RE: Why Play the Game?
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I've loved what Archmage has done for me since I've been in school. I have nothing but heaps of praise for its team. But you've had me thinking about this bigger picture since Splinterfest.
At first, botting was a way to ensure I kept my standings in our guild as I had less and less time to play. As the months have gone on though, I've spent more and more time obsessing over what I've brought in daily, weekly, seasonally - so much more than I ever did as an active player. I'm sure many factors are at play, as the game's focus has shifted so much to rewards, but this behavior isn't what got me in to this ecosystem - the game did.
You've given me a lot to think about since the fest and now with this here, too.
I have nothing but respect to the Archmage folks. I have met imposter during the Fest, and I had excellent discussion with him in person. I talk to iProto in the guild quite often, both him and Moros seem to be extremely talented.
I can offer that they are making a tool. They have limited responsibility on how people use them. I am never in favor of trash talking a resource or a developer; there are few of them. It is our job as a community to figure out how those tools are used.