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[Name140704]

I have often found that life gets in the way of online enjoyment in groups. Maybe it's mine, maybe it's theirs, but whatever the case may be, there are reasons for not grouping up this time around.


1. It's FREEEEEEEE to PLAY! There is no subscription! You have little to lose by playing Lone Wolf because you don't get loyalty points that deteriorate over time. So when life comes up you have no problem taking a break and coming back.

2. You don't take orders well in video games. I suspect there are others who are going Lone Wolf for the same reason. I'm trying to relax some before I get back to the family/house/work/school/lawn stuff that I have to do. If you get in the chat and call me out for brining something you don't think is viable, or shout over T.S. that it's my fault, prepare to be ignored.

3. It's not going to be like it used to be. There won't be rooms you get kicked out of because ,"Oh, uh, Narco you have to go because my team member is wanting to join; thanks for waiting half-an-hour for a match though" *NARCoMAN has been kicked from room 12* isn't going to happen. At least it had better not. The impression I get is that a lone wolf just clicks something like "find battle" and waits a few minutes. If we're going to see the traditional "you aren't in my league go away" kind of nonsense I probably wont play.

4. No player run factions. The only time I ran in to this stuff was in MPBT:3025 BETA, but it was really, REALLY bad. There is nothing worse than relying on others (In a video game) for promotions or getting griped at because there is some "politics that you should leave to the professionals" reason that you can't do something. Nobody, no matter how long they've been the imaginary leader of imaginary house/clan/unit ______ can presume to tell you what to do.



That's enough out of me for today I think.

[metro]

moving to off topic

[Adridos]

Lone wolfs = free kills. As long as you're not on our side, we don't care.

[Listless Nomad]

.....so should I consider this your two weeks notice then? I'm pretty sure you signed up to join us like two weeks ago..

Thanks for the heads up.

[The Bounty Hunter]

Metro, on 22 March 2012 - 10:00 AM, said:

moving to off topic

Just wondering, not questioning, but why would this be better in Off-Topic? Thanks.

[Name140704]

Adridos, on 22 March 2012 - 10:04 AM, said:

Lone wolfs = free kills. As long as you're not on our side, we don't care.

Lone wolf doesn't mean, "charge in to the fight without thinking", it means unaffiliated. How long have you been playing the game that you consider lone wolves to be free kills?

It's not like a lone wolf is going to be someone who ignores all the tactical data from the Battlegrid.

Edited by NARCoMAN, 22 March 2012 - 10:17 AM.

[Adridos]

NARCoMAN, on 22 March 2012 - 10:15 AM, said:

Lone wolf doesn't mean, "charge in to the fight without thinking", it means unaffiliated. How long have you been playing the game that you consider lone wolves to be free kills?

"2. You don't take orders well in video games. I suspect there are others who are going Lone Wolf for the same reason. I'm trying to relax some before I get back to the family/house/work/school/lawn stuff that I have to do."

The cooperating team is the winning team.

Edited by Adridos, 22 March 2012 - 10:20 AM.

[RedHairDave]

why did you join the 1st robinson rangers if you plan to be a lone wolf? we put effort into everyone that joins, did you just want to waist our time?

http://mwomercs.com/...__fromsearch__1

and to the above post, yes, if you dont take orders, prepare to lose a lot. as those who coordinate will beat you like a red headed step child

Edited by RedHairDave, 22 March 2012 - 10:22 AM.

[Dihm]

Why you can be a "lone wolf" and still be part of a faction.

• You can never lose what you've gained through gaining Loyalty Points (unless you leave the faction). Lone Wolves don't get loyalty points, so nothing changes. You weren't getting Loyalty Points in the first place, so why care if you end up losing them by changing faction? What you DO get in the mean time is access to new skins, new units, etc etc. If you go away and lose some LP due to it, oh well, doesn't matter, cause you can always regain them and keep going from where you left off. Again, you don't lose what you gained.
  
• Factions aren't player run, no one can give you orders, you can do whatever you'd like and play at whatever times and however you prefer. It's free to join, there are no restrictions on joining factions, you don't have to go through an application process. Don't like your faction? You can leave a faction and join a new one if you want, this has been confirmed.
  
• Um... okay, so what does this have to do with being in or not being in a faction? Faction players will likely have the exact same "just play button", the difference being they'll be fighting with other members of their faction, with lone wolf fill ins.
  
• See answer three

Why so hostile towards organized team play?

Edited by Dihm, 22 March 2012 - 10:28 AM.

[CeeKay Boques]

Because he doesn't want to follow orders.

If you dont' follow the orders of the Unit that is playing, then you are useless and SHOULD be kicked. IMO. If I was the member of House, attempting to win our objetive, and a LW joined, I would be panicking. Would he give away our position? Will he get a soda in the middle of battle? What did he bring? I don't know, he's a rebel, an enigma, a wild card. And when doing battle plans, wild cards ain't fun.

For all the casual reasons you mentioned, a LW of the caliber you described simply isn't as involved, isn't as committed, and doesn't have as much effort and emotion invested.

Maybe Lonewolfs will just join LoneWolf matches? I'm sure there will be more than 24 LoneWolfs at any given time, so that "join game" will probably be 12 v 12 of LW on LW action.

Edited by Technoviking, 22 March 2012 - 10:30 AM.

[Dihm]

Narco, I don't know if you played them, but did you get upset in the Battlefield games with the squad system?

[Hawkeye 72]

Listless Nomad, on 22 March 2012 - 10:06 AM, said:

.....so should I consider this your two weeks notice then? I'm pretty sure you signed up to join us like two weeks ago..

Thanks for the heads up.

...so you are a free-agent for hire now? I will have a few ops near Kentares IV for you

My people will be in touch with you

[The Bounty Hunter]

So the Bounty Hunter can get through the day, he looks at those "Orders" as "Suggestion" he chooses to follow. Much better for his psyche that way.

EDIT: ALREADY disturbed psyche, that is....

Edited by The Bounty Hunter, 22 March 2012 - 10:54 AM.

[The Bounty Hunter]

Technoviking, on 22 March 2012 - 10:28 AM, said:

If you dont' follow the orders of the Unit that is playing, then you are useless and SHOULD be kicked. IMO. If I was the member of House, attempting to win our objetive, and a LW joined, I would be panicking. Would he give away our position? Will he get a soda in the middle of battle? What did he bring? I don't know, he's a rebel, an enigma, a wild card. And when doing battle plans, wild cards ain't fun.

For all the casual reasons you mentioned, a LW of the caliber you described simply isn't as involved, isn't as committed, and doesn't have as much effort and emotion invested.

The Bounty Hunter is seeing a disturbing pattern he does not like.........

It seems the only real Mercenaries in the game will be the Lonewolfs.

[whiskey tango foxtrot]

The Bounty Hunter, on 22 March 2012 - 10:47 AM, said:

The Bounty Hunter is seeing a disturbing pattern he does not like.........

It seems the only real Mercenaries in the game will be the Lonewolfs.

There is great truth in this.

[CeeKay Boques]

Yes, because in a Merc Company you will have to follow the Merc Commanders orders and deployment ideas, and LW don't answer to nobody amirite? *high five*.

[RedHairDave]

why cant you be the one giving orders? and still be a true merc? and frankly even real mercs follow orders or get the boot. your there to do a job you have been paid to do, you aren't special, you aren't unique. do what your told, or put some effort in and tell others what to do, in a coordinated combat environment, those are the only options if you hope any level of success. rambo can go play console with the rest of the 6 year olds.

[whiskey tango foxtrot]

To me it is a question of Honor , if you're going to drop with them , you fight WITH them , other wise go play with yourself.

[Listless Nomad]

Red there is no need to be so black and white or negative. it's true that units aren't for everyone, and that's fine. Being a lone wolf doesn't mean they are a console playing 6 year old, or that they are Rambo. Also, if you are in a unit - you don't have to be a useless automaton either. We value our members - you of all people should know that. Let him go and do what he likes.

[CeeKay Boques]

The Bounty Hunter, on 22 March 2012 - 10:47 AM, said:

The Bounty Hunter is seeing a disturbing pattern he does not like.........

It seems the only real Mercenaries in the game will be the Lonewolfs.

whiskey tango foxtrot, on 22 March 2012 - 10:50 AM, said:

There is great truth in this.

Well true, most Mercs are really just armies with money as their Lord, it directs them.

A more likely scenario is that after a month a "LoneWolf Collective" will occur, and the LoneWolfs that enjoy the other's company will accidently form a mercernary group when they weren't looking for one, and play with them.