so, i'm writing this about a phenomenon i've noticed increasingly recently in kdice since the introduction of the flagging system.

i was watching a game just now on the hundred tables. one player had a clear first after four rounds and quickly elicited panic flags from the second and third largest players, both of whom were next to him and weakly stacked. the fourth largest, who was well stacked but a little to the side, asked if he could fight for third and moved towards the third place player, but was immediately cut by first, then repeatedly attacked by all three larger players, despite clearly having stated the situation in the chat box. the first and second place players, even though they had a safe first and second and were not being threatened, despite the fact that there is no dom on hundred tables and they had absolutely nothing to lose by being gentlemen and sitting still for a couple rounds and letting 3rd and 4th sort it out between themselves, continued to hit this player until the guy flagged fourth.

what the hell is with people being so rude and nasty? since when does getting a good start mean you get to play the little dictator and screw other people's chances of doing well just so the game ends two rounds earlier? yes, it's a war game, and hitting other people is not only normal but expected, but in a situation like that it's completely uncalled for and unnecessary.

those of you who have been around here for a while will remember my previous posts, so i guess you'll be used to me trying to make the kdice community a little nicer now and then. it would be interesting to hear what you all think about this one.

ps. i clicked discussion already.