geordies spotting the players post

[Der Kuenstler]

Many players will take a game without investigating it first - it happens over and over - either it's an inflated ego problem "I can overcome all odds" or just the false assumption "I'm nice and fair so everyone else must be." A few drubbings will cure both.

It's amazing to me how many posts are run like this: "I'll play any side, any scenario, any situation." Might as well say "Please hand me a big fat loss." At least 1/2 of this game is the setup. Playing skills can't usually salvage a ringer setup or scenario. My first post went something like "Get me on the ladder!" and I got on all right - with eight straight losses....

After you've been here a while you start to realize the game actually begins on the message board - before the first file is sent. Your first recon should happen well before you've bought any snipers. Investigate and go in with your eyes open. People that climb the ladder playing the same scenario over and over do so legally - and only because other players keep accepting their game offers.