Originally posted by WaRLoCkL
LOL ive encountered him, ive fallen subject to his PMS also. some people are just sore losers and take deafeat to seriously
Hey Warlock - don't take people on AH too seriously - many of the better players are actually quite insecure/immature/in-need of community approval - so they'll do things like yell and scream, call people out, toss accusations of "dishonorable play", yet will do said tactics when it suits them.
It's basic psychology - if you vehemently accuse others of a certain activity, it makes people think you don't partake in said activities. Call it Billy Graham syndrome or whatever.
Others actually just like getting rises out of rattling people's cages - back in AW, we used to call it "getting hate". For many people, that was the funnest part of the game. A lot of the oldtime players used to BASK in "sweet hatred".
It is actually funny in a juvenile way - can't say I haven't done it a few times myself

. The point is, if someone takes the game so seriously, as to be deeply personally offended by "the voices in the machine", well, there's just something a little pathetic about it, and it invites taunting + ridicule.
The muppets are good sticks - but if you show them vulnerability to "the voices", they will pick at you mercilessly

Did I say pick at? make that "pull the scabs off and salt the wounds".
So my advice - don't take the banter too seriously (which they even use as a disclaimer).... laugh it off - and go back to enjoying the game with people who are your friends (like me!). You can only be truly "owned" if it bothers you after you log out.
Detuning from 200 and not reading these forums also can help
Shamroc