Dulrik wrote:
I'm not claiming it's impossible. Some did, but the statistics prove that they haven't since we set up the new system.
Surrit was the only hero who has earned it on the strength of PK, although it was basically posthumously, as I don't think the character was really played again after the system rolled out. (And I understand why, please don't turn this into a necromancer thread, Edoras...) Tolene could have been the other, but never even made it onto the board due to being penalized. And actually OA, when we were prototyping the system, I believe the final character that you played (to my knowledge anyway) was on the list, but then was deleted due to inactivity maybe a month before we rolled it out.
So... not sure what to say there.
My last character was Regiza, and was active when the HRO flags came out, but I burned out trying to get projects and RPs moving forward just shortly before anything was talked about re: the flags in an official sense. She did not have an HRO flag.
Dulrik wrote:
This is why we have a rules manager now. I'm not sure if you were paying attention to these boards back when we set that position up.
Although we've definitely had our differences, I would be happy to hear the news if you decide to make a new character. (Your least favorite spell is better now!)
I drop by every few months to take a look at developments, but the implementation of that particular position didn't seem to actually improve the situation re: rules creation/enforcement, in those instances where I took exception to how it was handled.
A good example would be this foul language rule. I don't recall ever playing an SK character that swore routinely and profusely, but I have had several that included the trait in their development and style. I don't and never will see a problem with cursing in appropriate context (in-game or IRL). I think a rule specifically designed to hammer people for doing it is draconian and inhibits the development and portrayal of living, breathing characters with idiosyncrasies that add enough realism that you believe they're real people instead of a collection of stats on a pfile somewhere. I think the way the rule was announced and the initial enforcement of it was inappropriate as well, and it concerns me that if something like that can be done once, it can be done again.
I won't even go into how I feel about criticism being censored. I think you and I have by turns been highly critical of each others' position and ideas and done (at least from time to time) without devolving into something that would be called insulting. I don't think it's valuable to penalize or inhibit that sort of discussion, neither for the community nor for the game.
Anyways, I don't think SK can offer me what I need from my gaming time any longer, though I do remember most of my time on the game fondly.