New Donation Option?

[Rydawg 14]

SNIP

SO..... when do i get my free stuff. Looks like you do something with games

[Game AI Dev (Dave) 17]

There was a guy yesterday initiating votekick and vote mute on the top players of the other team. Mana, would this be a possibility to have a vote mute and vote immunity option as an additional donation option?

Incidentally... forgot to mention this in the original post simply because I thought everyone had already guessed by then...

Rather than "initiating votekick and vote mute on the top players of the other team", I only initiated it on Suckboy here... who, admittedly, was on the top of the other team. However, contrary to what he may believe (and in fact, stakes his entire existence on), people value TF2 scores less than they do civilized human interaction. I posit that this is reflected in the fact that even his own team kicked him. I know... I know... that means they are all n00bs, of course. That's the only possible explanation.

Additionally, now that simply being a good player (which he is) is proven to no longer be immunity from the wrath of the community, he is suggesting that a remedy be his standing as a Lotus donator. Isn't that analogous to "in spite of my cool toys you still don't like me, so now I'm going to buy your friendship?" Wasn't that some sort of movie about a spoiled, obnoxious child?

SO..... when do i get my free stuff. Looks like you do something with games

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Interesting tid bit... here's Suckboy's Amazon Wish List. I believe you will find two very interesting themes going on there. The only thing missing is the bestseller "How to Win TF2 and Piss Off People".

[Oh Damn Oh Snap 0]

Does tf2 have a votesilence feature? To prevent homos from typing in the chat box, Would that stop those idiots who feel the need to spam kick/ban/mute on anyone doing better than them? Or is that gag?

I understand immunity on lotus members/recruits, but not all donator's.

Mayhem would ensue.

[EagleEye 20]

This guy is simply astounding.

Here are the facts...

1) It is true that 85% of the server voted to kick, and obviously enough people voted to mute him.

2) He doesn't GET IT that this means people don't want him around.

3) He was constantly going on and on about how WONDERFUL he was at the game, and yet... we made it to stage 3 every time and I think we even capped the final point in all but one of the rounds we played on offense.

4) It was ASTOUNDING to see him go on and on about how WONDERFUL he was, while his own team was losing, and bragging about HIS score.

... last time I checked, this isn't "*I* Fortress".

Dave and me, on the other hand, have assembled our own little cadre of friends who will come and play with us when they see us on. Numerous members of our little group of friends have even donated (Ozzyovenmits, emuzombie as examples), just so they can get on the server when we're on, and so they can be assured they will be able to join the same team as us.

We love playing together and working together... on maps where we would win, the top 3 would be damn near even every time, because we work as a team and the points kinda get spread around. Every time "yousuck" would win (notice I didn't say his team... for him it's a PERSONAL win), he would be on top and outscoring the #2 guy by 50% or more.

He's selfish, he's arrogant, and while he's a DAMN FINE PLAYER... he obviously has ZERO social skills!

Notice that he himself has admitted to berating his own teammates to get them to "fall in to line" or whatever...

To him, he's their savior... he's their messiah... he is THE ONE... the person they should be looking to so they can get great scores like him.

TO THEM, he's an asshole who needs to shut up and learn how to play well with others. (Something which, by the way, I don't even have to counsel my 5 year old on very often anymore...)

But see, to him... their attitude about him is wrong, and they just haven't yet "seen the light".

*sigh*

That's all this is, folks... a delusional, sad, pathetic little worm that has to get self help books to learn about sex, help himself become more confident, and to learn how to always win arguments regardless of who is right. (BRILLIANT wish list link by the way Dave! It's so funny that his own desire to defame you by reviewing your book gave you HIS information so you could see what he's really all about behind the mask...)

[Game AI Dev (Dave) 17]

Does tf2 have a votesilence feature? To prevent homos from typing in the chat box, Would that stop those idiots who feel the need to spam kick/ban/mute on anyone doing better than them? Or is that gag?

Methinks you either didn't read the whole thread or you have never actually played with Suckboy. He has the unique ability to make people quit the server simply by them seeing him connect.

This is also related to his complaint that his teammates all suck. This is not far from the truth given that, as a general rule, anyone who is worth a damn either quits (see above) or changes teams to get away from his ubiquitous diatribes.

[EagleEye 20]

Dave... I'm actually starting to think that this dude's name is nothing but self-reflection...

[+Henry Spencer 117]

This thread is like a shitty reminder of how I ended up here.

[You suck and have no life 203]

Way to bring your only butt buddy Eagle Eye into the thread. IA Dave, you are trying too hard. You talk about how you don't mention your wife, and boom you just posted like 3 more pictures of her. And stop lying about your obesity. I been around bodybuilding long enough that I can guess your body fat just by looking at your fat face since fat is distributed proportionally around the body. You are easily over 30% body fat. Get off this forum and go exercise dude. Most newbs at a subject are generally unaware and overestimate their knowledge. Here is the source newb: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dunning-Kruger_effect and http://www.apa.org/journals/features/psp7761121.pdf

Actually, I take that back. I work in the medical device company, and without people like you, we wouldn't have jobs. Continue to eat those twinkies, I hope you buy one of these from us in the up coming years. Our Xience product is the best drug eluting stent in the market.

[LunchBox 10]

No, I have the bigger dick. Oh? That's not what we were talking about?

Honestly, all of you need to take your trolling elsewhere. I don't care if you think Yousuck is loud and annoying and I don't care if you think Dave's wife is ugly. Take it to 4chan or something.

[FunkyFresh 68]

...that has to get self help books to learn about sex, help himself become more confident, and to learn how to always win arguments regardless of who is right...

Eh, you were doing fine until you hit this bit. The titles of some of those books are misleading, most of 'em are actually pretty awesome reads and not at all about what the title may say.

They're not for weak minded, lolll

[You suck and have no life 203]

has to get self help books to learn about sex, help himself become more confident, and to learn how to always win arguments regardless of who is right

Self Improvement is a beautiful thing. Especially the ones about sex!

Are you admiring my middle column and dale carnegie? lulz.

Blind spots, we all have them. http://www.apa.org/journals/features/psp7761121.pdf Books get rid of them. Can you blame me?

[Oh Damn Oh Snap 0]

Methinks you either didn't read the whole thread or you have never actually played with Suckboy. He has the unique ability to make people quit the server simply by them seeing him connect.

This is also related to his complaint that his teammates all suck. This is not far from the truth given that, as a general rule, anyone who is worth a damn either quits (see above) or changes teams to get away from his ubiquitous diatribes.

Yeah, i just read the first post and skimmed through the rest and stopped once the posts got longer than a paragraph.

Too much reading and looked too personal for me to worry about, so i just went based on what i read in the first post, I think my post is still valid since it was directed at OP .

[You suck and have no life 203]

This is also related to his complaint that his teammates all suck. This is not far from the truth given that, as a general rule, anyone who is worth a damn either quits (see above) or changes teams to get away from his ubiquitous diatribes.

Everyone on my flist is better than you. You fail.

[Krash 1,040]

I hope his wife doesnt see this thread.

[Captain Ron 0]

My cats breath smells like catfood. Want to go ride bikes?

Btw should I feel honored im on your friendslist Sucky? HELL I SHOULD BE ON EVERYONES FRIENDS LIST!

P.S. Kritz > Normal medi gun TEEHEE

[boywonder03 2]

No, I have the bigger dick. Oh? That's not what we were talking about?

Honestly, all of you need to take your trolling elsewhere. I don't care if you think Yousuck is loud and annoying and I don't care if you think Dave's wife is ugly. Take it to 4chan or something.

I lol'ed pretty hard

[EagleEye 20]

Eh, you were doing fine until you hit this bit. The titles of some of those books are misleading, most of 'em are actually pretty awesome reads and not at all about what the title may say.

They're not for weak minded, lolll

Oh I know... actually they're pretty good books from what I hear.

But don't you remember someone saying this?

PS: Personal attacks on facts are more fun because you know its true.

On a more serious note... I find it hard to fathom how anyone takes this fool seriously in any way shape or form.

The whole situation is just ... *at a loss for words here*... mind bogglingly humerous?

The guy's name alone is enough to completely dismiss him right off the bat. The guy has a name that's basically a slap in the face to anyone he comes in to contact with... what, with the way it presumes superiority over any stranger he happens to play with... and yet he expects respect? He expects people to listen to him?

He admits to acting like some sort of field marshal, chivvying "his troops" to do his bidding so they can win.

Flies, honey, and vinegar come to mind here...

He is so stereotypical "nerd", it's not even funny. He has the whole package! Supreme arrogance, a "leetness" that no one can comprehend or emulate, and everyone in the world misunderstands him to the point where they hate him... but in his mind hating him is like hating Ghandi. He just doesn't GET IT that he's making his own bed to sleep in... so on and on goes the finger pointing.

If his team loses it's because people didn't listen to him.

If he is attacked it's because of a personal flaw on the part of the attacker. (He's seriously a master of ad-hominem attacks when debating, indicating he didn't actually READ that book on how to win arguments...)

If he's vote-muted/kicked/banned, it's because people are just too frustrated by getting owned by him.

There's a definite pattern here!

Seriously... there's a lot of nerd rage in this guy, and I'm not sure, but I think I feel sorry for the poor pathetic fool for being so socially inept.

(See... some of us don't HAVE to read books like the ones he's so proud to display... some of us actually have the intelligence and common sense to figure out social interaction out on our own... too bad he's not one of them.)

[redruM_13 17]

Anthony says: Any company trying to figure out how to extend the life of a game needs to take a lesson from Valve. Not only has it provided great, new content consistently, but also made it free. Moreover, Valve isn't just doing it to try and get a few more sales, but instead to release content which appeals to the most dedicated members of the fan base, making them feel rewarded for being so loyal to the game. Kudos, Valve.

(This is a quote from gamespy that I read this morning.)

This quote explains one of the many reasons that I am totally addicted to this game. We are mostly all here because we love this game and seriously can't get enough of it. We post, play and can't wait for what more there is in store for us.

Sucky is here to rage. It is not that hard to figure out. I have noticed some people that have stopped posting on this forum because they do not want to be attacked. People also leave the server when he comes on. They see him spectating and start moaning and groaning, but this is what he wants. He is an unfortunate part of TF2. A downside to the game. TF2 is not an easy game and can take a while to figure out how to compete with others.... I enjoy playing with people who help you with your game rather than shit on you. All the times that I have played with the L-r people has resulted in a great gaming experience, except for Sucky. Maybe someone can reccomend a book for getting along with others rather than winning arguments?

[You suck and have no life 203]

blah blah, hes actually really good. Blah blah.. He is so stereotypical "nerd", it's not even funny. He has the whole package!

Anthony says: Valve is great blah blah.

Sucky is here to rage.

Yeah, thanks, I know im good. Didn't you get the memo? Nerds are cool.

I'm pretty mellow actually when im playing with clan members or equal caliber players. In pub games, when my team loses, its definitely not my fault. Do you really think 16 clones of me would ever lose on a lotus pub server? LIKE EVER? Maybe against 16 clones of Nket or Killerkeg.

The stuff I say are not difficult to comprehend. Its pretty kindergarten if you ask me.

*we dont need 5 snipers

*we have no medics

*sentry guns too clustered

This isnt thermodynamics here.

Teamwork requires communication. Basically you have to understand English. If a retard clusters his sentry gun and I tell him 3 times not to., that clearly means I have done all I can. There is nothing additional I can do. I cant drive to his house and fix it. So the only thing left is to tell him hes a moron and laugh at him when the sentry gun cluster gets destroyed by 1 demo.

Edited May 16, 2009 by YouSuckAndYouHaveNoLife

[+Henry Spencer 117]

I vouch for that. When playing with clan members, he's pretty chill.

[boywonder03 2]

This isnt thermodynamics here..

Well isn't thermodynamics just the study of how heat moves from something to something else?

Or that's the only Law(or theory?) of it I remember.

And if everyone is getting pretty hot headed then maybe it IS thermodynamics?

Edited May 16, 2009 by boywonder03

[EagleEye 20]

Yeah, thanks, I know im good. Didn't you get the memo? Nerds are cool.

I'm pretty mellow actually when im playing with clan members or equal caliber players. In pub games, when my team loses, its definitely not my fault. Do you really think 16 clones of me would ever lose on a lotus pub server? LIKE EVER? Maybe against 16 clones of Nket or Killerkeg.

The stuff I say are not difficult to comprehend. Its pretty kindergarten if you ask me.

*we dont need 5 snipers

*we have no medics

*sentry guns too clustered

This isnt thermodynamics here.

Teamwork requires communication. Basically you have to understand English. If a retard clusters his sentry gun and I tell him 3 times not to., that clearly means I have done all I can. There is nothing additional I can do. I cant drive to his house and fix it. So the only thing left is to tell him hes a moron and laugh at him when the sentry gun cluster gets destroyed by 1 demo.

Gah! You're so close to an epiphany! Just a LITTLE push might tip the scales just enough to allow you to get it!

Yes, you are GOOD... but don't you see how your attitude makes people not want to listen to you?

Again... 85% of the server didn't want to listen to you anymore. Take the hint and modify your behavior!

[You suck and have no life 203]

Well isn't thermodynamics just the study of how heat moves from something to something else?

Or that's the only Law(or theory?) of it I remember.

And if everyone is getting pretty hot headed then maybe it IS thermodynamics?

In physics, thermodynamics (from the Greek θερμ-<θερμότης, therme, meaning "heat"[1] and δυναμις, dynamis, meaning "power") is the study of the conversion of energy into work and heat and its relation to macroscopic variables such as temperature and pressure. Its underpinnings, based upon statistical predictions of the collective motion of particles from their microscopic behavior, is the field of statistical thermodynamics, a branch of statistical mechanics.[2][3][4]. Historically, thermodynamics developed out of need to increase the efficiency of early steam engines.[5]

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Thermodynamics

Gah! You're so close to an epiphany! Just a LITTLE push might tip the scales just enough to allow you to get it!

Yes, you are GOOD... but don't you see how your attitude makes people not want to listen to you?

Again... 85% of the server didn't want to listen to you anymore. Take the hint and modify your behavior!

Nah, not as fun. You cant cure stupid by being nice.

[Miyari 33]

This thread needs a votemute.

[Repth (Hatred) 2]

i think that yousuckandhavenolife shouldnt be so shallow .... no offence intended, but whats more important? someone having a happy marrage due to common interests and personality or the way they look.... realy ..... one way would make the marrage last maybe 1 year tops, the other is the rest of your life happy.... personaly i wouldnt care what my spouce looks like (within a sertain thresh-hold) if they get me off mentaly if you know what i mean, and i'm 160 pounds almost no body fat and am quite fit from skateboarding .....and also i do agree with alot of what you say just not how you apply it, knowledge and self improvment are awsome incredible things but as i said anyone can read and learn pretty much, but only the wize use there knowledge for peoples benifit and happyness, and self-improvment .....dont try to improve what was nevered flawed in the first place.... thats how things loose there character and such.... there is no such thing as perfect, cause perfect it's self is a flaw.....

and suckylife, i can see such a great person in you if you would just pull your head out of your ass... (again no offence intended)... like i bet if you would just be encouraging and helpful in a positive way lots of people would like to hear you....

and people play casualy or are first timers sometimes, that doesnt mean they need to be told they are shit and what-not... and sometimes people are mentaly disabled (sometimes a bit, sometimes alot) and realy cant help it it's a di-verse world...

just think about it man... whats the point of being rude instead of nice when giving advice? rude just means people dont like you and dont listen, so your wasting your breath or depresses them and the rest of the team from hearing it and moral drops..... and that has the opposite effect as your looking for....

but as to the original post - maybe just an increase of the %'s required for members and/or donor's? that way douches can still be kicked/muted but not as easy... other than that i agree with the previous posts about the subject...