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True Adamance
Praetoriani Classiarii Templares
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Posted - 2015.04.01 21:10:00 -
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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.
Public Matches have no value. They change nothing, they are not competitive, and have little to no meaning. I assume players of a high ranking nature enter them to pass time knowing they will do well in them. What value to such players have for entering competitive matches against similarly skilled opponents where they are not guaranteed any greater ISK income for what is likely to be a greater loss of ISK on their part?
GÇ£That is not dead which can eternal lie,
And with strange aeons even death may die.GÇ¥
-The Nameless City
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True Adamance
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Praetoria Imperialis Excubitoris
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Posted - 2015.04.01 22:03:00 -
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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.
GÇ£That is not dead which can eternal lie,
And with strange aeons even death may die.GÇ¥
-The Nameless City
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True Adamance
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Praetoria Imperialis Excubitoris
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Posted - 2015.04.01 22:57:00 -
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Indianna Pwns wrote: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.
I think I probably should try using my BPO's more.
I spent a good chuck of ISK buying them and I rarely use them. I sadly just don't know what I want to do infantry wise at the moment.
GÇ£That is not dead which can eternal lie,
And with strange aeons even death may die.GÇ¥
-The Nameless City
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