In my mind, this game is about domination. It should never be about humiliation, and it should not be about annihilation unless there is a very good reason for doing so. This is particularly true for the players who work hard and invest their real money to create larger gangs of eight or more members as the cost to do so is considerable. If that gang, on the other hand, has broken the 'code of conduct' by harassing weaker gangs or by excessive bad-mouthing, then they may deserve annihilation. However, I see no reason why a gang would continue to attack hours after the weaker opponent has tendered their surrender unless there is good reason to keep attacking. If it's done just for the sake of bullying, or for sociopathic enjoyment, it's uncalled for. There's a lot of impressionable players in this game and, as the most senior players, we owe it to them to conduct ourselves with a minimum of decency.
This game is also about competition, but where is it at the highest level? Virtually all of the highest level players have joined the the game's only supergang. How fun is that? Where's the competition in that? Most of the other level 30+ gang members are afraid to re-form gangs because they know that they'll get destroyed. So, the ones who have stayed in the game go it alone.
I'm for the underdog in this game, the poor schmuck who's been shit-kicked so much by the stronger players that he/she's hell-bent on doing something about it. But, give us time. If the powers develop mid-level affiliate gangs to destroy their mid-level adversaries, eventually there will be no competition at all. I say, let us develop so that we may one day compete against you!
Throughout my six months in this game, I have enjoyed it immensely and I must say, I have not really been bullied at all. I've been attacked, as have my gangs. I've had two gangs destroyed that I had financed. But, they deserved it on both occasions. I never whined about it.
There's players in this game that enjoy being top dog, and that's fine. There's others who enjoy being the underdogs. I fit into that category. I say to all of you: Let's try and create a more balanced playing field here. Instead of reliving Premier Division Manchester United against Fourth Division Shrewsbury Town, or Major League Baseball's NY Yankees against Double AA Hickstown Doughboys, let's give the underdog a fighting chance. What do you say? |
