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Old 06-03-2003, 08:45 AM   #32
Memnoch
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Join Date: February 28, 2001
Location: Boston/Sydney
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Here's the PKer's Credo (I pulled it off one of their clan websites). It's quite funny how seriously they take themselves. ...



In France during Middle Age, Paris was once nicknamed: "the city of lights". Not for its fame or cultural image but because at dusk, its inhabitants put candles at their windows. Wayfarers could see them shining in the distance when they came to the town. Candles at all windows, what a smart and refined idea it was! However, the reason that motivated people to light their streets had nothing to do with esthetics. Indeed, in these rough times, going out at night meant turning into an easy prey for thieves. Thieves hid in the darkness, waiting for victims, to knock and loot. Therefore, for Paris citizens, candles' light was a way to prevent bandits from hiding in the dark.

All along times, everywhere in the world, bandits have always attacked honest people. Bandits were (and are) at every level of the hierarchy, from clumsy and low thieves to the mob Godfathers. The need of "possession" is part of human nature and people use people to serve their own interests.

In nowadays-virtual communities, such as Ultima Online or Meridian 59, it' s funny to note that you will also find those brutal and bloodthirsty outlaws, ready to mistreat honest players and eager to steal their goods. Is it a surprise? In a game where competition and stats ?hierarchy rule, this behavior is legitimate. A feeling of guilt does not stop a bandit player. He uses ANY trick to reach his goal, whether it is cheating, theft or murder. We happily welcome this kind of player on our site. Nothing will stop him. Whatever are the measures taken against these evil creatures (PK switch and other crap), they will always find a way to break some rules, and piss everybody off. This site is based upon this selfish "philosophy". We do not mean that genuine evil role players are unwelcome. We just think that a virtual community must involve your real personality; rather than making up a nice character according to the rules, a real player killer plays one role only: his own, whatever it will lead him into.

The [insert name here] team is made of player-killers. Yes, we do cheat. We kill, we steal, we build our fortune, we make people crazy, and we do our best to spread chaos and ill feeling. And guess what we get from all that? The greatest pleasure and satisfaction of all our players' careers.


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