...just because 1 group was one place first does not entitle them to dictate anything but their opinions to another group.
If they are entitled to voice their opinions, why did you post this?
The video doesn't even support your text -- which is about one player being armchair general on side channel. The video shows several players on range asking you not to shut down their fight. Yes, the conversation turns ugly, but that is mainly because of the terse refusal they get from your squad.
Alerting the enemy to what friendlies are doing on channel 200 seems like poor sportsmanship to me but I refuse to stoop to their level and cry about it while demanding HTC punish them for their first breach of my idea of the rules.
But you are “crying about it”. You posted it here. Sure you don't like what they said or did in response to your actions, but
you decided to air it here. You knew you were going to catch flak from players whose game play you were affecting. Your squad made the decision to proceed anyway, despite the complaints. So, who is griefing whom, really? And why are you complaining about it?
As far as deleting the film because "it makes us all look bad". This is nonsense and we should not fear the truth.
If you had let it go, players would likely have forgotten about the incident. Instead, you chose to immortalize this by creating a thread and posting a video. It seems to have backfired, because it makes you look just as bad as your intended targets. Maybe this is just you thriving on your squad being disliked, again. What "truth" you are exposing here that is so important? Do you simply not care that none of this is good for you, your squad or the game?
On the flip side of the coin, try thinking about this just for a moment (as unlikely as it may be):
What if… just this one time, you had elected to heed the other players requests of “Hey, don't shut down our fight.”
What if… you had chosen to change your strategy in favor of someone else's game play?
What if… you had said: “OK guys, we don’t want to shut down your fight (on this limited map). We'll go take another base”? Might that have have left them thinking “Wow, maybe those vGuys aren't so bad after all.” Maybe someone would have said "thanks". I realize this isn't what you are after. But you also wouldn't have made any more enemies on your own side.
I agree with you that you have the right to play how you want within the rules of the game. But keep in mind that others are entitled to not like your choices, especially when it directly affects THEIR enjoyment of the game.
Bottom line: You reap what you sow, Rob. Live with it, don't whine about it.
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