Originally posted by gobucks
Originally posted by Scca
Ya, kinda like one of the highest ranked players who won't move off the pad in an osti so they can tower out when the bombs fall or they get pinged and not get a death.
Whats wrong with that. If I tower out to save my score and someone complains about it, calling me a score potato. Doesn't that make the person who dropped the bombs a score potato for being upset they didn't get a kill.
Sounds alot like a pot/kettle/black situation.
Selective quoting, I love it. Here is the whole thing...
Originally posted by Scca
I guess you are a victim of your signature. 
Ya, kinda like one of the highest ranked players who won't move off the pad in an osti so they can tower out when the bombs fall or they get pinged and not get a death. Same guy only picks and vulch's and is never without a wing man.
I guess timidity is required in order to obtain that illusive #1 rank… For me, it's not so much the kill, it's the thrill of the chase. (I guess that falls into the "It's my $15, and I will play like I want to.")
You missed the most important part and point of my post.
"I guess that falls into the 'It's my $15, and I will play like I want to.'" FWIW, being sent to the tower is part of the game. To reference another post of mine, there are gamers, and there are players. Those who .ef when the going gets tough are gamers, I sir am a player. A player takes the good with the bad and doesn't resort to "gamey" tactics (including Alt-F4) to preserve their precious score. Gaming the game only proves you are a better gamer, not a better player. Working to improve your play, so the bomb doesn't hit you is playing.
It's not a pot/kettle/black situation, it's your $15, play like you like. If you tower out when my bomb is falling, then I don't get upset, I feel sorry for you and count it as a victory that isn't on the scores page. A victory far sweeter than any other found on the scores page honestly.
To your score potato comment and to ranking in general: If I see you take your licks like a true player, and you were STILL top ranked, then you earned it. If you are top ranked and take the girlyman way out (gaming the game because you made a mistake), then I have no respect for your rank, it's a sham, and not worth the bits and bytes it's made of.
That being said, I may not be able to beat them now with only a year under my belt, but in due time, my playing style will overcome their gaming style so when we meet in a 1v1 setting (1v1 is not likely with many of these folks, but I can dream), I will prevail a majority of the time.
To me,
playing the game is the measure of success in this game, YMMV.
