if you play HC with pubs, you have no one to blame but yourself.

see, relating real life incidents and the internet is your biggest mistake already.

there's this thing called anonymity which can turn even the nicest guy IRL to complete assholes on the internet. if you need me to explain further, then i think it's best that you experience the internet more yourself. or maybe take a glance at website/boards like 4chan.
not to mention robbing someone have dire consequences of getting fined and/or jailed assuming you're caught. griefing a HC character in a game? nope that's legal. there's also a disclaimer that if you play HC and it dies, you have NO DISPUTE or whatsoever with the admins.

but hey maybe keep the prediction to yourself next time. maybe you can go "HAH TOTALLY PREDICTED THAT" instead of me saying "lol you predict wrong"
really though, what's the point?

it still doesnt change the fact that this is how it works on the internet. if you're too naive to not expect it, who can you blame? and what does blaming do?

i mean, if you play HC joining my game, i dont get any backlash or repercussion from griefing you; and because you would probably cry about it (eg: making a thread/post on the forum about how your HC character got griefed) and/or being so naive about how i wont ever grief you, won't you think that the possibility of me griefing your face off sky rocket to the point that if i don't do it, "i am a sohai" as some of the "smarter people" within this forum would like to throw around?

i think i have answered, and will answer again:
because that is how it works on the internet, and you're naive for not knowing how it works.

if you cannot grasp that, let me TRY to pull out an example:
- red traffic light means stop
- you do not know it works like that
- you attempt to cross the road, almost got rolled over by a bus
- you then attempt to blame the bus for not looking out for you despite you crossing when the pedestrian light shows red

the bus is driving when it is green light (for him, red for you) as per normal.

also, there are no rules against griefing. please try to read the EULA/TOC and tell me if there are rules against griefing (particularly against killing HC characters if you may and not "vague statements like causing harm to other players"). if there really are, i stand corrected

until then... internet.
and no, you not accepting my answer/explanation (or even facts if you will, but i guess i can refrain from using such strong words as you're clearly in denial) doesn't mean i am beating around the bush. i believe my answers are as clear as day for everyone to take it as they will. you clearly don't, that's the end of the story now isn't it?

like i said. i have shown you that is how it works, and if you don't think it works that way, proceed as you see the world through your tinted glass expecting nothing to happen, that is YOUR OWN CHOICE, and if anything happen, you PAY the consequences for your OWN IGNORANCE.

i have shown you MULTIPLE examples. and even pointed out on the very first reply how using RL examples are a HORRIBLE way to deal with this. and you NEVER ACCEPT it. i cannot help it if all i am saying are fallen on deaf ears. look, very simple. if you think thats not a problem, proceed to go public with a HC character, and if it dies from banner porting to someone go report blizzard. maybe they will ban him, maybe your HC character can be restored. i don't know, i'm not blizz.

kewl?

because it isn't wrong griefing? again, i kindly asked you to prove me otherwise (which i stand correct if that is the case, or simpleton way of saying: "you win, happy?"):
you have not only failed to answer me that, you kept accusing me for my "single mindedness" and regardless of *MY OWN OPINION* that it is wrong to play public HC games, and if *YOU CHOOSE* to do so, you must be prepared for its potential consequences.

i mean, really, do i have any say on HOW YOU PLAY YOUR GAME?
i merely pointed out if you play it in such a way (hc, go public) you have a risk of getting griefed, and you have no one to blame but yourself knowingly (obviously you do not know) that griefers are out to get (grief) you.

look man, its really that simple:
you don't want to accept, that's your problem. i cant force it into you (as evidently)

so i will just rest my case here. for everyone's sake though please don't come crying when you have a HC character griefed on public games (or your own rl friend or something, that one you can just sort it out by IRL PVP kk?)