I also find autoteam a great pain (this thread is getting off topic?).
Making a dumb assumption that some players actually play a pub game to win (many just use pubs for fooling around, or ladder whoring. Including myself!)... these players will have the common cause to work for their team's victory. If they can do it, great; it's rewarding seeing your gameplay pay off. If not, that's fine too; it's immature to expect to win every game - and losses can be learning opportunities.
But autoteam is a steamroller that makes the game FLAT and less exciting. Autoteam kills any development of teamwork that may have existed - it encourages the mentality that "every player is for him/herself"... because you can't be a passionate team player when you're switching sides mid-game.
It also can be unfair: People who deserve to win don't win. People who deserve to lose don't lose.
Despite this, one team totally owning the other is not fun either. Especially if the team losing has some players who actually want to win, but are stuck with idiots.
Not sure if someone suggested this, but maybe reprogram autoteam so that it doesn't take effect until there's a huge unbalance?
Making a dumb assumption that some players actually play a pub game to win (many just use pubs for fooling around, or ladder whoring. Including myself!)... these players will have the common cause to work for their team's victory. If they can do it, great; it's rewarding seeing your gameplay pay off. If not, that's fine too; it's immature to expect to win every game - and losses can be learning opportunities.
But autoteam is a steamroller that makes the game FLAT and less exciting. Autoteam kills any development of teamwork that may have existed - it encourages the mentality that "every player is for him/herself"... because you can't be a passionate team player when you're switching sides mid-game.
It also can be unfair: People who deserve to win don't win. People who deserve to lose don't lose.
Despite this, one team totally owning the other is not fun either. Especially if the team losing has some players who actually want to win, but are stuck with idiots.
Not sure if someone suggested this, but maybe reprogram autoteam so that it doesn't take effect until there's a huge unbalance?