Originally posted by hubsonfire
Okay, now I'm really stumped. Who are the good BKs, and how do they act in game? I never see the BKs chest thumping, I never see the smack talking, I don't see any banter that is on par with anything else you'd commonly see on 200. . . . . .
I just don't see how we could have ruined the game.
Anyone have a story to share, or in some way prove any of their statements about us? With the exception of lute, I don't recognize any of the IDs who've said we are the problem, so I'm curious as to what it is that turned you against us.
First, my observation about this thread: I notice that most people who have responded that have
interacted with you in the game say they "get" you, you're great guys, etc. I will have to take them at their words, because I don't believe I have ever had the pleasure.
But as for the boards, just take a look at this thread. You have (presumably) posted a serious question. Others have posted serious replies. What have your squaddies done? In most cases, tried to turn the whole thing into a joke. They post, contribute nothing, and yet attempt to demean others. In this particular thread, they are "attacking" only you and each other. This is not always the case. I have seen plenty of threads where a BK is given the old #4. Being the only contact I and I am sure many others have ever had with any of them, it is natural to assume they conduct themselves the same way in the game.
Since most of you use the same avatar, it is far too easy to confuse you all with each other. Wasn't too long ago I think all of you had the blue heart only. Recently some have switched to other things, but except for Dedalos you really have two themes going even today. Therefore, when one of you steps out of line or offends on the BBs, it is easy to paint all of you with the same broad brush. I plead guilty to my own intellectual lazyness in this respect. I see the avatar, not the name. (One of those darn blue-heart trash talkers posting again. What kind of drivel are they spewing this time?)
My "story to share": I played this game quite a while before even finding out the boards were here, let alone actually checking them out. When I did, one of the first threads I posted in was when someone asked about the strat system, i.e. did hitting
strategic targets, i.e. the city, factories, training camps, etc, have any impact on the game. Several helpful folks were trying to answer the question.
Then this post comes out of nowhere, complaining about "strateeeegerists ruining the game". Then another one right after saying something to the effect that all the bomber pilots should quit ruining everyone's fun by dropping fighter hangers. No one anywhere until that point had said a single word about hangers. Some, myself included, tried to get the thread back on topic by explaining that we were talking about the strat system, not the hangers, and that bombing the strategic targets had nothing to do with furballing, and could not impact them in any way. All that came back was that all the "Strateegerists" should basically go to H E Double toothpicks, that bomber pilots were skill-less dweebs, etc., and quit ruining "everyone's fun".
The thread was at that point totally hijacked into a furballer vs toolshedder debate. No amount of prodding, no logical argument, could bring it back. You couldn't make a logical argument, because the argument itself was illogical. At least one, and I believe both initial hijackers were BKs. But before the thread had run its course, it seemed
every BK had come on at some point with some demeaning comment toward someone, generally running in the line of "fighters=good, bombers=dweebs".
You never get a second chance to make a first impression. Your squad left a doozy with me. I am sure you left a simliar poor impression to the new player who asked his first question on the boards only to get flamed. Ditto any new player who reads the boards for the first time to see the flaming begin. Fairly or unfairly, every little whine and rant about furballing, any polk at another player (even if meant in jest), every pile-on, every #4 received by a BK since then has only added to that impression. And I have observed precious little to move the needle in the other direction.
Thats as honest as I can make it. Take it for what its worth.
