[Shard Admin Adam]

Ok..I imagine I can open up a good can of worms here for debate (flames) etc.

Topic: Should a shard allow a GM to have his or her own player account?


My staff is really hammering me about allowing GM's to perform duel roles. That is, be a GM during support hours but remain a player with his or her player character during nonsupport hours.

I have always been against GM's having a player account. Either you GM or you play the game. That is my belief since I have seen many good shards become corrupted or even destroyed by corrupt GM's.


I was thinking of a compromise...maybe allowing such duel roles but "dumbing down" the GM commands so they cannot create items, build, or delete various items. Basically, they would be doomed to a role of customer suppport by answering pages or helping out with bugs.


My question to you all is what are your thoughts and your own practices on your shards.

Thanks for the read,

Adam