New Griefer Punishment - Crucification

garylian writes "I found this interesting little news snippet from the game Roma Victor. Apparently, the game designers have decided that since their game is going to be based on realistic events that happened in the Roman Empire in Europe, there is nothing wrong with handing out punishments that were handed out in that time. The game's site has a letter from the Publisher's CEO explaining about how crucification is an appropriate form of punishment for in-game behavior. There are also pictures of the avatar hanging from his week-long perch."

Comments

Can we somehow incorporate that here?

[linzeal]

It would be neat to have trolls crucified somewhere with their accounts suspended.

Re:Good

[Stephen H-B]

Most Christians don't subscribe to the idea that only Christ was ever crucified. The Bible itself states that two criminals were crucified alongside Jesus and that crucifixion was a relatively common punishment. The uniqueness was in Christ himself, not in the exact means of death. Go troll somewhere else.

Crucifixion? Yes, first door on the left...

[isomeme]

That's "crucifixion", not "crucification", just for the record. As in "to be fixed to a cross (crucis)".

Crucifixion was in fact a fairly common form of punishment throughout much of the Roman Empire. It was both a particularly painful and notably humiliating way to die; victims often lingered in agony for days while being jeered at by passers-by. Few understand that Longinus did Jesus a huge favor when he stabbed him in the side with his spear.

It will be interesting to see how this punishment works out in Roma Victor. As the player will feel no pain, and loses only a week of game time while on the cross, the real punishment will come if others in the game take having been crucified as a mark of shame rather than a boastworthy accomplishment. Given typical online-game culture, I fear the latter is more likely.