Players will always compete for raid mobs; the point of contention is the rules

[Nietche]

Originally Posted by Splorf22 [You must be logged in to view images. Log in or Register.]

Yes, clearly playing basketball involves watching the court for 96 hours before your opponent finally shows up at 4AM, at which point you text all your friends to grab their high-tops and jerseys and head to the gym.

Wat?

I'm talking about the reasons for why guilds try to corner the market on dragons. Tracking is a part of that, just like sitting and watching (pick a number) hours of video prepares a pitcher for the next baseball game. Both cases require prepatory work (tracking vs. watching video), and both require dedication and an attempt to corner the market on "winning."

[falkun]

Originally Posted by Nietche [You must be logged in to view images. Log in or Register.]

How is my market analogy flawed when you stated that "all markets" have inherent rules which, if broken, result in some repercussion? Is that not the case in p99 blue as well?

Did I need to explicitly state the disclaimer: Oh, by the way, like all other markets in the real world, the p99 market also has rules which, if broken, will result in some sort of repercussion?

Really?

P.S. You can lobby here too.

No that's not the case. The longest suspension ever levied on this server is two weeks. Jail time for white collar crimes against the big corporations is multitudes of years. Even permanent bans can last less than a year on P99. I believe the last time Sericx was suspended for training Ragefire was one week, even though he trained multiple times on a single Ragefire, and its his third or fourth suspension (no 3-strike system on P99). P99 punishments are lip-wristed compared to the real world, and that's part of the problem.

[Orruar]

Originally Posted by labmonkey42 [You must be logged in to view images. Log in or Register.]

I'm not angry at all. You, however, seem to be pretty upset, given your approach of attacking the messenger when you can't form a solid counter to the message.

In order to be considered an attack on a messenger, you'd have to be carrying an actual message. As your brain is simply spewing various random and contradictory statements, attacking you isn't really attacking a messenger.

[Splorf22]

Originally Posted by Nietche [You must be logged in to view images. Log in or Register.]

Wat?

I'm talking about the reasons for why guilds try to corner the market on dragons. Tracking is a part of that, just like sitting and watching (pick a number) hours of video prepares a pitcher for the next baseball game. Both cases require prepatory work (tracking vs. watching video), and both require dedication and an attempt to corner the market on "winning."

Your analogy is very bad.

1. It is not necessary to watch film to pitch baseballs, or even to pitch baseballs well

2. Watching film of baseball is approximately a million times more interesting than watching the tracking window

3. Tracking is an artifact of a non-classic rule change. Film analysis is not.

Let me give you a better analogy. In basketball in the 1950s, there was no shot clock. Teams would spend 10 minutes at the end of a game playing keepaway. Did the NBA scream "get better you uncompetitive slugs!" at their teams? No, they implemented a shot clock.

[Nietche]

Originally Posted by Splorf22 [You must be logged in to view images. Log in or Register.]

Your analogy is very bad.

1. It is not necessary to watch film to pitch baseballs, or even to pitch baseballs well

You don't know baseball then. Pitchers watch hours and hours of film before a game to know what pitching sequence he's going to give to each batter.

[Raavak]

Well, some do. Some catchers call the game still. And even more often these days, someone in the dugout.

But your point is correct.

[Nietche]

Originally Posted by Raavak [You must be logged in to view images. Log in or Register.]

Well, some do. Some catchers call the game still. And even more often these days, someone in the dugout.

But your point is correct.

I'll qualify. "Good" pitchers do.

[Splorf22]

Originally Posted by Nietche [You must be logged in to view images. Log in or Register.]

You don't know baseball then. Pitchers watch hours and hours of film before a game to know what pitching sequence he's going to give to each batter.

99.99% of all people who play baseball do not watch film, just like the vast majority of the people who play here do not want to do so as a full time job.

[Nietche]

Originally Posted by Splorf22 [You must be logged in to view images. Log in or Register.]

99.99% of all people who play baseball do not watch film.

You're wrong.

[Splorf22]

Originally Posted by Nietche [You must be logged in to view images. Log in or Register.]

You're wrong.

I'm sure the thousands of kids in cuba playing baseball watch hundreds of hours of film.

TBH I think you should just be banned from ever using analogies.