Guild Wars Forums - GW Guru
 
 

Go Back   Guild Wars Forums - GW Guru > The Hall of Knowledge > Gladiator's Arena

Notices

Reply
 
Thread Tools Display Modes
Old Oct 13, 2008, 02:01 AM // 02:01   #21
Frost Gate Guardian
 
Join Date: Apr 2007
Guild: The District Nudists
Profession: R/
Advertisement

Disable Ads
Default

Quote:
Originally Posted by HawkofStorms View Post
And that type of "I'm better than you noob" discriminatory behavior is what dishonorable is designed to prevent.....

Oh so you make snap judgement decisions on people before the game even STARTS. Yeah, sorry. But this is what dishonor is meant to prevent.
Er, no, dishonor is meant to prevent people from leaving early. People can make judgments about noobs whenever they see one.
Striken7 is offline   Reply With Quote
Old Oct 13, 2008, 07:51 AM // 07:51   #22
Furnace Stoker
 
Join Date: Apr 2006
Guild: Amazon Basin [AB]
Profession: Mo/Me
Default

Quote:
Originally Posted by AzNChicken View Post
Well, I do that at the start sometimes - take a look at the make-ups of groups, seeing whether they took time in picking their party members or just a random group.
Yep. And just imagine teams /resigning out everytime they saw a random group, meaning things like not sharing guild tags, not having a monk, etc. It would be exactly like RA was.
FoxBat is offline   Reply With Quote
Old Oct 13, 2008, 10:19 AM // 10:19   #23
Forge Runner
 
Shuuda's Avatar
 
Join Date: Jul 2006
Guild: Guildless
Profession: Me/
Default

Quote:
Originally Posted by HawkofStorms View Post
Oh so you make snap judgement decisions on people before the game even STARTS.
There is nothing wrong with making a few judgements before the match. After all: Failing to prepare is preparing to fail.

There are actually two key moments where I judge the teams:

Firstly is before the match starts. Not only to I pay attention to whether they have the ability to organise or not, but also I try to make assumptions based on the professions and secondary professions used by the others. For example I assume monks, warriors, rangers without a secondary profession to be bad, since they are clearly not using the brilliant utility options those professions get. (Mend touch, shock, defence skills for monks)

The second place where I make judgements come early on in a match. There are certain bad movements that I try to spot which indicate that losing is likely. I will not go into detail.

Quote:
Yep. And just imagine teams /resigning out everytime they saw a random group, meaning things like not sharing guild tags, not having a monk, etc. It would be exactly like RA was.
Who ever said that we leave/resign instantly when we see sub optimal teammates? I try my best to put up with it. Though as a precaution I never play on maps that give my side an advantage (Grenz etc).

Last edited by Shuuda; Oct 13, 2008 at 10:21 AM // 10:21..
Shuuda is offline   Reply With Quote
Old Oct 13, 2008, 11:43 AM // 11:43   #24
Frost Gate Guardian
 
AzNChicken's Avatar
 
Join Date: Dec 2005
Location: California
Guild: My Guild Sucks [mGs]
Default

Quote:
Originally Posted by FoxBat View Post
Yep. And just imagine teams /resigning out everytime they saw a random group, meaning things like not sharing guild tags, not having a monk, etc. It would be exactly like RA was.
lol.

1. I never said I resigned out each time i saw random groups. I hardly resign for that reason. (I know you didn't acuse me of it but I'm just gonna reply to it.)
2. When you see 3 warriors and a ranger on one team, which could sure be like RA, in an AB where you're ABLE to pick a team before entering mission it just leaves a second opinion of their chances.
AzNChicken is offline   Reply With Quote
Old Oct 17, 2008, 09:08 PM // 21:08   #25
Krytan Explorer
 
Join Date: Dec 2005
Location: Louisiana
Profession: E/Me
Default

Quote:
Originally Posted by Shuuda View Post
There are actually two key moments where I judge the teams:

Firstly is before the match starts. Not only to I pay attention to whether they have the ability to organise or not, but also I try to make assumptions based on the professions and secondary professions used by the others. For example I assume monks, warriors, rangers without a secondary profession to be bad, since they are clearly not using the brilliant utility options those professions get. (Mend touch, shock, defence skills for monks)

The second place where I make judgements come early on in a match. There are certain bad movements that I try to spot which indicate that losing is likely. I will not go into detail.
I just play, its fun. You might be taking your AB a little too seriously.

Quote:
Originally Posted by Shuuda View Post
Though as a precaution I never play on maps that give my side an advantage (Grenz etc).
Huh? You're definitely taking it too seriously.
Martin Firestorm is offline   Reply With Quote
Old Oct 18, 2008, 02:59 PM // 14:59   #26
Frost Gate Guardian
 
Jaran Cell's Avatar
 
Join Date: May 2006
Location: Sweden the land of blond tall sexy men
Guild: [Ze]
Profession: Mo/A
Default

There's no reason to take this arena any less seriously than TA/HA, some people enjoy using advanced tactics, team builds, and doing the absolutely best they can.
Let them I say =)
Jaran Cell is offline   Reply With Quote
Old Oct 18, 2008, 03:32 PM // 15:32   #27
Frost Gate Guardian
 
Join Date: Mar 2008
Default

Quote:
Originally Posted by Martin Firestorm View Post
I just play, its fun. You might be taking your AB a little too seriously.



Huh? You're definitely taking it too seriously.
Overrated statement. By same logic I can argue that you are taking GW too seriously or that you taking your whole life too seriously.
Yet most people do game seriously. Because most people like to win, and winning is the key part of having fun.
On the flip side of that is you. And if you are trying to have fun but not bothering to put effort in winning, then the problem is clearly in you, and not those "other stupid people" who judge you. You the one making game not fun for people who put whatever little effort they can into winning, and then spread hypocrisy about them ruining your game by leaving early.
No, I am sorry, you cannot be further from the truth.
Robbert Monga is offline   Reply With Quote
Old Oct 19, 2008, 06:40 PM // 18:40   #28
Forge Runner
 
Shuuda's Avatar
 
Join Date: Jul 2006
Guild: Guildless
Profession: Me/
Default

Quote:
Originally Posted by Martin Firestorm View Post
I just play, its fun. You might be taking your AB a little too seriously.



Huh? You're definitely taking it too seriously.
I work hard (sort of), I play hard.
Shuuda is offline   Reply With Quote
Reply

Share This Forum!  
 
 
           

Thread Tools
Display Modes

Posting Rules
You may not post new threads
You may not post replies
You may not post attachments
You may not edit your posts

BB code is On
Smilies are On
[IMG] code is On
HTML code is Off

Forum Jump

Similar Threads
Thread Thread Starter Forum Replies Last Post
Resigning in Kilroy Stonekin's Punch out Extravaganza Quest hyunsik Questions & Answers 5 Feb 04, 2008 02:31 PM // 14:31
Resigning in Glint's Challenge Nanood Game Bugs [Archive] 6 Jan 09, 2008 06:35 PM // 18:35
Resigning from mission counts as death since when? teenchi Questions & Answers 4 Oct 31, 2006 06:00 PM // 18:00


All times are GMT. The time now is 09:33 AM // 09:33.


Powered by: vBulletin
Copyright ©2000 - 2016, Jelsoft Enterprises Ltd.
jQuery(document).ready(checkAds()); function checkAds(){if (document.getElementById('adsense')!=undefined){document.write("_gaq.push(['_trackEvent', 'Adblock', 'Unblocked', 'false',,true]);");}else{document.write("