Quote Originally Posted by Rota View Post
Well there is absolutely no sign of that actual punishment. Is there any way you could clarify? The b.o.t.ters I have kept an eye on just got reactivated. They are at full strength and already attacking again, according to world chat. They still have all their cities and all their uber-heros. They still have all their prestige and apparently all their troops.

What did they get besides a free vacation for b.o.t.ting? These players have gotten nothing but a free vacation at EVERY sweep Evony has done.

Are they super nerfed to have all their troops get an attack&defense&life values of 1? Then I could attack them with my few thousand archers and take back a decent hero.

You assured me that they would come back "smaller" and there would be actual punishment on the people we KNOW b.o.t.
But, every clue is telling me that you fibbed. Can you actually tell me there is a punishment incoming that might actually act as a disincentive? They come back from EVERY sweep suspension at full strength and running their b.o.t.s. again.
Rota, I will start out by saying that I have deep respect for you. I have read some of your posts in the past and found many to be profound and astute.

However, when you say that "Well there is absolutely no sign of that actual punishment." you are merely speaking based on your interpretation of punishment. Some in the US feel that people imprisoned are not being punished, instead allowed to live without responsibility by the taxes of the people (sorry to use a real life comparison, I know you cannot really compare real life and a game, but I feel it fits).

No matter what the reasons are behind a players suspension, the fact remains that for some players, a 3 day suspension in Holiday mode is actually a form of punishment, as some players truly do play this game daily and for hours each day. You take away that players freedom to play the game, then you deprive the player of doing something that he/she wanted to do.

People that say this is just a "free" vacation, may be saying that because deep down they are the ones that truly want a vacation, but are not willing to pay for it. There are many different perspectives in life, and I feel we should take the time to see situations in as many perspectives as possible.

Also, I encourage you to please not assume that all players suspended are cheating in any way. Without factual proof and evidence provided to show that a play has done something wrong, then it should not be assumed that the player did something wrong.