Ian Phillips
Volunteer Moderator
LOL, they taunt you from Solo mode? This is awesome.The term is used as it's a quick, easy and well established way to summarise a common player type:
- thinks all PvPers are 'griefers' and members of SDC
- looks down on competitive or aggressive playstyles because they are too intelligent and socially advanced for that caveman stuff..
- everyone else should be beholden to their moral code
- is prone to armchair psychology
- thinks cheating is ok when they get attacked by a player without consent
- likes to taunt gankers from solo in system chat
- makes sure any pro PvP idea or suggestion on the forums is shouted down, using adhominems if the poster is argumentative
FTFY[insert image ofold mana cat who walked into a room and forgot why he went in there]
LOL, they taunt you from Solo mode? This is awesome.
went on to prove it by misspelling 'Metropolitan Elite'.
I thought you were talking from experience.No I don't tend to engage with them as its a waste of time. Why me specifically anyway?
Those were good times compared to now.
Unlike "griefer" and "ganker" which do actually describe the behaviour of those people accurately, carebear does not......it's purely an insult. A childish one at that, hence my IQ remark.
Not sure if there is a name that could possibly encompass the differeing playstyles that all think deliberatly spoiling someone elses fun is not a good thing to support in any way. How about "fair players"?
I'd love to individually color my beams, so I can blast you carebear style
I'd love to individually color my beams, so I can blast you carebear style
I'd love to individually color my beams, so I can blast you carebear style
yawn ...
let me support that iq a little bit: both "griefer" and "ganker" are thrown around here as an insult more often than not, most of the time not even correctly. like with all other words, it's all about context.
about being childish ... yep, full grown adults throwing tantrums because some pixel ship blew up.
hot air? hollow narcissism?
I dunno about banning them from the forum. For me at least when someone uses the term it tells me that person is generally not worth listening to. Same as someone who takes pride in calling themselves a ganker.
Normally its quite rare to find someone so willing to inform the internet that they're tragic.
Looking at the squadron tags in this thread, im not so sure about that.Normally its quite rare to find someone so willing to inform the internet that they're tragic.
Hehe....I guess what I said hit home a little hard for you?
Oh look I'd better help you get those toys back in your pram.