Shadow_Dragon wrote:Isnt this just an issue about feeding?
I heard that/read the accusations and as far as feeding goes you have clearly said that you received naq, the question is simple then is that cheating or using naq (freely given) by an alliance member?
Also I wouldnt like to see you leave the game because of these accusations, caught red handed for feeding is naughty Hippy lol
I havent seen any evidence to say that you have used multi's or scripts as that would be Very bad Hippy lmao
If you understand apart from my silly comments, it doesnt make you bad for being a team player, cheating does..
and until I see evidence to contradict whats been said you are just a player that used a feeder...
Scott is right on my line of thinking, the real issue here is the issue of Feeding and from who\what and is it inline with what we have all semi-hashed out as ethical feeding (between Friends, Allies, Alliance mates who are active) or is it unethical Feeding (from inactives or multi accounts). Since I have seen no proof of it being from a Multi account (one that Hippy would have ability to login and control) then it boils down to was the Feeding from a mostly Inactive account??
Why is that so important to me?? Because it was on this point that I was so roundly scolded for last Era. And who was the force that took on the Mantle of "Feeding Police" it was Hippy's TCC Alliance and S1eepy who spearheaded that effort of ethics and morality.
OK, so none of us are perfect, and I don't expect perfection, BUT, I do need my moral compasses to guide me as to the Ethics and moral strategies and tactics that we are supposed to somewhat adhere to when playing these games. Simply because the rules can't cover all situations, and we have public Forums, and the Forums are where we get the grey area guidance, and the guidance should mostly come from the long standing most experienced players, the legends, like S1eepy, and Hippyfool, and my CO - Legendary DevilDog.
That is why I felt gut shot over this issue. If the issue is grey area Feeding, and I was scolded for grey area Feeding last Era (assisting Seijuro Hiko, all hashed after the end of last Era in the Forums), then by default I hold in high regards those who would scold and guide me!!
So, my dissapointment is only that Hippy may or may not have partaken in the same grey area Feeding tactics that his Alliance beat me over the ethical brow with just a short time back!! How should I feel now? Confused, betrayed, at least a little of both, but maybe neither at this point, Hippy is still just a talented legendary player with experienced friends and a largely long time successful (and legendary) Alliance full of similarly talented players.
At this point all I can really accuss him of is being a much better player than I, with much stronger friends and allies, who may or may not have decided to adapt to the game's changing playing field, and, this is my favorite part, is using the same tactics that I touted in my arguements on my behalf/defense a few months back that Quantum is still a game where if the right group of active friends and allies (whether in an Alliance or not) decide to work together (giving NAQ to other players - allies or just friends) that they can be leaps and bounds ahead of the rest. Yes, leaps far enough to even trigger bebita's honed and precise sensibility of honesty and fairplay... (Sorry bebita, but I was one of the ones coming to the Pooh Corner's defense! HAHA, but your instincts are usually good and are always needed to help police our community so dont stop doing what you do and telling us your observations! HAHA).
So I continue my defense that Hippy can play how he sees fit, if he wants to push the ethical boundaries, then hopefully he will understand that many, especially me, will be dissapointed though, because he is, and should be, one of our moral compasses!!
(Even the Chief of the Feeder Police can have a bad day... HAHA)
The Slugman cometh.....
