Tempers Ball

I stand corrected. When you have lots of friends playing this game and you are well liked, it pays to use your leadername.

Yeah well I think it's bullshit when people use their names so all of their buddies won't hit them. It's the same thing as having a guild in a game where none are allowed.

That's why Turmoil sucks. It has rules that can't be enforced behind the scenes. It keeps certain players from being successful since, for example, they can't transfer land to themselves, however people with friends transfer land to each other.

and btw, I know who the vets are, I've been here forever too.

NBK........So you are saying that the buddy thing never happened in Castaway? I can hardly believe that. And to be successful you have to be able to make feeders and not hit anyone? And if you think rules aren't inforced behind the scenes....try forming a shawdow guild and see how far you get.

That's not always the case. Sometimes people are more likely to attack you if you are well known. So they can test you out and see how good you are, and have bragging rights if they manage to beat you. And if someone doesn't like you on the boards, they'll likely be hunting you ingame. It can be a blessing and a curse.

The point is, that you have the nuts to put your reputation on the line. Someone who pulls random names out of their ass, will never have to face up to the embarrassment of someone making a thread letting the world know how they bitch slapped you back to the stone age. And point out every stupid mistake you made, at 3 in the morning, half drunk and half asleep.

And I think it's bullshit when people use feeders as a crutch for lack of skill, so they can acquire easy land without fear of retaliation.

well said Mick.........yeah.....what he said

Drstones that is EXACTLY my point. Of course the buddy thing happened in Castaway. But that's fine because there were no rules, so no matter what kind of player you are, solo or community friend, you had a fighting chance at the top.

Here in Turmoil it's possible for certain types of player to have an edge as I described above.

Mick you make excellent points. However I think that the people that use their leadernames in Turmoil are reaping the benifits of doing so more than the downsides.

I would love it if everyone played as you all have described with leadernames.

"So when they are at war they know who not to hit"......a great concept but that's not the case anymore.

Always played with the same leader name and always will.......to be honest I think it has done more harm than good. You get those who look to hit just certain leader names and others hit because they want the recognition of hitting a distinguished or recognized name for bragging purposes. It often makes for a more difficult game because you don't have the luxury of hiding realms with different leader names thus exposing yourself to anyone with a decent scummer and half a brain. Or, such as my case, you get people from your own guild who look to take out there guild mates in turmoil just for fun. Either way, for all practical purposes I think it often proves more of a challenge for those that use the same leader names then vice versa......