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Originally Posted by Basil Dreadflint
Thank-you, ZEP!!! It's amazing how much you said here!
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Having recently been approached by a pirate that appeared to be 'in the know' albeit very little of 'in the know'. I had some perspective on this subject. It had been put to me that I have been reflecting things in a negative light, where I should be thankful and positive. The individual told me that I should be a leader to all these brave pirates having fun in the game, and in doing so suggested I should be only positive, oblivious to the problems the game was having. He also suggested that if I felt this way I should "take a break" for awhile.
I find it no small coincidence that once I offered viable common sense reasons that his form of "leadership" was no leadership at all, and bad decisions by Disney, that this individual simply stopped talking to me, appears to be blocking out the bad, as it doesnt suit his purpose.
A leader does not blindly walk along and ignore the problems in his community as if they do not exist, a leader addresses these issues, and does whats within his power to help resolve them. Here I am, as many of you are, leaders in our community trying to break the ice, and get things moving in a positive direction. We are not ranting, we are expressing concern, as we as leaders see the community suffering from the current circumstances.
(If not considered a leader.. fine.. its not a title im looking for, but often find myself in that position when it comes to being vocal about some of these issues.)
I am very happy that some are quite happy with the game, and it is not my intention to discourage them. There is alot more content that has been added, and it does make the game much better overall. However as Basil pointed out, these changes accomodate the newer pirates just starting out, or still working towards mastery. There has been nothing to help the "dedicated/loyal" pirates that have funded thier development over the many months the game has been available to public.