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I am begging, please add minimum level requirements to pilot...
Schwalbe:
--- Quote from: Maximillian Jazzhand on January 11, 2016, 08:23:56 am ---(most of the rant)
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What are trying to tell us? How special and unique you are? You are not. But to actually succeed, you have to know how some things work. And I don't mean rules, I mean actual mechanics.
--- Quote ---(by which point I knew what meta was because unlike most scrubs I spent all of my novice time in novice grinding every class-and dont forget it was ALL achieve based so I graduated way later than today's pansy ass standards).
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It's not like I was whining about the fact, it took me 100+ matches to earn my 3-3-3, learn basics and practice with a sort of... obvious handicap... and then suddenly with one fucking update I was out of novice, for like - 6 months. But I got over it, which I too suggest.
Though none can deny - how little time novices stay in the novice matches due to the current system, and seeing that they actually advice each other to tick-out the certain checkbox in matchfucker's options - is outrageous. Contrary to some opinions, staying in the fucking novice shows you - if not things you should know - at least things THAT SHOULD NOT FUCKING HAPPEN.
--- Quote ---So the only way to maintain the stale mate was kill ships as they got near. Of course we eventually lost since kill points weren't a thing back then.
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(which is probably the only fucking thing that should stay the same considering CP rules and mechanics)
Atruejedi:
--- Quote from: Schwalbe on January 11, 2016, 09:21:50 am ---Though none can deny - how little time novices stay in the novice matches due to the current system, and seeing that they actually advice each other to tick-out the certain checkbox in matchfucker's options - is outrageous. Contrary to some opinions, staying in the fucking novice shows you - if not things you should know - at least things THAT SHOULD NOT FUCKING HAPPEN.
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This. So this. Novices are not playing in novices matches (for whatever reasons) and are gaming the system to achievement farm and level up incredibly quickly. When offered advice, I'd say a third ignore you, a third listen, and a third are vehemently opposed to listening to anything you say because they're "just playing for fun." But it isn't fun to lose for your crew and team over and over again. I've met so many players that are levels 10+ (and even 20+!) who don't know even basic mechanics, like damage types, repair tool uses, ammunition types, use of the F buttons for rudimentary AI commands, the eyeball near the compass indicating visibility status for spots, and bringing spyglass as a pilot (yes, this is well-known to be my biggest pet peeve >:(). Last night I think I received the same amount of reports as I did applause (three each IIRC). Something has to be done. ANYTHING has to be done...
Amusing anecdote: Last night poor MyklGuul crewed for at least two matches with a group of new players* who refused all advice, even from him, their stalwart engineer. Their hwacha Goldfish had a gunner with lesmok, greased, and lochnager ammunition (nearly all players "in the know" would not bring these ammo types for hwacha; spread that burst ammo gospel!) and his repair tool was a MALLET. Their engineer had a buff kit, chem spray, spanner, and kerosene. Their pilot had a spyglass, rangefinder, and moonshine. Needless to say, I applauded Mkyl for his plucky bravery. He was the only person capable of keeping the ship afloat. He failed, but not because of lack of effort.
Contrast that with Mazzic, who also deserves a shout-out, but while operating in completely different circumstances. He was blessed with a crew of three nubs who actually LISTENED and they performed incredibly well! They were on a flak Spire killing it! Von Stroker was the gunner and it was truly impressive to witness good scrubs at work. We all congratulated him and his crew... as they destroyed the previously described enemy flying with the thankless Mkyl... :'(
*Pretty sure these were the people reporting me, even after their racial slurs and bro-ing
FranckM:
One of the main problem I had with novices was that they had voice chat off. Would it be possible to just put a small symbol near the name of people who don't have voice chat activated. By this I mean cannot hear me at all, I don't really mind if they don't have a microphone as long as I know if I need to communicate with text chat or voice chat.
Schwalbe:
--- Quote from: FranckM on January 11, 2016, 09:39:00 am ---One of the main problem I had with novices was that they had voice chat off. Would it be possible to just put a small symbol near the name of people who don't have voice chat activated. By this I mean cannot hear me at all, I don't really mind if they don't have a microphone as long as I know if I need to communicate with text chat or voice chat.
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Oh God, yes, please, immediately, screw the adventure mode or whatever bullshit they're working on. Now. Now. NOW.
nanoduckling:
First KoTH game doesn't have to be a kick in the crotch. I once flew with a novice four pack whose first game was a KoTH. Asked me what they should bring and do and I told them bring a hwachagalleon fly to the middle of the map and point the big guns at ships coming in and shoot them. They did exactly that while I defended them, win or lose I'd have congratulated them because they acted in a community minded spirit and wanted to play the game. Was my ship carrying a bit? Sure, but most folk aren't frustrated by players being crap, of course players are going to be crap, they are frustrated by players who don't care. Of course if we are going to be grumpy with them it would help if players were aware what their responsibilities were, hence me wanting folks informed when they are de facto taking on responsibility for other peoples entertainment.
Turning off chat is another thing that should come with a warning informing players basically not to do it. In fact if it were possible to bury this eight submenus deep under twelve different ways to adjust the brightness of cloud edges from grey to slightly less dark grey that would be ideal. "I turned off voice chat so I could listen to the TV" makes as much sense to me as apologizing because you are playing the game with your feet so you can practice your juggling. If you want to juggle, juggle, if you want to play video games, play video games.
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