WilySly said:
4-5 wK's on one team in a 50 man server = stacking?
Ha, we must be better than I thought
I never said you were bad
players, Wily.
Mok said:
What's wrong with them stacking? Absolutely nothing.
Just to clarify, by stacking I mean playing on the same team when that team is rolling the other team (I'm saying 5 rounds won in a row with minimal casualties, or close to that). It's fine to play on the same team if the other team is balanced by another organized group. Balion used to do that often, if you remember. We still do -- but you, of course, won't notice 'cause most smurf.
Here's why stacking (as defined above) is bad. It ruins the gameplay. Even if you are a very good player, it's incredibly hard to play against an organized and skilled team when your team mates are not playing well together. I'm pretty sure I don't need to convince you, Wily, about the power of team effort in Warband, especially if that team has practiced a lot and coordinates via voice chat. Playing against the stack can be extremely frustrating even for experienced players. Imagine you are a new player and you are fighting an impossible battle which is playing against the stack. No matter how tough your will is, you would probably become frustrated very soon. As a consequence, you would either quit the game for good, or engage in unproductive behavior like teamkilling/wounding. A very small minority might persevere and try to improve, but they would still not value the team effort which is truly the deciding factor in team-based modes in this game. So, hopefully, it is clear for you that by stacking one team you are hurting the community by driving the new players away from the game.
I actually don't expect you to respond well to this criticism. I know I have brought up the same points to other clan leaders, only to be told to go **** myself. I actually expect the same response from you, because contrary to what gelden insists on, I do know most of wK members (I don't actually know gelden and cradoc, but the former has shown his true colors). Which is fine, it's your right. Just don't expect me to respect you and not call your hypocrites afterwards.
Gelden said:
KissMyAxe said:
Stop stacking one team on POM during steam sales (and otherwise), that would be help enough for the community. And
Your clan did this exact thing yesterday
If Balion was indeed stacking (playing on the same team for extended number of rounds and rolling the other team) -- that would have been sad, if true. I was not playing with them at the time, so I don't know. I'd appreciate if you PM'd me the names. Sometimes Balion stacks inadvertently. Usually, one round after realizing one or two of us switch teams. I can't confidently speak for other members, but I know that Mad Dawg and I switch teams to try and balance all the time (I have never seen any members of other clans do that, ever). I have been doing it on POM for a long time because I think that grossly unbalanced teams ruin the enjoyment from the game for both sides: it sucks to be rolled and an easy victory is not very sweet.
Gelden said:
KissMyAxe said:
(except for you behaving like an obnoxious prick)
Says it all man... at no time have I resorted to name-calling.
I apologize, I should have chosen my words more carefully. Based on the following quotes, calling you a passive-aggressive **** appears to be more accurate.
Gelden said:
Your clan did this exact thing yesterday, were you not invited to play with them?
Gelden said:
Kiss I think you could benefit a lot from this, should I sign you up for a few sessions?
And no, I am not offended -- simply amused that you are so afraid of me that you chose resort to passive aggression (as opposed to an active one).
I laughed so hard. Stop stacking one team on POM during steam sales (and otherwise), that would be help enough for the community. And I'm not hijacking -- just pointing out the hypocrisy.
