ALT-F4

[Krusty]

He really has no clue what he's talking about. He's obviously trolling just to get attention, making comments to get verbose replies (flamebaiting). Too bad Skuzzy doesn't have forum patrol duties on the weekends.

[bagrat]

Quick question, which makes players more likely to quit?

A)Alt F4 prank
B)Having to chase 60 percent(made up stat) of players just to get into a fight
c)getting gang raped

I tell ya what at least if I fell for the prank even once that was the only time, but dealing with a timid community after playing with suicidal "balls to wall" players in console games like call of duty or quake, now that is something that would make me not want to come back if I wasn't so obsessed with flying.
However we can't penalize people for not playing the way we want, just saying if I logged on and having to fly 5 mins to a fight and then getting ran from would make this game seem like a big waste of time. Especially when they could go turn on the xbox and see more action in half the time. You can't please everyone, but I really don't think the alt F4 joke is what causes people to never log in again.  

[JOACH1M]

Back about 14months ago when I started I lost my 2week trial to this, got pretty ticked off

[Karnak]

I think a 240 hour chat ban for typing alt-f4 into the chat buffer would be reasonable, personally.

It is a stupid, juvenile and not funny "joke" that gives new players a really bad impression of the game.  I do not see this kind of mistreatment of new players in any other MMO genre I have played.  It is nothing but destructive to the hobby.

[Larry]

I do not see this kind of mistreatment of new players in any other MMO genre I have played.

Iv seen it in every online MMO Iv ever played.

[DEECONX]

Iv seen it in every online MMO Iv ever played.

^This.

[Jayhawk]

Back about 14months ago when I started I lost my 2week trial to this, got pretty ticked off

How did you loose your trial by Alt +F4ing?

[Yossarian]

Iv seen it in every online MMO Iv ever played.

I've seen it in one other game community, until one day it suddenly stopped.

What happened was that the 'management' cracked down, and said: if you abuse the new players, expect a 2-day ban from the forums.  And guess what - the noob-abuse stopped immediately, and suddenly the entire community was a whole lot more pleasant.

[Bronk]

LMAO Krusty calling people out for hyperbole.... priceless.

[AWwrgwy]

Back about 14months ago when I started I lost my 2week trial to this, got pretty ticked off

How did you loose your trial by Alt +F4ing?

Couldn't get back into the arena for 13 days?

 

Try Alt + F4 again next time.

 


wrongway

[LLogann]

He didn't get that postcount for nothing..... 

LMAO Krusty calling people out for hyperbole.... priceless.

[W7LPNRICK]

Every single time in the past couple months during a hair-ball, I hear some newb, who really needs help, & is on your team, say "Hey guys how do I....." & invariably some Bone-Head immature child(Unfortunately also on your team) says, "Alt-F4"! (tee hee I'm a little girl getting even with the big boys) Those are the same guys that bash the squeakers for being immature, huh?  

[LLogann]

Say it again sir!!!   

Every single time in the past couple months during a hair-ball, I hear some newb, who really needs help, & is on your team, say "Hey guys how do I....." & invariably some Bone-Head immature child(Unfortunately also on your team) says, "Alt-F4"! (tee hee I'm a little girl getting even with the big boys) Those are the same guys that bash the squeakers for being immature, huh?  

[guncrasher]

I play just about every night for several hours.  the alt f4 joke gets played less and less and when it is mention it is usually one experienced guy poking fun at another experienced guy.  how many times have you guys heard a long time pilot ask how to start the engine on a plane?  on the other hand in the past year i have seen guys actually help new people by giving good tips.  where as before the only suggestion was go to the TA and dont come back 'till you are an expert.

semp

[W7LPNRICK]

There's a little bit of both, for sure. It's not all negative, but I've heard my share of B.S. on here.