I'm just going to write a little on TIMES and try to close the book:
You know, I see a lot of hating on TIMES for simply speaking his mind. I thought that that was what the forums were for - to keep things like this off the game. Most of these people are bashing him for speaking his mind on a glorified rant, for him keeping the issues out of the game. There is a reason he brought his problems with the server here, to keep it out of the game and to talk about it - but it kinda got out of hand fast.
I think he's just mad (as most people are) about the lack of gcftw-ness around the server lately. I think what he is looking for is what we're all looking for out of the server - a little consistency. Consistency from the admins to either put your foot down our throats, or to ease off of it. Consistency from the stackers/abusers *cough cough* you know who you are *cough cough* (I have very strong opinions on this, but I'll keep them to myself for now.) to choose a side. Either stack, or don't, but if you do, own it. Consistency from all the regulars out there to help the new people out (50 hour minimum is flat out ridiculous), and to help them like you would want to be helped on a new game.
I alone see a lot of regulars get stuck on a team of new people, and either leave, switch teams, or just not even try to help their teammates out. This is just flat out ridiculous. You know why people join GCFTW? We're #1, or at least in the top 5 all the time. We should be helping these people, not ridiculing them and switching teams all the time.
We also need accountability for the admins. To name a few that get complaints, -okay, okay, I won't go there.
Honestly, this server is getting ridiculous. Am I the only one that sees the hypocrisy everywhere? Yes Times, was kind of asking for it tonight. But honestly? Out of everyone here, the only person I can/will NOT find fault in is Jackie. HE works to make this server a better place, and you guys demand more and more, and 95% of people don't respect any rules at all on the server. You are all getting pathetic. Every time I'm on, I see teamswitching, rushing with no accountability by admins or members, abusing, and just general people who don't care about new teammates. I don't know how this server is #2, I really don't.
There is a reason Jackie almost never plays on the server anymore. Anyone wanna guess why? Anyone? Bueller? Bueller?
Times came at it a little irrationally, yes. However, everyone needs to lighten up a bit. We should be a server where people WANT to play. We need CONSISTENT ADMINS THAT WILL ACT APPROPRIATELY TO THE SITUATION, and look at it objectively. Admins, above all, cannot take anything personally, but employ the rules fairly to EVERYONE. You people need to realize that if you want to play competitively to the point of stacking, go to a 4v4. And I don't want ANYONE telling me "Oh, its him," or "Oh, its them," because its EVERYONE. I really don't understand it. I love killing my friends in L4D2 and stomping their heads in. It's great to do that, especially by commanding a worse team lol. Most people show their true attitude in the way they play, and I really don't like what I see. I used to, but now I don't. Just about everyone else is a hypocrite - take it for what it is. You can't complain about someone for breaking Rule A when you break Rules, B, C, D, E, and F.
Basically, STOP BEING HYPOCRITES. YOU'RE RUINING THIS SERVER FOR EVERYONE.
Oh, look at that. I've written more than I wanted .I haven't played for a few weeks, I play one day, talk to about 10 different people about the ahem, 'direction' of the server, and I may go right back to SWTOR. What happened while I was gone? Can some reason be restored? Will people start acting like normal people on the L4D server? Will Mormons everywhere be offended? Will Batman stop Two-Face? All that, and more, below these words to come.
EDIT: We're slipping faster than I thought. We are now down to 5.