Leetah Stormbringerr
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Posted - 2011.06.20 01:10:00 -
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I've been a promoter for this tournament in all the years I have played EvE. Why? Because no other MMO out there puts on a show like this one. A fantastic case of one-up-manship that no other MMO player can compete against. A flagship event that defines what playing EvE is all about.
To those that have been bleating about showing props to the guys that put in the time and practice to get where they were today, I counter with the fact that I too put in time and effort when my old corp went in for a tourney a while back. Only I wasn't going to be in the team, I was there to support the team, as did a number of other pilots in our corp, to give them some one to practice against. To try out tactics and fit against. I gave money to the team fund to help them on their way, took part in corp ops to fund the team, and if memory serves they got knocked out in the quarter finals. So what? You put the time in, gratz. So did I.
I have 2 problems with the Final this year. With regard to what I started out saying... I won't be doing this again, as that Final just made a mockery of all I have said about EvE and the AT. I refuse to apologise for other people's mistakes. So it's not like I can then say... gonna watch the tourney? It's superb! Live Stream of the fights, commentators and experts talking about the matches! PvP at it's best. This is what EvE's all about... hmmm, yeah, there IS some back handed dealings... oh and a bit of spying, and bribery... true, sorry, yeah you're right, it's like the rest of internet based games, where there is no honour, no personal pride, no gamesmanship, people have no integrity.
THe second problem, is how the hell did CCP allow 2 teams from the same Alliance in there? You have, in effect, taken the place of a team that could also have done as well as you did, but due to the lottery that takes place to decide who should be in the play offs, couldn't get through, because your Alliance was greedy? Sorry? Why the hell should you get away with that either?
I'm glad the Studio team closed off as fast as they did without making comment. It means they too realised what a mockery you and your conceited brethren in Outbreak just made of this years competition. As usual with any of the Meta-Gaming taking place in this game, it's the ordinary player that loses out. Thank you for adding the Alliance Tournament to the infamous list of Meta-Gaming fails.
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