The Thing About Private Servers

[mahawirasd]

no i don't think so... being a "tough" gamer depends totally on your attitude. If you want to compete (in any game at any rate at any place at any time), then gear up and set your attitude accordingly to the atmosphere of that particular setting...

even in mid and high rates there are 'tough' and 'un-tough' players...

even time-spent online does not necesarrily determine the "toughness" of these players...

to me RO (or any other game in that matter) is about enjoyment. And that is definitely subjective. You should play at your own pace, don't let those competitive ppl get to you if you don't want to. You are free to do and to try to be whatever you want to as long as it doesn't bother other people...

hell i'll be lucky to get in an hour a day online in-game (work, RL, etc.) -> if only i can access heRO through VPN *wishful thinking*...

anyway, i was on a F2P official RO server when i first started playing RO (about less than a year ago) and even then i did not have so much time to play so yes i botted, coz that server has more bots than ppl online at any given time (even on WOE!!). And yes i did learn about botting and macros and i must admit that it fascinates me. In indonesia we even have our own botting and macroing community where people share codes etc (well most of em are leechers, but whatever)... At least for me learning codes/scripts/language makes you able to think from a different perspective. And anyway to me games are always about algorithm and trying to beat them, so yeah honestly on that old server i liked the learning-2-bot part more than playing it... i did spend more time on the openkore console than the RO client!! i loved tweaking the settings and creating macros...

anyhoo, the main reason that i left that server was because that server is downright corrupt and the admins screwed with the game mechanics too much (and most importantly: no tele -> the main reason RO is any different from other MMORPGs)... so i went to RMS and looked for a PS. I don't want mid or high rates for obvious reasons, and i don't want servers that are corrupt and imbalanced, so i ended up here and i have stayed here for more than 3 months... i like it here and i believe eventhough i may not be one of the tough players here in RO, at least i understand the basic concepts and algorithms of RO (especially stat builds)...
and i do consider myself more proficient in DoTA, so yeah i play RO for the long-term commitment and to be with my GF so i mostly play when she's also online...

and yes we are all equals under the sun, so just enjoy it... Don't let other people get to you... play how you want to play... we can't always make everybody happy, and the road to hell is lined with good intentions. But it doesn't mean we shouldn't try...

GL and HF


-w-