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Tikkun Olam
I don't really want to raise a stink, but I have to bring it up. I'm gonna babble on a bit first.
I've been playing for years but I'm still not really good, especially when compared to some of the real experts that have a high k/d, and ribbons galore. But when I play, I play hard with an eye on supporting the team. At this stage of the game statistics are practically irrelevant, so I'm not really concerned with my k/d. I'm in the top 100, for example, simply by virtue of attrition, not because I'm better than the 1000's of mostly inactive players below me.
When I play BF, I change personas often in each game...assault, recon, and engi mostly, with the rare appearance as a medic. I play each character a little differently, but always with the object of taking flags, not with winning the game, per se. Camping tanks can take a lot tickets to win the game, but no flags, sorta thing.
I always spot. Period.
If I play assault, I spawn on my squadmates and drop ammo. If it's a good engi or recon, I'll stick around to supply them. I spot other players to see if they need ammo, and drop ammo boxes in strategic place and announce it. I spot the enemy, and I go for the flag as hard as I can. I die a lot...but I do my part. My good score and crappy k/d vs anyone above me tells that tale.
I usually go engi when I'm gunning or flying support in the hind/bh. Same goes...I spawn on guys that need repair, jump out and repair when needed, spot friendly vehicles if they might need repair, spot the enemy, *try* to hit helos with AT4s, and go for the flag.
And finally, when I'm recon I play a couple of different ways, but it's almost always about spotting. Sometimes I'll go recon when nobody else is spotting - which drives me nuts - and I'll find a good place to scope out the enemy. Sometimes I'll go recon when I'm in a squad with a good assault (and ideally, a good medic) who will keep me supplied with motion bombs...which I then toss constantly when a flag is up for grabs or when we're defending VADS cliff, say. And sometimes I'll position myself in view of the vads, or any flag in general, where I'm relatively safe and can spot, take shots, or drop mortars on the enemy.
Okay, all that to say that sometimes I'm extremely aggressive, sometimes I "camp", but I always play, and I always support my teammates in any way I can.
So today I finally took exception to the eGO admin getting on my case for how I'm playing. There is no need for insult..ever. There is no need for strong (but on the "permitted list, for sure) language or constantly insulting your own team in general chat. Frankly, it's certainly poor form and takes away from the enjoyment of the game...for me, anyway. I don't see how so much anger can be translated to enjoyment.
I have actually been kicked by this admin for not being aggressive enough, all the while I'm in his squad, spawning on him, and running to the flag. The rage was palpable, but misplaced in the extreme. I only complained in chat, but I don't want that to happen again. It was confusing more than insulting...because I thought you guys knew me...but it was still insulting.
People play different ways. Some camp. Some are super-duper, all-in, this-game-is-the-most-crucial-thing-in-my-life-at-this-exact-moment fighters. Most are somewhere in between, just wanting to play and have a good time.
Unless I'm actually breaking rules or disturbing gameplay somehow, I ask that you lay off...because I guarantee you I'm playing, just maybe not the way you want me to. And that should be just fine.
I've been playing for years but I'm still not really good, especially when compared to some of the real experts that have a high k/d, and ribbons galore. But when I play, I play hard with an eye on supporting the team. At this stage of the game statistics are practically irrelevant, so I'm not really concerned with my k/d. I'm in the top 100, for example, simply by virtue of attrition, not because I'm better than the 1000's of mostly inactive players below me.
When I play BF, I change personas often in each game...assault, recon, and engi mostly, with the rare appearance as a medic. I play each character a little differently, but always with the object of taking flags, not with winning the game, per se. Camping tanks can take a lot tickets to win the game, but no flags, sorta thing.
I always spot. Period.
If I play assault, I spawn on my squadmates and drop ammo. If it's a good engi or recon, I'll stick around to supply them. I spot other players to see if they need ammo, and drop ammo boxes in strategic place and announce it. I spot the enemy, and I go for the flag as hard as I can. I die a lot...but I do my part. My good score and crappy k/d vs anyone above me tells that tale.
I usually go engi when I'm gunning or flying support in the hind/bh. Same goes...I spawn on guys that need repair, jump out and repair when needed, spot friendly vehicles if they might need repair, spot the enemy, *try* to hit helos with AT4s, and go for the flag.
And finally, when I'm recon I play a couple of different ways, but it's almost always about spotting. Sometimes I'll go recon when nobody else is spotting - which drives me nuts - and I'll find a good place to scope out the enemy. Sometimes I'll go recon when I'm in a squad with a good assault (and ideally, a good medic) who will keep me supplied with motion bombs...which I then toss constantly when a flag is up for grabs or when we're defending VADS cliff, say. And sometimes I'll position myself in view of the vads, or any flag in general, where I'm relatively safe and can spot, take shots, or drop mortars on the enemy.
Okay, all that to say that sometimes I'm extremely aggressive, sometimes I "camp", but I always play, and I always support my teammates in any way I can.
So today I finally took exception to the eGO admin getting on my case for how I'm playing. There is no need for insult..ever. There is no need for strong (but on the "permitted list, for sure) language or constantly insulting your own team in general chat. Frankly, it's certainly poor form and takes away from the enjoyment of the game...for me, anyway. I don't see how so much anger can be translated to enjoyment.
I have actually been kicked by this admin for not being aggressive enough, all the while I'm in his squad, spawning on him, and running to the flag. The rage was palpable, but misplaced in the extreme. I only complained in chat, but I don't want that to happen again. It was confusing more than insulting...because I thought you guys knew me...but it was still insulting.
People play different ways. Some camp. Some are super-duper, all-in, this-game-is-the-most-crucial-thing-in-my-life-at-this-exact-moment fighters. Most are somewhere in between, just wanting to play and have a good time.
Unless I'm actually breaking rules or disturbing gameplay somehow, I ask that you lay off...because I guarantee you I'm playing, just maybe not the way you want me to. And that should be just fine.
