> AdriusAvangion wrote:
> lol @genesis 
The outcome and consequences of going into vmode are irrelevant. Its the act of avoiding conflict by going into vmode that is cowardly and lame. When we had a war looming on 96 the other day, the entire family threatened to go into vmode to avoid conflict. WTF is that about? Some people actually think of vmode as a viable alternative to war. That line of thinking needs to end.
I think the choice of going into vmode should be taken out of the hands of the players. How many people have actually used it for what its intended for? These days the internet is everywhere and cell phones with internet are quite common. How neccesary is vmode really?
I think if you are truly going on vacation and not able to login you contact a mod. You gotta prove somehow that your actually gonna be gone for a while with no internet access. They activate vmode for you. This would curb the abuse somewhat. Cuz we all know its abused more than its used for its original intent and purpose.
We didn't threaten to, I just told Rizzy that it was an option we had if you guys were planning on coring us, which it looked like you were since both you and Llano were in our systems and out of our range. I was pushing for a NAP, so I pointed out 2 extreme options - vmode and suiciding - but it doesn't take a fool to see that neither of them were credible options.