Hey guys!
I spend hours upon hours in Divinity’s Reach. It can be a very active place with dozens of playing chatting, roleplaying, showing off their new armor, and even playing music. I love to sit around listening to them play. It’s amazing the friendliness some community members show!
From time to time there are organized groups of of players, or guilds dedicated to music. Other times it’s just someone who picked up an instrument from the gemstore and wants to show off their skills, or lack thereof. Others use macros and play their favourite tunes for themselves, or for their friends or for whoever is passing by. I’d like to believe that all of them, macros or no macros, do it because of their love for the music and because they like to entertain others.
Tonight, I was listening to two random guys playing some zelda tunes, when a group of players from a music guild approached. “Cool! more music! This is going to be fun!” I thought.
I was very wrong.
The purpose of their arrival was not to play along or talk or comment on the song, but to insult and disturb. Comments like “cheats” and “go play your macros to where no one can listen to you” were thrown around. That, and worse that I will not bring to the forums, went on for a few minutes.
Yes, they were using macros or scripts or whatever it was. But It sounded nice. It was fun for them, and for those who were listening to it.
In the end, no one won. there was no more music, each went their own way, and those who decided to put their elitism above common sense no longer have my respect, no matter their skill with an instrument.
I felt the need to share this episode because I thought guilds who focus on music were supposed to bring players together..
The event I witnessed, is it considered normal for the music guilds out there? Why so much hate and disrespect towards someone who clearly just enjoyed sharing music with others? The city is big enough for everyone to play…
