Due to the sensitivity of the killing and looting of players by B^A members at the "Virtue Patrol" event held by GIL today, Saturday, March 5, 2016, I would like to address the issue at hand. While the killing and then looting of players at these player events are discouraged, it as an understood and unspoken rule by the shard, it should be done. However, it should be anticipated and/or expected on some level that it may happen. As the the guild leader of B^A, I do not condone, encourage or incite said actions. However, I "DO NOT" discourage them and this is an official statement:
"It is the stance of the B^A membership body that "ALL" of said guild and/or alliance members are permitted to say, act and play based on an individual basis, knowing that said player(s) in game words/actions are a reflection of that individual character(s) alone and are not that of any other member(s) within the B^A or its current alliance member(s)"
"Furthermore, B^A guild and/or alliance members are expected to say, act and play with the expectation of how said guild/alliance member(s) wish to be treated on an "individual" basis, knowingly understanding that other guild/alliance member(s) words/actions may effect said guild/alliance member(s) individual reputation based upon association."
This may be an unpopular statement for some and others may begrudgingly agree. The bottom line is, all of us pay to play Ultima Online. "WE" all have the right to play it as we see fit. We may not all agree on how that is done but thats just a simple matter of choice. It is not my job to tell my guild membership/alliance how "TO" play. I CAN and DO "SUGGEST" how I would prefer my guild/alliance members to approach certain in game situations based on my experience and knowledge of Siege politics. However, I can not "MAKE" anyone do what they do not what to do. If you would like to hold me personally responsible, thats fine with me. If you would like to hold everyone in my guild accountable for the actions for what a select few individuals have done, it has been discussed and agreed upon, thats fine with us, we stand united and are prepared to accept that.
All that being said, I would much prefer you try and see past all of the animosity of today and treat everyone as an individual. If you dont like someone or the way they treat you, dont talk to them or do business with them. If you believe know how that person acts/reacts based on prior actions, you know what to expect, prepare for it before hand. Everyone here knows what is happening. We all know each other. We all have to coexist. We all know who is who.
It is my sincere hope that GIL "DOES NOT" stop hosting the weekly Virtue Patrols on Sundays. You will not now or ever be able to regulate how people behave or show up to these player run events. Its an open invitation that is posted on stratics. I dont believe anyone has the right to complain when it does not go the way you invision it. This is a fel based server, fel based stuff is going to happen. We can only hope and have faith that everyone will try and play by unspoken rules of Siege conduct. With some open and civil conversation, I feel that this can be easily resolved.
To try and put peoples mind at ease, I spoke to my Guild members about what happened today, They have agreed to return armor and/or offer a buy back for looted armor. Now as a disclaimer, there is not going to be a perfect system for this. I am by no means gonna guarantee that you are gonna get all your stuff back as a whole due to happenstance. I can promise you there is an effort being made, by B^A, to work closely with other guild leadership to ensure that we will do our part to make pvp fun and worth while. If you die and are looted, by B^A or anyone else for that matter, just ask for your items or a buyback price. My guys want to PvP and if we all work together and talk about what needs to happen to make it work, for everyone involved, the better off we will all be. As for now, certain members in my guild have requested, that if you see them, you should assume that if you are killed by them, assume you will be looted. If you would like your itmes back, just ask and the details will be worked out from there. In general, because of the fel ruleset here on Siege, never....never leave a safe area with something you are not willing to loose.
Beyond that, the recruiting efforts by some key Siege players have made HUGE strides for our shard as a whole as of late. Recruitment is up, and the population seems to be thriving. Please do not let this ruin all the hard work and effort put forth by key siege ambassadors. You guys have done a wonderful job and all your hard work is appriciated. B^A never meant to sabotage your efforts.
"It is the stance of the B^A membership body that "ALL" of said guild and/or alliance members are permitted to say, act and play based on an individual basis, knowing that said player(s) in game words/actions are a reflection of that individual character(s) alone and are not that of any other member(s) within the B^A or its current alliance member(s)"
"Furthermore, B^A guild and/or alliance members are expected to say, act and play with the expectation of how said guild/alliance member(s) wish to be treated on an "individual" basis, knowingly understanding that other guild/alliance member(s) words/actions may effect said guild/alliance member(s) individual reputation based upon association."
This may be an unpopular statement for some and others may begrudgingly agree. The bottom line is, all of us pay to play Ultima Online. "WE" all have the right to play it as we see fit. We may not all agree on how that is done but thats just a simple matter of choice. It is not my job to tell my guild membership/alliance how "TO" play. I CAN and DO "SUGGEST" how I would prefer my guild/alliance members to approach certain in game situations based on my experience and knowledge of Siege politics. However, I can not "MAKE" anyone do what they do not what to do. If you would like to hold me personally responsible, thats fine with me. If you would like to hold everyone in my guild accountable for the actions for what a select few individuals have done, it has been discussed and agreed upon, thats fine with us, we stand united and are prepared to accept that.
All that being said, I would much prefer you try and see past all of the animosity of today and treat everyone as an individual. If you dont like someone or the way they treat you, dont talk to them or do business with them. If you believe know how that person acts/reacts based on prior actions, you know what to expect, prepare for it before hand. Everyone here knows what is happening. We all know each other. We all have to coexist. We all know who is who.
It is my sincere hope that GIL "DOES NOT" stop hosting the weekly Virtue Patrols on Sundays. You will not now or ever be able to regulate how people behave or show up to these player run events. Its an open invitation that is posted on stratics. I dont believe anyone has the right to complain when it does not go the way you invision it. This is a fel based server, fel based stuff is going to happen. We can only hope and have faith that everyone will try and play by unspoken rules of Siege conduct. With some open and civil conversation, I feel that this can be easily resolved.
To try and put peoples mind at ease, I spoke to my Guild members about what happened today, They have agreed to return armor and/or offer a buy back for looted armor. Now as a disclaimer, there is not going to be a perfect system for this. I am by no means gonna guarantee that you are gonna get all your stuff back as a whole due to happenstance. I can promise you there is an effort being made, by B^A, to work closely with other guild leadership to ensure that we will do our part to make pvp fun and worth while. If you die and are looted, by B^A or anyone else for that matter, just ask for your items or a buyback price. My guys want to PvP and if we all work together and talk about what needs to happen to make it work, for everyone involved, the better off we will all be. As for now, certain members in my guild have requested, that if you see them, you should assume that if you are killed by them, assume you will be looted. If you would like your itmes back, just ask and the details will be worked out from there. In general, because of the fel ruleset here on Siege, never....never leave a safe area with something you are not willing to loose.
Beyond that, the recruiting efforts by some key Siege players have made HUGE strides for our shard as a whole as of late. Recruitment is up, and the population seems to be thriving. Please do not let this ruin all the hard work and effort put forth by key siege ambassadors. You guys have done a wonderful job and all your hard work is appriciated. B^A never meant to sabotage your efforts.
