Dave, I think you're taking it too personal. Once again my point is being completely missed here. The only thing I'm saying is don't get upset if one of your (and by saying "your" I'm not refering exclusively to you or anyone in particular) scores gets the "lame" tag attached to it. Furthermore, I've looked at the scores you have submitted Dave and found them to be quite respectable...well, except for that fine Burgertime example! ;) BTW, surely you are joking in your reference to your Zaxxon scores as they kick ass and you know it!(posted 9607 days ago)Please don't label anyone here as "elitist". There is absolutely no one here that could hold up that kind of title. Yes, some of us MARP veterans have our opinions, but on the other hand, these opinions are formulated through the "been there, seen it, heard it all before" experience of being around MARP for the past couple of years. Trust me, most of us can see a lame score when it hits the MARP shores. We used to get them from time to time but this is the first instance in which lame scores were being used to pile up points to reach the leaderboard top 10. Hey, submit all of 'em that you want. Nobody's ever going to stop you from doing it. But just remember, those kind of scores are not very durable and will only serve to disappoint the player in the long run as MARP becomes more and more populated with great players.
So quit getting so defensive and critical of someone who is calling it like it is. My gosh, 400,500 or more scores in less than 6 months?!? I'll tell you right now that there is no one (well, maybe BBH :p) that can possibly put up great scores on that many games in that short period of time. So the downside to this "Great Upload Rush Of 1999" is that some of the scores are going to merely look like nothing more than "test runs" or "just checking it out runs". That's just the way it is. And yes, I still find it somewhat humorous that the "markers" euphemism is used in these cases. Suggestion...if you're offended by someone siting what you've done (as in the "test run" case above)as lame, then hold back on that game until you at least get a handle on it so that it looks like you've actually tried to play the game. The leaderboard has no time limit. If you're good enough, you will definitely join the upper regions of the board in due time.
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