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Topic: Account Sitters

Posted By: Jane DarkMagic
Subject: Account Sitters
Date Posted: 29 Dec 2011 at 04:12

I think the account sitter feature should be abolished. Because no one uses it as intended.

Replies:

Posted By: Jane DarkMagic
Date Posted: 29 Dec 2011 at 04:54

They are more frequently used to have multiple alts when players quit than to babysit during brief vacations.

Posted By: Jane DarkMagic
Date Posted: 29 Dec 2011 at 04:55

Does anyone actually find account sitters useful?

Posted By: Jane DarkMagic
Date Posted: 29 Dec 2011 at 04:59

Someone should make a poll about it!

Posted By: Jane DarkMagic
Date Posted: 29 Dec 2011 at 05:08

I am discussing it in a general way. People should not be able to do what his account sitter is doing. There should be more limits on it.

Posted By: Jane DarkMagic
Date Posted: 29 Dec 2011 at 05:11

Does anyone know how to make a poll?

Posted By: Jane DarkMagic
Date Posted: 29 Dec 2011 at 05:15

I've never heard of anyone actually using an account sitter as it was intended to be used.

Posted By: Createure
Date Posted: 29 Dec 2011 at 05:20

Account sitting is a game-mechanic, and Illy is a sandbox.

You don't have to like it. But sadly (or perhaps happily) you cannot do anything about it. (At least not on the forum - you could always try showing your disapproval with your armies.)

Posted By: Jane DarkMagic
Date Posted: 29 Dec 2011 at 05:25

I can suggest that more limits be put on account sitters in the suggestion forum. And give examples of how the mechanism is being abused. Which is what I've done here.

Posted By: Truth
Date Posted: 29 Dec 2011 at 05:37

Post what was typed in global chat so the community has a good idea what this thread is all about.

Has anyone copied and pasted the global chat confession? If so, post it here.

Thanks.

Posted By: Truth
Date Posted: 29 Dec 2011 at 05:40

Jane DarkMagic wrote:

You are throwing Fluffy's name around to avoid the real issues. Someone besides Fluffy is playing Fluffy in the tournament. Which is, in fact, a fact!

It is not fact until you post what was said in global chat. If this is not done, no one will believe you.

Posted By: Truth
Date Posted: 29 Dec 2011 at 05:47

Here is a prime example of what not to do when starting a thread accusing said player of doing something bad due to what they read in chat. Then on top of that, fail to copy and paste the conversation onto a word document to support his or her opinion of what was said in a chat.

I mean I can make up a story also the same way, but it will be only made up unless there was a nice screenshot taken to supporting it.

I would contact Sunforce so he can further train you in the ways of the screenshot force. May the force be with you always.

Posted By: Truth
Date Posted: 29 Dec 2011 at 05:49

Jane DarkMagic wrote:

You can have the GMs pull the GC tonight where Sa Belle admitted it. Unfortunately, I was at work and didn't save it.

It's probably not illegal that she's doing it. I repeat one last time that all I'm saying is my own opinion that it shouldn't be.

I don't know why you are taking that opinion as a personal attack when you claim it's legal and a perfectly ethical thing to do. What I'm saying has nothing to do with Fluffy, who was my friend as well as your's. It's about how the account is being used now that he's on hiatus.

Since you have no evidence to support your claim, your claim is claimless.

Posted By: Truth
Date Posted: 29 Dec 2011 at 05:54

Rill wrote:

When you use a particular person as an example, you should probably be sure that your understanding of what is happening in regard to that person is accurate. In this case, it was not.

I respectfully request that you delete all references to the person from your posts. I will then delete all of my posts and we can end this farce.

Since a screenshot was not taken to support the OP's claim, I would recommend the person's account named in question be removed from all posts in this thread.

Posted By: Truth
Date Posted: 29 Dec 2011 at 06:00

OP must understand the consequences of blaming a player or players for wrong doing without a screenshot to support his or her claim.

The consequence will possibly lead to the OP being attacked or sieged due to lack of evidence supporting his or her claim.

I forsee this happening.

Posted By: Rill
Date Posted: 29 Dec 2011 at 06:02

Truth wrote:

OP must understand the consequences of blaming a player or players for wrong doing without a screenshot to support his or her claim.

The consequence will possibly lead to the OP being attacked or sieged due to lack of evidence supporting his or her claim.

I forsee this happening.

Jane is a fellow Crow and no one from HUGS has any desire to see her attacked or harmed in any way. Nor should anyone be attacked for expressing an opinion in the forum.

Posted By: Jane DarkMagic
Date Posted: 29 Dec 2011 at 06:03

I'm going to stop arguing with you, Rill, I've more than made the point I was trying to convey. If you have further comments, please send them via private message.

Posted By: Jane DarkMagic
Date Posted: 29 Dec 2011 at 06:44

Account sitting seems useless.

Posted By: Ander
Date Posted: 29 Dec 2011 at 06:49

what's wrong in a sitter being able to send armies to a stone? A sitter could participate in a war on your behalf, tournament is not half as serious as that!

Posted By: Createure
Date Posted: 29 Dec 2011 at 12:16

I think you can type something in the global chat window to pull up the last 24 hours quite easily.

Posted By: Nokigon
Date Posted: 29 Dec 2011 at 14:35

How would you suggest Account Sitting was 'intended' to be used, Jane?

This is a genuine question, BTW.

Posted By: Tordenkaffen
Date Posted: 29 Dec 2011 at 17:05

Actually, having never been away from Illy more than a week or so, I have yet to draw full advantage of sitting, however, I have allowed new players to sit my account in the past so that they could send themselves basic resources from my cities, meaning I dont have to.

I know thats not how sitting is intended, but it really makes the game far more enjoyable that you can assist your allies with resources without having to go through the daily tedium of dispatching caravan after caravan. Maybe this feature could be altered to fit the game/intended purpose, like e.g. a pool of allied cities providing free resources for the new players to pick up as they like.

I have to say I disagree with Jane about the sitting option never being used at it is intended tho - many of my allies have utilised the sitting option when they have gone off for a holiday. Even if its just to allow little tweaks and details to be sorted while away, its always good to leave your account in ACTIVE hands - that way you don't get any nasty surprises when you come back.

Posted By: GM Luna
Date Posted: 29 Dec 2011 at 18:32

This thread has gotten quite confusing after having most of the content removed by the original posters. I've cleaned up any empty replies but for now I'd prefer it if everyone would continue this discussion in the second thread that has a poll.

http://forum.illyriad.co.uk/account-sitting_topic2995.html" rel="nofollow - http://forum.illyriad.co.uk/account-sitting_topic2995.html

I want to hear everyone's thoughts but let's try to keep it all in one place. If you need to reiterate your points in the new thread, feel free. Thank you.

Luna

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