What I am going to say ties in across a number of topics, so I hope everyone is reading this:(posted 9601 days ago)1) As a newer member of MARP, I am STILL unfamiliar with some of the founding reasons behind it (ie: I was unaware of the leaderboard points vs. lame recordings debate) often because these reasons are not posted anywhere on the site or accessible to the site. Unfortunately, with the new space problem, that doesn't seem likely to change. I don't like being yelled at by the vets for something I'm doing wrong without even knowing why first.
2) No hard feelings BeeJay. At least you came forward and said something. Ironically, I left the tournament, and more recently MARP, for literally the same reasons that he did. It's becoming clearer and clearer to me that if MARP is to continue it not only needs some changes but also a "code of conduct" or "etiquette guide". Many complaints could be solved by explaining the views on illegal methods, unplayable recordings, pcxs, lame recordings, autofire, and who knows what else on an OPENING page to MARP when players first sign up.
3) Next, JoustGod, your post. Again, thank-you for responding, and I agree with your points. That said, since you seem to have a good predisposition for stats :), guess how many of the games that you singled out in your post are or were 2nd or 3rd place and counting for medal points. Need I explain what my reason for posting them was, or what a reasonable solution to solving the problem would be? I think not. This is an easily REMOVED cancer, and an easily removed script which is probably sucking back much-needed memory.
4) BBH, your post. The thought that I might be partially responsible did cross my mind :( There's not much I can do about it at this point.
5) Finally, like BeeJay, I will probably continue to take a sabbatical from MARP. A lot of what is being said in the public forums could be solved a lot better via private e-mail, where emotions and egos are less likely to flare. The only person who seems to do this on a regular basis is skito, and I thank and respect him all the more for it.
Because of trying to host the ICQ server, my harddrive has had severe problems over the last week and my cable connection is still crashing. I am a university student with courses to be studied, a job to maintain (teaching computers to children), and a social life outside of VirtualWorld, including a very persistent ex-girlfriend. Gaming is great, but I don't think that any of our lives are wholly focused on it. So let's try and keep things in perspective. My complaint about elitism (not bastard veterans, as I think somebody phrased in their post :P) was that new players were being singled out without having been given a fair introduction to the rules that be. As I've said earlier, changes need to be made to prevent this. I was not here for the founding, nor do I want to be a part of the closing down, so I hope I can just be a regular MARPer for a while, and not the pestulent champion of lost causes which I have been for the last few weeks. Apologies to anyone offended, and I hope to see you back in a while.
A final note: JG, BJ, please do not leave. You two are a good part of the reason why I spent so much time in the damned tournament. I've learned more about Gyruss, Galaga, and other monotonous space shooters from you two than I ever thought I would be capable of.... :)
and Discipline, you can burn in h
Sincerely, Q.T.Quazar