I feel like, people take pubbing too seriously


(watsyurdeal) #1

So, this thread is coming from a rather torn position. Cause I do want people to work together, and play properly. But at the same time, we should be having fun while doing so. I don’t think it’s impossible to have just a basic level of understanding of your jobs when you play while still having a blast.

But lately, I’ve been playing some games, and people have wanted to actually kick me when I’m not playing that well that day. Evidently “because you’re useless”, and I would play say, Fragger, or Sawbonez, IF I had them in my squad, and not playing around with different cards to experiment and see what works, or just using the Grandeur for fun. It’s toxic, it’s not a good vibe to give out that some nobody who clearly could be working, streaming, or doing something more useful with their time, is trying to give you crap.

And on the flipside, on days that I have been doing well, I’m still also having people trying to get me kicked. For hacking, walling, aimbotting, etc, without any logic behind it. They evidently want to kick me, just so they do not have to put up with me.

I am going to be clear, you do not have to win every game, and there are going to be people who are better than you. Just don’t be a dick about losing, and don’t be mad when someone is doing well on the other team, keep that crap to yourself if you must. But seriously, don’t be a dick. It’s the number one rule of Dirty Bomb for a reason, and it feels like a lot of people forget that, for whatever reason.


(Xerny) #2

Trust me, from my personal experience, you’ll met tons and tons of people that only play to win, if you just get kicked out or they attempt to kick you, well… Just mess around harder! Who knows, you can do a lot of stuff in pubbing, for example, try going Stilleto Rhino only! Who knows? That could be fun!

Anyways, in competitive games such as Dirty Bomb,Overwatch,League of Legends and so on there is always that one guy that wants to constantly wins and dosen’t even have fun, unless they’re winning. And there is always that one guy that WILL and i mean ALWAYS WILL blame SOMETHING or SOMEONE for their mistakes;

- Didn’t win a 1 v 1?

List of blaming things:
-Stupid Weapon/Merc
-Stupid Ping/Lag

- Didn’t win a game?

List of blaming things:
-Stupid Teammates
-Hacking enemy player

- Can’t reach Cobalt on ranked?

List of blaming things:
-Stupid teammates (again)
-Stupid Balance
-Stupid Weapons/Mercs (again.)

Just don’t be hindered by such players, those guys need to be muted from voice or ingame chat, and remember, always mess around while Pubbing :stuck_out_tongue:


#3

@watsyurdeal said:
So, this thread is coming from a rather torn position. Cause I do want people to work together, and play properly. But at the same time, we should be having fun while doing so. I don’t think it’s impossible to have just a basic level of understanding of your jobs when you play while still having a blast.

I know I’m getting redundant and starting to sound like the resident cheerleader for execution, but execution allowed me to enjoy the best of both worlds. Generally I am very competitive and stopwatch (especially FF servers) was my go-to when I was ready to practice. Now, I’m not talkin’ screaming at my teammates with an inability to have fun, but I played the objective and I played to win. I’d substitute my favorite mercs and loadouts for more ideal ranked lineups and I’d have at it. Now, without alternative game modes or customs, I’m finding myself playing this game substantially less and getting frustrated that I don’t really have a game mode to just sit back and dick around in when I want to. It’s stopwatch all day long and I’m getting burnt out waiting for ranked seasons.

I’ve said it before and I’ve said it again. This is why I believe every competitive game needs customs or some form of a deathmatch mode. I don’t care if execution sucked compared to CS or what have you. I don’t care if it wasn’t central to their vision of the game and it’ll never have ranked support; I’d actually prefer it this way. My main draw to execution was that it was a more leisurely mode despite having a lot of skilled regulars in it. People would talk and type a lot in between rounds and deaths. We’d get to spectate and give each other a hard time. The games didn’t take 20 to 30 minutes of non-stop focus and attention. You could get up and go get a drink, go take a piss, turn on some music, etc. It was fun and refreshing to step away to at times. It’s as simple as that.

CS has comp and casual, but also dm and demo. CoD has select competitive modes, but countless others and customs. Overwatch seems to have a variety of different ones although I don’t play it so can’t confirm. Hell, even Rocket League has a million different game modes and customs. The list goes on. I could name 20+ games similar to DB that are structured this way in terms of matchmaking, casual, customs, and unusual or quirky modes. When DB’s competitive ranked core revolves around the same game mode in its unranked setting or casual which is essentially ranked cut in half, you’re gonna have a mixed bag of results between people that are playing for fun and people that are playing to win.

This sentiment could just be my own, but I think we desperately need more variety, players, and for our current modes to be tightened up a bit. Rentable servers, where are you? I really ******* want execution back.


(ThinkItsClose) #4

Yeah totally agree, it gets about 5 times worse when ranked is in mid season; All the players come over to casual and server browser matches spreading their crap on servers where people just want to have fun. It’s not called a game for nothing


(ThinkItsClose) #5

edit: i hit the post button twice can a mod delete this


(ImSploosh) #6

I agree with @Wintergreen. DB would be much better off with some whacky, fun, quirky modes to play or just modes like Execution which are filled with people doing crazy shit half the time. I loved it so much.

It really bothers me when I’m playing a match of Stopwatch and there’s that guy on the other team who tries incredibly hard every game and never even gives in to a nice melee fight. Generally, the person is level 200+, uses burst rifles only, and plays 1-2 mercs, but mainly just 1 merc. That merc is most likely, Arty, Fragger, or now Javelin. Seriously, I’ve noticed this trend and it bothers the hell out of me. Maybe there’s a reason for this, but idk about you guys, I can’t try hard every single game. I’d much rather mess around a bit and relax, have some damn fun! It’s a game after all!


(watsyurdeal) #7

Well…I actually hated Execution with a passion, but only because it felt out of place. Now give me Execution with Counter Strike’s Weapon Buying and Economy and I’ll have a gamer gasm.

But I think Domination, or KoTH would do wonders.


(ImSploosh) #8

@watsyurdeal said:
Well…I actually hated Execution with a passion, but only because it felt out of place. Now give me Execution with Counter Strike’s Weapon Buying and Economy and I’ll have a gamer gasm.

But I think Domination, or KoTH would do wonders.

Yeah, not gonna lie, it did feel out of place to an extent, but I still enjoyed it because it was a nice change of pace and a gamemode everyone knows how to play. Every round allowed for a new strategy and most players were pretty chill in it. The games were more laid back, but at the same time they could get intense with last second defuses and clutches. It just made it a lot of fun. I personally don’t like Counterstrike’s buying system.

I’ve been asking for Domination, KoTH, and CTF for a long ass time man. I feel like Domination would be pretty awesome. Give us the old Dome back and test Domination on it. Of course the maps would have to be redesigned a little bit to make them more oval shaped? Add more flanking routes and jumps, make Dome a parkour playground for Domination… Oh shit, I’m liking this the more I talk about it lol


(watsyurdeal) #9

@ImSploosh

I know that feel man, believe me, I’ve been asking for COD4 style headquarters in Dirty Bomb for FREAKING EVER


(B_Montiel) #10

Last argument with an idiot who thinks anything that can beat his Vassili/Fragger/Arty selection is OP : Yes I was playing shotgun proxy though :p…