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Originally Posted by Mzyxptlk
The players are doing whatever helps them win. That's their job. If that behaviour is harmful to the long-term health of the game, then that at least is a problem the developers alone can solve. I'm not sure arguing about guilt is productive.
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Incentives in game as they are don't absolve players of culpability when they consistently play to the exclusion of others (often regardless of the outcome for themselves), for instance. So maybe it's not about allocating blame but it is about not just going 'not me it was the game engine guv' and not recognising that the behaviour of players can be damaging. Obviously the admins need to act but players can cease making decisions that have verged into the category of spiteful, as bobzy has pointed out. That choice is down to them entirely.