I'm a LQ regular

mijapi300 *sigh* You're gonna make me do it, aren't you? I'd hoped we'd called truce in sharing our pet peeves, but now this. Okay, stand by for the comment farm.

My mobile gaming etiquette has nothing to do with my actual life

mijapi300, not much for me to add that was not stated above, but since you asked me for input, I will state that it is not personal, and putting people down is not something I do very often or even enjoy as you insinuate. You act as though my comments or the negative reactions of others are some sort of unsolicited attack on you personally.

The reality is that this a forum, where people with differing opinions on topics discuss and debate them. You started a thread (the thousandth thread maybe of this same ilk?) that basically says Pix makes you be a LQ guy, that it doesnt hurt anyone, and that you shower in awesome rewards of extra silver gleaned from the blood of noobs. I disagree with that path, and so state my opinion. If you expected everyone here to give you kudos for your OP, you don't know the moral compass of this forum very well. I share a very different viewpoint as you do about the harm done by quitters, and therefore, I point that out, not really to convince you of anything, but for the silent readers of this forum looking to read up on the topic of the LQ and whether it is a good idea or not.

Personally I think think the OP was made to receive some form of approval and therefore make the OP feel less guilty about his actions. I was in LQ for a week and yes I loved the rewards but the games were so messed up I couldn't wait to get out. I play to measure myself against the best and not take advantage of noobs or lesser equipped players. It's the challenge of it all the I enjoy. No challenge in beating a 6/6 hangar when mine is 10/10.

Yes well, you're doing for science sake is very altruistic ...but I take issue with the 'you never hurt anyone' comment...How many games you blow? There were other people in those games eh? How many people you see on these forums complaining about people tanking games and getting pissed? How many threads about it had to be locked by mods flooded by it...? How much time does Pix waste on the likes of coding for exploiters ???There is a cost, and you are hurting the game for others... and who gives a flying ?firetruck? if people know they are in it? Why the concern about the players getting screwed by Pix not giving clear entry and exit parameters? Why does it even matter to you?  I doubt its for the concern for the poor people who don't know they are in it, or the betterment of the game...If it was you would screw games and the people in them to begin with.

When you press "To Battle" and you don't...that's not playing every game to win. Having to backfill your ejaculation with a wild random, and late, affects the outcome...When I get dropped in 40 seconds into a game because of you...that effects things a lot...And when you press the button to leave too late and there is no backfill...You don't get any traction here on this because its stupidly obvious. At this point it must be really cool to be contrarian when your position is so starkly absurd.

Dredd77 You take excerpts from what I say, withold the contex, and pretend that you're holier than though.

The MSRP go both ways, but in the instances that it's understated, it's understated by 10-20%. In some of the instances that it's overstated, it's by 300-400%. It's clear that incompetence was present, but the underlying intent leans more towards misleading. They just didn't do the homework to make sure it made sense.

I didn't claim you were rich. Here, like many other times, you're putting your own meaning on my words, some of which I didn't even say. I said you have more expendable income than many. Which is backed up by facts from your blog. Based on things you've said in your blog, it would seem that you make a couple hundred dollars a month in purchases. I know many players from the game, not many of which can afford such an expense. Also, what I was saying is exactly what you put in quotes there, but you decided to put a negative connotation on it of your own doing for some reason.

I think blanket statement would be a more respectable way to put what I said about silver pricing, but you're more prone to personal attacks rather than respectful debate today. Blanket statements aren't accurately all encompassing. I was speaking based on the opinions I've personally heard. From a sample size of about 50 players that I've either spoken to or seen post about it, nearly all of them have expressed they feel silver is overpriced. To further the statement, I've never seen a person express that they feel silver is priced appropriately. The same applies to the comment about unreasonably slow silver acquisition. I base that on the opinions of the players I regularly talk to.

The deal being bad financially for most people was another blanket statement. This one I will admit was based on nothing more than my opinion.

As far as IP, I stand by what I said. What I also said that you convenient left out of context (common trend occurring here) is that I like the idea of the promotion. But it also is only available to a small segment of the players, so I don't consider it as a regular method to obtain IP. Also, buying the IP with gold is basically identical to buying gold, so I don't view that as a different way to obtain IP. You're not actually obtaining IP, you're directly buying a bot that way. I treat that as a cash for bot transaction. Not a cash for gold for IP for bot transaction, because that's redundant. There is currently one way to obtain IP in-game, and that method makes no sense. I went further to say that if they weren't ready to implement it yet then they shouldn't have. Every company that releases or implements something that isn't ready gets lambasted, and this is not different.

As far as the way you construed what I said about the time/software/ability to upload a video, I don't understand how that is considered spoiled. I don't know how to record video from the game, although I could look that up easy. The problem for me personally comes with equipment and software. I don't have video editing software, nor do I have a PC for personal use (I have one for working at home). This PC is an old one that I wouldn't think is strong enough to even run video editing software. I've had no reason to purchase a PC (I don't do PC gaming or really anything at home that requires more than my mobile phone). Nowhere in my statement did I say that I deserve the 2,500 IP just as much as those that do the work to earn it. I don't, and I'm glad there are people doing that to get the word out. I was simply making a statement that that method of IP acquisition is not available to a large portion of gamers that don't have the ability to record their gameplay. You put your own negative viewpoint of other human beings and literally came to a conclusion that wasn't existent in my comment. I was simply stating a fact that for a lot of people, the Facebook invites is the only practical way to get IP.

Additionally to your comment here, I always laugh when people believe that all millennials are the same. For one, even if you believe in that stuff, my birth year falls under Gen Y. Even if I was a millennial, saying that all millennials are entitled is akin to saying all black people are gangsters or all Mexicans are illegal. Stereotypes aren't reality, buddy. And if you want some factual background, my parents were 40 when they had me, so I was raised by baby boomers. Meaning I was raised with the ideals similar to most Gen X people. Going further, I started working as soon as I was legally able to. Because I wanted things, and didn't want to depend on anyone for those things. I've never asked for nor accepted handouts. When I couldn't pay rent, I asked for an extra shift, or I ate top ramen and mac n cheese that week. Enough life story though, I'm entitled I guess.

Next comment, LQ incentives. Again, you're claiming I said something I didn't. Or I tried to justify something. You completely misread the intention of the post, because you saw opportunity to judge and attack. The point of the post was to point out a problem. I view the current state of the game when it comes to LQ as a problem that's been mistreated and ignored. The game didn't force my hand. I just chose to take advantage of the loophole you can judge me for that if you want. But I never said it was right, nor justified doing it. I want it to be fixed, and I explained a solution that would fix it, which you mostly ignored in favor of attacking the rest of the post. Also, I stand by the fact that I'm not ruining anyone else's game. I know you're an intelligent man, so if you had taken the time to read the rest of the comment, you'd comprehend the statements that back that up. Statements you agreed to in other threads. There are SO many people that don't even know that LQ exists, that it would be a full queue with or without the exploiters. And it mixes all leagues with or without the exploiters. Those newbies will be facing champion hangars no matter what, the way the system is. There is absolutely nothing you or I can do that has any effect whatsoever on that fact. So whether you look down on me for exploiting the loophole or not, you can't go beyond that and claim something that isn't true. My actions have no bearing on the experience those new players will get. They're going to be pounded no matter what in the LQ. And the worst part is that they don't even know why. They think it's how the game is. And that needs to be addressed, so I wrote about it.

The Wild West exclusivity was addressed in another response elsewhere so I'll ignore that one here. The bottom line is, as long as you keep putting your own twist on my words and even making up things I didn't even say, I'm going to keep defending myself. I get that there are trolls on every forum, but one of the more respected moderators here, I wouldn't think you'd be one. And I'm not going to attack your character with a backhanded compliment here with a petty remark at the end of it. Mainly because I do respect you and your opinions, and this kind of treatment isn't your norm. I enjoy many of your posts and all of your blogs, and you bring a lot of knowledge to the forums.

Someone wanna summarize this for some Forum gold? I'm already a thousand words into this guy today and I'm hitting the "sink cost fallacy" eject button.