Then what is the point in paying reap money to support a game when you know that you are being ripped off and have no chance to compete in events. Bigs only getting the big equip that is promo limited just makes them even more untouchable and widens the gap further. It also requires smaller players spend far more real money to be able to compete for equal event rewards. Now how is that fair? Smalls you may buy half a tin of baked beans but bigs get the full can. Not buying that the. Am I. The bigs already get the best plunder in the game increasing the gap beyond any reasonable target. They normally spend to get the best equipment in event. And when smalls / mids can't hit them or fight back while they can farm with impunity. What is the purpose of kaw to smaller players ? Time for kaw to do a serious rethink about how real life money purchases work. Other games give equal amounts for real money expense. And don't do the they played longer bs. That has nothing to do with real money purchases and time limited promos that aren't around when they started. It also doesn't change how easy the game was back then with only 1-2 land sets available and a huge gap widening daily due to the extreme difference in revenue between build sizes. It's a poor business plan that detracts totally from everything that is good about kaw. Short sighted cash grabs aren't what we need. Balanced gameplay , hit ranges and even real expense should be primary developer targets.
Moose, how would you know that Benny reapplied for mod? I can't imagine ATA shares that kind of stuff.
Honestly with this difference in stories between moose and Benny the best way to clear it up would be to get kaw_community in here to clear things up.
Except 1) kaw_community wasn't here during those hellush years in question. And 2) I doubt support will get on to clear up this drama fight
^ Moose wasn't here for various points he talks about either. His story regarding myself has entertainingly changed over the last few years. Nor does it have anything to do with this thread, further emphasising his own personal issues left unsought. Edit: nor is this an issue relevant for a csr to post about? Simply a moderator using his status to defame and harass a long standing user of the community he serves and represents.
Personally this fight just looks bad on the previous and current mod team. Clearing this up would be gd
There is no clearing it up - moose's claims are purely anecdotal, numerous of his points I can provide evidence against but when you are in a position of status representing A Thinking Ape and make information up there is only so little you can debate, as Moose stated, "it's my word against his" yet decided to vindictively post anyway lol But you are right that it doesn't look good, especially that a moderator is allowed to blatantly violate the terms of service to falsify information, mislead users and harass the oldest active player and consumer of A Thinking Ape's products.
ATA decides who becomes moderators, but, sometimes applicants are discussed with us in group, just to help get additional feedback before decisions are made. Benny's second application was brought up in group and discussed. It was roundly rejected by the mods at the time, as well as support. That's how I know. I was there. As for Benny's rebuttals, were I to engage them point by point, it would just be my word against his, and that would be a pointless waste of time. I stand by all my statements because I was there when this stuff went down, and I saw it all happen. Also, I can't knowingly spread false information as a moderator. That's against policy. Players who aren't green, however, can say what ever they please with little or no fear of consequences, so I'll let the individual readers of my posts be the judge.
You weren't there when the 18+ rule was implemented, I was the only player in this application that was, alongside th developers, not even csrs at the time. By the time of implementation my age was unknown, I was a moderator of both ATA applications and certainly, if anything, an advocate for users under the age of 18 becoming a moderator and this the reason dillybar and I think blackbird? were allowed as mods. You obviously weren't paying attention to my retirement, there was a thread I made announcing it and it certainly wasn't due to your actions in Palringo. You weren't there when I was selected as a moderator, although those images are posted somewhere if you wish to dig out. Your post on this forum is utterly incessant and uncessary, you know that, and you also realise how your status can influence others through anecdotal recounts as evident by you post "I'll leave the audience to judge". Also, as you have broken the terms of service multiple times as a moderator (also before moderator), you know that green means protection, rightfully so as you are an advocate of ATA. Normal users however are most definitely subject to the rules - specifically the falsification and manipulation of information for malicious intentions and would be subject to a silence and/or other consequences. Edit: nor were you there to witness myself silencing all of voodoo (and their unsilence circa 3 minutes after), and the amicable discussions I had with kaw (Naz) on world chat for the hour or so after.
Lulwut. Long standing user of the community? Get over your self Benny, honestly. Every few months you do this, you come back and try to perpetuate some sort of legacy. I doubt anyone cares, like mentioned before, the only time you're online is around your anniversary. You come to gloat about it. Quite a few people have a 6 year badge! It is indeed demeaning that your only claim to fame is that you have a 6 year badge, your account is as obsolete as you are. Your replies in the last few posts show us that you're still the kid that raged quit. You're impetuous and childish. Safe to say that support took a good decision not letting you become a moderator again. Tsk. Maybe stick to being an agent on pal, last I heard they're okay with petulant adolescents.
Moose isn't as active as he used to be but he is usually around every couple days at least but he tends to work in the background a lot. Benny shows his face a couple times a year making a fuss about himself. Pretty big difference
Moose goes inactive months at a time and if we are honest fails in his mod duties the majority of the time. I've probably sent more ss to support in the last 3 months to get people silenced than the amount of silences moose has done in the last year, now he derails threads? Lol. All he does is make his stupid score guessing thing every year, hands out a few Xtals and then disappears for the majority of the months in the year. Maybe it's time he just resigned so that someone who will actually do the mod duty can take his place.