Why do noobs, Pvts, and Sgts Join games w/high ranked people

[silvanthalas]

This thread was not meant to be inflammatory, or piss anyone off.

Did you ever bother to actually read what you typed then?

The very first sentence from your first post:

"Why do you guys join a game with 3 or four Captains or higher? You can not win."

Sounds pretty damn inflammatory and insulting to me.

[wicked]

Jamie, every time you open your mouth you sound like an arrogant ass. Here's what you asked for, I'm a Sgt:

http://www.conquerclub.com/game.php?game=144174

[Roger Dodger]

i play for fun. i don't play to either win or lose but to get to know other players. maybe you should play one of the Generals so we can see the butt whoopin' you'll get.

i'm a sgt and most of the people i play are higher ranking but, i stick to playing with friends. if i play someone who is snobish about their rank i don't play them again. the game is supposed to be fun not a pissing contest.

think about that Jaime.

[Roger Dodger]

jaime one more thing. why not play against say, wicked, me and one other sgt of our choosing and see who wins. terminator game 3 of them best out of 3. if you lose to a low ranking person then you can stop your crap and stop talking shit. okay


how about it big boy?

oh, forgot one more thing.

you are just a pendejo. pinchi puto.

i know you can read spanish

[max is gr8]

I use macros to join games so there I play games i indiscriminantly because I'm the best and win anyway

[flashleg8]

I hate the way everyone here seems to assume newbees on this site are new to the game and therefore easy to beat. The game is based on Risk people could have been playing for years but just new to the site.
Although it does take time to learn the new map strategies and some of the high ranked people will obviously know the gamey tactics to manipulate the points ladder (as with all internet games).

[Adran]

If you study the rankings, then you would want to play people higher ranked than you because that is the way you get to learn. When you see what they do, and the tactics they use, it helps your game.

Personally, I join games for the type of game thats availble when I'm ready to start another game. I'm playing for the fun of the game. Sure, I might look at the opposition, and hope that the lower ranks don't win for my points, but I'm not prepared to make game changing decisions to protect my points (Where as those with a high ranking, I know are good players, and I will change my plan for good players compared with unknown players).

I hold the rank I do because of the games I win, not the games I lose. To me a win is a win, and a loss is a loss.

Phil

[Cervantes]

I'll join games with high-ranked players because I'm the type to challenge myself. I want to get beat up, so I see how ya'll do it and I can learn for next time. I may not be the greatest player ever (yet), but I want to pick up on as much strategy as I can. I'm going to do that in ranked games, not noob games.

[tmidgley]

ahhh... if only this was in the flame forum... I don't know man, maybe we want to learn from studs like you? You are a boardgame hero and us noobs just want to spend time around you sucking up your greatness.

[Anarkistsdream]

I'll join games with high-ranked players because I'm the type to challenge myself. I want to get beat up, so I see how ya'll do it and I can learn for next time. I may not be the greatest player ever (yet), but I want to pick up on as much strategy as I can. I'm going to do that in ranked games, not noob games.

I like this answer...

I also like the extra points I receive for beating someone better than me.

[sully800]

sully, i missed your response. can you repeat that again?

The page wasn't working, so I stopped the submission and tried twice more. It still didn't work so I left and then all 3 posted when I was going

[Jamie]

i suck. come play me jamie. i would love to give you my points. i got plenty of triple games open. please dont hesitate before the games are full. for some unknown reason, games against me seem to fill quickly.

JOHNNY, you must think I'm as naive as a noob. I wouldn't join those games if I kne my P's would be blitz, and who ever was second on the coreboard. FREESTYLE???? C'mon, I know betterthan that. Last triples freestyle game I was in, I don't know how they did it, but one of my P's was eliminated before getting a turn, I was wiped out by round 2, and the game was over by round 3. After one round over half my men were gone, and it said it said I missed a turn, when I hadn't in one of the rounds. I thin kyou might even have been involved in that game. You want me in a triples game, fine, get whomever you want as P's. I set up a game. 208387. When ifind me a couple of P's, join up with whomever you wish. Beat me in that, and I 'll make a thread in your honor. Don't know how it's done, but something's wrong in a freestyle game when my two P's and I are all but eliminated after only 1 round, and the other team have 3 continents, all well fortified.

[jackal31]

now see.......I can actually relate to this......right now, I have more points than most Captains and Leuitenants. So whoever posted the one about Colonels only is the one I actually should be in.......Just because I dont have the right amount of games in should not discourage you from playing me regardless of what my points are! I know you will lose a lot if I win.........and only win a little if I lose......but if I am that good (which I am, and cocky too) then you shouldn't be afraid to play me regardless.

[jackal31]

Last triples freestyle game I was in, I don't know how they did it, but one of my P's was eliminated before getting a turn, I was wiped out by round 2, and the game was over by round 3.

No cockyness intended Jamie, buy my team might have been the one to do this to you......which it was a very poor set-up for you......but strategic none-the-less.

However....if you ever want to play a doubles with or against me....i would like that opportunity.

[wcaclimbing]

I join games with low score guys.
mostly because my score has never been above 1000 and i rarely win anyways, so i play low guys for a chance to win

[glide]

cuz I love hearing the squeal when I get 150 pts or so in a game.....its worth losing some to hear that once in awhile.....lol.......and you're right....not all newbies are newbies......heheheh....

[dabooz]

Jamie, I would much rather have 1000 points and 0 games than 1600 points and 550 games. It would mean that I am just green and might have potential to become a great player, after 550 games if you can't win enough while point-whoring to even become a colonel it just means you flat out suck.

[JOHNNYROCKET24]

i will even let you pick my 2 partners.... lol. Let me know what 2 from the list below.


1 Blitzaholic 3961 1158 General 114-0 United States
2 eye84free 3340 1518 General 87-0 United States
3 The Black Rose 3144 481 General 60-0 Canada
4 Jork 3063 353 General 76-0 United States
5 dugcarr1 3046 847 General 52-20 Canada
6 eddymush 2936 1628 Colonel 91-2 United States
7 juventino 2912 244 Colonel 40-1 Sweden
8 cyberdaniel 2887 354 Colonel 14-1 Canada
9 JOHNNYROCKET24 2814 1770 Colonel 112-6 United States
10 Belzbub 2778 529 Colonel 44-2 Norway
11 steelplayin 2737 413 Colonel 35-1 United States
12 alstergren 2725 720 Colonel 27-2 United States
13 syracuselaxfan 2680 302 Colonel 48-0 United States
14 Pedronicus 2670 436 Colonel 38-0 United Kingdom
15 Loudawg 2647 545 Colonel 33-0 United States

[sully800]

dugcarr and pedronicus.

I want to see some fights

[JOHNNYROCKET24]

dugcarr has been idle for 30 days. tomorrow he will be dropped from the scoreboard. I am on Pedros ignore list, so I dont think he will play anytime soon.... lol. he got upset the last game when i tried to eliminate him and fell a couple armies short. see my feedback....lol. the odds of me wining were 60-40 and I dint pull it off.

[reverend_kyle]

dugcarr has been idle for 30 days. tomorrow he will be dropped from the scoreboard. I am on Pedros ignore list, so I dont think he will play anytime soon.... lol. he got upset the last game when i tried to eliminate him and fell a couple armies short. see my feedback....lol. the odds of me wining were 60-40 and I dint pull it off.

I'd put you on ignore too if you were revealing my team messages.

[manicman]

Oh that explains why I'm getting crushed in my Europe game. I started out good and then everyone went out of their way to kill me. Thanks for the tip.

[Jamie]

Last triples freestyle game I was in, I don't know how they did it, but one of my P's was eliminated before getting a turn, I was wiped out by round 2, and the game was over by round 3.

No cockyness intended Jamie, buy my team might have been the one to do this to you......which it was a very poor set-up for you......but strategic none-the-less.

However....if you ever want to play a doubles with or against me....i would like that opportunity.

It was a dragoons clan game, on a Brazil map if I'm not mistaken. I'll play you anytime, but no freestyle, chained or adjacent BS.

Does anyone care to explain the secret of how you can use a triples freestyle game to devastate your opponents before they even take their first turns. Sounds like a good way to get pts.

[tals]

dugcarr has been idle for 30 days. tomorrow he will be dropped from the scoreboard. I am on Pedros ignore list, so I dont think he will play anytime soon.... lol. he got upset the last game when i tried to eliminate him and fell a couple armies short. see my feedback....lol. the odds of me wining were 60-40 and I dint pull it off.

Ped tends to like to play adjacent fortifies and I suspect he won't like someone deciding who his team are. I think Pedro and Dugc would be a hilarious team

Tals

[tals]

Last triples freestyle game I was in, I don't know how they did it, but one of my P's was eliminated before getting a turn, I was wiped out by round 2, and the game was over by round 3.

No cockyness intended Jamie, buy my team might have been the one to do this to you......which it was a very poor set-up for you......but strategic none-the-less.

However....if you ever want to play a doubles with or against me....i would like that opportunity.

It was a dragoons clan game, on a Brazil map if I'm not mistaken. I'll play you anytime, but no freestyle, chained or adjacent BS.

Does anyone care to explain the secret of how you can use a triples freestyle game to devastate your opponents before they even take their first turns. Sounds like a good way to get pts.

Unlimited fortify was probably the ticket. Not sure how they would manage it on first turn but unlimited can be bad news on the right starting positions.

Tals