The post is cross-posted from http://www.daikonforge.com/webtab/2008/02/21/myth-busters-second-life-edition/
Ever since I released the Wave Katana 2.0.3 update, I’ve been hearing rumors about it that I find somewhat disturbing. It’s not the content of the rumors that I find most disturbing, however, but rather the fact that only a single good friend of mine is relaying them to me.
The rumors range from the new version being much faster than previous versions, to being able to automatically counter from block, to being able to combo without getting stunned, and now I’m even hearing that some people refuse to fight an opponent with a Wave Katana because it’s considered "cheating".
So far I’ve found very little of substance to these rumors and have been unable to duplicate any of the supposed exploits that have been described to me. It may be that I’m missing an important detail, or some step has been omitted, or I’m just plain misunderstanding what’s being said, but I’m not convinced.
This reminds me somewhat of a time early in my Second Life when I was talking to a C:SI regular who had been around from day one, and he used a phrase I will always remember to describe the drama that sometimes happens within certain cliques of the C:SI community : "Samurai Soap Opera".
I think it’s irresponsible to spread false rumors, and certainly doesn’t help the community. All it does is spread FUD, and to some extent makes the most active rumor-spreaders lose credibility.
If there were truth to these rumors, or even a suspicion that there might be truth, it would certainly be better for all if the one person able to do something about it were told, wouldn’t you agree?
I’m a pretty accessible guy, usually willing to converse, and always willing to test something. Ask anyone who’s known me for a while, and they will (I hope) tell you that I’m just a regular nice guy and you can talk to me. Even if someone feels uncomfortable talking to me personally about what they think might be bugs or exploits, there is the official Combat: Samurai Island Bug Reports forum available to everyone specifically so that issues can be easily reported.
I know this has been a rant, and probably sounds much more negative than I intended, but I’m honestly quite disappointed that only one person so far is willing to come to me and say "Hey, dude, there might be something wrong with this update". I want to know when something is wrong. And I should think that more than one person would be willing to tell me about it.
Why wouldn’t you?
