12 Feb 11, 01:25PM
(This post was last modified: 12 Feb 11, 01:27PM by tipper|DES|.)
One of the problems with competitive play in the past is it seems to have brought out the worst in some players; cheating, poor behavior endless disputes and trying to moderate and organize fair, well run competitions is a thankless and time consuming job.
The standard of play on the pubs has always been variable and hasn’t changed much as far as I can see since 0.92.
What has changed is the level of skill of those who have been playing for some time and unfortunately, the attitude of many of the players.
Ac, it’s bit like a love affair, it was all smiles and sex at the beginning but now the incompatibilities have shown themselves and the tedium of every day existence with the game can be tiresome.
Get a bit on the side I say, but then I get divorced a lot.
The horrible truth is, just like a lover, you can’t force many changes to the game before it is no longer the game you fell in love with.. It is what it is and acceptance not struggle is likely to be more productive.
There are still good natured, highly skilled games to be had on the pubs and imo that is where they should be; not in some supposedly elite group set apart from the “noobs”.
The dedicated core of ac was all “noobs” once and it was playing with higher skilled players on the pubs that either drove these players to improve their standard of play or leave the game for something less stressful ;)
Leave newer players to play amongst themselves, separate from the vets, and the incentive to improve their standard of play diminishes.
As for the ladder, I think ladders tend to bring out some of the less savory characteristics in many players; I mean, take me for example, I’m a nice boy really but show me a ladder and I become a whore!
The standard of play on the pubs has always been variable and hasn’t changed much as far as I can see since 0.92.
What has changed is the level of skill of those who have been playing for some time and unfortunately, the attitude of many of the players.
Ac, it’s bit like a love affair, it was all smiles and sex at the beginning but now the incompatibilities have shown themselves and the tedium of every day existence with the game can be tiresome.
Get a bit on the side I say, but then I get divorced a lot.
The horrible truth is, just like a lover, you can’t force many changes to the game before it is no longer the game you fell in love with.. It is what it is and acceptance not struggle is likely to be more productive.
There are still good natured, highly skilled games to be had on the pubs and imo that is where they should be; not in some supposedly elite group set apart from the “noobs”.
The dedicated core of ac was all “noobs” once and it was playing with higher skilled players on the pubs that either drove these players to improve their standard of play or leave the game for something less stressful ;)
Leave newer players to play amongst themselves, separate from the vets, and the incentive to improve their standard of play diminishes.
As for the ladder, I think ladders tend to bring out some of the less savory characteristics in many players; I mean, take me for example, I’m a nice boy really but show me a ladder and I become a whore!