ok, i've taken the time to read this from start to finish, so i want to make a few points, some of them will already have been said by others, but it's almost a recap for people.
Pep has made a mistake, he admitted it, and has acted honourably.
Black stole the town legally(game-wise), but his dishonest and annoying behaviour has ensured that people will never trust him unless they actually know him.
so while this town-lifting has strengthened Pep, it has ruined Black. even IF he was the best dueler in W4 there will always be someone right behind him, calling out 'go for your gun'. so if everyone does attack him he has to be lucky every time, while everyone else only have to be lucky once.
i forget who said it, but we do need people like him in the game, there's always got to be the outlaw who everyone hunts down, and he's the kind of character everyone loves to hate.
as Black says, it is only a game. bit it's a game that people invest in. whether it is time, effort, money, or any combination of the three. and i know that when i invest my time and effort in something i don't like people to disrupt the natural flow. and as for tactics, i can understand tactics. however if stealing a town is a tactic, then another tactic is everyone massing against you because of that. but don't worry, it's tactics in a game.
so here's to you Blackie, and may no rock ever be big enough, no ground ever too easy to hide in, and no hotel ever take you as a guest.:dry: