RogueKiller wrote:esmeregilda wrote:JeeshDragon in Aege; Ty union.
AmeDeGuerre
ChampionZ
Illuminati (Bot guild)
J4mr0ck
Templarios
Junkies (Bot guild)
Atom4ever
JeeshDragon
the best Union Legit in Aege
The biggest guilds may be legit but the smaller ones arent.
Seriously, just because you declare so in RED (or any other color for that matter) does not make it so.
And just who might you be that qualifies you to pass judgment on which guilds bot or do not bot on Aege? What is your standing on our server? What's your IGN and how long have you actually been around? As long as we're up to being sanctimonious, how about some transparency, eh? If not, then we might as well just chalk you up to be another run-of-the-mill botter who thinks that just because he/she has to cheat to thread water in game, everyone else does. Because it's just too easy to spout BS from behind the veil of anonymity. If "RogueKiller" is your char name on Aege, then well ... lol is all I have to say ... sorry, never heard of you. Seems you're now even taking a break from sro, according to your siggy ... so, quite possibly you're not really "in the know." I mean, have you ever been a part of our 15-guild, 2-union, 100% legit alliance? Have you ever been a member of the guilds you are accusing? Have you actually personally seen any members of these guilds botting? And if so, have you any semblance of proof to back your accusations?
Our current alliance is quite possibly the largest and oldest surviving fully legit band of guilds on iSRO (is there a larger one still thriving on Xian?), and, let me tell you, maintaining the continuing legitimacy of our organization has been and continues to be HARD WORK. On a server, where close to 60-70% of the population bots/hacks/scams/etc., we are proud to have more than stood our ground since day one of Aege's inception. We have done so since 2005. We have a system of vetting all incoming members and guilds, and since we've been around so long we are truly in the know. We have an internal system of checks and balances. And even though we have been "infiltrated" on occasion (regrettably), bots in our alliance rarely stick around for more than 24-48 hours. We have kicked a host of players in our history, and one entire guild, and have had to tweak our vetting process in light of those past failures. So, yes, "100% legit" might be viewed as hyperbole, but in our view what it really means is: 100% dedication to striving to remain honest & bot-free.
Nightbloom mentioned being pro-legit, and not anti-bot .. well, in our case, the general anti-bot sentiment runs VERY deep. That is why I say, if you've been in our alliance, you would not be making these accusations (disgruntled ex-members aside). Rather, you would simply know that there's no way in hell a botter guild could or would even want to stand in our midst. Ask Discovery why they left our union after two days ...
As for the 2 guilds in question ... Illuminati has been in our alliance for close to 1.5 years. I recollect one or two incidences of botting in that guild (one fairly recently), both of which were dealt with promptly. Does that make Illuminati a botter guild? I think any fair-minded person would say, no it's doesn't. Perhaps, "RogueKiller," you have your bar raised higher than mine, but I doubt that.
As for Junkies, they are a relatively new addition and have been in our alliance for just 2.5 months. There have been, as yet, NO reports of botting lodged against any of their members. We are aware of one character in that guild that was previously botted, but have verified that the new owner of the character had no knowledge of the character's past. There are 2 other characters among 500+ in our alliance (total=3, to the best of our knowledge) with similar case histories. We are generally reluctant to allow characters with a dubious history into our ranks, even with new owners. But these are dealt with on a case-by-case basis, and only if backed by an overwhelming number of recommendations. In the case of Junkies, the guild itself had to wait almost 3 weeks without a union while we vetted them.
Again, if you have proof feel free to post what you have here or pm me if you so wish. We are committed to staying honest & bot-free, and as such will treat all claims of merit with due attention. Offending players and/or guilds WILL be booted if the evidence is irrefutable. In the absence of proof, however, I suggest being less declarative.
On a side note ... on the recent "legit guilds" and "fortress owner" threads ... and this is my opinion only ... while the information may well be of general interest, my feeling is both threads smack of gloating and, by extension, invites the kind of negative/envious/malicious responses we are witnessing here. Methinks we could do without the lot of it. But then again, maybe that's what constitutes a public forum. Just not my cup of tea I guess.




