Youphemism
Gunslinger since pre patch (sh/out to The Farmer)
The hyperbole is realMaybe its just a difference in perspective, but tech monsters, lend me your energy on this one.
For us, the ones who develop tech as the predominant thing we do, its an art. We don't just throw out whatever we make. Tech is a fine marbled meat, just waiting to be cooked and cut, to be trimmed and spiced, and we don't like sending anything out until it is as refined and beautiful and delicious as our communities deserve.
We are not the consumers, we are the producers. We take pride in our parts, and it takes us much longer to prepare the tech than it is for the other side to take benefit. We throw out promising tech, beautiful filet of potential, because we realize it isn't fit to eat. All of that time we invested chasing a dream, preparing it, nurturing our tech baby, and it all goes to waste in a moment. Its like a fleeting dream, once we awaken we have not to show for our works. We get no thanks for a nice try, we go about looking for the next meal to sustain our cultures.
Its easy to say not to withhold tech, but that's like telling an artist to sell every draft and picture he does. That's telling the author to cheapen his words so the consumer doesn't have to wait. We don't make tech just to make tech, we do it to make a difference. It's not something you can understand from the other side of the kitchen counter, but we spend hours, days, sometimes months working on just a single piece of tech for you all to enjoy. Sometimes we don't withhold tech for the sake of withholding it, we do so because we don't want to provide anything less than our best. Sometimes we care more about ensuring you guys get something you can enjoy to the fullest than we do that you guys have just "something". It isn't "something" to us, and you guys shouldn't settle for that either. We think you deserve better, and we strive to provide you with the best.
If you want more tech, you're welcome to come into the kitchen and prepare it yourself. Then you can throw whatever burnt toast you want onto a plate and serve it up as tech. You can complain that the steak isn't coming fast enough, or you can make the steak. Just please be more understanding that not everyone who holds the plate just a moment longer isn't out to spite you, or starve you so they can benefit... Sometimes they just know you'd like your steak medium-well, and medium simply won't do.
But for realsies, I get what you're saying. As a fellow tech monster I knew straight from the start I'd have to look into every little detail before posting my first tech thread. Hell I even put effort into making the thread for the tech.
I mean just look at this sexy beast: http://testyourmight.com/threads/how-to-make-amazonian-uppercut-10x-more-godlike-by-youphemism.41774/
And some Wonder Women still use it to this day.