before promptly questioning them after reactions to it) as a traitor. One of the more obnoxious things is stunning people, stripping them, and melting their items with acid. Ideally I'd have a bunch of naked staff assistants chasing after me by the end of the round, inevitably and without fail, ending with my death. The idea of this, to me, is actually knee-slappingly hilarious but after considering the community and the anti-troll mindset within it I have to reconsider doing things like these, especially when it boils down to me actually just going out of my way to make another player have a humiliating experience, although I'm not sure many people actually feel that way.
To be a little more clear on the purpose of this thread; what's acceptable as a traitor? Not necessarily according to the rules, but according to the community/general mindset? Is dressing up as an officer and pretending to be a shitstain hilarious to everyone, or would this (and my stupid acid gag) be considered toxic/inappropriate behaviour? I've been doing things like these for years and have had mixed reactions when it comes to acceptance/taste in humour. While I'm almost certain all of this stuff is acceptable in the rules, I kind of want to discuss how it is being at the butt end of it, and a good player tries to help everyone have fun.