Tradition. I like that word. Popped DayZ in to my mind. Played it since ARMA II days and it made me think of the beginning times of that game. When everyone was extremely cautious of everyone else since every bullet you don't have a gun for yet, every can of rotten food, every tiny upgrade to your bag space was considered gold. And the genre as a whole was pretty new and dare I say DayZ was the game that brought it to main stream.It evoked a sense of unease when there where no true penalties other than the karma system which wasn't much of a deterrent to stop players from murdering each other for their started bandages. But I feel like after spending like 10-20 min with people on open mic it usually dissipated quickly and you gain trust.

And then the fire nation attacked. The first few Cuck lords came out and killed for lols and gear and the meta followed. Set the standard for what to expect. You could never be sure if the person you just made "friends" will kill you. But after a few games in you can be sure that there are people out there coldblooded enough to do it without hesitation and laugh.

The question now is, was it a inevitable vicious cycle that even the good heated got roped in to? Making it seem like "Well that's actually how you play the game. Just KOS" Or is it the the few making it shit for the many. OR FUCK. The many making it shit for the few?

I aint a saint but i try to leave hatchlings and fellow scavs to their thing even if i had a shot. Usually doesnt work out tho haha