Hopefully my last post, perhaps thankfully for some. Have managed to get down to my last game, OCD withstanding.
I guess the powers that be have a different point of view, but getting beaten by a newbie who spends his first several turns going after neutral, gets a set off 3 cards 3 times in a row, while I lose 7 rolls: 7-2, 5-1, 4-2 to not get the fifth card to finally make a set. Then to have that newbie rate me with three ones, tagging me clueless, etc. isn't the highlight of my day.
Of course, I could limit this luck factor, I can choose my opponents better, settings, etc. I can toast the bread for different lengths and factor in humidity as it relates to slice thickness. But in the end I still prefer waffles, and will leave the perfect toast to those who care.
So where does this leave sexy ol me? I think I reached my current rank 50 games in or so, reached my winning percentage, turns taken percentage, the basic factors of my play were in place around then. The only question that remains is: after eliminating all the other players and leaving the final one without a bonus, few troops and 3 cards, will he cash and take down my big stack and 28 territories with a cash of 35? Yes, yes they will.
After eliminating a player down to one territory with two troops, will 12-2 succeed to suck up his 5 cards and sweep the game? No, no it won't. After that fails and I go through anchorage 17-7 and arrive to attack the same two in Edmonton with 6, will my attack fail and leave them to be snatched by the following player? Yes, yes it will.
Will my teammate deadbeat out? Will I transfer all available troops and then my teammate think that these are 'theirs' and complain about how weak I am? Will i get killed by my teammate bc they weren't paying attention? Yes, yes, yes.
And will we win all those games? Yes, yes we did. The guy who accidentally kills his teammate who has one card while he has an enemy down to two troops right beside him with four cards gets tha same points. The teammate who didn't take a single turn wins 56 points and gets a promotion. And I get the tag of complainer, bad teammate etc.
Life isn't fair, don't take it personally.
That's so nice of you to say. I really hadn't known that. What I do know is that I do take my turns, I don't attack my teammates or neutral, I rate fairly and give my best.
To the point: what's the difference?
Crusoesw8 sabotage
Turns %. 92 99
Rating. 3.8. 4.7
Game slots. 4. 4
Joinability. Same. Same
Total games. 381 3598
Total posts. 0 38
Total medals. 4 23
Winning %. 18. 50
Points. 1450. 1442
Other. None. None
What I see in this comparison is opportunity for CC to develop incentive programs linked to the betterment of the site. Which type of play would the site like to encourage? Active players who keep games flowing, post and keep the site active, easier to be found on search engines or deadbeaters who insult those who are trying to be fair?
I don't know the player I've compared myself to, but I've been a member 20% as long as him and played 10 times the games, and so forth with the activity.
What does 50 times the activity leave me with? I can join the same games as he can I can join the same number of games, I can post in the same places, leave the same rating and have a 50% chance to beat him heads up. Or I should say an 80% chance during certain periods and 20% during others depending on luck streaks.
After 3598 games, what am I left with? After $35 and excessively verbose posts, what achievement beyond outmedaling my 8 point superior fellow player?
What do I have to fight for? If I played 10000 more games as I have, learned to be a gentleman and a frequent and helpful/provocative poster, where would I stand differently from now?
If I had 7 multis, deadbeat all games and shat all over the rating system, baited and trolled in the forums, the site may actually reward me with their only incentive program: points.
By not moving forward, the site falls behind. I don't mind the 35 and would have been happy to pay more. As is, I'm not. I can't have my username bc it was taken 5 years ago by someone who deadbeat a few games and never returned. I have nothing to gain except medals. I don't get any joy from the final sweep of an opponent I've utterly crushed after dropping 800 points in 100 games, many of which seemed without doubt that I would win until that final sweep was stopped dead by two troops. Now that sweep is one of dread either ending in relief or misery. The more ridiculuos the loss, the lower the rating I receive.
Dread -> luck -> relief -> feel bad for the other guy
Dread -> bad luck -> misery -> receive bad rating -> rage -> lengthy post -> equanimity -> upset that I'm no longer upset -> no more money to CC -> CC further declines -> do I say good bye or wait until doors are locked ->