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Raising consciousness for "stacking" !

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Mr. Ace Rimmer:
Except that by reckoning on a quick test last night, some changes have been revoked, leaving certain things as they are now..

Garou:

--- Quote from: Zenark on September 18, 2013, 03:53:15 pm ---People playing meta are on "easy mode" while everyone else is on "Hard mode."

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I am not going to continue the topic much longer in this thread, as I already feel I may have opened a can o' worms, however, you are again missing the point of my post.

'Meta' just means that the ship has one of the most effective loadouts for that ship and style. There are non 'meta' builds that are nearly equally effective, in fact I showed one to two of your clan-mates in a Junker that would have made Cake's Sunday rumble chances last longer. Non-'meta' does not mean not effective.

Again, it has far less to do with the ships and far more to do with the crews on those ships. The "Metamidion" as it's come to be known has plenty of counters, as I've seen firsthand against the Gents, the Ducks, the Merry Men, and in countless lobbies.

Don't blame the ship if you can't beat it. Give some credit to the crews aboard that ship. It's hard to swallow your pride and do, but it's the fact of the matter. The crew makes the ship, not vice-versa.

Garou:
Additionally, on this particular topic (on 'meta' and such), I not be responding to anything else on the topic, however I would be glad to discuss it at length in private with anyone who would care to. I don't want to derail this thread any further than I already (unintentionally) have.

I will be glad to continue discussing the issue of stacking, however I have spoken my mind on the issue of 'meta' and will be leaving it at that from this point onward.

Apologies to the original poster.

HamsterIV:

--- Quote from: Garou on September 18, 2013, 02:32:38 pm ---The idea is that the match 'labeling' is optional, both in regard to the label itself and whether or not to follow the recommendation. I'm not talking about completely segregating the lobbies, but rather the ability to 'suggest' the level range. The players would then have the option to join or not based on that.

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There is nothing stopping you from labeling your game "Suggested Level 6+." I have seen similarly named games in the past. However people outside the level range always find their way in. Either through Quick Join, poor reading skills, or the lack of available games.

I see taking non meta builds as an act of bravado. When I am on a stacked side and I don't want to or can't swap to the other team, I take some funky experimental build as a way of testing myself and my crew. I encourage anyone on a win streak to do the same.

Captain Smollett:
Actually that sounds intersting, have a game mode (or an agreement) where winning teams have to change ship types after they win and can't chose that ship type again until their opponent beats them.

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