The ideal game mod...

[Froste]

Originally Posted by Myxir

Do you have nothing else to do than complain about this issue?
Get a beer,coke,coffee, tea, whatever and chill out.

Do you have nothing better to do than to complain in every post made about this? Go have a beverage and chill, because all you're doing is what you blame others for.

[Gawyn_Trakkand]

Originally Posted by veluchami

Only moderator who would succeed is ruthless, faceless almost a bot. But success at what cost? At the cost of breaking the community, destroying the game we love, displacing the delicate status quo that exists now? And I call it fail.

well then arent we glad we have Dky?

[veluchami]

Originally Posted by Gawyn_Trakkand

well then arent we glad we have Dky?

Can you Please re read my initial post?
My real position is with 'No moderator for Horus'
But if NGD is set on having a moderator, then a Faceless mod would do a better job of actually moderating the chat. But Regnum wont be the same.

So just leave us as we are. As a programmer, the golden rule I follow is, Fix it only if there is a problem. Dont meddle with a perfectly working code in the name of improving it. I urge NGD to follow the same in their decision to install a mod and in their attempt to 'fix' the balance.

[Gawyn_Trakkand]

All i'm saying is that Dky is a happy midground not too ruthless and there if he's needed, if a problem arises

[Vythica]

I agree a moderator's presence should not be felt unless it's the crushing of his ban hammer. Then and only then should we be acutely aware of a moderator. And after dealing with the problem, he should disappear back into obscurity.

[veluchami]

Originally Posted by Gawyn_Trakkand

All i'm saying is that Dky is a happy midground not too ruthless and there if he's needed, if a problem arises

I tried to explain why it wont work. There are two parties already, you belong to the party which likes moderating.. the second party will have dissenters and people who have been 'moderated'. Creates a split in the realm. Since you seem to be in the winning party.. i will try to explain it differently to you...

So this is how I envision this winding up... and urge you to look ahead in time.
Right now we have a system, where the players moderate the chat. People ignore trolls. It seems to be working.

Dky comes, he seems to fix all the problems. Kicking out the trolls, facilitating discussion, giving us cookies, conjuring up confetti.. Everyone's happy.

First of all, Lets assume and hope Dky doesnt get fed up with this shit and leaves, or doesnt go to school, doesnt get a girlfriend or a life in general...

But theres a problem, he cant moderate the chat 24x7.
People who are not so lucky to have Dky on, complain to NGD.
NGD says this seems to be working awesome, lets appoint another mod for the hours Dky is not on. Problem is you cant find another mod as good as Dky or clone Dky (as yet ) So they install a new mod anyway.

This new mod, say Umaril, has a different point of view. Suddenly you find yourself in the losing group. You think he sucks (understandably so ).
There is inconsistency in decisions made by the two mod. Infact this might go to more than 2 mods. So you come here and cry to NGD, that you are unhappy with the mods ask ngd to fix this. A big flame war ensues and finally NGD says, in true NGD style, nerf the mods !

Everyones happy that nobody is breathing down their neck.
Then trolls start appearing in realm chat. Now the poor community has lost the ability manage itself, moderate itself. Anarchy ensues... Needing a Faceless iron-fisted mod (whom incidentally we all agreed we hate). Horus becomes another Muspell. End of Story

We asked for nerfs, they nerfed, they cant go back now. We just dug our own hole. Don't wanna dig it deeper. We dont want to do it again. For the sake of love of this game. Please ! This is analogous to the Christian missionaries kidnapping the Haitian children in the name of reforming them :/

When system is working... DONT FIX IT !

[Shiriki]

Ideal mod? For me it's simple:

friendly, that acts as any player, and that bans you with a smiley

[Adrian]

Hi Community,

Truly, I can't believe the reaction of some users.

First, if you have some complaint or suggestion about moderation, please send them to community@ngdstudios.com.ar. Until now, 0 mails about this issue and, not thay I am surprised, many posts in the forum even the rules have been repeated several times by a moderator.

So, going to the heart of the matter, Dky is doing a great job. He always asks before doing something and how it should be done. We didn't ask him to be replying user doubts and questions but we find it great if he wants to do it, because for now we don't have the time to do so. Luckily, soon there will be a new Community Manager and Support guy and replies will come faster (we are in the hiring process).

I find Dky interested in what he does and also admire his patience. He's polite and the users that want a better Regnum for everyone seem to like him as well.

So, send the moderation complaints where they should be sent. Starting by that, your claims will be taken more seriously. Going against the forum rules just unveils the bad intentions behind some posts.

I'm closing this.

PS: Some people that ask for moderation should moderate their language too.

Regards,