Re: Bugs and cheating - From the Times

Tom Schmidt (tschmid@stud.uni-goettingen.de)
Thu, 28 Jan 1999 00:21:29 +0100

Seehawk42@aol.com schrieb:
>
> In a message dated 1/27/99 11:42:23 AM Eastern Standard Time,
> mrwayne@mindspring.com writes:
>
> > Note #3. You must inform the GM of any game bugs found. But the rules
> > don't prohibit bug explotation after they have been reported. I think the
> > rules need to be changed to punish bug abusers.
> >
> > It appears that many factions are using bugs. It also appears that Rich
> > won't fix the bugs any time soon. So do you let your faction fall behind
> by
> > not using bugs?

As a fairly new faction-owner I am tempted to say: I will not use bugs.
It's the same as cheating in an online game. You destroy your own fun.
If I find out that not using bugs will let my faction fall behind in a
way that spoils the game for me, I will drop out.

I think things like fairness (and not using bugs IS fair. Using them is
unfair. Even if anyone CAN use them it doesn't make it more fair) are
more important in the first place than having "success" with your
faction.

I couldn't enjoy success when I knew it isn't based on good play and
skillfull tactics but on bugs.

> I don't think the rules should be amended in this way for the simple reason
> that without feedback from Rich we don't know what are bugs and what are
> features.
>
> Instead of us players being concerned about bugs being used/abused I think we
> should be more concerned with the extremely slow response time we're seeing
> from Rich ref reported bugs.
>
> If Rich fixed bugs in a timely manner or posted a message saying that the
> reported bug was a feature and would not be repaired (say within 30 days) than
> this whole conversation would be moot.
>
> If a bug is fixed it can't be abused.

That's right. After all we are paying custumors. If WE do our part in
making Olympia a better game by reporting the bugs, it's Rich's job to
fix them or at least let the players know what's happening.

Just my two cents of course... (or should that be $ 2.50)

Tom

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