casual skum maggits always ruining it for everyone with they're gRand crusade of unfruitful justice and unobtainable theory crafted idealistic world views of a perfect utopian community.
There is a reason for the way the legitimate "hardcore" (as much of a joke as that is) players expressed themselves with the harsh realities of this community.
Carebearing eventually results in stagnation of competition and the ultimate demise of lower level PvP. It is a bandage to help quell the damages faced, never to become a permanent solution. It may be used as transition phase, but nothing more. Although most of the players that could be considered "Pillars" of this bracket now tend to embrace these imaginary ideologies as the short term reward disillusions them into thinking it is success. Retention of population is paramount in comparison to recruitment and one of the major ways to do this is by giving a sustainable reason to play. Friendship and playing with people you like are still quite important but things eventually get stale. High levels of competition is one of the most realistic renewable incentives this game has to offer.
But then again, these are just ideas - ahead of their time - on a shell of a former site, to a broken, mismanaged, over moderated, relatively narcissistic, under aged, maturity lacking community presented in a down to earth, no bullshit format that I hope some may enjoy.
- lord king twiNk himslaf, deRvintine