[SinergyX]

Dr. Horrible, on 11 December 2012 - 07:21 AM, said:

If a bronze beats a gold yes it does matter. Its not JUST win loss it's who you beat that decides threat.

And so they hit silver, they still will face golds anyway (since them tarts go bronze/silver also).

[Bawxy/Gardevoir]

I try to give people advice, for instance, "that is not our drop, please stop trying to take the suitcase to it, dying, then attempting to do so again repeatedly or I will have to TK you to win and that will make me very disappoint."

Sometimes people don't listen.

[Konidias]

Havox2, on 11 December 2012 - 05:52 AM, said:

Lately I've found handicapping against less skilled people leads to better gaming experience. FBW only vs silvers, half-brick only against bronzes and not do objectives, let them win. Using primary feels wrong and dirty. But yeah, matchmaking is as horrible as ever.

Not only do you artificially boost their threat level, but you demean them by playing with a handicap. They also are not going to get better if you are letting them win and holding their hands the whole time.

You'd do them a favor by just not playing in their district to begin with.

Let me put it this way... if you were trying to become really good at some sport, and some professional athlete decided to play against you for some reason... Would you want them to go super easy on you and play with their hands tied or something? No. You'd want them to give it their all, so you know exactly how hard you have to work to catch up. So you know where you stand. Having them "go easy on you" will teach you nothing, other than they are insulting you and treating you like a baby.

[Konidias]

Bawxy, on 11 December 2012 - 10:11 AM, said:

I try to give people advice, for instance, "that is not our drop, please stop trying to take the suitcase to it, dying, then attempting to do so again repeatedly or I will have to TK you to win and that will make me very disappoint."

Sometimes people don't listen.

I've found that the majority of the time, if a person is bad at the game, they aren't going to bother reading anything you say anyway. It's useless trying to help anyone play better, because they already think they play perfectly and they only lose because G1 favors the other faction, or the opposing team is full of cheaters.

[Dr. Horrible]

Konidias, on 11 December 2012 - 10:34 AM, said:

I've found that the majority of the time, if a person is bad at the game, they aren't going to bother reading anything you say anyway. It's useless trying to help anyone play better, because they already think they play perfectly and they only lose because G1 favors the other faction, or the opposing team is full of cheaters.

I like you sir. Exactly. I was carrying this silver and she was carrying the item to the wrong drop while I was on top of the truck spamming team chat YOU'RE GOING TO THE WRONG DROP. I had to TK her to get the item back and win. Sadly our win greatly boosted that randys threat because I never call back up either.

[Latias]

Personally, I try to be polite and a bit goofy to stir up some laughs every now and then. I also try to drive civilized, and if I'm not in a mission or I'm not too busy, I'll give someone's car a tap if they end up on their side and stuck like a turtle on its back. Otherwise I have given out cars and mods randomly. One time someone was gawking at one of my cars because it was a Jericho with a police livery that actually fitted to where he lived. I had a second one I was thinking of selling, but I just gave it to him and said "Enjoy :3". Other times I have given out decent slotted cars to newer fellows that I see driving the default car. One of the people was extremely grateful and he was quite new to the game. Other than that, I do try and help out others (especially new players) when I can.

[zimonov]

i only use partly UP weapons (ALIG with the N-FA 9) together with a blocknologic computer running apb on a standard of 14 FPS if that helps my enemies -w- and i always pick up allies if they need rides, park my fresno like a bunker in gunfights (SP3 and ammo supply)...

[FiftyPercentJoe]

I give away free clothing... Constantly. :l The irony? My business is still successful enough that I have a few hundred thousand to just muscet around with. I mean the other day one of the new guys I recruited for my clan was sad that he had a slow car... Guess what bro, FREE JERICHO WITH CUSTOM CLAN LOGOS!

Even if you are aggressive in a match, be friendly before and afterwards. Most of my friends list is Crims, and I'm an Enforcer, sometimes its more the people who are good sports to play against, than to play with. I love the clan I fell in with though, they realize its all about being a whimsical idiot.

[Sikis]

I'm guessing none of you guys play on Colby. I used to be nice but I've definitely given much more than I received (which is nothing). Then you reach gold and get put up against super tryhard clans who mop the floor with you (especially enforcer clans. I'm definitely biased towards enforcers because I main crim but I don't think I've ever seen anyone complain about any crim clans, either ingame or on the forums). They sure as hell aren't going to help you so I see no reason to try and return the favor to anyone.

[PogoTheClown]

Konidias, on 11 December 2012 - 10:34 AM, said:

I've found that the majority of the time, if a person is bad at the game, they aren't going to bother reading anything you say anyway. It's useless trying to help anyone play better, because they already think they play perfectly and they only lose because G1 favors the other faction, or the opposing team is full of cheaters.

Maybe it's just me, but most of the time I see someone calling hacks or a weapon OP, it's when I'm in a Gold district. Some people are just arrogant. I don't think that has to do with threat.

[RachelGomez]

Alex Brooks, on 11 December 2012 - 05:38 AM, said:

I'm not much of an MMO player. Besides APB the only online game I played regularly before was "City of Heroes", and in-game community was very friendly with players helping each other out on a regular basis (Admittedly it's not a PvP game, at least when I played it). In APB however players seem a bit more "aggressive" and help out less as far I can say.

So I'd like to motivate fair play by asking: What do you do in-game (no matter how small) to be friendly and help out your fellow players?

One thing I do is, if I'm cruising around town in my car between missions and I accidently hit another player's car causing it to flip off its wheels, then I turn around and try to push it back onto it's wheels - even if they are in the other faction.

CoH community was amazing. As was the game. RIP. This game is the opposite. 90% of people are horrible human beings, 10% are decent people.

[Tourist]

Every now and then if I'm stuck in 1v1 against a F2P'er i'll let them shoot me a few times and win the mission just to help them with their cash flow.

[Tourist]

FiftyPercentJoe, on 11 December 2012 - 01:36 PM, said:

I give away free clothing... Constantly. :l The irony? My business is still successful enough that I have a few hundred thousand to just muscet around with. I mean the other day one of the new guys I recruited for my clan was sad that he had a slow car... Guess what bro, FREE JERICHO WITH CUSTOM CLAN LOGOS!

Even if you are aggressive in a match, be friendly before and afterwards. Most of my friends list is Crims, and I'm an Enforcer, sometimes its more the people who are good sports to play against, than to play with. I love the clan I fell in with though, they realize its all about being a whimsical idiot.

How do you give/sell clothing? Everything I get is either non-tradable or becomes that way as soon as I stick on a decal or whatever. Example, I made a Mortal Kombat decal and I wanted to put it on a jacket for a friend, but I couldn't. I had to send the jacket and decal separately.

[Abysymal]

Dr. Horrible, on 11 December 2012 - 05:46 AM, said:

If a random car is going the same direction and speed as me I pit maneuver them. You're welcome.

heh, I always crush cars into people who are in missions. Or if they're AFK, I line up a civ car to them, then crush them with it :3

Anybody without Valzipram should fear Pound Town! A clan of pure grief.

That said, the "nice" things I do... I try to avoid crushing the hopes and dreams of new players

Also, I set up Super Ramps for people to use. That's nice.

[RachelGomez]

Astor, on 11 December 2012 - 03:20 PM, said:

How do you give/sell clothing? Everything I get is either non-tradable or becomes that way as soon as I stick on a decal or whatever. Example, I made a Mortal Kombat decal and I wanted to put it on a jacket for a friend, but I couldn't. I had to send the jacket and decal separately.

You may need to refurbish it.

[Xazur]

CoH and APB are 2 different games, one is PvE as far as I know and requires teamwork to beat missions. APB is PvP and is open world were people can be killed by friendly fire and cars can collide into others even with people not part of the same mission. Unless there is TKing and ways to obstruct your own team in CoH, the point is moot.

[Mayson]

Xazur, on 11 December 2012 - 06:43 PM, said:

CoH and APB are 2 different games, one is PvE as far as I know and requires teamwork to beat missions. APB is PvP and is open world were people can be killed by friendly fire and cars can collide into others even with people not part of the same mission. Unless there is TKing and ways to obstruct your own team in CoH, the point is moot.

But this game also requires a great deal of teamwork. Heck, the reason most "famous" clans are as good as they are now is them just being more organized than randoms.

[Noob_Guardian]

Alex Brooks, on 11 December 2012 - 05:38 AM, said:

So I'd like to motivate fair play by asking: What do you do in-game (no matter how small) to be friendly and help out your fellow players?

Un-Flip their car if i have time, even if i didn't flip it, grief a griefer (really fun), not item camp, if i'm fighting a lot of low ranks i like to go star and snuby and frags <3 (unless im in a really bad mood and i feel like stomping something ), i don't run in the end of missions, and if there's a well known "cheater" on my team i make it so i kick him or if he's team lead "accidentally" tk him in battle , Give hints on guns, tactics, and such.

This post has been edited by Noob_Guardian: 11 December 2012 - 06:56 PM

[Noob_Guardian]

Mayson, on 11 December 2012 - 06:46 PM, said:

But this game also requires a great deal of teamwork. Heck, the reason most "famous" clans are as good as they are now is them just being more organized than randoms.

This, a well organized team can beat almost any group of randoms.

[Dexd]

Astor, on 11 December 2012 - 03:20 PM, said:

How do you give/sell clothing? Everything I get is either non-tradable or becomes that way as soon as I stick on a decal or whatever. Example, I made a Mortal Kombat decal and I wanted to put it on a jacket for a friend, but I couldn't. I had to send the jacket and decal separately.

There's a little check box underneath the clothing if you're in the "Add Item" window that you want to uncheck, or anything you buy will be immediately equipped onto you.

For items already equipped, you need to 1) Not be wearing it, or have it in a set outfit. 2) Click "Show Details" and under "Edit" there should be a "Refurbish" option. Anything that you have worn upon exiting the designer will need to be refurbished.

It's different with vehicles, you will need to refurbish anything if you've had it selected at ANY point, accidentally clicking the [>] button means you need to refurbish if you want to sell/give it away.