There's just no pleasing certain people huh? I have never once claimed to know more about this game than my players. In fact, the people that have actually attempted to communicate with me understand that I am always eager for input and information from people who have been playing this game significantly longer then I have. The people that seem to think I'm an awful guy are probably the people I permanently banned for scamming/hacking my other players. :P I certainly don't pretend to be anything that I am not. I am here to assist my player base by asking for their CONSTRUCTIVE input, and then taking the information presented to me either to memory or to management. You can spend all day insulting myself or my character, but seeing as a large percent of you have actually never had a conversation with me, it certainly doesn't affect me. I have heard some pretty funny rumors about me going on, but much like high school gossip, most of it is unwarranted and derogatory in nature.
I will continue to ask for your constructive input on these issues. I will continue to want to know what my players want, because at the end of the day, I WANT this game to be better. I want this to be the game that you guys have loved for years. Tell me how spewing angry vitriol improves ANYONE'S situation in this. Does it make you feel better? By all means, scapegoat me into being the reason your items break, that you lost the Power Arena ( Which for those of you who suggested me to watch it, I appreciate the suggestion, I learned quite a bit from watching the event unfold!), you can even blame me for why your girlfriend's mad at you or you lost your hair! Whatever I can do to assist you and improve your overall gaming experience, I am here for that. I am literally one click away from a forum message where you can vomit your frustrations on me. I reply back to people the earliest I can, and I am always honest and upfront to everyone. I don't have any issues with my community (Minus the ones I catch being naughty!), and I am here to listen. You will find this whole experience significantly more pleasant for all parties involved if you spent the time and energy being negative in being helpful instead. There are people who understand this, and they have been extremely wonderful and helpful to me, and I would like to take a second to thank you all again for your input and help.
Moving on, I just don't see the point or benefit of antagonizing each other. Anyone with a rational and logical thought process can understand this. Maybe I am foolish in thinking that trying to engage and communicate with you guys is a great idea. I understand the importance of the knowledge many of the players in this community have, and I consider it an extremely valuable resource; a resource that if used properly, would be literally game changing. The responsibilities of my position entail me to duties above and beyond the scope of the game, if I could, I would love to play with you guys all day, but that is not the reality of it. I squeeze in some time at Limestone periodically, but not much lately. The truly valuable knowledge will come from the people who CAN play this game for hours a day, who catch the things I can't through sheer experience. Those that choose to do so help improve this game bit by bit, and anybody whose been playing this game for an extended period of time can see and know about the good AND bad changes that have happened to this game throughout it's life cycle. I would rather work with your help, than without it. I AM asking for your advice and input, because I WANT to know.