Fine just link nothing but his name and the traitor trooper.

Best wishes to Lyraeus. I hope he has a lot of fun with Dropfleet, and that if he ever wants to come back over to the Force there are a lot of people who enjoy his presence.

I do miss his posts, but ultimately, I've been pretty quiet with the game lately myself. I guess I chalked it up to a similar experience.

Most of the interest I've had is finishing my squadron painting rather than playing. Hoping the new material coming out helps spark my interest.

that's a real shame. He was so into Armada, it's sad to see he had to find another hobby.

that's a real shame. He was so into Armada, it's sad to see he had to find another hobby.

He had always intended to check out dropfleet. At least thats what I infered from his posts on the subject. We don't know he's done with Armada either, he may just be taking a hiatus between waves or focusing his attention on DC for a bit

Hopefully he will return. If not, he will be missed.

I hope it's not because of it's argument with Hero. For those who don't remember this one. Hero came back from X-Wing and those two start a mealstrom about wich game was the best seller / complicated / interesting game.

It was really funny to follow them on the different thread (even if this topic was far from the original thread). It was epic!!!

Wait a minute... Hero disapeared at the same moment, is there a link???

Ly, come back! We miss you! Armada is not dead!

Admiral Neilson, it's all your fault!!!

Wait a minute... Hero disapeared at the same moment, is there a link???

HERO frequently disappears for months at a time. I hope he can extend the record from months into years, but he never seems to make it that long.

I hope it's not because of it's argument with Hero. For those who don't remember this one. Hero came back from X-Wing and those two start a mealstrom about wich game was the best seller / complicated / interesting game.

It was really funny to follow them on the different thread (even if this topic was far from the original thread). It was epic!!!

Wait a minute... Hero disapeared at the same moment, is there a link???

Ly, come back! We miss you! Armada is not dead!

Admiral Neilson, it's all your fault!!!

Hero frequently jumps around or goes dark for long periods. He works for Blizzard, so sometimes work eats up his time. It wouldn't surprise me if Ly took an argument with Hero personally. Hero has a tendency to be extremely arrogant, dismissive, and plain nasty. I've seen him around for a long time now, going back to Warhammer days on Ulthuan.net. He often has good insight, but he brings a lot of negative with him. I'd call him an "acquired taste," but I can't say I've come to accept his lower moments.

Hero is not the reason Lyraeus has taken a leave of absence

So does this mean no more spreadsheets the next time someone mentions that we haven't had any new Armada news in awhile?

I have mixed feelings on Damion, i.e. Lyr, his presence was challenging. He was very insightful to the rules but unfortunately mired with conflict and constant social problems within the local community. He was a stimulating presence here on the message board and in person but he was a source of conflict among players. As others have pointed out they invested hours of time trying to help him and to what end?

His was a problem within himself, not with the community around him. A community cannot be expected the overlook the inequities of a player that insults, demeans, argues, and demonstrates himself to be problematic. My issue with him was simply that he wanted everyone else to change and not change himself. Yes he says he has a disability, he has demonststrated traits associated with that disability, but that disability does not make someone act like a jack a** and then use that diagnosis to hide behind. I will give him that he is extremely intelligent, and I would say intelligent enough to know how to use that fact to his advantage in order to play our accepting nature in the gaming community to his benifit.

I am not sad, disappointed, or bothered by him leaving. I wish him the best. However, I think he was a jack a**, rude, confrontational, and a poor sportsman. I have seen 9 year olds lose and win with more grace than he demonstrated at our regional event, and gaming nights where I was in attendance. I am also big enough to admit some personal bias toward him. He is a veteran of the USN, i am a veteran of the USA, I hold service members to a high standard and I hold myself to a high standard as well.

I hope he finds a community that he fits well in or finds a path to redemption in the local Portland community. I personally am happy that I will not have the opportunity to play him again. I am moving to a new area in a different part of the country.

What branch, Marauder?

What branch, Marauder?

United States Army (USA is a common shorthand for that within the service)

doh! I saw USA and didn't even consider that (as a branch) as the acronym. Seem to be a lot of vets into Armada. I guess it satisfies our inner "I-can-do-a-better-job-than-my-platoon-commander", eh?

He was a stimulating presence here on the message board and in person but he was a source of conflict among players.

I think what you mean (I may be mistaken) is that he was a source of concern in the community. I don't think he created conflict between other people, aside from disagreements on how to handle him. For example, you and I differed in that regard, but I don't think this led to a 'conflict' between you and me.

I think labeling someone a "jack arse" (let's see if FFG catches that) isn't helpful. It's a way to be dismissive, and maybe being dismissive is sometimes called for, but it doesn't really help the community understand what's going on.

At the same time, I think the notion being implied in this thread that he was someone who was ostracized by his local community is also unfair. A number of people, including people who also suffer Aspergers and/or other neurodevelopmental issues, really tried to help him, but he also did things to alienate those people - even after being warned that this is what he was doing.

All in all, there's a lot of things that went on here and just considering him a "jack arse" is simplistic. Maybe the end result is the same, though.

doh! I saw USA and didn't even consider that (as a branch) as the acronym. Seem to be a lot of vets into Armada. I guess it satisfies our inner "I-can-do-a-better-job-than-my-platoon-commander", eh?

You might say that, if Marauder1983 was an NCO rather than an officer.

I don't think publicly criticizing or name calling players/community members, no matter how warranted it may or may not be based on your personal experiences, is something we as a community should be doing.

It's neither constructive or positive.

I think we as a community are better than that.

There is a difference between discussing what makes a good player experience and calling out people who aren't even regular users of these boards at this time.

I don't think publicly criticizing or name calling players/community members, no matter how warranted it may or may not be based on your personal experiences, is something we as a community should be doing.

It's neither constructive or positive.

I think we as a community are better than that.

There is a difference between discussing what makes a good player experience and calling out people who aren't even regular users of these boards at this time.

So...

No more jokes about AdmiralNelson?

I don't think publicly criticizing or name calling players/community members, no matter how warranted it may or may not be based on your personal experiences, is something we as a community should be doing.

It's neither constructive or positive.

I think we as a community are better than that.

There is a difference between discussing what makes a good player experience and calling out people who aren't even regular users of these boards at this time.

So...

No more jokes about AdmiralNelson?

Woah buddy. Lets not throw the baby out with the bathwater

doh! I saw USA and didn't even consider that (as a branch) as the acronym. Seem to be a lot of vets into Armada. I guess it satisfies our inner "I-can-do-a-better-job-than-my-platoon-commander", eh?

You might say that, if Marauder1983 was an NCO rather than an officer.

See, that just means he's satisfying his "I can do that better than my BN CDR/BDE CDR/DIV CDR/Corps CDR" urge instead.

doh! I saw USA and didn't even consider that (as a branch) as the acronym. Seem to be a lot of vets into Armada. I guess it satisfies our inner "I-can-do-a-better-job-than-my-platoon-commander", eh?

You might say that, if Marauder1983 was an NCO rather than an officer.

See, that just means he's satisfying his "I can do that better than my BN CDR/DIV CDR/Corps CDR" urge instead.

Armada must be very unsatisfying in that regard. Marauder1983 is someone who can barely keep his plastic ships on the field, whereas in Real Life, he makes the trains run on time.

Am I allowed to poke fun at someone if they're still with us, and have the capacity to poke back

I don't think publicly criticizing or name calling players/community members, no matter how warranted it may or may not be based on your personal experiences, is something we as a community should be doing.

It's neither constructive or positive.

I think we as a community are better than that.

There is a difference between discussing what makes a good player experience and calling out people who aren't even regular users of these boards at this time.

So...

No more jokes about AdmiralNelson?

I seem to remember making a similar post back then too asking people to not make personal attacks on him haha.

Apples and oranges though.

AdmiralNelson went down doing his best to flame everyone on his way out. He was patently offensive and made personal attacks at will.

Besides, I see most people laughing about the way and manner in which it went down and less about him personally.

As much as it is possible to seperate the personality from what happened, that's where I'm at on the topic haha

#peacemaker

Egg,

Am I allowed to poke fun at someone if they're still with us, and have the capacity to poke back

Absolutely, poking fun is super fun and I do it all the time.

There's a difference between that and some of the other comments here though, nomsayin?

US Army retired vet here as well.\

I am in contact with Lyr on FB, and he is indeed more focused on a different game now.

Egg,

Am I allowed to poke fun at someone if they're still with us, and have the capacity to poke back

Absolutely, poking fun is super fun and I do it all the time.

There's a difference between that and some of the other comments here though, nomsayin?

No! No difference! Only difference in your mind.

Sorry, couldn't resist.

I am glad he is, like I said I honestly hope the best for him. I hold no ill will against him, just not a fan. In fact, I tried to give him advice when we first met. I tried to point him in the direction of VA programs that might be able to help him, and organizations that could advise him through the process. However, it requires the person to be willing to take the steps. But this is neither here nor there.

I am not the most PC person in the world and if I see a spade I will call it as such. I am sorry if that caught a few of you off guard.

Either way I hope the best for him and wish him luck in the future. I personally am looking forward to building what seems to be a fledgling community in my new location into a larger scene.

Mike, we did disagree about the handling, but we did so civilly. I just found it difficult to tolerate a person who insulted other players significant others on very personal levels, and demonstrated such poor sportsmanship. If the local community welcomes him back it is their prerogative. I hope he has learned and grown from his experiences, unfortunately I do not think he will. what I think will happen is not going to be constructive to the discussion. Yes, that is a close minded approach and I own that.