Once and for all, let's settle this.
The INQ7 article that LU has said to given up bots has given rise to proud botters, arguing that their activities are now legal and will not be stopped.
But is such spineless activities truly tolerated?
Let us dissect the article one by one.
If you can t beat them, join them. And for online game distributor Level-Up! it would be time to capitalize on the growing popularity of real-money trading (RMT) and bots.
They have realized how wrong this mentality is. Why did you think they put up Thor server WITH Ragdefender, if they are hopeless in terms of erradication. Furthermore, WHY WOULD THEY WASTE MONEY ON A HOPELESS CAUSE? Businessmen do not waste money.
The company is even planning to have an online auction of rare items on June 28. Although the online auction is not new for the company, the money would be real and not just using Ragnarok s zenny currency.
As for RMT, there are changes of heart upon this matter. Newer MMO models actually promote and tolerate RMT. But why is RMT actually banned here, while tolerated in others?
Simple. You can't tell the trustworthiness of a typical seller, and there are no safeguards should the unlikely happen!
The newer MMO models have a way to secure this; Credit cards and age verification. Plus and auction system where your credentials are visible, plus the provisions of rewards and penalties for users.
But this is not our subject.
And for users of automated Ragnarok characters called bots, the company said it is allowing players to continue using them if only to collect zennies and items. Only during guild competitions would bot users not be allowed entry.
This does not mean the absolute tolerance for bots. Bots still have the restrictions as seen in the 2nd sentence. To say bots are allowed is a mistake; they still have limits.
And with Thor coming, the views of the company is changing regarding this; They haven't really given up upon the situation.
The online game community has become so organic and so diverse that it would be hard to control people from going beyond the bounds of game rules. It s not cheating anymore because everyone is doing it already and it s becoming beneficial for everyone, according to Level-Up! Chief Operating Officer Sheila Paul.
Likewise, a world filled with filth, and to kill them, the world must perish.
So what would you logically do, without hurting existing life?
Make a new world where such things will not exist in the first place!
It s becoming a lucrative business and for one thing, even bot users still have to pay for the time they play the game, Paul said.
Paul admitted that at any given time, a fifth of Ragnarok players are using bots.
While Level-Up! has limited methods against RMTs, the company is still hoping to manage bot users by telling guild masters to monitor their members.
But our message about RMT and bot usage is this: if you re using them, be responsible, Paul said.
Unfortunately, have you seen the attitudes of botters?
Spineless, insensitive and scheming criminals in-the-making. They will grow to be more of society's bane.
Botters' excuse of real life as to not play and rely on cheats are comparable to that of the excuse of stealing to survive.
A laughable excuse, might I add.
And bots are not the only classified 3rd-party programs still under prohibition.
There are fools that still believe on this INQ7 article as their gold-brazen savior.
How pathetic.
Moreover, the LU articles in their announcement in their website do not reflect the hopelessness in INQ7.
Now who are you more inclined to believe? The one in the newspaper or the one who themselves speak?
Newspapers are the middleman. They tend to get the message all wrong, a common mistake where messages get distorted.
Now if it is the people themselves who would speak, it is more deterministic and trustworthy.
To point this further, let's quote the latest Thor news.
For Philippine Ragnarok Online players who want a fresh start, a new and better beginning will be arriving very soon! On September 21, pRO will be launching an entirely new server called Thor. Named after the Thunder God of Norse mythology, Thor server aims to encourage players to start a new life - bringing them back to their gaming roots and restore the basic elements of playing online games.
One of the main features of Thor is Ragdefender. This software helps prevent illegal third-party programs from entering the server and allows true online gaming to exist for all players to enjoy. Now, Ragnarok players can experience a more fair play and once again feel the fun and excitement of being with “real” players – the way it should be.
See? Under the logic of the INQ7 article, what LU is doing is a complete contradiction.
And we trust LU's words more than a mere news article.
But does this mean INQ7 or Inquirer are publishing a false story?
I wish not to comment on that. There are such matters about it that are far complex for discussion here. Let's leave it at that.
