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Basically a PSA and megaphone to RARE specifically. To premise this I haven't cheated in a game since the GameGenie was a thing and have no intention or interest in doing so with this game either, I merely worked my way in to see what they got going on. So, as you may or may not know, as I wasn't 100% sure and heard rumors, but I have stumbled upon 2 private discord groups, in the 100s of players each mind you, that are ACTIVELY and SUCCESSFULLY crashing servers and booting individual players from there ships/servers now through their use of the unspeakables. Among soooo many other "things" they get up to and do. They'll wait till a server is loaded with loot and players, then force crash people out of it one by one. For the life of me I can't understand the enjoyment they get from doing what they do to people they don't even know.... Anyways, I was chatting with some of them on the Steam and Discord side of things as that's where it's all going down and I've been told it's not going to stop until SoT is dead because no reason other then they can.... Believe me or not, it's up to you. There are over 900 people between them and it looked like they are very active, currently operating and recruiting groups. They do this to multiple games. They have channels for Elden Ring, CoD, Fornite, Apex, Sea of Thieves Ect. Most are focusing on Sea of Thieves ATM for Reasons I'm just not gonna bring up because of the dead horse analogy. Just thought you ought to know if you didn't, that it's not just kids being jerks or shady nobodies, it's an organized effort to kill the hourglass and the game itself through forcing the PC playerbase to bail out. They're so open about it in game because they can just spoof another account and keeps rolling. Misery loves company indeed, and it seems to be focusing on SoT hourglass and adventure mode both as we speak.
Um, RARE, you may know already but...
This is coming from someone that has read your posts over time and genuinely wants to see you thrive here.
Don't get involved in that, not investigating, not collecting info, none of it. It's playing with fire and it'll get you burned.
Nobody in those areas is gonna care if you get yourself in trouble, on the forums you have a bunch of rather harsh posts (that you've acknowledged)
People are gonna write you off if you get yourself caught up in something and then you gotta deal with the consequences.
You have a lot more potential than that, a lot more to offer than that. On the forums and in the game. It just takes a shift of focus and energy.
@wolfmanbush true. And thank you. Yeah I'm not data mining them or collecting anything. I'm good, but they're VERY good. Better in fact. Script writers, real hackers and coders. I'm just a 3d model maker and lightweight programmer with delusions of grandeur. Just wanted to see it with my own eyes, just to know. Took precautions and left quietly under a burner email, username and vpn. Had my hat and glasses on. Lol. It's messed up how darn persistent and apathetic they are to the real world. I'm 1000% rooting for RARE here, and hope they smash their hulls with something nice and heavy. Regardless of any gripe I may have here or there, they've built something special with Sea of Thieves and don't wish to see it go down. Especially to those types. RARE, it's time to call in Voltron or Thundercats or the Battletoads, somebody, and deal with these obnoxious buffoons.
@r3troraccoon said in Um, RARE, you may know already but...:
@wolfmanbush true. And thank you. Yeah I'm not data mining them or collecting anything. I'm good, but they're VERY good. Better in fact. Script writers, real hackers and coders. I'm just a 3d model maker and lightweight programmer with delusions of grandeur. Just wanted to see it with my own eyes, just to know. Took precautions and left quietly under a burner email, username and vpn. Had my hat and glasses on. Lol. It's messed up how darn persistent and apathetic they are to the real world. I'm 1000% rooting for RARE here, and hope they smash their hulls with something nice and heavy. Regardless of any gripe I may have here or there, they've built something special with Sea of Thieves and don't wish to see it go down. Especially to those types. RARE, it's time to call in Voltron or Thundercats or the Battletoads, somebody, and deal with these obnoxious buffoons.
and I'm 100% rooting for you and you're gonna get yourself in trouble with where you've been headed.
Your passion for the environment will be better served by focusing on building yourself and those around you up as you contribute with ideas for game improvement. You will make a difference that way, there is longevity within it.
Fighting against something tears down self and those around you, fighting for something with consistency and the real work supports and grows everything good around you. The environment improves with the work that isn't flashy but it has true impact. That's a power you have right now to improve your experience and the environment you are a part of.
