Two things:
Let's get the facts straight. There were two coordinated attempts at ambush, once in Pax, the other in CoT. We also tried on numerous to find Old clan in a position to hit them.
That being said, it's a huge leap to conflate wanting to ambush/kill the only other somewhat competitive clan and trying to force people to quit.
2nd: this whole narrative that were still at war needs to stop. Daniel stepped in and made Pk illegal, effectively leading the majority of RISE to quit. Those that were remaining simply wanted to enjoy the sad shell of Arctic that was left in the wake of this retarded decision.
I think the only people who thought a war was still going on was those in old clan. Perhaps, that is goodie Tim's mistake for making assumptions. However, I think it is a bit absurd that anyone wants to continue a perception that war exists in a game with no real pk. Are we going to see who can load more of each other's decays and see who has the most at the end to determine who wins this war? I'm straight confused by this.
And please don't even make some silly contention that pk still exists, PvP damage just does not. I cannot even respect anyone who would attempt to spin that narrative to be true.
Any reinstatement of pk at this point is not going to change the context of the actions already taken by the staff. There has been no definitive stance on whether pk will return or not. If anyone is privy to some information that the rest of the mud isn't, it is the decision making members of the staff and their friends.
Let's call it what it is, Goodie got looted and no one in their right mind would flat out return that set, unless they truly cared about the preservation of this game and keeping players around.
Let's put it this way. If everyone who remains playing from RISE (which is very few) deleted their character today, but goodie tim, would you return his set then with no more threat remaining?
Maybe, but I think it would be done with the knowledge that a ton more gear would be loading in exchange for one man's set.
This narrative of holiness and tyranny needs to stop. It's a false justification for the shitty decisions we make as human beings.