I get the suggestion to go to HiTech, but it’s a dead end. He knows exactly what his moderators are doing and chooses not to act. I’ve spoken with him about this before, and he was very clear: his mods will not tolerate being questioned. That’s why I’m bringing it up here—because this is our community. The MA is our playground, so to speak. If we want to keep it from completely dying, we need to deal with the negativity ourselves.
Yeah, yeah, I get it—my past behaviour hasn’t exactly been stellar. But I’ve owned that, and I’ve worked to fix it. I’m not here pointing fingers to stir the pot. My reason for bringing this up is simple: to raise awareness about something that absolutely will drive players away if it keeps going unchecked. And the worst part? It’s so unnecessary. If the moderator had actually been doing thier job last night, Shane would’ve been warned to stop berating other players for their game play. But the mod sat silent. That’s the way it goes with these mods—if they like you, you can say just about anything. But if they don’t, you get little to no leeway. I’ve experienced this firsthand, time and time again.
So here we are. HiTech’s made his position clear—this isn’t going to get fixed from the top. That means it’s on us, the players who actually care about this sim. If we want the MA to survive, if we want new players to stick around and old ones to stay, we need to check the toxicity ourselves. Enough of the ego trips, the cheap shots, and the gate keeping. Time to get back to flying, fighting, and having fun. That’s what keeps this place alive.
