The Spirit of the Game

[Tonuss]

The final argument an anti multiboxer has when logic and reason has defeated all other reasons why multiboxing should be banned! ;-)

This.

"The spirit of the game" or "the way the game was intended to be played" is one of those nebulous terms that the developer will NEVER clarify. Mostly I think it applies only in the most general sense. Blizzard wants a person sitting at his computer and controlling his account and playing by the rules. Additionally, they want players to avoid behavior that they feel cheapens the game. Note: that THEY FEEL cheapens it. Non-participation in a battleground? Against the spirit of the game and subject to account action. Ganking lowbies in STV? Not against the spirit of the game and not subject to account action.

In other words, it is Blizzard's opinion on what is and is not allowable in their game. It has nothing to do with fair play or right and wrong, per se. They don't think that three 70s camping a level 30 is fair, nor do they necessarily think it's right. But they feel it is something that should be allowed, and so it is allowed. You or I may feel differently, but we don't make the decisions at Blizzard HQ. Same with multiboxing. Is it fair that you can unload five chain lightnings on that solo player in Netherstorm? Of course not! It's just as unfair as five players ganking that solo player. And it doesn't go against the spirit of the game. Battlegrounds and arenas have specific limitations on group size and level range, and thus it is NOT unfair to multibox in those instances.

Anti-MBers love "the spirit of the game" and "how it was intended to be played" because those are subjective and allow them to put words in Blizzard's mouths. They feel as if they can define the terms to their liking and thus force Blizzard to agree that they need to make a change. Same thing with their attempts at asking "is it fair" or "is it ethical" (that one still makes me LOL... is it ethical... LOL). They have no more technical arguments. Those are long gone except for when they repeat them, and repeating something that's wrong won't make it less wrong. So they fall back on stuff that they can convince themselves is meaningful. But it's not. Now they are trying to claim that the volume of threads will force Blizzard to change its mind. Yes, just the same way that the volume of threads about swearing and PvE-to-PvP transfers and twinking have forced Blizzard to change its mind...

[Mac]

"spirit of the game" sounds like something someone from a role playing server would say

[mackenziemi]

Actually the "Spirit of the Game" was an ancient native American god, named I-suck-a-tu which was know for is constant complaining. The native americans of that tribe associated him with the sound that the wind makes when its blowing crap through the air. When the English settlers came here to America they adopted the word "whine" or "whiner" from this sound and native American belief. :thumbsup: :P :thumbsup:

[Ughmahedhurtz]

Actually the "Spirit of the Game" was an ancient native American god, named I-suck-a-tu which was know for is constant complaining. The native americans of that tribe associated him with the sound that the wind makes when its blowing crap through the air. When the English settlers came here to America they adopted the word "whine" or "whiner" from this sound and native American belief. :thumbsup: :P :thumbsup:

Highly amusing.

[entoptic]

I thought I turned my enemies into spirits of the game. I guess I have that all wrong then. Now I have to rethink my whole gaming existence.