This is the exact moment when it became about more than a game. When it became impossible for anyone to defend, or excuse, or apologize. When a line had been crossed that couldn't be un-crossed. This is the exact moment. There is no confusion about this. This person was the Chairman of the CSM at the time. Those in attendance were witnessing a train wreck and the exposure of what, up until that exact moment, had only been conjecture. A nerve was exposed. A glimpse at the true nature of a person that had been fortunate and lucky enough to be responsible for a large percentage of dedicated players.
Any remaining apologists out there need to reconcile this moment in their minds. I cannot. I will not.
The litany of moments since then is a long one. And depending on your perspective the contents of the list will vary. But whatever your perspective it all comes down to this exact moment. And only you can decide what it means for you. I decided. And I have not regretted that decision a single day since that day. Have you?
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Divine justice!
The curtain has been pulled back, and we must pay attention.
It was a mistake, it's in the past. There was an apology. Let's forgive, forget it and move on.
This is why.
The real insidious point which no-one ever picked up was - The Mittani never bothered to report to CCP that a player was considering suicide. So in the time between the communication, making hats plus slides and presenting at fanfest; a fellow human being could taken his life.
Then listen to a recent interview at Crossing Zebras. The contempt when Zander raises this matter is obvious. And the back-handed "it was a misunderstood bad joke".
If I was in the CSM and this guy was still chairman, I'd have called for a vote of no confidence.