People go because that is where the action is. The game is all about PC. That is what people want, war! So if Team A takes a few districts they get greedy, they want more. Then they start recruiting to be able to field enough teams to take more districts. Of course they are going to get the better players and this encourages team B to start recruiting as well. They see the war coming their way via starmap and threats on the War Room. Then you have the best players left in the game spread out across 3-6 Corps fighting each other over and over until someone breaks off and repeats the cycle.

This will never end unless the game just dies completely. And if you watch closely, the same 20-30 people will always be involved at the top.

I only joined MHPD because it seemed like the last chance to get good fights before this game goes right in the shitter.

That and EoN were always pleasant to deal with, and professional, while AE and OH always seemed to have forgotten that they either lost the major war or abstained from fighting it.

Also, I can legitimately say that I don't know why people are getting into PC at all anymore. I am actually amazed that CCP has actually let performance degrade so badly in what is seemingly the top tier of gameplay. Just awful. I don't know how, or why, but performance is getting back to Uprising 1.0 levels and that **** drove people right out of the game.

MHPD was mostly EoN anyway. I was only there because it was a limited time thing.

If I were a relative noob, I would just be waiting until the 12th. There is surely going to be some corps who suddenly don't have the numbers to hold their land.

During the FEC war AE had too much PC and not enough people. We were barely scraping by with our tourney matches.

A little while later we had just the right amount of people to field into our PCs and began to do well

Now we have too many people and very little PC. It's hard to find a unlocked district these days, and the ones that are, the owner would probably just no show.

Literally our only income of PC is from newberry corps attacking us at random. We originally had no interest in policing PFC, but now we gots nothin' better to do.

hey bro, we're not quite on AE's level, but OH is gonna be having some fun battles in the future, and I spoke with Rei and she's fine having you ring because we're in an alliance and all...

^ true story.

[quote=Zombie Supreme][quote=Arirana]One of the worst idea's that seem like a good recruitment scheme is a filter corp. Let me ask you, why was the Operatives of the Goat disbanded and in its place became Molon Labe, which was no longer the A team of PRO? Why did they separate? lol I don't actually know if thats relevant I'm still curious about what happened.

I think the tough part for me is the (perhaps incorrect) idea that any corp I join outside of those big ones will not be attacking AE on a regular basis, which is exactly what I want. I want the best, most tough matches. It's tough for me to reconcile the idea that you want PC and to help build up a corp, along with the realization that most likely you're going to be stomping corps so badly while simultaneously aware that if you were facing better talent it would be way more fun and competitive.

I want the challenge so badly I refuse to consider playing for a corp that (in the limited timeframe I plan to continue playing) will not be able to become competitive at the highest level, nor do they wish to try (with the commitment it engenders).

Now if Pradox or Valor Coalition said "hey bro, we're not quite on AE's level, but OH is gonna be having some fun battles in the future, and I spoke with Radar and he's fine having you ring because we're in an alliance an all..." Then that'd be a huge deal.

Being able to support and help build a mid tier corp that's ambitious in PC, while also fulfilling my more important ambition to have the most fun playing AE? That'd be ideal. But you don't get that option. You either do play with a corp that's up and coming, or you play for a corp that's already there and you can trust will compete (assuming they are interested in not just stomping other corps that haven't assimilated as much talent). (also, corp taxes are a whole other issue, as I never paid corp taxes since "**** fit" donations and the 150 mil I gave to Subdreddit when uprising hit. How do you think I feel about paying some corp 5-8% of my paychecks, especially if they don't play PC a lot and don't give out paychecks?)

So is it cut and dried about wanting to join the best? Nah.

It's about achieving your goals and not letting others define the "right" decision.

It's an interesting spot to occupy. And I hope I don't make enemies because every team I've tried out for had players that I wish I could have picked up before they made their corps or got recruited. Campsalot is retardedly amazing, but can he slay AE and the competition he's worthy of? Not without everyone around him being in sync, committed, and similarly talented.

Same goes for Healo Healo, Michael Jordan, and Thor Odinson. I commend you having the balls to stick it out where you and others like you are at. But I think it's undue criticism to judge others (which I'm not suggesting anyone has) for following their ambitions until they explain themselves.

Reminds me of politics. I don't feel confident about my conviction until I can argue the opposite position sufficiently, then you may disagree still, but you inevitably evolve more mature and tactful arguments.

Sorry if this is a convoluted digression, but it's almost 4 am and I'm not tired.