Redefining KOSing?

[Beyonder]

I think server admins should have a key on what kosing is and what isnt kosing.....

The basic term is Anyone who kills for no reason.......

but issue is what if someone was hunting and someone runs to a admin and falsely claim he or she is killing for no reason but in reality are hunting.

so how can we for our isle game redefine kosing???

[Why Watt]

Ok I have some clarification to get out there.

If you are on a server that prohibits KOS, it is your responsibility to know what the ADMINS define as KOS. It is your responsibility to know that it could be a bunch of little kid admins, that the admins may not be quality-picked by the server owner, that you may end up KOSing them or one of their friends and said person is salty and the admin, being biased towards them, will exert their will.

KOSing is naturally a term that is dubious. KOS= Kill on sight. It is not just a term native to this game community, it is a normal term in the english language. So you cannot redefine it. You thought KOS meant killing for no reason, and many associate that to be the meaning. Others think it designates a playerbase of trolls who ruin others progression experiences, such as "KOSers" who always play with the dinosaur that is the most exploitable. Some think KOS is killing for fun and not for a logical reason; not in self-defence, to hunt, protect babies, guard a water/foodsource and so forth. Some think that KOS is any form of killing.

So it is easy to see where these issues may come from. The plurality of definitions of the term. It is, in a sense, like how Judges work in a democratic system. They look at the constitution and interpret its meaning up to their discretion. They cannot change what is written, but they represent the constitution so whatever is written in regards to the law they can interpret as they see fit for their duty. Kinda like the whole KOS situation in this game's community; "Thou shalt not KOS" can be a server rule, however the admins interpret as they will.

However you do need to realise this. You take the risk of playing on a private server with specific rules, you are responsible for anything that goes wrong. Even if indeed you are innocent regarding why you got banned, you chose to go on that server. You can easily just find another server, find one that suits what you need.

[Chimichanga [GG_TV]]

Its an online game: People will kill others for the sake of killing others.

[Cocoroot]

All you can do right now in the ISLE is walk around, nest people, or kill them. I don't blame people for a minute for killing on sight. If it's in sandbox nobody should even b*tch since you literally just respawn.

[Why Watt]

Originally posted by Chimichanga:

Its an online game: People will kill others for the sake of killing others.

Simple and concise. And very true.

I find it odd how people are playing a game with dinosaurs that is planned to have mutant monstrosities, natives that put the Iroquois to shame and brutally enslave dinosaurs as a passtime, giant echolocating cannibalistic Usain Bolts, US marines...

And they are against the idea of killing. Even in Sandbox (non-realism), even in Progression with costs so low it is basically easymode simulator. They are against the idea of killing, yet the general public associates dinosaurs with killing like people associate Bill Cobsy with terrible crimes, Kennedy with assassination, Morgan Freeman with that old wise guy in movies, Arnold with oneliners that never grow old.

Am I the only one who finds this absolutely incredulous?

Like, don't get me wrong, dinosaurs obviously were not mindless things with the sole intent to kill. But most people think of them like that. And we have a game where you can play as them. Accessible to the general public. With options that make death INCONSEQUENTIAL. And people make many servers where they say "nu KOS it is not gud".

[Red]

When the game is supposed to be -hardcore- survival in the end, and people feel the need to complain whenever they get killed, from something most often their own fault.

[Saffran]

We project human traits into what we play.. and its exactly as Chimi said. Its better to just move on instead of dwelling on this topic further.

Everyone interprets its differently.

[Fisherman]

I wonder how one can kill without seeing the victim. "No KOS" means you have to play blindfolded?

[Splasher]

What I find funny is how people think that KOS means "Killing for no reason" In this game there is ALWAYS a reason to kill someone. Be it for food, to protect their babies/territory, or for the plain and simple reason of killing just because they can. KOS as a term isnt something that should be used for the Isle as this game is built around killing to survive, (Unless you play sandbox cuz thats not survival.) Your own survival is greater then those around you in the game.

Ive heard so many people complain about walking up to a water source where clearly there are bodies and larger preds around only to die for coming to get a drink, then start throwing out the whole "Oh you are KOS, You had food I just wanted water!" My question is why would you even think about going to that water knowing that something is there that could kill you? Your first reaction should be to turn around and find a new lake, one less populated with said "Koser" If not you are walking into your own death and shouldnt make a fuss when you die.

[Beyonder]

Originally posted by msnumchuk:

All you can do right now in the ISLE is walk around, nest people, or kill them. I don't blame people for a minute for killing on sight. If it's in sandbox nobody should even b*tch since you literally just respawn.

I say the same thing ._.

[MrZSFG]

Originally posted by msnumchuk:

All you can do right now in the ISLE is walk around, nest people, or kill them. I don't blame people for a minute for killing on sight. If it's in sandbox nobody should even b*tch since you literally just respawn.

For the dinos the only thing you will ever do will be walk around, eat something or someone, drink water and nest babys.

[Beyonder]

Originally posted by USSTalladega:

"Killing For Sport" is the more accurate and proper term for what goes on in this game.

Yeah