- last post: 01.01.0001 12:00 AM PDT
Stealing or TKing for weapons is ridiculous. I do my best to ignore it. When a TK'er shows up on my team, I am one of those guys who tries to stand in front of him, to help him get his three TKs as soon as possible so the game can go on without him.
As to giving the flag back to the original carrier so he can get the capture, some would consider that good sportsmanship. That's fine as far as it goes, but... Don't expect it, and players don't have to do it. Most times I've picked up a flag in the middle of the map and gotten back to base, no one is there. Also, you can't wait around holding the flag, the other team is going to show up eventually to get their flag back!
The one time I've had a flag stolen from me ended up being funny (to me, anyway). We were on Ice Fields, and I brought the flag back, but red had ours. I went up onto the top of the base in the back corner (this is a pretty good place to hide, remember to crouch), and told the team I was up there. Well, I'm waiting. And waiting. Then, one of my teammates comes up to me and melees me, grabs the flag, and jumps down to the platform. Of course red shows up, kills him, returns their flag, and they score. I asked the guy "wtf?", and his response was "I dunno". He didn't realize it was "flag at home"! I just laughed at him after I calmed down.
I do my best to give new guys a little leeway, and try to tell them what is going on. But when I realize it is an experienced player doing some of this crap, it burns me up.