orbisa wrote:Ok, let's move on and continue the debate...
What about when an admin spawns a sensitive item for others players, not themselves?
The other day Pyro deleted and spawned, to me, one of the Xenobiology machines, since it was borked beyond fixing and there is an issue on git now thanks to that discovery. This is the best reason for an admin to spawn something I believe, when it fixes one of the code shortcomings...
Now, where should the line be drawn? Should the admins spawn items to add fun to the rounds? convenience? should Kerena be given a Honk at round start, since we cannot get one now? should players work for the things they strive of? Like shipping 1000 sheets of plasma in exchange of a phazon, or sacrificing the clothes of 10 crewmembers for a smoke spell? Should they strive to kidnapp one captain to obtain the ninja suit, so that they can kidnapp four people more?
It all depends on what makes the game more fun without being at someone else's expense.
Best way to occasionally get admin abuse in your favor without breaking character or pissing other people off is to use the IC Prayer button. "I wish I could find more diamonds." "WISH GRANTED!" ... sometimes. Other times this may also backfire. "GRANTED. But you have to fight Tim, the Destroyer of Worlds, to get it."