@DapperPenguin said in Star Wars Age of Alliances: Hadrix and Cujo:

I defended Cujo so much in the past that I am embarrassed. I was there when AoA opened. When he and Halcyon migrated from Wing Commander to build it, me and a few others came with them. I guess I thought that would mean something more to him than it did.

This is going to be one of those “I was there when the deep magic was spoken” moments.

Because I was. I was on the original AoA staff when Cujo left from Red Horizons.

When he left because he was told No to things he wanted to do. While I can appreciate your sentiments about having the wool pulled over your eyes, you are talking about a pattern of behaviors that extend nearly 20 years. 2 decades. Cujo has not changed. Ol’ boy lived down the street from me, he was the same cat 20 years ago that he is now. He uses people to advance his own dependencies and when they no longer serve that purpose, they are dismissed.

This entire thread has lasted 3 years because this ‘Saga’ has lasted 20. And it will continue to last because people buy into the gilded game. But that is all it is. A bunch of shine over a steaming pile of shit.

The arguments of saying “Well it doesn’t impact me. Or I have a good time.” Etc, etc. That’s fine. That’s a justification you use for your own enjoyment. But the above quote is for a reason. This is a person who apparently has been in this circle for 20 years, and just now have realized they have been played. Used. Discarded.

That’s what is referred to as garbage. Cujo treats his STAFF as garbage, why would you believe for a second that he and his ilk think anything more of players? You are useful to him, until you aren’t, and then you are thrown out. That is who Cujo is. That is why Hadrix aligns with him so well. They have the same philosophy. This isn’t about game running, administration policies, systems design (all of which are also issues), but this is about basic, fundamental decency.

Story after story, 1300 posts, 3 years of posts, 20 years of history. And it will continue, because people fall for the Gilded Game.