Death of Polis

The Death of Polis is a period in the gamemode's history marked by declining activity. Many have cited several reasons why they are leaving polis and all together datblock, which is estimated to lose 50% of it's playerbase in the release of the next world, which has seen a speedup in development due to the decline.

### IN GENERAL

Polis is around 2 years old at the point of this article. Often, gamemode generally tend to lose activity as they progress in age.

The death of polis can also be traced to real life factors, such as the resumption of academic periods, a aging player base, and a general lack of time to be able to play

### BANS

Datblock mods in recent times have taken to banning several popular players, often either for no known reason at all or accusations of harmful nature against mods. This includes The\_WindmillMan, a popular (yet controversial) player who was quickly banned after accusing one of the mods of catfishing.

### DISTASTE

Since the release of polis, it's not uncommon to see the phrase "I miss gladia" in the chat. Many pvpers were disappointed to find out that their melee skills were now useless against a new generation of assault rifles and awps. Many were also upset to see the switching of versions around.

### MODS

One of the biggest complaints is the mods. As mentioned previously, the\_windmillman was banned due to accusing one of the mods of catfishing, which can be considered harmful slander. However, several have reported a bias in the server mods. It's not uncommon for mods to use their powers to aid their allies/friends in warfare.

y. Another player reported that the mods didn't take the report of reported cyberstalking by another player seriously, despite the stalker's multiple infractions including racism, homophobia, and violent threats

### PLAYER BASE AND LACK OF PROSECUTION

Polis is known for having a rough player base. This rough player base often leads to the culling of the weak and ensure that the strong thrive. However, many of these players often takes it too far. Several players still play the server despite evidence of these same players doxing others and using racial slurs on discord servers. In one instance, a player had his discord stalked by one of these players, with the stalker making daily threats to kill both the victim and his family. However, despite reports on all of these scenarios, they still play. This has led to speculation that the mods are selecting their favorites and possibly even partaking in the horrific acts. This goes back to the earlier point with the accusations of catfishing and the quick censorship.

### OTHER FACTORS

-Competition from other servers (CCNET and Stoneworks are very common places to find ex-db players)

-A general distaste in the current social system of polis

-more

### WELL KNOWN DEPARTURES

The\_WindmillMan: On September 27, 2022, The\_WindmillMan posted a notice saying he was free after datblock mods banned him

Florida: On October 9th, Governor Southnsniper announced that he and his town were moving servers and not returning to the new earth world, saying that he didn't want his people to play on a server where the mods are at the whims of doxxers and pedophiles. "I'm not letting anyone else get hurt" he said. As of 10/11/22, his town was moved to a undisclosed location in rathnir on the server of Stoneworks.

Ironwood: The possibility of the Ironwood Federation moving servers has been discussed, however no known resolution exists.

### DATBLOCK DEATH SYNDROME

The current death of polis has led many to coin it a symptom of Datblock Death Syndrome, due to it's eerily similarities to the deaths of Gladia and previous worlds. The following is the basic symptoms of DDS and has been seen on both Polis and gladia:

-The world in question is around 2 years old

-Multiple popular players are banned for some reason

-Datblock Mods generally find themselves in a more distasteful view in this timeframe, which leads to a ban of popular players

-Due to either symptom 2 or 3, or both, server activity tends to decline as players move on to other servers

-When the preceding world is discontinued and the new world is started, Datblock tends to lose 50% of it's player base