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Post by Poopface on Sept 21, 2023 20:16:51 GMT -5
I've said it in a variety of places since the Dagon was first hinted at: That was the straw that would break this camel's back. If it came, I was done. It's announced so I've made my exit.
Amazingly, I feel......not much. There's regret. A lot of it, actually. As I deleted item after item -- Pix has made it a real chore to delete years' worth of accumulation -- I had fond memories of using many of the pieces of equipment, ginning up assorted oddball builds, struggling vs the meta, developing variations of my FU Hanger, and my successes and failures. Like all who quit after playing for a period of time, I wish things with War Robots had gone in myriad directions other than what we're experiencing right now.
That said, I'm largely done with being angry. I'm actually thankful that I had my week-long 30%-34% loss streak. I'm thankful that the "Conscientious Objector" hanger didn't succeed in lowering me deep into Masters or even Expert. My descent from extreme frustration to numbness was a bit of a decline that prepared me for this decision. As such my resolve to "burn the boats" was simply a box-checking exercise.
I'm done. Sure, the account has 6 billion silver on it, but there's nothing to go back to. No guns, no Titans, no motherships, no pilots, no modules, no drones, no workshop pieces, no robots other than the minimum I could select to verify I had no more gear left.
And now I have no reason to fire up the game and spend mine any longer. Sorry 6pack and timedrop folks, I decided it was in my best interests to completely sever ties to the game. It's for the best. I'm sorry, too, to the few people that charitably followed my fledgling youtube channel. Obviously, you won't be missing much.
Its fitting that my last feeling about the game was anger. It's 「fluffernutter」ing painful to sell off every single pilot one by one in a near-unending string of torture. That's emblematic of how the "game" operates, though. Very little is painless, seamless, well-constructed, or user-friendly except the means to spend your money.
Oh well. Onward and upward.
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Post by T34 on Sept 21, 2023 20:33:56 GMT -5
Hey, you may enjoy life more. Good on you for making a decision. I think a lot of people could be caught up along the lines of the sunken cost fallacy while their frustrations grow.
I quit 3 times and came back but after each return Pixonic's 「dookie」 affects me less and less. I play it for the fun of moving robots, shooting and playing with different gear.
However, if you do come back than do a fresh account and stay low. Game is better there. Haven't touched my Champions League account for years and there is no intent to do so.
It is amazing how much personal time this game can consume and that time is so wasted if the enjoyment is not there. If it is there than there are no issues IMO.
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Post by 079 on Sept 21, 2023 21:04:32 GMT -5
Well, I cannot blame you. While I would never go to the extreme of deleting everything in my account, I really have severed almost all of my connections to this game. I’ve barely spent any money this year, I have only built a couple of things in the workshop, I only upgrade new robots and not weapons (the weapons sit at level 1), I rarely play battles outside of 6 Pack and the Time Drops, and most days I only log on the morning to collect some freebies. If the game disappeared from existence tomorrow, 99% of my sadness would be from the loss of the community.
I have already done similar stuff for Battle of Titans, World of Robots, Robot Warfare, and Mech Arena. My account is there for if I want to experience the game again, but after an hour or so of play I am always reminded of why I stopped in the first place and just leave again, content with my hour of play. If not for the community, War Robots would be like that too.
I can see the merits of just burning it all though. Destroying everything yourself brings a kind of catharsis that just leaving does not, and it forever eliminates the temptation to maybe spend just a bit more unnecessary money or time on the game. I could go on that I am sad you did not at least keep your 6 Pack or Time Drop stuff (because I am), but it was your choice to make and I respect it.
I hope you find another cool mech game or a different game entirely to fill your free time, and you are still welcome to hang out on the Time Drops as company for us! I’m sure 6 Pack wouldn’t mind you either.
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Post by Oliver Kloesov on Sept 21, 2023 22:12:00 GMT -5
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Post by gus169 on Sept 21, 2023 22:34:50 GMT -5
Well, yes, it's a sad day indeed. You've been a great rolemodel here Poopface - with your FU hangars and experiments. I can't blame you though. It's just relentless. |
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Post by easystrider on Sept 21, 2023 22:54:32 GMT -5
You know what we should do? Have a timeline for when all War Robots features were introduced and each forum member that is no longer actively playing should put their name next to the feature that finally drove them off. For me it was orbital strikes. Don't blame you, Poopface, at all. I saw a video of the new bot and the game now looks like one giant cheat. |
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Post by TerrorStorm on Sept 21, 2023 23:24:45 GMT -5
Though I did not delete War Robots I've walked away from this game without looking back. Sick of the trajectory, lousy game play and the sickening focus on monetization. Took me a few fits and starts but honestly have not opened it up in a couple months now. Easy to walk away.
I've got limited time to fiddle around with games and for sure don't need to spend that limited time being annoyed.
Got a Clan to manage in CoC and when I have the itch to kill some bots Battle of Titans keeps me entertained for a few games a week.
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Post by Adazahi on Sept 21, 2023 23:43:36 GMT -5
Seeing octanian go was tough. I'll miss getting my 「bum-bum」 kicked with ya ;(
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Post by NexusBlade on Sept 22, 2023 0:11:54 GMT -5
Sad to see you go... But I understand completely and frankly the spiral this game is in will ultimately spell its doom, the hope I had briefly during 8.7 was quickly destroyed with the drone rework... and ever since things have been getting exponentially worse in ways even I couldn't have predicted... And I will say I feel a great deal of numbness myself... Like my all time favorite bot Seraph I had poured so much into... not just money but time and practice to get good with it... It represented something important to me... and now its gone... honestly I too struggle to find reasons to keep playing... and with this Ochokochi bull「dookie」 and Dagan and instakill weapon nonsense it's very clear that in the end any hope of crazy underdog games and anti meta fun at the top is going to be utterly pointless going forwards... This game has always been a love hate thing for me... but as time has gone on the things I love have been dying off and the things I hate have only got worse... As an Ex whale especially I feel so bitter... I spent an astronomical amount on this game and for what exactly? In the end what I will do is exhaust whatever fun is left with what I have... and then when I can't anymore I too will depart.
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Post by Typhon Johnny on Sept 22, 2023 0:50:16 GMT -5
Sorry to lose another " peep "
Keep the avatar name and mayhap see you around.
Be well and best wishes.
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Post by munkeeee on Sept 22, 2023 1:14:21 GMT -5
No more shame on you. No more idle thoughts. Gonna miss ya bud. I feel more will be following suit soon. This threads rant section has probably been more active last yr or so than ever before. It is what it is.
Good for you though, best of luck, and don’t be a stranger, even just to pop in and see some old faces.
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Post by Wolfblood7 on Sept 22, 2023 4:16:10 GMT -5
Damn, we'll miss you Poopface. Hopefully you find fun in another game. |
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Post by Poopface on Sept 22, 2023 5:11:06 GMT -5
Well, I cannot blame you. While I would never go to the extreme of deleting everything in my account, I really have severed almost all of my connections to this game. I've taken a few (three?) lengthy breaks from the game. Each time I returned it was the same dumpster fire only with the smoke/flames exhibiting a different type of toxicity. As ѻﻭɼﻉ has mentioned a variety of times in his own way, if you keep coming back to something that's really messed up despite all common sense dictating the opposite, either you're foolish or you finally cut the cord so you can't go back. I've wondered about what would cause me to finally stop once and for all for a few months now. I'd have this still small voice in the back of my head chide me saying, "is it time to burn the boats?" when I'd get particularly pissed off at some aspect of the game (often damage-immune stabby Lynxes and/or Nethers). It happened with increasing frequency. When I saw the first leaked picture of the Dagon a few weeks ago, I knew that was my red line. Enough was enough. In the interim I had my losing streak followed by the ineffective (at lowering my league ranking) "Conscientious Objector" hanger. All the while I gradually came to the realization that with the Nether-Lynx-Rook-Crisis-Newton-Okiedokie-Dagon release schedule that Pixonic was finding ways to not only flip the bird to large segments of the player base that couldn't counter this mess, but that they were finding ways to get themselves larger and more festering middle fingers with which to show that disdain for the populace. I finally reached my breaking point. I was tired of being abused and allowing Pixonic to do that to me. The happiness I've had with aspects of the game, the pride I've felt in finding ways around and through the obstacles in my way to a creative approach to counter the mercurial meta no longer adequately counters the negative aspects. I bear responsibility in my involvement with this dysfunctional relationship -- I've been returning to be abused. I took responsibility and broke the cycle.
I've been reevaluating a lot of aspects of my life in that time. It's not just within the game. Is it a midlife crisis? I'm 45 so I won't rule out that there are likely aspects of that in play. I've been working to divest myself of things that bring me no joy and which really are like barnacles on my ship transporting me toward spiritual balance. I'm in the midst of trying to get a new job in another state after 23+ years in the same location simply because my NASA site is circling the drain with management being a colossal part of the problem. Not a conspiracy theory: the Center master plan is featured proudly on the main Sharepoint site. Likewise, the local culture is being eroded by more and more chain stores so the individuality and charm is further erased as another Taco Bell, Popeyes, or 5 Below is installed. I'm not happy, my family is not happy, so we gots-ta-go.
I'll quote the character "Bishop" from Waiting... once again.
I can see the merits of just burning it all though. Destroying everything yourself brings a kind of catharsis that just leaving does not, and it forever eliminates the temptation to maybe spend just a bit more unnecessary money or time on the game. I could go on that I am sad you did not at least keep your 6 Pack or Time Drop stuff (because I am), but it was your choice to make and I respect it. As I mentioned above, I've done the "beaten wife syndrome" thing multiple times in the past. I didn't want to "take a break" or "I'm done with this crap" once again then return to the mess that is War Robots again in the future. I didn't take this approach to feel better by way of destruction, to feel like I was hurting Pixonic in some manner. This was infinitely more clinical. Logic >> emotion here. I deliberately didn't leave myself any gateway to return, reconsider, or relapse. If I really had a lot of spare time, I'd buy up things with all the resources then resell them (because the ROI is miniscule) to eventually really end up with nothing. It took over an hour to delete everything from my account. I can't imagine the pain and tedium needed to spend 6 billion silver in a gradual decline. No more shame on you. No more idle thoughts. Gonna miss ya bud. I feel more will be following suit soon. This threads rant section has probably been more active last yr or so than ever before. It is what it is. Good for you though, best of luck, and donât be a stranger, even just to pop in and see some old faces. I don't know that I'm leaving the forum. Honestly, I've considered it as part of a full-spectrum approach to boat-burning. That said, the community isn't part of what distresses me about War Robots. And since we do have other things covered (such as like what Koalabear did by refocusing on MA) its not like it'd be unprecedented. We'll see. Who knows what the future brings? |
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Post by Poopface on Sept 22, 2023 8:23:03 GMT -5
You know what we should do? Have a timeline for when all War Robots features were introduced and each forum member that is no longer actively playing should put their name next to the feature that finally drove them off. For me it was orbital strikes. We've lost a lot of great and truly innovative players over the years. I remember we had a guy (unfortunately, the name escapes me) that used to do a lot of intricate write-ups running through assorted tactics and builds and whatnot that was from one of the former ComBlock countries iirc. I think it was the dashes that did it for him. |
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Post by donetotally on Sept 22, 2023 14:05:54 GMT -5
For me, I think it was what they did to my Murometz, I felt for the first time, now we are all on the same playing field for once... I could melt anyone, and loved it.. they de-tuned it and gave us hordes of Seraph, that was the beginning of the end for me.. This is also when I really saw the business plan for Pixonic and I was done spending, now just a matter of time to burn the boats. POOPFACE, I think it is good that you are looking to find that happiness now (kind of changing a new leaf) that's good, just don't get rid of the wife and the dog, ok.. lol
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Post by Poopface on Sept 22, 2023 16:51:17 GMT -5
POOPFACE, I think it is good that you are looking to find that happiness now (kind of changing a new leaf) that's good, just don't get rid of the wife and the dog, ok.. lol Absolutely not. She’s my treasure (my wife, not the pooch). 24 years dating effective yesterday coincidentally. I knew an amazing thing the moment I met her. |
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Post by Method Games[YT] on Sept 22, 2023 17:30:56 GMT -5
Sad to see you go and it seems I'm not far behind in that decision.
I really had held onto a tiny glimmer of hope that pixonic would rethink their practices after the two top YouTubers departed but nah, it's business as usual with the introduction of the Dagon bot and new acid weapons that melt everything in sight.
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Post by milty72 on Sept 22, 2023 17:50:06 GMT -5
Sad to see you pull the pin Poopface . Even though you never joined into the Fluffernutters ridiculous you so embraced the vibe. You will always be an honourable Fluffernutter no matter what.  Now get on out there and find your fun. |
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Post by Poopface on Sept 22, 2023 18:20:28 GMT -5
Now get on out there and find your fun. I’m about to go mingle at a private school function where I know no one and can’t get juiced beforehand. That whole “go find your fun” will have to wait until tomorrow, I’m afraid. 🤦♂️ Being a Christian school, I’m threatening my wife to introduce myself thusly:  |
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Post by milty72 on Sept 22, 2023 20:57:26 GMT -5
Now get on out there and find your fun. Iâm about to go mingle at a private school function where I know no one and canât get juiced beforehand. That whole âgo find your funâ will have to wait until tomorrow, Iâm afraid. ð¤¦ââï¸ Being a Christian school, Iâm threatening my wife to introduce myself thusly: Time for you to invent a creative back story for when someone asks you what you do for a living. I work for a really 「dookie」 company called Pixonic............. |
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Post by Poopface on Sept 22, 2023 21:39:30 GMT -5
Iâm about to go mingle at a private school function where I know no one and canât get juiced beforehand. That whole âgo find your funâ will have to wait until tomorrow, Iâm afraid. ð¤¦ââï¸ Being a Christian school, Iâm threatening my wife to introduce myself thusly: Time for you to invent a creative back story for when someone asks you what you do for a living. I work for a really 「dookie」 company called Pixonic............. Actually, she told me I’m not allowed to talk. I threatened her that I was going to introduce myself to people saying that she won’t let me talk just to put her on the spot. I didn’t do that, of course. I just walked around with my fly down and a slightly blank and confused look on my face all evening instead. |
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Post by Somebody’s Mom on Sept 22, 2023 23:38:17 GMT -5
POOPFACE, I think it is good that you are looking to find that happiness now (kind of changing a new leaf) that's good, just don't get rid of the wife and the dog, ok.. lol Absolutely not. She’s my treasure (my wife, not the pooch). 24 years dating effective yesterday coincidentally. I knew an amazing thing the moment I met her.
Smart man. |
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Post by AcuityAxiom on Sept 23, 2023 0:06:35 GMT -5
I feel you. Nowadays I barely start matching, I just play the ads while I do other things, tune a few things up and close the game.
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Post by tabbylion on Sept 23, 2023 5:59:05 GMT -5
You can delete your hanger but I can’t find a way to get rid of that custom title you gave me
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Post by Poopface on Sept 23, 2023 7:06:11 GMT -5
You can delete your hanger but I can’t find a way to get rid of that custom title you gave me I got you, boo. That title is gone now. |
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Post by Taboga73 on Sept 23, 2023 15:45:43 GMT -5
Wow, that was heavy.
Think I’ll pour myself a drink and reevaluate some things.
This game is pushing the limits of what is considered entertainment.
Anyway, hats off to your fortitude in sawing off the parasite.
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Post by Poopface on Sept 23, 2023 17:53:49 GMT -5
Anyway, hats off to your fortitude in sawing off the parasite. Thanks! It was not unlike Ripley fending off the medbay facehugger. Thankfully ѻﻭɼﻉ functioned nicely as Vasquez.* [Edit: I had a link to the scene, but the end of the clip had a very non-CoC-friendly recommendation about Burke’s future thanks to Hudson] * Honorable mention to munkeeee who was my Newt. |
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Post by Garbage game on Sept 24, 2023 2:24:02 GMT -5
Bouncing around Discord and seeing some Whale clans reactivate lead me to coming here and seeing this.
I respect the decision and wish this game to die ASAP so I can laugh in the faces of people who have spent over $10k on pixelated Russian casino garbage.
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Post by ѻﻭɼﻉ on Sept 24, 2023 10:55:56 GMT -5
Bouncing around Discord and seeing some Whale clans reactivate lead me to coming here and seeing this. I respect the decision and wish this game to die ASAP so I can laugh in the faces of people who have spent over $10k on pixelated Russian casino garbage. I guess you haven’t heard that some people pay upwards of $30k+ each update. That is not a joke, but right from the horses mouth as they say |
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Post by Garbage game on Sept 24, 2023 15:48:44 GMT -5
Bouncing around Discord and seeing some Whale clans reactivate lead me to coming here and seeing this. I respect the decision and wish this game to die ASAP so I can laugh in the faces of people who have spent over $10k on pixelated Russian casino garbage. I guess you haven’t heard that some people pay upwards of $30k+ each update. That is not a joke, but right from the horses mouth as they say Imagine spending a down payment on a Children’s robot game every nerf cycle (ie a month). Then having children play the accounts to grind you silver. Welcome to the Synergy clan. Every clan has their whales though. We had one guy writing off War Robots as company expenses 😹 |
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