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> This was significantly helped by the three of them being on a player elected group of representatives to the developers, that meets in person a few times a ye
by Ntrails 9y ago
> This was significantly helped by the three of them being on a player elected group of representatives to the developers, that meets in person a few times a year.
He was literally turned against his own alliance whilst under CCP supervision.
This is not quite as good as the old BoB one, but it's still a massive win for Aryth/Imperium. The "Lannister paying their debts" smugposting levels are incredible
- pavel_lishin 9y ago> whilst under CCP supervision Doesn't CCP typically have a vaguely hands-off approach when it comes to in-game politics, as long as it stays in-game? It's not like CCP's job it so enforce loyalty and fairness.
- ethbro 9y agoAbsolutely. One of their tenets for world management has always been "Any action that is allowed by in-game mechanics will be allowed to stand." They don't do much handholding.
- RangerScience 9y agoAFAIK, one of their game-mechanic development steps is "What happens when the Goons get a hold of this?"
- manicdee 9y agoIt's the political and economic equivalent of Time To Penis.
- RangerScience 9y agoBrilliant. Definitely.
- Ntrails 9y agoOh absolutely, in fact I'd put money on the fact that they really enjoyed watching it happen (and not just because of inevitable resulting publicity). It's just, you know, amusin :D