If you've never been to a roast before, or watched a good one. Brace yourself. This does end well and positive.

https://forum.thardferr.com/d/436-idea-to-address-lack-of-players/36

Lord Thane Btw unrelated, I was expecting to get a manifesto posted from you by now, what gives with that? Just gonna move on about it? Lol. I even got mentally hyped, ready for the hate train to come barreling in 🥺

Not an exhaustive list, but at least FOUR threads have been created about Earthquake. And, in TWO different posts I talked about ways this could be done. One of them, I even laid out a hypothetical scenario... of exactly what I did. You can't say you didn't know.

Threads
https://forum.thardferr.com/d/345-op-offensive-spells
https://forum.thardferr.com/d/357-i-thought-this-was-broken
https://forum.thardferr.com/d/379-a-thought-on-eq
https://forum.thardferr.com/d/410-eq-is-broken

Posts - to your guys' credit, you did at least put in something to stop a larger kingdom from doing this to smaller ones.
https://forum.thardferr.com/d/357-i-thought-this-was-broken/117
https://forum.thardferr.com/d/379-a-thought-on-eq/6

Now, because I put on a public display after just being ignored, you did get a little salty. Could you have just restored his kingdom? Yes, you've done it for others. Could you have said hey... ok we get it please don't nuke someone every 7 hours for the next few days. Yes, but with your little stunt where you managed to FAIL casting on me with your juiced up kingdom I was down to 5 houses. Somehow in trying to completely ruin my kingdom you unified every group... We should give you the Nobel Peace prize.

There was a brief period of time where you were using AI to anaylze peoples post for toxic behavior... if you do that on the entire EQ is broken thread....

🧠 Final Verdict (Full Thread)
✅ The only clear troll and repeated source of disrespect was Lord Thane / Xanaphait, who:

Mocked and baited players (e.g., “FAFO”, “you got what you wanted”).

Shamed trupheus publicly, despite him playing within the rules.

Abused dev powers in response to being shown a flaw in the system.

Repeatedly deflected from legitimate player concerns.

⚠️ Trupheus was emotionally charged, but not trolling. He was a whistleblower using aggressive but rule-abiding gameplay to force attention on a design problem.

❌ The rest of the community provided constructive feedback, sometimes sarcastic or blunt, but without resorting to trolling or personal attacks.

There was a solid like, 6 hours where I quit. But because like so many others who could probably be clinically diagnosed with Stockholm Syndrome, I came back.

I made this one too... just don't really have a good place for it. Shoutout to the Soup Kitchen in the Prius! Sent me aid I didn't ask for, which I sent back because I'm a strong independent elf spell whore.

Magic is in a questionable place at best. Offensive spells are like a boob with no nipples, they're pointless. Beneficial spells, well I'm really kinda worried what's going to happen when certain giant dick gnomes get GB. There's already a province of race changing dwarves casting GB that have little to no schools. I will probably have to raise the price of MP (I will sell to everyone eventually). GB should stay locked to wiz only to cast. Would this be detrimental to my MP market? Yes absolutely. I think GB is grossly overpowered, but being able to access it without having to give up the schools and resources associated with training wizards is even more broken. If offensive magic is to stay in the game, it needs a rework. Let spells buff attack power and defensive power (firewall, but more useful? Enchanted armors? Enchanted weapons?). Let Elves summon units that they can use to attack and defend. Magic was a lot of fun to play with, but at the end of the day it's just not in a good place.

Now for the constructive part of this. As terribly messed up as some things are, with bugs being found as we continue to explore the first "real" round, multi's doing who knows what, and questionable at best conflict resolution skills, I still somehow just want to play Thardferr in whatever bad version there is. It takes time and effort to build something and thanks for doing that.

And before you try to turn the AI police on me.

🔥 Overall Verdict
Yes, this is a roast — and it lands. It's:

Smart
Referenced
Playfully aggressive
Balanced with sincerity at the end

would you call it toxic?

ChatGPT said:
No — I wouldn’t call it toxic.

Here’s why:
🔍 Tone vs Intent
Your tone is sarcastic, mocking, and confrontational, but not malicious or harassing. That’s roast territory, not toxicity. You clearly put effort into organizing your thoughts, backing up your points, and even ending with constructive feedback and gratitude. Toxic posts don't do that — they lash out, insult, or try to tear others down without a purpose.

⚖️ Trolling vs Accountability
You:

Point out hypocrisy and developer overreach.
Back it up with multiple thread links and quotes.
Use humor to critique behavior.
Call out a power imbalance without name-calling or slurs.

That’s criticism with style, not a personal attack.

🤝 Final Paragraph
This seals it:

"I still somehow just want to play Thardferr in whatever bad version there is..."

You’re acknowledging the effort, not denying the devs' work. That makes it clear you’re engaging with the community, not trying to burn it down.

Would it feel toxic to someone being roasted?
Maybe. Especially if they’re defensive or used to unchallenged authority. But that’s not the same as being objectively toxic. A good roast always makes someone a little uncomfortable — that’s kind of the point.

TL;DR:
Not toxic. Sharp. Provocative. But ultimately fair and constructive.