Originally Posted by BaneII

I'm not sure why you are equating my remark about racing to the enemy UCB as a review of your Fallen strategy. I said it was a common occurrence seen on our server (any server most likely), end of sentence.

Hmmm... I was pretty tired by the time I made those comments last night. It felt like they were for me at the time, given that I've probably been the most vocal in advocating a more defensive "TG style", if you will. Having gone back an re-read, I can see your point a little more clearly now, however. Pardon my miscalcluated remarks; lesson learned.

As to the rest, I think we've made each our points and they have merit in their own right. Apart from that, I'm prepared to agree to disagree with you if you'll shake on it. There's no one right way to approach strategy after all and I'm not here to convince anyone of my point of view; while it's true that I can be a pretty opinionated bastich at times , I certainly don't subscribe to "My Way or the Highway Weekly". I merely offer my opinion for consideration and enjoy a good debate when it comes my way, nothing more.

Shake hands?

Originally Posted by xanathemax

Well as my personal hero Wayne Cambpell would say, ixnay on the ondescension-cay there, Chet. Everyone thinks they know just how everyone else should play at all times, and has no problem making this known in really uncivil manners. All caps messages in chat probably aren't going to have much of an effect other than pissing off people that really don't give a damn how much you think you know about what their situation is. This applies not just to tactics but to the way I see some people on this server constantly telling everyone else what to play and how to play it exactly (and, if I may be frank, often times the kind of suggestions they offer are just plain wrong). I can't even begin to describe how many times I've been trying pretty damn hard to play well and play cohesively as a team only to hear some knob say in a condescending tone "well, what are our medics doing/where's our air support/why didn't you revive me." Give people the benefit of the doubt sometimes - I know it feels good to think of yourself as the almighty god of all things online gaming, but recognize that you probably don't know the situation and the solution for every player on the battlefield and what they're trying to accomplish. And if you think you do, go commander for Clapton's sake instead of playing backseat driver for the whole team.

Regarding all caps messages, I'll be the first to raise my hand and plead guilty as charged. Just last night I all caps'ed messages to squads defending the Outpost on Orel x64 when a jeep would fly through in their direction. From my point of view, I was providing tactical information to the team in a way that was more easily visible above the usual spam. I didn't know that early in the map that Mantis was still commanding from the previous round and when I was alerted to that fact, I used CO channels to provide feedback.

I'll also be the first to admit that, on occasion, I've let a bad day and a frustrating round of PoE get under my skin and I've snapped at a few people here and there. We all do these things and I think it's safe to say that, for most of us, we never mean it to be taken personally. For my part, I've apologized when my behavior has been particularly boorish. I don't respond well to name calling, however, and if a person can't be bothered to tell me in a polite manner that I've offended them and give me the chance to apologize and make amends, I feel less inclined to seek them out and offer my penance. That said, if there are those to whom they feel I still owe apologies, I offer them now.

And on that note, allow me to address the body of your comments.

You know, I may be jumping the gun here (again), but you've shown on numerous occasions already that you do indeed have some kind of axe to grind with me. So, I'll have to assume that the bulk of your comments were meant for me more specifically than Bane's. And, as long as we quoting various idioms, in response all I really have to say is: "Be sure that you practice what you preach."

I mean, if you are going to take the moral high-ground, you might want to see that your choice of language is a little less colorful than it is. I know I, for one, don't appreciate being called a "knob", among the variety of other things that you've chosen to call me in the past. There’s good, clean debate between civilized people, and then there’s belittle-and-berate. Your comments above leave me with the impression that they fall under the latter, as they have in the past also. Again, make sure your own slate is clean before you run around trying to wipe somebody else's.

@The Rest:
That will be enough off topic from me, folks. I leave the floor to you and the topic at hand.