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[White Bear 84]

Dude42, on 23 June 2013 - 06:47 PM, said:

I have never laughed so hard as the other day when my buddy and I were playing and he asks "Hey Dude, how did you turn on 3rd person view again?" to which I responded "Alt+F4". 2 members of the enemy team immediately disconnected. Everyone starts laughing in chat. And my buddy says "Oh, that worked, thanks". Then another enemy disconnected. The game was 8v5 without ever firing a shot. My buddy demanded that 3 kills be added to his score for that round. I agree. I was wiping tears man, it was the best ever.

It is a cruel, cruel world....

[Tovan Cassidine]

There are lots of people out there who forget that they were once new, like we all were, and who blame everyone else for their own failings, especially new players. That's easier for them than to acknowledge their own failings. Relax. You can still love Battletech; just ignore them, do your best, and meet them on the field of battle with your head held high. We can't fix the morons, so it is best to ignore them.

[Adran]

Dude42, on 23 June 2013 - 06:47 PM, said:

I have never laughed so hard as the other day when my buddy and I were playing and he asks "Hey Dude, how did you turn on 3rd person view again?" to which I responded "Alt+F4". 2 members of the enemy team immediately disconnected. Everyone starts laughing in chat. And my buddy says "Oh, that worked, thanks". Then another enemy disconnected. The game was 8v5 without ever firing a shot. My buddy demanded that 3 kills be added to his score for that round. I agree. I was wiping tears man, it was the best ever.

You, my good sir, are clearly friends with a Master Troll. It's somewhat rare to see trolls reach that level. I applaud his skills, even as I despite that joke, as it only punishes computer illeterate people, which is sadly a lot of people.

[Butane9000]

I'm sorry this happened to you but remember that some of us don't speak for all of us.

[Koniving]

Tovan Cassidine, on 23 June 2013 - 08:50 PM, said:

There are lots of people out there who forget that they were once new, like we all were, and who blame everyone else for their own failings, especially new players. That's easier for them than to acknowledge their own failings. Relax. You can still love Battletech; just ignore them, do your best, and meet them on the field of battle with your head held high. We can't fix the morons, so it is best to ignore them.

Even better are the people that think they know everything, try to tell you how to play, and then are completely dumbfounded and amazed when you start shooting two enemies at the same time and quickly destroy them.

"Dude, don't go out there you don't stand a chance. Go cap."
"Turn around you freakin' moron!"
"We can't afford to lose turn back!"
*Uses torso to shoot one slow enemy with autocannons and uses arms to shoot another faster enemy off to the side. Both die within a second of each other.*
"O_O How'd you do that!?"

"I R "

[scJazz]

Never mind the fact that the ones giving lots of advice are already dead soooooooo

[Aym]

scJazz, on 24 June 2013 - 08:05 AM, said:

Never mind the fact that the ones giving lots of advice are already dead soooooooo

Yeah, Koniving comes to the forums every time he dies to dispense more advice ;-)

[Kraven Kor]

When folks are nice and polite and helpful and such, it just does not quite "stick out in your mind" as much as when folks are jerks.

So it is easy to have a bad experience spoil a hundred fair to good experiences.

Yet another reason most players should learn to not be jerks, but I've given up hope on that.

[Cervantes88]

Dude42, on 23 June 2013 - 06:47 PM, said:

I have never laughed so hard as the other day when my buddy and I were playing and he asks "Hey Dude, how did you turn on 3rd person view again?" to which I responded "Alt+F4". 2 members of the enemy team immediately disconnected. Everyone starts laughing in chat. And my buddy says "Oh, that worked, thanks". Then another enemy disconnected. The game was 8v5 without ever firing a shot. My buddy demanded that 3 kills be added to his score for that round. I agree. I was wiping tears man, it was the best ever.

Behold, even below ELOhell, the joys of Trisomy-level ELO. Where people are not only bad at the game, but also mentally challenged. Seriously, I call ********. No one that has spent more than a day playing on a computer would fall for that.

[bonemarrow]

Been playing a while now all pugs and compared to other games such as wot for example
this community in my opinion is the most tolerant and polite i have come accross.

In game that is.

Edited by bonemarrow, 24 June 2013 - 10:35 AM.

[Kraven Kor]

Cervantes88, on 24 June 2013 - 08:59 AM, said:

Behold, even below ELOhell, the joys of Trisomy-level ELO. Where people are not only bad at the game, but also mentally challenged. Seriously, I call ********. No one that has spent more than a day playing on a computer would fall for that.

You'd be surprised.

It isn't even so much "too dumb to know better."

Most of us operate on a kind of auto-pilot, throughout most of our lives, and while intelligent enough to know better, often fail to remember that we know better.

Its essentially one of those brain teasers:

1. Spell STOP.
2. How many letters are in STOP?
3. What color is a STOP sign?
4. What does a green light mean?

90% of people will answer question 4 as "STOP" having not even processed the words that entered their ears.

So people that "fall for" the ALT-F4 trick are not always dumb (and, surprise surprise, you can in fact operate a PC for years and never have to use that shortcut...)

They are just on autopilot

[Sug]

Kraven Kor, on 24 June 2013 - 12:04 PM, said:

90% of people will answer question 4 as "STOP" having not even processed the words that entered their ears.

Sad if true.

[Gremlich Johns]

I have never had the sort of MW:O experience the OP has posted. Ever.

[POWR]

Bad luck :| In the few games I've seen people behave like that I'll ask them to relax or quit if they can't... there's no reason to sit and abuse people over a videogame.

[B0oN]

Kyle Wright, on 23 June 2013 - 11:30 AM, said:

I was just now playing a game and asked the whole group how to turn off arm lock. Some guy tells me alt F4 which kicked me out of the game...WTF

Shift, mate. Alt+F4 is the ages old "kill that program" windows command to terminate hung programs

[Dude42]

Cervantes88, on 24 June 2013 - 08:59 AM, said:

Behold, even below ELOhell, the joys of Trisomy-level ELO. Where people are not only bad at the game, but also mentally challenged. Seriously, I call ********. No one that has spent more than a day playing on a computer would fall for that.

All I can say is, try it bro.

Just ask in all chat how to enable 3rd person view. Someone will most certainly say "Alt+F4", just say "Yea, alt+F4 worked, thanks" and watch the disconnects rain down.
Sometimes they're on your team tho, so just be careful, or maybe warn your team ahead of time.

[Wildstreak]

scJazz, on 24 June 2013 - 08:05 AM, said:

Never mind the fact that the ones giving lots of advice are already dead soooooooo

Well, I usually stick to info.

Gremlich Johns, on 24 June 2013 - 12:40 PM, said:

I have never had the sort of MW:O experience the OP has posted. Ever.

I have.
Best was when some dead guy called, "Fail team."
Response: "Well then, why did YOU die first?"

[Sug]

Tovan Cassidine, on 23 June 2013 - 08:50 PM, said:

There are lots of people out there who forget that they were once new, like we all were, and who blame everyone else for their own failings, especially new players.

I didn't forget that I was once new. I just don't understand why after a year i'm being put on teams with players asking how to target and set weapon groups. Come on matchmaker...

MWO is turning me into a jerk.

[Liquid Leopard]

Kraven Kor, on 24 June 2013 - 12:04 PM, said:

...people that "fall for" the ALT-F4 trick are not always dumb (and, surprise surprise, you can in fact operate a PC for years and never have to use that shortcut...)

Yep. Been using computers for 20 years, and it never came up. My computer nerd friends never mentioned it. No computer admin ever mentioned it. Why they hell would anyone need to know?

In fact, I think I went 20 years without touching that row of keys, until I someone told me how to check my frame rate in this game.

[Kraven Kor]

Sug, on 24 June 2013 - 06:38 PM, said:

I didn't forget that I was once new. I just don't understand why after a year i'm being put on teams with players asking how to target and set weapon groups. Come on matchmaker...

MWO is turning me into a jerk.

No, you are doing that yourself

I feel your pain; I'm apparently in the ELO bracket where we are required to wear helmets, if you know what I mean.

But I have never been a jerk about it.

Once in a great while I see some foul lines in chat, folks being jerks to newer players or just in general, but most matches little is said beyond some "Good Games" at the end.