I hosted the first streaming online tournament for Mechwarrior back in the 1990's. The unit I am in has been around a long time. Back in MW2, I earned the title Captain through tournament play (2v2) wins and trials of combat, that allowed me to become popular in the community and eventually create the first massive multiplayer, automated league for I think any game and it was for Mechwarrior. Recently, the unit resurged and basically were Kurita during part of phase 2 in MWO.
I play for fun, but the difference for me is that I use an offhand controller instead of the keyboard...for fun.
For a few weeks after returning from MechCon 2017, I ditched the controller and tried to ramp up a more competitive style, and I did fine...but I still find it more fun with the controller and switched back.
Because of the controller, I know that my playstyle is limited from being a top 30 player, in lights it just isn't as responsive. However, I do beat some top players in Solaris and have been ranked as high as 23 in a division, overall I am around 40th. So, I would have to give that up.
I played sports and dont like to lose, even when the odds are against me. In that way, I am competitive, but I have also run a team of over 100 players in MWO, and ran a league of 10,000 mechwarriors for 10 years...so I dont think that I am an *******...but that is what all ******** think.
Teaching and helping new players has really been my forte for the last few years, when I haven't been pulled away by work projects (programming).
You can say this is a passion for me.
What do you think...should I join up with a team and try competitive, when my best fragging days are probably behind me.
Edited by Surn, 07 June 2018 - 06:21 AM.