Isn't trial by forum essentially against the rules? Anyway, I like data and facts when it comes to these sort of things.
DTR has consistently remained top in terms of activity from creation to today. Despite my retirement in the beginning of 2023. Every single leader of DTR after me managed to retain a level of activity in the faction that is absurd in terms of output compared to every other faction. The data is there and can be seen by everyone.
No other faction spends more time in onboarding, retaining, and training new players or helping out returning vets. Many of these people subsequently join other factions or even lead them.
DTR has to my knowledge next to zero repeat sanctions for 98% of our sanctions for the same individual. This is important to understand because if DTR was so bad as some people try to make it, you would have the same people repeatedly sanctioned. This is demonstrably not the case. It's an absolute no-brainer that high activity, complex rules, and high number of new players correlate to higher percentage of sanctions. Conversely - barely playing, high veteran/ace numbers, no new players leads to low or no number of sanctions.
DTR is a casual group. Always has been, always will be unless the model that I created dramatically switches. Again - casual players. It's not a hardcore faction for RP, it's not a hardcore faction for PVP. This fact continues to elude people. Some DTRs specialize in things they want to improve in which is voluntary. This means that (demonstrably true) DTR has moderate PVP skill which results in DTR generally losing more fights than winning. No one in DTR really complains about that. If DTR dominated in PVP due to numbers or skills - this would be potentially cause of concern but this is clearly not the case.
DTR is just generally there to have fun, nothing more and nothing less. I invite anyone to join DTR and see how it is internally or what the process is like or to join voice.
Every sanction is discussed, feedback is discussed, changes are made, people are talked to. Actions are being taken.
DTR provides other groups with things to do or even the bare minimum - easy kills.
Then you have a small group of people that:
Constantly harass and log anywhere DTR goes to prevent their activities.
Talk about raping in their group chat as evidenced by the recent YouTube video in the DTR feedback thread.
Have openly stated that they enjoy the drama and causing drama.
Have openly stated that they want people gone from the server and they will do everything in their power to remove people one way or another.
Are some sort of Schrödinger victim where they openly brag about how amazing they are in PVP and how bad DTR is but somehow at the same time are also a victim despite winning about 70-80% of all fights.
If DTR somehow wins any fight, there's always some drama. DTR always cheated or did something bad.
On top of harassment, records every fight trying to basically get somebody sanctioned on the off chance someone even tangentially breaks any rules. It's honestly pathetic. Openly reports new players and tries to get them punished which I don't think I need to explain what effect it has.
I think it's basically a no-brainer.
Give me the liberty to know, to utter, and to argue freely according to conscience, above all liberties.
