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[Mr Everything]

Hello mechwarriors;

There are a lot of different way to greet your opponent in a Friendly and Sporting way.

Some people just say hello
some say greetings from their perspective units

But one of the Most common Practices you will see is a Salute
and there are a number of Salutes being used by the Mechwarriors out there
and I would like to Address them individually and present the one I use.

First there is the very basic <S> Kind of like programing language S for salute a Emote no one can see. I personally do not like this one because i am a visual person and like the Ingenious Pictures people can create with letters and numbers and symbols etc.

Second there is the More ingenious O7 where the O is your head and the 7 is the arm and hand making a Salute. I think this was very nice attempt at making a salute but this is flawed. because you type something for the other person to read when you look at he O7 on your screen it looks like they are trying to salute with their left hand. It would be the right hand if you were looking at the back of your head, but you are not saluting yourself so you must be aware of the perspective of the onlooker. he Sees O7 you are saluting him with your left arm.
which in Military terms your are Showing disrespect to your opponent by using the left arm.
Good try Bad Form.
Also with the O7 you are not assuming the proper arm placement for a proper salute, I suspect that a non-Military person created this salute because they did not know any better.
A proper salute your arm and hand are straight from the elbow to the tips of your fingers.
the 7 makes it look like you are saluting with a bent or broken wrist (there is a joke in that i am not going to repeat) so I will never use this salute Wrong and Wrong and Disrespectful.

Third So I come to my Final Salute this is the one I use to Honor my opponents and Begin a Good game of Mechwarrior. <o This is what you will see when i post it in game you see your opponent saluting you with their right hand arm and hand straight. Proper salute and not disrespectful.

Thank you for reading this post and if you have served in a Military you know what i am saying is true. Please let your Units know how to salute properly, lets not allow this O7 to continue without proper education.
Some people just don't know what they are doing, and trhink that they are giving proper greetings trying to be the good guy and doing what is right. so I do not fault them for that. It just irritates me when I see a left handed Salute from a Player who is Playing a Mechwarrior who would know the proper way to salute.

Again thank you for your additional input.

Mr Everything
Davion Royal House Guards Commanding

[Mr D One]

o7 er I mean <S>, I mean O7, doh, I mean :>8o8<:, damn star wars x-wing, I mean

<o

can't we just use gg

[FiveSpeedF150]

I've seen o7 as the most popular one. I like it - it works as a quick emote. No need to overthink it.

[Appogee]

Who are you calling ''less than zero'', you surat?!

[Egomane]

Appogee, on 10 November 2013 - 11:40 AM, said:

Who are you calling ''less than zero'', you surat?!

Himself... as it would show in chat as
Mr Everything: <0



Personally, I do not care about any form of salute, for we are all mechwarriors, fighting for the glory of our nations or for money to support our lifestyle. If someone greets me directly, I'll respond in a friendly manner. But I dropped to fight and not to chat.

[Toffa]

Hi All,

I use ( '-')7 in game and sign off my forum posts with the same.

I'll share another... For those those that get a bit mouthy, I occassionally hit them with a .!,,

Toffs ( '-')7

[Shagohad]

I toggle free look and snap my mech's hand up towards its face! LIKE A MAN!

[ninq]

Most people I see do the o7 salute or just say hi. I don't think we'll ever get everyone to do the same salute but maybe we can encourage more players to greet or salute each other?

[Chavette]

If you're a lord then:
caps on, lord {yourname}, followed by ggclose

If you're not, you just take it and your defeat too.
Such is life

[Rushin Roulette]

Shagohad, on 10 November 2013 - 10:07 PM, said:

I toggle free look and snap my mech's hand up towards its face! LIKE A MAN!

You mean you want to salute like the guy on the left? (Dont forget... both arms will move in the same direction in free look )
...that doesnt look too manly to me.

[Razuko]

my salute: t( o.O t ) , or the more traditional kurita version: t( ^. ^ t ).

[Durant Carlyle]

You could simply type "Those who are about to kick your butt salute you."

[DerelictTomcat]

What about the Italian war salute?

..|.

[Kenyon Burguess]

Mr Everything, on 09 November 2013 - 09:17 PM, said:

which in Military terms your are Showing disrespect to your opponent by using the left arm.

correct. which is why we use it. when Mariks run into Mariks, theres gonna be a nasty fight. so we 07. GG is reserved as a sign of respect after a good fight. theres never a reason to salute an enemy before you pug stomp them.

[Bartholomew bartholomew]

How about we nerf saluting since it is OP.

[IntX]

Bartholomew bartholomew, on 11 November 2013 - 04:51 PM, said:

How about we nerf saluting since it is OP.

I like that idea. How about every person who salutes causes ten extra seconds in the ready screen and15% increase in ghost heat.

Edited by IntX, 11 November 2013 - 05:24 PM.

[BLOOD1975]

Hope, I can get my clan mates to this: "Nemo me impune lacessit"

(Latin for "No one provokes me with impunity")
--> The motto of the Black Watch

<o

[Zerberus]

SIde Tidbit /Useless knowledge: Since saluting originated in the middle ages where the left hand was the shield hand and the right was teh weapon hand, saluting with the left hand (as o7 would be when viewed from the front) is actually regarded as a sign of treachery and malicious intent rather than respect

[Hauser]

Zerberus, on 13 November 2013 - 09:51 AM, said:

... a sign of treachery and malicious intent rather than respect

Sounds about right for what will unfold in the next 15 minutes.

[Hillslam]

<=8()B=>

Edited by Hillslam, 13 November 2013 - 12:38 PM.