GMs, admins, and lead devs all agreed that the move was necessary in order for TMW to survive. Note that I say "necessary" not "desireable." We expected the same network attacks that every other "rival" server to Platyna has experienced. This was explicitly an informed decision.Nard wrote:I understood that Len. however I cannot say this is a vote nor admit it can be interpreted as a vote. Most players come to this server because their friends are on this server and because TMW is bookmarked here.Len wrote:He means they voted through action, by staying with.org rather than running off to .Net.
I agree there is some amount of inertia when people choose what servers to play, but if someone told me that every leader of a project except one made a decision, and that dissenting leader had a personal interest in the result, I would not lightly dismiss the reasons for that decision.
The bottom line is that every GM and admin, several valued advisors, and several key developers made an informed decision to change hosting providers. That change resulted in a good gameplay experience. Platyna has one respectable dev/GM (Chicka) and one less respectable dev/GM (Salah). I've heard nothing about the new server she finally bought using years-ago donations. She has no admins to help her solve problems. Her GM log looks like the testing server. These are all measures of leadership, not of player activity.
Although the leadership of TMW is more a meritocracy than a democracy, players certainly have choices about where to play. I have too much respect for the people who play this game to say we think like "sheep."
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