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[Spare Parts Bin]

I try to say anything unless we have a great game and I am thanking fellow pugs profusely or a game that belongs in the bathroom of a restaurant during happy hour where they serve tequila and Mexican food, then I am as salty as the mines under Lake Erie.

[Neutron IX]

I can actually totally appreciate where both of you are coming from on this.

On the one hand, I personally tend to offer both my team and the opposing team a salute or some sort of acknowledgment before and after every match. Even in 12-0 stomps, there are, generally speaking, a few who did their best to pull their weight on that "0" side of the coin, and we all have been around for matches that were far closer than the final score would indicate, where even something like 12-3 doesn't truly tell the whole story, and the "3" side actually really fought hard.

Also, I do like the long-standing tradition that you allude to, that exists in most sports. In my mind, it just sort of overall "classes the place up a bit" to have a community that exhibits this behavior.

On the other hand, I have definitely seen those folks that use it as a snide but subtle way to rub salt in the wound (I especially despise the "GGclose" set), and have certainly been on the receiving end where even if it was meant as a compliment, it certainly doesn't feel like it, since I know what happened on my side of the match, and know that we didn't earn that at all. This can make it feel a bit dismal on nights I'm struggling to put together any sort of hot streak.

At the end of the day though, my personal tendency is to err on the side of offering that respect. My sort of middle ground approach for a while now has been to ditch the "GG" altogether, and default to a "<o" to open the match, and something ranging from a "Cheers, Reds <o" (when we stomp them) to a "Well fought, Reds <o" (when they stomp us) accordingly...

I know my personal intention is never to taunt or goad. It just ain't my style.

[Jon Gotham]

Ripper I stayed up last night-you weren't there *queue lonesome harmonica*

[Neutron IX]

I must have just missed you...didn't even make it on til 11pm PST...yesterday took the wind out of my shorts.

[Neutron IX]

P.S. I need to make a mech build for solo QP drops and name it "Lonesome Harmonica" now...

[Bulletsponge0]

You know its time to quit for the night when you are in a light and you out damage the entire assault lance combined.

[Electroflameageddon]

Bulletsponge0, on 21 June 2018 - 02:58 PM, said:

You know its time to quit for the night when you are in a light and you out damage the entire assault lance combined.

Especially when the light lance has 10 of the 12 kills.

[Spare Parts Bin]

Sounds like it is time for the Assault Lance to call it a night or sue their brains for nonsupport.

[Jon Gotham]

Rip Snorgan, on 21 June 2018 - 11:43 AM, said:

P.S. I need to make a mech build for solo QP drops and name it "Lonesome Harmonica" now...

Made up for it last night though-By the end of the night it should have been a pass out parade band with all the victories:)

[Electroflameageddon]

I don't play assaults.

I prefer to be Mr. Sneaky McBackStabby in a light. I want PGI to release the UM-80 with ECM because that would be my ultimate mech. But that is another thread....

Due to the event, I saw that there a reward for one of the assaults that I own. OK, I'll be that guy.

Modded the AHN-1A and dropped.

Too slow, yuck.

Too tall, ick.

No skills, typical.

I eventually got into the fray, and OMG. Mechs parts flying off of the opposing team. One shot killing of a light pilot (<o). Utter and complete devastation. After completing the objective, giant smile on my face. I even got enough XP to put in 5 skill points into the thing and definitely met the 500 point damage criteria.

I am so afraid to drop in this thing again in case it was a fluke.

[Spare Parts Bin]

I usually die a horrible death when I pilot smaller mediums and lights. I prefer Assaults but Heavies have won my heart. I enjoy my Mad Dog Bandit,an Orion IIC Sköl,both my Ebon Jaguar B and Espirit de Equip, the Sun Spider Vanguard among others.

[Jon Gotham]

I made the error of looking at my stats just now. I've been forced to play skirmish 1,959 times. I've NEVER picked it myself. It's my most played game mode, the mode I like the least.
Democracy eh?

[Spare Parts Bin]

Jon Gotham, on 22 June 2018 - 11:54 AM, said:

I made the error of looking at my stats just now. I've been forced to play skirmish 1,959 times. I've NEVER picked it myself. It's my most played game mode, the mode I like the least.
Democracy eh?

Conquest and Assault seem to be the most challenging game modes especially on Alpine Peaks.

[UnofficialOperator]

Weekend warriors are just terribad... just had a heavy complain about getting nascared... wtf

Edited by UnofficialOperator, 29 June 2018 - 07:40 PM.

[UnofficialOperator]

Just had a team mate ridiculed for his accent because he is a non native speaker. Was asked to speak american on an american server.

What a ******* racist moron in this day and age.

[MTier Slayed Up]

"Rotate left, keep nascaring!" As we rotated into a firing line consisting of an Annie piloted by an EmP player that pooped on a majority of the team.

Gotta love the keyboard warriors we got on the weekends.

[loopala]

Ah the fun of weekend/holiday events. brings them in from the outer reaches.

Oh and BTW i guess my Solaris standing means something now. hmmm

[Spare Parts Bin]

Got some good games in today, raised almost 3 million C-Bills. Can not complain. Love playing against other pugs as being farmed or farming suxs.

[Jon Gotham]

I've just been the recipient of a teamkill and some racial abuse from some random US guy. All because he kept standing behind me. He ended up repeating the same comment over and over, screaming "say somethin'" whilst shooting me. Started calling me "eurotrash" and making racist comments about the English, reffing the American war of Independence.
Nice.

[Cloves]

Jon Gotham, on 03 July 2018 - 07:30 AM, said:

I've just been the recipient of a teamkill and some racial abuse from some random US guy. All because he kept standing behind me. He ended up repeating the same comment over and over, screaming &quot;say somethin'&quot; whilst shooting me. Started calling me &quot;eurotrash&quot; and making racist comments about the English, reffing the American war of Independence.
Nice.

All I can do is apologize for my countryman and assure you we are not all like that. Once again I am sorry.