the sticky issue of published terms vs reality
Evony state the following under 6****les Related to Game Play..
".... player-killing the enemies of your alliance is considered a part of the Game"
they further state (in the same section):
"... Nonetheless, certain acts go beyond what is "fair" and are considered serious violations of these Terms of Use. Those acts include, but are not necessarily limited to, the following:
1.Using or exploiting errors in design, features which have not been documented, and/or "program bugs" to gain access that is otherwise not available, or to obtain a competitive advantage over other players;"
my question: is player -killing any player who has not knowingly been declared an enemy and for no other reason because he/she is weaker than you and unable to defend themselves because of basic errors in the game in any way fair?
the errors that allow this are:
1.. no-one is able to start the game with any troops or city defences. it takes time to build them up.
to stand any chance, there comes a time on any server when every newbie needs 100K of every troop and fortification type at the start.
2.. the game enables muliple accounts to be established in a turnkey fashion very quickly and very easily
(but apart from the above "..exploiting errors in design.." i cannot actually find anywhere in the terms where multiple accounts are expressly banned)
3.. the game enables turnkey set up of alliances without any checks that the player already has another account in another alliance
4.. players are able to attack others whilst the defender is offline
5.. players are allowed to attack and destroy players who have less honour, less prestige, much less fortifications and many less troops than themselves purely because gameplay dictates it takes time to build things up.
6.. far from doing anything about any players reported for breaching the terms, this game awards bullies and cheats. 'honor' is actually awarded for attacking those smaller and weaker than yourself!
previous to all that, Evony state this under 2. Rules Related to "Chat" and Interaction With Other Users..
"When engaging in Chat, you may not: " .. "6.Harass, threaten, stalk, embarrass or cause distress, unwanted attention or discomfort to any user of the Game;"
ok, so its not fine to use words to do this but it is fine to harass, stalk and cause distress by attacking and destroying someone weaker than yourself who has given no reason to make any attacks on them is all well and good?
and when players are reported for any breach of the terms, nothing is done...
the terms need a rethink.
nowhere do i find it expressely mentioned that Evony is a WAR game. and that is the excuse i hear most often. if it is a war game, then kindly make a big deal of the fact so newbies are aware that its a war game.
the terms need a rethink.
Last edited by Thalin Athasian; 12-09-2009 at 07:20 AM.
Reason: Please stop trying to instigate. Otherwise, good post.
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