Refitting the Map

[Fluvius Camillus]

Well I think that serious criticism on factions and their value within the mod shouldnt lower the esteem of the members who worked on that faction. IMHO it would be even very egocentric if they took this personal.
I've got the impression that some forum members put these guys on a pedestal (is this a saying?).
I really love their work but a king surrounded only by bootlickers is of no value.

Well then there are still the reasons above why the faction should stay, also I don't think members just start on a faction, I can imagine that there were numerous discussions about faction between the mod developers themselves.

Putting someone on a pedestal is a saying I think, I know for sure in the dutch language it is (iemand op een voetstuk plaatsen). Imagine that the Sab'yn member has this question all the time from mostly new members over and over again, sometimes typing the same essay again for the people doubting the decision of having Saba on the map. Wether you have facts or arguments or ask out of the blue, the team probably discussed in their own ranks why they should be included and will probably have a large pile of reasons ready. It should be perfectly reasonable then if you can sound a bit annoyed, especially if people ask information or doubt you in a very impolite way.

Also it looks to me that the hardworking EB members deserve a decent amount of respect after all their hard work (as explained before, EB modding consumes massive amounts of time). I don't think it is hard to understand why people who sacrifice a great amount of their life for modding a game, and offering this life-work as a free download should be praised.

People you call bootlickers are something that can keep the team going wether you call them bootlickers or fans. Finally, constructive criticism is not bad, the problem is people can take it the wrong way.

~Fluvius