Jeez, I didn't even know this thread existed, I'm glad it got brought back up, I got a lot to fight for on this.
First off, the fact that Cammy doesn't even administrate anymore on US FF2 leaves this more open for debate, especially by someone who actually IS an American, and endures this SC stun on a day to day basis, actually understanding Americans' frustrations. I don't believe we should be catering to one ex-admin's 'preferences' about how he apparently wants to feel at peace with himself with all the complaints just because of some excuse of an ability, when in reality he's not even HERE anymore and it's Pat and I who are the ones going through the bitching and complaining about the short circuit, getting yelled at by the majority of players that actually want it GONE, and we're sitting here, putting this issue to rest because of how one British guy that doesn't touch this server anymore wants to manage a server dominated by an AMERICAN playerbase with a totally different outlook, dictated by some philosophy that just makes only ONE PERSON 'feel' better about the moaning and bitching. How about, instead of using some cheap unfair ability as a justification for your sanity, you should've instead punished these people for their complaining, as both the short circuit ADDED with the complaining about it just ruins the experience and fun for everyone entirely!
Let me be clear, I also think that the majority of Americans on there bitch about whatever comes to mind that can be remotely criticized, mainly as an attention seeking mechanism, because a lot of Americans are spoiled brats who have nothing better to do, but to seek attention on a server full of people that don't care.
If it really needs to stay for some justification, why is it gone from the EU server, hm? Oh yeah, because Europeans wanted it gone, and apparently they get their request heard, but the Americans don't? What kind of hypocrisy is that? Why should Americans get the cold shoulder? I don't care if you think most of them are immature shits, they're humans too, yet Cammy thinks American bitching is a legitimate reason to keep something that everyone wants gone but him.
The Short Circuit and its stun ability don't give justification for shit. The only thing it does is justify itself and the complaints that appear because of it. And like Baka said above, it's just too damn overpowered. Especially for classes that can't stun short circuit engies with rage. It totally destroys peoples' chances of winning, and only is avoidable by the players that have half a brain to do something about the stun, but most just sit in a corner being stunned 24/7 and are fucking pissed, with GOOD REASON, NOT because they want to bitch, but because it's actually unfair and gives most hales very little to no chance of winning. We're the ones suffering, not some inactive former admin that has no authority here anymore.
It's got to go.