Curse

What Now · Oct 04, 2008, 03:05 AM // 03:05

Seriously why can't they tweak this a bit, I understand for leeching in AB but in RA it's really irritating. 5+ times an hour, with my wonderful luck *sarcasm*, I get 2-3 healer teams that never resign, theres always some douche thinking it'll be fun or prove something to time it out and therefore don't resign.

Would there be any harm in decreasing the time limit to 5 minutes because as we speak I am dishonorable and stand in RA because either way 10 minutes of it= idiots timing out the actual match, but by raging at least I can show how bull it is. People leave after the match is over anyway even if it's an easy/fast one until they get a team they want, is it really that important if someone leaves before or after?

Might as well add a disclosure "You are entering a Random Arena, if you are paired with a team that is not within your liking or stands no chance you will have to wait it out as you will be punished for leaving" Just to show how great this all is.

I wouldn't mind if I had a decent TA team to play with but this time a night most my contacts are asleep and I'm stuck waiting 8 minutes with half a team that is /sitting and a healer bothering to keep everyone up for the entire duration.

Decrease it or scrap the mech from RA in general IMO. Just wasting my time, worked all day don't wanna stand here with a paragon "Oh **** I forgot my spear!" and a degen necro with flare.

Or better yet actually fix the bull of getting 3 Mo/W in one team, make it still random but in the sense that each team gets a healer, a melee, and 2 other, not 3 monks and a rit that refuses to resign. So much else you could of done instead but settling...it's expected when you can't even update on time.

Or even make it so 3/4 resigns will do, majority rule. No your flare spamming wont eventually magically beat down a team over several minutes...

Numa Pompilius · Oct 04, 2008, 03:20 AM // 03:20

Balth points should be removed from RA so we were spared the constant QQ threads from balth farmers who've dropped out one time too much from what they felt were suboptimal groups.

FWIW: I made 32000 balth points in RA today. Not one single match lasted full time.

Puebert · Oct 04, 2008, 03:21 AM // 03:21

Oh no.

Random arenas is random.

What Now · Oct 04, 2008, 03:29 AM // 03:29

Not so much the Random aspect as that this "hex" is wasting my time. Why bother with it, please try something else.

Martin Alvito · Oct 04, 2008, 03:35 AM // 03:35

They want you to stick it out no matter what. Apparently the devs WANT you to waste your time rather than rage out on bad teams/runners.

Adding a title track to RA was a bad idea. It was a much better environment when it was a near-pointless activity that was good for live-fire testing and general practice. Making it a true competitive activity raises the rage quotient to unacceptable levels.

Reverend Dr · Oct 04, 2008, 04:05 AM // 04:05

We never had many problems with RA until glad points were introduced. After several updates dealing with the symptoms, there has still been no addressing of the cause.

Mr. Undisclosed · Oct 04, 2008, 04:06 AM // 04:06

Every RA weekends theres bound to be QQ threads about Dishourable. Chances are the effect isn't going to be taken out any time soon so just give up.

HawkofStorms · Oct 04, 2008, 04:43 AM // 04:43

So because dishonor does what it is supposed to do.. it should be changed?

Gift3d · Oct 04, 2008, 05:17 AM // 05:17

RA is filthy trash, the only thing that matters is luck. If you're unlucky, keep wasting your time.

caballo_oscuro · Oct 04, 2008, 05:23 AM // 05:23

This is a topic that's been discussed to death. As the saying goes, if you can't do the time, don't do the crime.

Talk out your issues with your team. If you want to leave your team, do so, but you will garner dishonor and eventually it'll hit you.

It's there to persuade you to not develop the habit of leaving a game every time you're dissatisfied with the way things are going.

If you don't like it, you're going to just have to grow some patience and maturity.

Now be a good troll and go play gw.

pamelf · Oct 04, 2008, 07:58 AM // 07:58

Dishonourable is flawed. It needs a lit of fixing, but it's still better than not having it.

I've had my own issues with it, and I certainly would like to see some tweaks.

EPO Bot · Oct 04, 2008, 08:12 AM // 08:12

It sad the dishonorable hex even has to be in the game to make RA playable.
And that has nothing to do with Anet. Im' looking at you guys. Yes, YOU.

N1ghtstalker · Oct 04, 2008, 09:06 AM // 09:06

RA is filled with idiots
get used to it

Numa Pompilius · Oct 04, 2008, 09:45 AM // 09:45

Quote:

Originally Posted by EPO Bot

It sad the dishonorable hex even has to be in the game to make RA playable.
And that has nothing to do with Anet. Im' looking at you guys. Yes, YOU.

Truth. Before dishonorable one'd have to go 2-3 matches before getting to a match where both teams had 4 players.

The dishonor hex wastes your time? Leavers wastes everyones time.

DutchSmurf · Oct 04, 2008, 10:17 AM // 10:17

One thing I do agree with is that the timer could be shorter. But that has been discussed to death too already.

mozx · Oct 04, 2008, 01:15 PM // 13:15

Quote:

Originally Posted by What Now

Seriously why can't they tweak this a bit, I understand for leeching in AB but in RA it's really irritating. 5+ times an hour, with my wonderful luck *sarcasm*, I get 2-3 healer teams that never resign, theres always some douche thinking it'll be fun or prove something to time it out and therefore don't resign.

Would there be any harm in decreasing the time limit to 5 minutes because as we speak I am dishonorable and stand in RA because either way 10 minutes of it= idiots timing out the actual match, but by raging at least I can show how bull it is. People leave after the match is over anyway even if it's an easy/fast one until they get a team they want, is it really that important if someone leaves before or after?

Might as well add a disclosure "You are entering a Random Arena, if you are paired with a team that is not within your liking or stands no chance you will have to wait it out as you will be punished for leaving" Just to show how great this all is.

I wouldn't mind if I had a decent TA team to play with but this time a night most my contacts are asleep and I'm stuck waiting 8 minutes with half a team that is /sitting and a healer bothering to keep everyone up for the entire duration.

Decrease it or scrap the mech from RA in general IMO. Just wasting my time, worked all day don't wanna stand here with a paragon "Oh **** I forgot my spear!" and a degen necro with flare.

Or better yet actually fix the bull of getting 3 Mo/W in one team, make it still random but in the sense that each team gets a healer, a melee, and 2 other, not 3 monks and a rit that refuses to resign. So much else you could of done instead but settling...it's expected when you can't even update on time.

Or even make it so 3/4 resigns will do, majority rule. No your flare spamming wont eventually magically beat down a team over several minutes...

People like you is why dishonorable was added to random arenas. Go find a mirror and bitch at yourself, not at people who actually play the game like it should be played.

Taixen · Oct 04, 2008, 01:24 PM // 13:24

When the person on your team runs around for the duration of the match, blame the other team for not catching him.

But seriously, RA is well, RA. You can't expect to find many decent players there, especially on a double faction weekend.

If people don't like the way RA works, they either shouldn't play it, or just cope with how it works.

Eragon Selene · Oct 04, 2008, 01:32 PM // 13:32

Quote:

Originally Posted by mozx

People like you is why dishonorable was added to random arenas. Go find a mirror and bitch at yourself, not at people who actually play the game like it should be played.

Well said, I agree.

What Now · Oct 04, 2008, 02:33 PM // 14:33

Quote:

Originally Posted by mozx

People like you is why dishonorable was added to random arenas. Go find a mirror and bitch at yourself, not at people who actually play the game like it should be played.

Yes people like me, who think people like you thinking healing for 8 minutes with no offense is the way to play guild wars are wasting my time, I have a job and a life and I refuse to sit and wait while you play your little pointless games. Point, even by the addition of the timer, is obviously for one team to win or accomplish something, not have 3 earth tanks on one team thinking I don't need a monk now no one can kill me!

Nude Nira · Oct 04, 2008, 03:37 PM // 15:37

Or you could just close GW completly, and reopen, and get no dhex.

It's magic!