- last post: 01.01.0001 12:00 AM PDT
Mr Guileful, I never read the book you mentioned, and my name isn't Scipio. I just "borrowed" it from Scipio Afrikanus, the Roman general who defeated Hannibal in the Punic Wars.
Horizon, you're more or less correct, but it also depends on the size of the game. If you're playing a 2v2 on bloodgultch, one or both of the other teammembers watching either base, then it just might be a problem. Now, I'm not saying this is unstoppable and it's game over for the non-campers. I've gotten out of that situation plenty of times. However, it makes the likelihood of having your brains aired out the moment you spawn go way up, and if getting killed as soon as you spawn isn't cheap, I don't know what is. Like I said before though, that's what you have to do to win.
If you truly want to avoid any cheapness, then go the duelist's route. Never pick up any powerups and only use the same or as good a weapon as your opponent. Each time you'll get a contest of skill, but that doesn't mean you'll have a secure victory. You'll never have an unfair advantage and never be accused of being "cheap." For what it's worth, you'll have that going for ya'.