Old Fashioned Thinking in a New Illy

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   If you (are able to) go far enough back, I think you'll find that the landscape is actually more peaceful than it once was.  If however, you have only been around for 3-6 months, then the viewpoint that tensions are rising would be a very understandable conclusion.  My own viewpoint may be somewhat insulated, but really so is anyone else's as well.

I find that the tension in Illyriad peaks around two to three times per year, and that those peaks are the release valves on relational frictions that are consistently present.  It's a little early to predict an overall trend with any level of accuracy, but so far I don't believe there is any evidence of permanent increases in pressure.  I do suspect that we will eventually reach a point where population density (of active accounts only) begins drastically impacting relations, but we haven't sufficient data to predict when that point will be reached either.

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HonoredMule Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Postmaster General Joined: 05 Mar 2010 Location: Canada Status: Offline Points: 1650	Posted: 17 May 2012 at 03:40
	If you (are able to) go far enough back, I think you'll find that the landscape is actually more peaceful than it once was. If however, you have only been around for 3-6 months, then the viewpoint that tensions are rising would be a very understandable conclusion. My own viewpoint may be somewhat insulated, but really so is anyone else's as well. I find that the tension in Illyriad peaks around two to three times per year, and that those peaks are the release valves on relational frictions that are consistently present. It's a little early to predict an overall trend with any level of accuracy, but so far I don't believe there is any evidence of permanent increases in pressure. I do suspect that we will eventually reach a point where population density (of active accounts only) begins drastically impacting relations, but we haven't sufficient data to predict when that point will be reached either.
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Skim Milk Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List New Poster Joined: 07 Apr 2012 Status: Offline Points: 24	Posted: 17 May 2012 at 03:21
	Illyriad has always been a very (comparatively) peaceful place. It's nice. It's different. It's refreshing. Not to say there aren't fights and wars, as there is usually something going on at any given time. But recently, the feel has become more abrasive in general. Whether that's because problems have become more vocal or if there are actually in fact more of them, doesn't matter terribly much to me. The overall feel has become more aggressive recently. Cool. Nothing wrong with that. My post isn't about whether you're pro-war or anti-war. I'm thinking more about the general mindset Illy has. Somehow (and this still baffles me) calmer, more collected heads took control over a place on the internet. Weird, right? Players and alliances fight and quibble, but somehow we can still talk --and more importantly, act-- in that manner. "Poised" is the word that comes to mind. Fighting has always been sort of like a gentlemen's agreement. With the changes taking place in Illy, both game mechanics from the devs and game politics from the players, I personally believe tensions will keep rising. Take your pick at what's producing or what will produce the most friction. My point is, I'd like to keep the composed mindset of Illy. Especially if/when tensions rise to an unprecedented (for Illy) level. Whatcha think?