mcnabulous
Noob
The issue I have with"spammers" isn't fairness, it's what's fun. I get that they're playing to win. But unless they're a professional gamer and they're training for a big tournament, they're also playing for fun, right? That's why most people play games, to have fun. So is using the same move over and over again fun?
I play multiplayer games for the competition. I've done some co-op games, but I usually either play single player or competitive multiplayer. But I don't play other people just to see my my number of wins go up. Numbers by themselves aren't fun. I'd rather lose in a close, competitive match than dominate someone with far superior skills. If I just wanted to crush an opponent, I could just play against easy AI or my little sister.
Can you appreciate that many players don't get online to follow the textbook formula for how to get around spammers? I have beaten some spammers, but sometimes it just doesn't seem worth the effort. Besides, even if you are a pro or semi-pro player, does it really help improve your skills to crush someone who doesn't really care about their W/L ratio? If you dominate the match, no one wins. Your skills aren't tested and the other guy might be discouraged from playing and improving his own skills. The only thing you get is a meaningless number that doesn't really reflect your skills. But if you go a little easy on them, you both get to play a close match and they might learn something.
So when a pro player beats a scrub, do they really win? Does that win mean anything?
I play multiplayer games for the competition. I've done some co-op games, but I usually either play single player or competitive multiplayer. But I don't play other people just to see my my number of wins go up. Numbers by themselves aren't fun. I'd rather lose in a close, competitive match than dominate someone with far superior skills. If I just wanted to crush an opponent, I could just play against easy AI or my little sister.
Can you appreciate that many players don't get online to follow the textbook formula for how to get around spammers? I have beaten some spammers, but sometimes it just doesn't seem worth the effort. Besides, even if you are a pro or semi-pro player, does it really help improve your skills to crush someone who doesn't really care about their W/L ratio? If you dominate the match, no one wins. Your skills aren't tested and the other guy might be discouraged from playing and improving his own skills. The only thing you get is a meaningless number that doesn't really reflect your skills. But if you go a little easy on them, you both get to play a close match and they might learn something.
So when a pro player beats a scrub, do they really win? Does that win mean anything?