I've been playing for a couple of years now and I don't see players as being any ruder than back when I started, if anything I believe that Disney has made an effort to clean up a lot of the nonsense that used to go on in game. For example kiddie and teen guilds trying to act like little street gangs in game, going around trying to make grief for other players and guilds. It still occurs but not as much as it used to.
Well Said ex8404
and Semper Fi from another Marine.
You hit the nail on the head and the issue is respect, which seems to be sadly lacking in society today, not just online but in general.
I recall a conversation I heard in public chat a couple years ago I believe I was on Tortuga on one of the busier servers at the time and the conversation involved several lower level players many of them basics complaining about higher level players being stuck up. Anyway the conversation got me to thinking.
First off I'm an adult player I don't want a bunch of kids on my friends list or adults for that matter randomly teleporting to me the instant I log into game, So I tend to be very selective on who I allow onto my friends list.
We are not obligated to Heal or Revive other players doing so is an act of generosity on our part and not an on demand service that we provide.
We are not obligated to add you to our friends list, our crews or our guilds, Begging and demanding such will result in an immediate refusal as will sending blind invites, if you don't even have the courtesy to say hello why should we accept your invitation?
If we crew you on our ships we do expect you to treat us, our ships, and other members of our crew with respect. This includes NOT grabbing the wheel without permission and NOT randomly shooting at everything you see while on our ships.
If you're new and crewing on a higher level players ship, treat that captain and his ship with respect and he will put gold in your pocket. Do otherwise and he won't allow you on his ship again.
We were all new once, I remember how difficult it was in the beginning to get into crew on higher level player ships. Didn't take long to figure out that sending blind friend invites didn't work well. What did work was striking up a conversation when it looked like a higher level was crewing up to sail and politely asking if they could use another gunner. I met some great players this way and began making some good friends.
I'll often be in port in crew, sometimes just crewed up with one friend and having a private conversation with them in crew chat. One thing that annoys me is having some random player come up begging or demanding to be added to crew. I will usually inform them that I'm having a private conversation with a friend and not interested in adding them to crew. At this point most adults will politely go on about their business and leave you in peace. Players who continue to annoy and interrupt the conversation, basically end up on a list of people I will never allow in my crews.
It all adds up to a couple of things, Treat other people with respect and courtesy and most will extend the respect and courtesy to you. Do otherwise and expect just the opposite result.
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