Quote Originally Posted by jameseoakes View Post
The text says they kill anyone that enters the woods that isn't viera that goes way beyond fierce, the whole veria race is made out to be violently isolationist.
It is the literal definition of the word fierce.

The theme from 2.0 on has been us assembling a force strong enough to attempt war with a comically overpowered nation, if we had a means to have some of their famed warriors batting for us all the better.

Quote Originally Posted by Theodric View Post
One might even question if the recent changes to the Terms of Service are intended to mitigate the disappointment and backlash that would arise from a gender lock...
At least from what I quickly skimmed, the bulk of (if not all?) the updated rules are for player/player interactions in-game. They wouldn’t really change people’s interactions here, on reddit, twitter, conventions, etc. Excluding people arguing in area chat, I don't really see the overlap...