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Negative?

PostPosted: Fri May 25, 2007 8:59 am
by alex_white101
Is it worth a negative feedback if, in a very even 3 player standard game, one player makes 2 or 3 very poor decisions and basically gifts the game to one of the other players whilst denying the other the chance to win.

is this worth a negative?

edit : im talking about several shockingly bad decisions which would have gone against all logical thinking. not just common errors.

PostPosted: Fri May 25, 2007 9:06 am
by yeti_c
No.

What you think might be mistakes could be a cunning piece of strategy that just didn't work.

C.

PostPosted: Fri May 25, 2007 6:43 pm
by Captain Crash
A difference in playing style is not worthy of neg feedback.
Poor decisions are not worthy of neg feedback.
IMO neg feedback for this would indicate that the giver of the neg f/b is a poor sport.

For me, neg f/b is only worthy in cases of d/beats, language that is to me quite foul, (I do have a pretty high tolerance tho'), un-justifiable accusations of cheating or continual complaining and other such carry-on.

(In team games, things such as no communication, no thought for team members moves etc could also warrant neg f/b)

Just my opinion and I am sure others have different ones.

Crash

8)

PostPosted: Fri May 25, 2007 10:18 pm
by Kugelblitz22

PostPosted: Fri May 25, 2007 11:50 pm
by darkspy
What you think might be mistakes could be a cunning piece of strategy that just didn't work.


Ooh i love that one. I have tons of cunning strategies =)
Thats the risk of three player games, if you really wanted to you could pretty much choose who wins out of your opponents.
Unless the other player is out to get you... like say they attack you because they hate your guts, its not worth a negitave, just a bad mistake.

PostPosted: Sat May 26, 2007 12:31 am
by alex_white101


amongst others :lol: i left a neutral for that game as the moves were absolutely awful and annoyed me so much.

PostPosted: Sat May 26, 2007 12:46 am
by Beastly
That could happen in any game.

PostPosted: Sat May 26, 2007 2:07 am
by chewyman
I see no problem with negative feedback in this case. Positive feedback is mostly given for players with good tactics. Therefore I see no reason (and nothing is mentioned in the guidelines) that the converse should not be equally true, ie. that negative feedback can be given for poor tactics.

PostPosted: Sat May 26, 2007 6:41 am
by poo-maker
If someone plays badly, and doesn't apologise, they deserve neg feedback.

PostPosted: Sat May 26, 2007 7:46 am
by podge
I think someone has to know they've played badly to offer an apology. Not a lot of people know they play bad.

PostPosted: Sat May 26, 2007 10:26 am
by wicked
I never leave negative feedback for bad play. Everyone's made dumb moves in games, why point out the obvious? How about instead of leaving feedback, offer constructive criticism? Explain in a nice way how what they did affects the game. Negative feedback is just going to piss the other person off, not change their game play.

PostPosted: Sat May 26, 2007 10:29 am
by Kugelblitz22
For me the question is,

Is this person really this bad of a player or is he/she purposely suiciding on me. I have seen stuff so dumb it can't be an accident.

PostPosted: Sat May 26, 2007 10:31 am
by alex_white101
Kugelblitz22 wrote:For me the question is,

Is this person really this bad of a player or is he/she purposely suiciding on me. I have seen stuff so dumb it can't be an accident.


that was my line of reasoning, i really couldnt see how the moves made could benefit him in any way at all. i left a neutral feedback, i dont know if this was warranted and i will remove it if the majority think i should.

PostPosted: Sat May 26, 2007 10:36 am
by JOHNNYROCKET24
wicked wrote:I never leave negative feedback for bad play. Everyone's made dumb moves in games, why point out the obvious? How about instead of leaving feedback, offer constructive criticism? Explain in a nice way how what they did affects the game. Negative feedback is just going to piss the other person off, not change their game play.


use a neutral

PostPosted: Sat May 26, 2007 10:38 am
by wcaclimbing
Kugelblitz22 wrote:For me the question is,

Is this person really this bad of a player or is he/she purposely suiciding on me. I have seen stuff so dumb it can't be an accident.


I agree there.

I was once in a game where one of my opponents suicided me every turn. he said he was "making an example of what happens when someone breaks his continent".

I was going to leave neg feedback, but he appologized and left me alone for the rest of the game.

If someone is playing everything against you, try to talk it out with them and find out why.

PostPosted: Sat May 26, 2007 11:24 am
by Soloman
Captain Crash wrote:A difference in playing style is not worthy of neg feedback.
Poor decisions are not worthy of neg feedback.
IMO neg feedback for this would indicate that the giver of the neg f/b is a poor sport.

For me, neg f/b is only worthy in cases of d/beats, language that is to me quite foul, (I do have a pretty high tolerance tho'), un-justifiable accusations of cheating or continual complaining and other such carry-on.

(In team games, things such as no communication, no thought for team members moves etc could also warrant neg f/b)

Just my opinion and I am sure others have different ones.

Crash

8)
so much agreed it is not funny lol