DUST Search - Definition of "scrub"

Press Attache wrote:

Alena Asakura wrote:

Himiko Kuronaga wrote:

This is the original term in regards to gaming.

http://www.sirlin.net/ptw-book/introducingthe-scrub

It is loosely defined as an individual who entraps themselves inside of a mental barrier of excuses whenever they lose, instead of assessing with they did wrong and how they can improve.

To be called a scrub is not necessarily insult, but more of a direct classification of where they are mentally in regards to competition. Almost everyone starts at scrub status and, with luck, happens upon a breaking point where they become self-aware of the condition and break out of it.

Of course, the current generation of gamers has no sense of history in regards to the word so they use it blindly as an insult with no meaning.

That's not my definition of a scrub. To me a scrub is a disgusting exploit player that will do anything to win. CCP has either accidentally or deliberately put certain things in the game that are "supposed" to be for one purpose but are used as exploits to gain advantage in the game, fostering FOTM followers.

An almost perfect example is the jumpy myofibs. They were supposedly meant to allow people to jump on top of things rather than use a dropship. If you believe that, I have a bridge to sell you over a swamp. There is no way that CCP would not have known that this would be exploited by all sorts of really obnoxious characters that will find a way to use it for advantage. And so it is, that heavies with mass drivers and assaults with shotguns are gaining ridiculously unbelievable advantage, which simply cannot be countered.

CCP has fostered these scrubs. Someone at CCP seems to really like messing up games like EvE and Dust, interfering with the mechanics and creating the very FOTM garbage they say they want to avoid.

To me, scrubs are the lowest of the low - dirty players that will do anything to win and follow whatever FOTM is currently fulfilling that desire in all their fellow scrubs. I refuse to play that game, and it makes this game so much harder for me, but I would stop playing rather than participate. Luckily THIS game is finished and I won't have to put up with this for much longer.

Spoken like a true scrub.

Myos are bad because they kill you.

"Real" skill means not using jump mods.

You don't have to play a game with rules you don't like. But when you make up your own rules and get mad at people who don't recognize your own rule set then you are a scrub.

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Operative 1174 Uuali True Companion Planetary Requisitions 1	Posted - 2016.02.21 02:32:00 - [1] - Quote Scrub: anybody who relies on any combination of elements that, at present, are overpowered and out of sync with gameplay as a whole then switch to new elements as those become off balance rather than stick with certain elements they already trained and practice with to become genuinely better at it. This does ruin the general gameplay and limits variety as players gravitate toward easy win elements for power wins rather than bringing the full selection of elements into gameplay. Hence, why DUST would die even if it was a properly developed game otherwise. To see an at least halfway properly designed game, see EVE Online. CCP logic GÇô We fix what doesn't need breaking.
Operative 1174 Uuali True Companion Planetary Requisitions 1	Posted - 2016.02.21 22:05:00 - [2] - Quote Press Attache wrote: Alena Asakura wrote: Himiko Kuronaga wrote: This is the original term in regards to gaming. http://www.sirlin.net/ptw-book/introducingthe-scrub It is loosely defined as an individual who entraps themselves inside of a mental barrier of excuses whenever they lose, instead of assessing with they did wrong and how they can improve. To be called a scrub is not necessarily insult, but more of a direct classification of where they are mentally in regards to competition. Almost everyone starts at scrub status and, with luck, happens upon a breaking point where they become self-aware of the condition and break out of it. Of course, the current generation of gamers has no sense of history in regards to the word so they use it blindly as an insult with no meaning. That's not my definition of a scrub. To me a scrub is a disgusting exploit player that will do anything to win. CCP has either accidentally or deliberately put certain things in the game that are "supposed" to be for one purpose but are used as exploits to gain advantage in the game, fostering FOTM followers. An almost perfect example is the jumpy myofibs. They were supposedly meant to allow people to jump on top of things rather than use a dropship. If you believe that, I have a bridge to sell you over a swamp. There is no way that CCP would not have known that this would be exploited by all sorts of really obnoxious characters that will find a way to use it for advantage. And so it is, that heavies with mass drivers and assaults with shotguns are gaining ridiculously unbelievable advantage, which simply cannot be countered. CCP has fostered these scrubs. Someone at CCP seems to really like messing up games like EvE and Dust, interfering with the mechanics and creating the very FOTM garbage they say they want to avoid. To me, scrubs are the lowest of the low - dirty players that will do anything to win and follow whatever FOTM is currently fulfilling that desire in all their fellow scrubs. I refuse to play that game, and it makes this game so much harder for me, but I would stop playing rather than participate. Luckily THIS game is finished and I won't have to put up with this for much longer. Spoken like a true scrub. Myos are bad because they kill you. "Real" skill means not using jump mods. You don't have to play a game with rules you don't like. But when you make up your own rules and get mad at people who don't recognize your own rule set then you are a scrub. This to me is also the very definition of a scrub; a player who will defend a bad mechanic as if it is set in stone. Rules? Myo jumping was a late addition to a dying game that was thrown in without any real plan to follow up on that element. This was done after he maps were redesigned to already limit things already in the game like sniper LoS etc. the maps did not get redesigned to accomodate this new mechanic. What's more is at myo jumping isa cheap and easy addition that circumvents other, more engaging gameplay. A game will suffer under this mentality of dismissing a game element because you simply think others are complaining due to character death. No, there are those of us who are obviously looking beyond our own k/dr to the overall game design. It's like throwing a kitten into amgroup of children hyped up on espresso. You d*mn well know what they're going to gravitate to. Might as well just shut down the amusement park when that happens. STOP JUSTIFYING THE COTTON CANDY STAND IN FRONT OF THE RAW LIVER AND ONIONS RESTAURANT! CCP logic GÇô We fix what doesn't need breaking.