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TMC Player Reviews: DragonBall: Infinity


Review Submitted By: Mikor
Author Status: Player
Started on DragonBall: Infinity: Today
Submission Date: Apr 29, 2009
TMC Listing: DragonBall: Infinity

The following review is the opinion of the review's author [Mikor] and in no way represents the opinions of this website or its staff.

I would have loved to have provided a more detailed review of this
game, but unfortunately my experience only lasted about 15 minutes
before I was kindly asked by an immortal to 'gtfo'. Upon logging in,
you see the typical creation screen that would be seen in most any
other DBSaga derivative. After creating my character, I was informed
that in order to do anything in the game, I would be required to read
66 announcements on the game's announcement board. These
announcements contain such informative information such as 'you're
on your own for the weekend, I made plans with my wife'.

I realize that a DragonBall MUD is not really designed to be taken
all that seriously, but after voicing my distaste with that
code-enforced policy, I was asked to, in the offending immortal's
words, 'gtfo'.

Perhaps when the immortal staff shows a greater respect toward
growing their playerbase, they will propel their MUD to a higher
level. As it stands, now, DragonBall Infinity only represents a failed
promise, and it will not be able to sustain itself if its implementers
take such a perspective toward their playerbase.


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Comment Submitted By: Rendo
Author Status: Staff member
Started on DragonBall: Infinity: When I created it
Submission Date: Apr 30, 2009

(The following review comment is the opinion of the comment's author [Rendo] and in no way represents the opinions of this website or its staff).

To start with, my sincere apologies that something like this EVEN
happened. The mud reboots at 4am and I get kicked off at 4am until I
login sometime around 8am MUD time. Things that happen between 4am and
the time I log back in often go unnoticed by me, and only when
something is brought to my attention does it actually get any
investigation.

I didn't have to spend any more than a few minutes to see what
happened. What happened is absolutely ridiculous, childish, and
you're right. We don't stand a chance if this is how new players are
treated when they complain/argue/whatever about policies existing in
the game, baseless or not.

I assure you, this matter will be taken care of immediately. I am
extremely disappointed with this staff member's actions, and I'm
very frustrated garbage like this happens when I'm not around to
monitor the mud for all of four hours. I've changed the reboot time
as a precaution so hopefully my presence will be enough of a
deterrence for the ridiculous behavior.

Now, on to the policy. I understand that it's a GIANT pain in the
butt, but there were SO many times people would NOT read announcements
and would complain about being punished or about whatever it is
because they failed to read it. You can SKIP the announcements by
reading the last note posted so you're not stuck going through all of
them, however it's your responsibility to understand any changes that
are posted in them. Yes, some announcements are trivial, mostly by me,
but most of the time they're relevant to the MUD and should be read
to keep everyone up to date with some changes.

I understand if you are completely against trying DBI out again, but
I do ask you stop by to see that everything I said in this response
was lived up to, and that the way you were treated will not be
tolerated in the future. Take care.


Comment Submitted By: |Noob-King| Ryune
Author Status: Player and staff member
Started on DragonBall: Infinity: About 5 years ago
Submission Date: Apr 30, 2009

(The following review comment is the opinion of the comment's author [|Noob-King| Ryune] and in no way represents the opinions of this website or its staff).

I love when people write reviews about our mud and tend to leave out
important facts, such as logging on and ranting about the system which
is in place to keep our players informed of changes that could have
huge affects on their characters. Yes, not all announcements are of
100% importance but they are written for a reason.

As for the 'GTFO' that Mikor here very carefully pointed out, it
would have been polite, or at least somewhat honorable, to put the
rest of what I said as well. After hearing this player insult the mud,
myself and anyone else who supported the gnote system for thirty
minutes I said. 'Well if you are just going to pick at our game and
players u can gtfo.' Generally I would have silenced Mikor from the
start when the conversation about the gnotes changed to a bashing
contest on who likes it and who doesn't by hurling profane insults.

But don't take my word for it by any means. I wasn't the only admin
on at the time and several other players were on as well. All in all,
my review of this review is as follows... Nothing out of the ordinary
from a player who breaks rules and is trying to make themselves look
in the right.