A call to exemplary behavior.

[Endiment]

Having only recently returned to Team Fortress 2, I see many things have changed since I've been gone. And I don't like all of them.

I read through the Contest Bans forum. I was appalled at the number of =(e)=s that were contesting their bans. The clan already holds each and every one of us to a higher standard. Our rules are not things to be toyed with. I'm not perfect, I've made my mistakes, but that doesn't mean I don't feel bad about them. A clan member breaking the rules in public can drive people away. It may only drive one person away, but that's no reason to be negligent; one person x n adds up when n gets to be a big number. We aren't people who follow the rules like pubs. We are the rules. We enforce them, we demonstrate them, we embody them. That's a responsibility that all of us took on when we joined the clan.

Team Fortress 2 is a game. It should be treated as such. I can understand if you're frustrated, we all have bad days. But the amount of trivial arguing and bickering on the servers bothers me quite a bit. The reason we don't have inter-clan tournaments is to avoid heated and overzealous competition. So why do I see that when I log in to a server on a normal day? To sum up this paragraph: just chill.

On a side note, use your microphones responsibly. I'm not the best out there with this, but it gets old.

 

[vote for pedro]

i liked to part that said
" we are the rules"

every =(e)= needs to understand that even though they are not admin's they can lead by example to the pubs....this does not mean admin the server...if their are admins,l let them do thier job

 

[DrunkenSailor]

With new members joining every day, its hard for me to keep up sometimes. Endiment makes some good points but needs to remember the only constant in the universe is change. Everyone needs to remember they are always held accountable for their own actions. The people and regulars in the clan come and go, but the founding principals remain the same. Dont think you can come in here and act a fool because your sorely mistaken, we police ourselves along with the public at large that plays in our servers.

No one is above the law here, not even an eGO. We have had to get rid of a few bad apples that made it all the way to the top and wont hesitate to let the hammer fall if thats what needs to be done. If I see alot of e's in the forums contesting their bans I look at that as my eGO's and eG's are doing their jobs and not letting recruits get away with anything. Holding them to the higher standard that has made Edge Gamers Organization the #1 clan in the world. I also know that the public at large is watching us police our own members and thinking to themselves "if they cant do that then I know I sure as hell cant do it".

Everything is working just fine here, the wheels will keep turning and the lights will always be on as long as we have great admins who want to be here. Edgegamers is a place where you can actually make a difference, meet new friends and learn some very valuable leadership skills at the same time.

 

[Mo0]

As a relatively new member (One month and counting!), I completely agree. The thing that freaks me out the most is that, in all honesty, the rules of this server AREN'T THAT HARD TO FOLLOW. How hard is it, really, to be nice, not cheat, not curse, and play the game the way it was intended to be played? Or, discarding all of that, it really can't be that hard either to listen to the people who have the power to ban you. I mean, I'm a forgiving guy, and I tend to give people lots of extra chances, but even then I know there's a line somewhere, and people can still cross it.

I will say, though, that while there will always be bad apples, in the month I've spent here, I've been impressed by how FEW there are. Online gaming isn't exactly a home for mature people (Xbox Live in particular), but on the eGO servers, there's not much of that going on. I'll end this rant (and go to bed) by saying that yes, everyone from e's on up needs to live up to the rules. I just... don't see it as all that hard to do, so it shouldn't (and thankfully, doesn't) happen that often.

 

[me]

That's why I joined in the first place. I was amazed at how on all the eGO servers, people were nice, the admins were strict but willing to give a second chance, and TF2 was ridiculously fun. So far, I've found nothing to the contrary since.