Nice post Shad, and I'm glad a Dev responded to not only that but the general fact that good ideas have been presented in this thread. I think it was rather silly for people to throw out the assumption that ZionTCD is a sinking ship based on the post when it is far from that, but I wasn't surprised to see it happen, this is a gaming forum after all.

Shad simply took an opportunity to express a concern about the game and how a lack of features, that are believed to be coming, are highly needed and would be extremely useful. To say those additional powers and positions being made available in-game aren't needed to aid in properly running a corporation is silly. While it is absolutely possible run a Corporation without them, it is easier to do it when you have more tools in place, especially when having those extra abilities would make the job easier.

I seriously laughed out loud when I saw SoTa's first reply suggesting the post was about him. SoTa is playing this victim card like he was kicked for merely asking questions and trolling fellow members. The fact remains that he was kicked because after being advised to stop trolling those members, as it was a rule violation clearly shown on the ZionTCD site, he continued to do so and argued in defense of it. I couple that with how outspoken he was against the Imperfects and then joining a division of them as a true sign of his colors. It is what it is. The only problem I have SoTa is that while you were right in your post that communication was an issue you simply tossed out blame, complained, but never offered any real assistance or form of solutions.

While I don't know any of the Imperfects at all, and have only played against a few of you, I would be cautious in your statements about your ability to keep people in line:

Post #9


SoTa has already said he has no problem airing out his problems in public chat and he either had the intention of leaving ZionTCD from the start in order to create drama, or he is just being himself. In either case, before you say its a leadership failure in regards to keeping people in line note this:

Post #50


For the record, my response to Zitro's Post #16


Careful who you sleep with pal. Refer to Post #50.

With all that being said SoTa had a valid point in regards to communication. In Shad's defense ZionTCD is a pretty large corporation and it is very possible it blew up faster then he expected it would and as such he got stretched thin. I don't know Shad personally, nor have I had the opportunity to discuss any of that with him so it could be an off base observation, doesn't matter. Shad clearly has passion for running a team, passion for this game, and is clearly dedicated which is evident by the amount of time and energy he puts into all of it. If the fault in all of that is that he wasn't trusting enough to share responsibility with people he didn't know in order to better facilitate communication and the effectiveness of his team then thats a minor issue that can easily be fixed and I'm sure it will.

In SoTa's defense you are passionate man, but maybe directing that energy a bit wrong. Then again you may, as you have stated, just enjoy forum drama and or being involved in general trolling against people who also partake in it. To each his own and the best of luck to you.

To the Imperfects... well your imperfect, no pun intended :) But no seriously, I offer no criticism of your Corporation by my posts above as I don't know anything about it, just merely a rebuttal to your rather pointless attempts to blast another corporation for no apparent reason than in an apparent attempt to discredit them in a public venue, in which case, welcome to New Eden.

In regards to ZionTCD I'd encourage everyone to continue to try-out, be involved, and work toward a common goal of creating a corporation that you personally would love to be involved in. As Shad said in a previous post:



Best of luck to everyone involved in this game and community.