Indianna Pwns
Circle of Huskarl
Minmatar Republic
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Posted - 2015.04.01 22:06:00 -
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Adipem Nothi wrote:Kevall Longstride wrote:Luther Mandrix wrote:Kain Spero wrote:Yeah, I've been seeing full squads leave battle and then we end up with 12 v 3. So you are saying Some full squads want to Fight on easy mode?  Or they are afraid of losing their Win Loss %. Need that new leader board stat Left Battle Early  Like this idea. The Cowardly Cowards Leaderboard. Idea: The more lopsided a match, the more the underdog earns. For those 3 mercs above who remained to face Kain Spero's stompsquad, each would earn the maximum payout -- face value of all equipment/gear he destroys in addition to his regular EOM pay. I'll give Kain Spero's stompsquad a great time, so long as it pays to do so. Otherwise, I'm throwing away my isk and stats as the pubstompers pad theirs. It isn't my job to entertain partyboy stompsquads. But make it worth my while to give 'em hell and hell they'll get, no matter how steep the odds.
I joined a squad earlier today with Kain and a few other Negative-Feedback guys. Their actually good guys and seemed quite pleased to be fighting good experienced players rather than stomping blueberrys. The problem was that on a few occasions good squads on the other team would leave at the start of the match or as soon as the match did not go their way.
We won a few matches we lost a few, was all good fun. |
Indianna Pwns
Circle of Huskarl
Minmatar Republic
65
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Posted - 2015.04.01 22:23:00 -
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True Adamance wrote:Kain Spero wrote:CCP Rattati wrote:On a related "stomp mentality" that I find absolutely pathetic.
Story time:
I was playing as a new character this morning, to try out the lower Mu bracket.
After a while, I start seeing familiar names on the killscreen, going maybe 20/5, which is basically an exit criteria on its own.
I got curious, and looked up the top ranking players on both sides for my matches.
They were ALL alts of veteran players, freshly created today!
Not only that, but I could see all of their second alts, were scheduled for removal.
So tomorrow, they will have a fresh alt, and schedule today's alt for removal.
I am competitive, but what drives players to do this, slaughter players that are in many cases patently helpless?
The Academy is for new players to get their bearings, relatively risk free. Learn the maps, drop an uplink, spawn on uplink, try out the starter fits, scan, and hack.
Whatever, just writing this makes me furious. Just thought I would share that some will go to incredible lengths to grief, or pad their self esteem. There are a lot of players out there that operate like this. It's the same reason we have matches where players keep leaving battles when they see there might be a stiff fight. That's an interesting dilema too. I love a good fight. And I love a good fight for the Amarr Empire even more. I don't really care how much ISK I lose or if I lose the battle if the fight was close and engaging in the manner FW used to be. But in a Public Match? I'll straight up look at the other team [and am usually playing solo] and determine how well I think I can function on the given map given the composition of the enemy team. If it's squadded up to high hell over there then why risk a several thousand ISK investment in the game for a reward that doesn't even cover my deployment costs in a meaningless battle against people I don't even care to face. Hell in Dust I am a business not a charity.
You run the gear you can afford! you can make an effective fit for about 15K ISK (less if you have BPO's).
For example if i enter a match where I am clearly outgunned I put on my Dragonfly scout, avoid engagements, seek out enemy equipment, and hack points.
Because your avoiding engagements you wont die much and will make a decent amount of WP.
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