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[Spanktankk]

Kamahl1234, on Jun 14 2013 - 18:55, said:

Because "good" players seem to be frustrated at the challenge of having to carry a bad team. So they leave.

I swear, nobody likes a good challenge anymore. I had a recent match with my friend, where we were losing by 6, but he ended up killing 7 people as the last man standing, whilst not tanking more than 100 hp of damage and pretty much single-handedly winning the match. It was one of the most fun matches we're ever had, as challenge is what makes a game like this fun.

Coming from this *good* player, its harder to carry on Weekends.  Frustration level goes way up.  Still love the challenge, but have learned to walk away after 3 bad losses.  Platooning helps, but 3 "good" players + 12 brain dead mouth breathers = Impossibru.  Sometimes.

I swear, if you could TOW friendly tanks into battle, and tell them "just shoot in the general direction of the enemy flag..and keep clicking"... Team W/R would go up 5%.

[vvvppp]

Fattty, on Jun 14 2013 - 18:58, said:

This.

And that guy with the porn, he had some good points.

  

[Shrike58]

Real life, reading, alcohol and trawling through the DVR are all options; I do my gaming before 10:00 in the morning and after 9:00 in the evening EST.

[hobowankenobi]

Spanktankk, on Jun 14 2013 - 19:02, said:

I have a back yard full of dog crap that needs some attention.

Maple Black Lager.... interested?

Nom Nom Nom!

On my way.  Have my own pooper scooper.

[Kamahl1234]

Spanktankk, on Jun 14 2013 - 19:04, said:

Coming from this *good* player, its harder to carry on Weekends.  Frustration level goes way up.  Still love the challenge, but have learned to walk away after 3 bad losses.  Platooning helps, but 3 "good" players + 12 brain dead mouth breathers = Impossibru.  Sometimes.

I swear, if you could TOW friendly tanks into battle, and tell them "just shoot in the general direction of the enemy flag..and keep clicking"... Team W/R would go up 5%.

True, but realistically, it's still just a game. Getting frustrated at a loss isn't something I do, as whether I win or lose, I generally am still making progress. The only ones that I can see for frustration at a loss is tier 8+ tanks, as the costs can be high.

And as it goes, especially with x3-5 weekends, I find it's pretty much a gamble for getting much better than normal experiance. As remember, you may have had a horrible loss, but that means that someone else just had a great time. The frustration seems to be that you want everyone else to be in your position, being frustrated, while you have an easy/fun time. (I'm generalizing "you" here, I'm not speaking of you specifically, Spanktankk)

[pyerm]

try onlive.com, you can play hundreds of PC games free. for 30 minute trial periods

[LordBenjamin]

The teams should have weekend players evenly divided on average.   I guess I don't get the fuss about how it affects win rates or anything.

[DeathA3R0]

Mr_Archer, on Jun 14 2013 - 18:34, said:

well,if u over 55% and want to keep it when solo in pub, those red players won't let u feel any happy. anyone know other better games? tomorrow my Vip will be expired, time to uninstall,

and also from last week, they kill my ability to do CW as well, I work hard to get tier 10s and then ,they r so useless, I won't waste my money on retraining or garage slot, that's just stupid

Sexy Beach 3

[Clubber_Lang]

Clubber_Lang, on Jun 14 2013 - 18:38, said:

weekend only means more seals to club

grab a t5 send an invite or two and go 70% if need a toon send a pm we ussually have 2-3 running at about 9ish pm eastern

70% last night

[Chiyeko]

x3 weekend sure is a pain, I mean I can do a lot, but I am not one of those super heroes out here, so I lost a lot getting my x3 to get over my T69 (which is just bad luck, I do great in it, really I do, but the teams are terrible most of the time)

[Clubber_Lang]

70% again last night

[Alpha_Romero]

You didn't say what type of weekend games you were looking for. If you want "tank" games, there's tankionline and robot rage. Robot Rage has been offline for quite some time and has recently come back on all new and polished. I played the old version quite a lot, it was on a rooftop in good lighting, But the new version is in a dimly lit dungeon of some type and the lighting is too dark for me to see, but it looks like it would be fun. Tankionline you have Capture the Flag, Deathmatch and Team Deathmatch. I'm not advocating that you try these, just suggesting as a diversionary activity.

[Maggz]

you only got to be a good player by beating the snot out of those "reds".

[GunnyJC]

Kamahl1234, on Jun 14 2013 - 18:55, said:

Because "good" players seem to be frustrated at the challenge of having to carry a bad team. So they leave.

I swear, nobody likes a good challenge anymore. I had a recent match with my friend, where we were losing by 6, but he ended up killing 7 people as the last man standing, whilst not tanking more than 100 hp of damage and pretty much single-handedly winning the match. It was one of the most fun matches we're ever had, as challenge is what makes a game like this fun.

Exactly right! Played a game last night where I was platooning with 2 friends in a Tier 7 match & the three of us killed 12 out of 15.  Games like that are memorable and tons of fun.  We were down by 5 at one point with just the 3 of us left and had the feeling of "oh no...here we go again", but we soldiered on. As they fell before us you could just feel the momentum changing/building and hope rising. As the game was coming to the end there were multiple posts in comms from both sides saying well played game.  Those are the games I play for & what makes the game special.

[_Dean_]

Just grab a 36.01h and load your konisch with prem rounds. Easy 65-70% solo win rate. Depending on the game you're going to lose 10k credits max per game if you don't do well.

[cashdash]

Lord of the Rings Online.

Spoiler

I'm kidding, I would never recommend that game. not even to my worst enemies.

[Felklaw]

Mr_Archer, on Jun 14 2013 - 18:42, said:

I heard it horrible as well, the only reason people play it is for 5000 golds. it will die once it is open beta.  For example, in warplanes there is just no way to fight anyone 2 tiers higher than u, not like in wot, if u r tier 6, u can still be useful in tier 8 battle,but for warplane, u will be killed in sec ,just that boring

Hearsay is a terrible thing...

You often have aircraft 2 tiers above you (if you are bottom of MM rank). It is the exact same as WoT. You want to charge in headstrong and take them on by yourself, you die.

Play smart, play angles and play to your aircraft's strengths as well as with other team mates, you can take them down.

[majsteven]

Spanktankk, on Jun 14 2013 - 19:04, said:

Sometimes.I swear, if you could TOW friendly tanks into battle, and tell them "just shoot in the general direction of the enemy flag..and keep clicking"... Team W/R would go up 5%.

Well said sir.


Someone give him my +1 since I have reach my limit...

[ArtV]

Minesweeper

[Tazilon]

Quit worrying about your stats and start playing for fun again.  This game can be a lot like late night in a bar - it is amazing how much fun you can have watching the drunks...