I'm seeing a disturbing trend in Illyriad these days as a
consequence of the ability to move.
Attacks are up on new players because they either have the misfortune of
being placed in the wrong territory (areas claimed by alliances) or they've
moved unknowingly into an alliance area.
As a consequence, some alliances have taken the stance that anyone in
their area needs to move or they will be eliminated. It doesn't matter if the new player is
peaceful, it doesn't matter that they are defenseless.
Case in point, one of my new members messaged me that he was
receiving threats from an alliance. He
had been given an ultimatum to move or be attacked. For the record, he did plan to move but was
not sure of the location. Before I
could get the details, I received this message:
Sent By: Nige
Received By: Starry
Sent: 26OCT10 16:22
Subject: Goodwill
Greetings from the Mal motshans.
We send respect and good will wishes to you and your
alliance. We desire nothing more than peace with you and all honourable
players.
We believe it is honourable to claim our own territory as
defined by the world map. We claim all land in Mal Motsha as our own.
We will not trespass outside our land. We believe this is an
honourable stance.
If you have members of your alliance that refuse to leave
Mal Motsha they will be treated as hostile invaders.
We do not seek war with you. I hope this clarifies our
position and our desire for our own homeland is respected.
Impqwerty must leave.
Respect and goodwill. |
Before I could respond to the message, our new member (pop
134) was under attack by AVa64 (score:
3336919).
There is no honor in bullying new players, there is no
goodwill when an alliance attacks before they receive a reply from the alliance
leader. Expecting my members to move
is ridiculous and arrogant. These are
new players (or staff that helps new players), we have always been and will
continue to be a peaceful training alliance.
My point is that there is a growing trend of intolerance
toward any new player who has the misfortune of being in an alliance area. Frankly, claiming an entire province is
ridiculous in my mind but there are those arrogant to think they can get away
with it. Instead of being tolerant
toward new players why are they are driven from this game? It's nothing short of being a bully and a
short-sighted one at that. We've all
been in games that stagnated due to the lack of new players. The Devs are working hard to keep this game
fresh and challenging, new players will guarantee the continuation of this
game. It does not mean exclusivity to
existing players; driving new players out of this game will only shorten its
lifespan.
I’m asking the players of Illyriad to be tolerant of new
players, you might just find new member to your alliance or an ally down the
road. New players are not a threat to your alliance
and while I know you may have to adjust your moving plans, there is plenty of
space for all of us to play this game.
One note and question to Nige: You are in an area loaded with new players, while many may not be active, does this mean you are going to siege every new player in that region? Inquiring minds want to do know......