Review Submitted By: Sif
Author Status: Player
Started on Bedlam: 2009
Submission Date: Sep 17, 2012
TMC Listing: Bedlam
The following review is the opinion of the review's author [Sif]
and in no way represents the opinions of this website or its staff.
It has been quite some months since I posted my last review on
Bedlam. Originally I had no intention of replying to Veda's riposte,
but supervening events have led me to the conclusion that a reply is
necessary - if not for the sake of refuting his claims that I am a
'mid-career player' bent on nit-picking and petty revenge, then for
the sake of injecting some truth into the picture.
Since writing the review I had more or less decided not to play until
the admin got some sense into his head and decided to start listening
to an experienced pbase that actually cared about the game. This did
not happen. Instead, on the single occasion that I logged back into
game to see how things were going, and to chat to old friends, the
admin immediately leaped upon me and a 'tell' conversation ensued.
Not once was I inappropriate or rude in my conversation, although I
was understandably sarcastic/ cryptic in my comments. This is natural
and expected when a player who was serious about the game has been
marginalised/ ignored for far too long. Instead of taking my comments
positively and actually turning an eye on himself, the admin decided
to ban me - despite knowing that he had NO grounds to do so as I had
not broken any rule of policy. I never have.
24 hours later, the admin emailed me to say that my having posted the
comment I did here was 'unforgivable'. His email is reproduced below
for posterity. A refund of the price I had paid for his Apple app was
offered. One only imagines that the reason he had done this was
because he feared losing his app developer privileges with Apple, if
it were to come out that he had unjustly and without cause, banned a
player - simply for having had the temerity to disagree with him.
______
Hi,
I'm writing to let you know that I've decided to ban you
permanently from the game Bedlam.
Obviously, everyone's free to review the game in any way they
please. But if you leave an all-negative review designed to turn new
players away, and then continue to play the game yourself, that would
be hypocritical. So, if you stand by your review, you should quit even
without being banned.
I've decided I don't care why, after playing for 2 years, you left
a review in which you didn't mention a single positive thing about
the game. But I do care about the health of the community, and I
can't forgive someone who made it clear by their actions that
they'll continue to try and drive the game into the ground instead of
contribute to its growth.
Would have like things to be different, but I would be foolish to not
try and minimize the damage you are trying to inflict on the game
I've worked, and will work, so hard to create.
I wish you all the best in your other pursuits in life.
Regards, Plamen _____
Also, if you have purchased the iOS app and feel in any way
dissatisfied with your purchase, I'd be happy to provide a full
refund--just let me know at what price.
P.
