User blog:Careyious/The Spiriti of the Game

One of the ideas that General G brings up regularly in his State of the Game Addresses every month is the "Spirit of the Game". No doubt many of you have probably read it and gone, "pssh, anything Nexon says is bulls&%t". I do agree in the sense that many of the things that nexon posts are observations taken through rose tinted glasses and as such should be taken with a pinch of salt. But the idea of the "Spirit of the Game" is actually one idea that General G really does get correct. It is a concept that many players do not take seriously enough, and this is clearly obvious from the abundance of hackers and abusive players.

For those of you not familiar with the concept of the "Spirit of the Game", it is the concept of having everyone playing on an even playing field and on a field free from filth. It is of playing the game as equals in and out, without discrimination based on age, race or gender. Where it is only a player's ability that makes them good or a lack of this ability that makes a player bad. It is to play CA with a bit of light-heartedness and with respect for one another. To play CA within the Spirit of the Game is to play without the unfair advantage of hacking programs, or with the idea of superiority compared to your peers.

In Australia, we all have sense of a "fair go" and of equality. It is one of our real cultural ideas that runs almost as deep as our DNA. This is where I got my moral compass from, but when I entered CA, there really wasn't too many people who also thought this way. This is what prompted me to write this post. I felt it was important to try to inform many of our newer players to try to advocate this way of thinking. Regardless of whether this makes a big difference, it really is important to try. This is why I am saying that we as the better men and women, should try to make this change and to lead by example.

By the way, could some of the more experienced bloggers give me feed back on whether this was well structured. Actually any feedback would be helpful.