By 25104
As many of you know, I study the game A LOT. I have countless toons for this purpose. I have 1 toon I consider my main, most commonly named Fuma Hanzo. I commonly change his name and look, but anyone that plays regularly knows which toon is Hanzo no matter what he's dressed like or named. Most folks also know about my toon Harlequin Rogue, who is a tribute toon to my favorite player from the old game. I have pretty much only played her during LWs since after the 1st year and haven't spent on her since then either. I also run many of the Dew Bees, although others have also done the same. The Dew Bees are utility alts designed primarily to collect resources to build HQs, but also for other purposes like helping other toons with easy XP. You can read in the HNC Holiday Special part 2, how to use alts to build HQs for cheap or even free. But they aren't my only alts, as many of you know. I have tons of low level place holder alts I generally use to hold my HQs safe when I am not using them. I have 5 HQs. Occasionally, I take one of those holder alts and turn it into a different type of utility alt. About a month ago, I did that with a toon currently named Happy Killmore, but whom many of you have come to know by his previous name, Life. He is a life toon. His purpose is to test ratios and gather the most information possible when scouting. He is actually built to lose, but will still garner info if he wins.
Now, I have often built toons designed to lose. All the Dew Bees were designed that way. As I level these toons up, at first, people tend to not know they are me. I often get messages from players that don't yet know that toon is me, trying to rub my nose in how bad my toon is, never taking into consideration that it might just be an alt, a just for fun toon, or a new player. It's usually after they start losing to it. Actually, I take that back. It's ALWAYS when they start losing to it. And they always have the same attitude. Now, I will state that guys like Chuck Auld and the Freaky guy have also contacted my toons and been quite the opposite, welcoming me and offering to lend me a hand with learning and my toon's development. Now, naturally, I don't need it and winning isn't the purpose for my utility alts, but it's still nice to see guys like that ready and willing to help usher in new players, rather than being a dousche.
Now, let's say I was a new player, and had only been playing for the one month Happy Killmore has been developing. Depending on who I was, some of the messages I have received on that toon could easily discourage a new player and get them to quit. Is that what you want? Because if chasing the players out of the game that you can beat is your goal, the only ones left at the end are the ones you can't beat. Then, you'll quit too, because being able to measure yourself against others is how you find value for yourself in this game, and possibly beyond.
If you enjoy this game........ If you want to see it continue and grow....... Quit being a dousche. Be the player that gets others excited to play, learn, and develop. Don't be the guy that gets folks giving up. We all like to be where we're wanted and don't like to be where we're not. If you want this game to grow, quit chasing off the new kids. If you want to beat your chest and show how good your toon is, go face the long time players in any division. Hell, if you want to talk trash to my main, go for it. But when you do it to my utility alts, I'm just gonna laugh. But when you do it to a new player you know nothing about, maybe even to a 12 year old kid, you're potentially chasing a new or young player away, hurting the game in the process, and just making an @$$ of yourself. Again, if you want to talk trash to me regarding my main toon, go for it. You already know me. But quit being a dousche to players you know nothing about and that might be new, or young, or even mentally handicapped. (YES, there ARE special needs players playing this game. At least 2.) If you want this game to grow, quit being one of the reasons it isn't. Quit being a dousche.
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