EE PatronJan 11th 2018, 6:31:59
Man. This got some traction. Thoroughly enjoying the debate. I dare say there's some sense to a lot of statements here which, no offense, surprised me a bit. I expected, given my role this last year, to just get a bunch of grief about being an elder most sets.
Vic is the only one going that route and at this point I can't say I blame him. He is right about me saying essentially nothing though. I've tried to remain unbiased and merely open the can of worms with my nose plugged and a 30 foot stick. No reason to unleash my crazy. Its taking a couple months off. Hope all is well with you and yours as well.
Xninja - All I see on that top ten list is laf hitting ICN is still top ten. You've got work to do ;)
Zorp - I bet you wear skinny jeans with useless suspenders and have a stupid mustache you fluffing hipster. ;) <3
mazooka - I know you can't convince some people trying to war is fun either. War clans have gotten downright creative trying to find wars. Look at SOL for a rational example this set or elders for a brazen example recently, but its a dynamic that used to have a stronger application in eras of lots of large clans with big ideas. Essentially it left behind a bunch of folks who are too old and tired to lead and either liked killing or liked netting better. And those who showed any sort of skill on one side or the other are often closer because they've been talking over strats and whatnot for years. There's precious few members who desire doing both. I finished 4th on one server while i finished with 1300 defends on another. I actually enjoy it when I die, enjoy it when I finish well, enjoy it when I get topfed, enjoy it when I farm archaic when he joins the server etc. I ACTUALLY LIKE THE GAME. Its why I had no trouble paying laf 6k acres this set because fluff happens every set. Different stuff. And I always enjoy it. Sure. I enjoy trying to get first. But i also enjoy watching xninja get huge gains and seeing some horsetears on AT. And if he hit me I'd have a good laugh with him about it. Too few people on both sides of the debate have too often seemed to me like they're so focused on playing their game their way that they take away from/ignore what makes this community and this game unique, colorful and enjoyable.
I'd also like to point out that xninja was NEVER an Elder and has often played in LaF. I have no reason to point that out other than to show that its not 8 or 9 people who feel a certain way. I could name drop about 40 people right now who play this game and feel like xninja. And that's just the ones I know. That 90% figure is closer to 65% than you think.
And as my largest opinion I have on this, the toxicity of the we old get off my lawn defense should be fairly obvious. Some people, myself included, have full lives with a lot going on every day. I work 60 hour weeks and play 8 shows a month. Last month I drove to michigan from philly and back in 4 of the 6 days I was not working or gigging or both. When i get downtime, instead of sitting on my ass, opening a bag of cheetos and watching the walking dead, I happily choose earth with my pals for an hour+ any day and any time I get downtime. Like I said. I still enjoy this game.
Vic is the only one going that route and at this point I can't say I blame him. He is right about me saying essentially nothing though. I've tried to remain unbiased and merely open the can of worms with my nose plugged and a 30 foot stick. No reason to unleash my crazy. Its taking a couple months off. Hope all is well with you and yours as well.
Xninja - All I see on that top ten list is laf hitting ICN is still top ten. You've got work to do ;)
Zorp - I bet you wear skinny jeans with useless suspenders and have a stupid mustache you fluffing hipster. ;) <3
mazooka - I know you can't convince some people trying to war is fun either. War clans have gotten downright creative trying to find wars. Look at SOL for a rational example this set or elders for a brazen example recently, but its a dynamic that used to have a stronger application in eras of lots of large clans with big ideas. Essentially it left behind a bunch of folks who are too old and tired to lead and either liked killing or liked netting better. And those who showed any sort of skill on one side or the other are often closer because they've been talking over strats and whatnot for years. There's precious few members who desire doing both. I finished 4th on one server while i finished with 1300 defends on another. I actually enjoy it when I die, enjoy it when I finish well, enjoy it when I get topfed, enjoy it when I farm archaic when he joins the server etc. I ACTUALLY LIKE THE GAME. Its why I had no trouble paying laf 6k acres this set because fluff happens every set. Different stuff. And I always enjoy it. Sure. I enjoy trying to get first. But i also enjoy watching xninja get huge gains and seeing some horsetears on AT. And if he hit me I'd have a good laugh with him about it. Too few people on both sides of the debate have too often seemed to me like they're so focused on playing their game their way that they take away from/ignore what makes this community and this game unique, colorful and enjoyable.
I'd also like to point out that xninja was NEVER an Elder and has often played in LaF. I have no reason to point that out other than to show that its not 8 or 9 people who feel a certain way. I could name drop about 40 people right now who play this game and feel like xninja. And that's just the ones I know. That 90% figure is closer to 65% than you think.
And as my largest opinion I have on this, the toxicity of the we old get off my lawn defense should be fairly obvious. Some people, myself included, have full lives with a lot going on every day. I work 60 hour weeks and play 8 shows a month. Last month I drove to michigan from philly and back in 4 of the 6 days I was not working or gigging or both. When i get downtime, instead of sitting on my ass, opening a bag of cheetos and watching the walking dead, I happily choose earth with my pals for an hour+ any day and any time I get downtime. Like I said. I still enjoy this game.