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And another thing, what if the players aren't fighting? What if one player's hacking into another player's computer? Does that count as fighting or is it an instant win?

I think there definitely needs to be rules of some kind in place, as well as a way to determine success, since we are not omnipotent.

I think you have to have faith in humanity. The people who play like that aren't fun to play around, and I don't think I've honestly seen many of them in the forum. I'm fine with my characters dying, as long as I can make new ones and keep playing. If I can't, or if I have to wait to do so, I'm more careful, but godmoding isn't enjoyable for anyone. In most cases, that includes the godmoder. If someone decides to godmode, ask them politely to stop. If they stop, good. If they ignore you, PM them. If they answer rudely, they aren't going to play anymore. If the PM doesn't work, they aren't going to play anymore.

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