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Subject: Most bizarre rage message you've ever gotten?
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Posted by: Sentox6
I'm honoured that I'm apparently important enough to be worth "congratulations" at my apparent defeat. Thanks guys.
Look who's back :)

your reasoning is that the lone warrior must enjoy being dominated 4 on 1? He's playing for fun, right?Well, if my team mates just suddenly decide to quit and leave me alone with a full other team, I would see it as a challenge to try to defeat the other team, which for me is considered fun. For you, it may not be, which is why you would probably quit if put in that situation.

In that case, he should be playing Rumble Pit. If he loses his team and stays, he obviously doesn't care about playing with a team. Ergo he should get out of a team playlist.
Maybe he wanted to play in a team but his random team mates just decided to quit?

Suck it up and go find an actual match.So . . . playing with you would not be considered an actual match? Interesting.

knock yourself out.Now why would I want do that?

  • 01.12.2012 8:09 PM PDT

Someone sent me a message saying:
"fail gamertag, fail life"
He sounded 10 years old.

  • 01.12.2012 8:14 PM PDT

Forget it man, and get with the countdown. Shake this square world and blast off for Kicksville.

Reach host ranking algorithm: (a*quit_percentage + b*isMexican + c*(1/KDR) + d*hasGuest) * 100
where a > b = d > c

Posted by: Scarlet Sphere
Well, if my team mates just suddenly decide to quit and leave me alone with a full other team, I would see it as a challenge to try to defeat the other team, which for me is considered fun. For you, it may not be, which is why you would probably quit if put in that situation.

Very well. Let me present a more refined version of the scenario: the other team is composed of four players who are either all individually better than you, or have excellent teamshooting coordination.

Do you stay and continue to get killed (while getting no kills) or do you quit? Obviously I'm not going to quit in a match like this. But if the other team was good and I couldn't achieve anything, I'm not bullheaded enough to stay for no reason.

Maybe he wanted to play in a team but his random team mates just decided to quit?
And now he can't play in a team. So he should quit. Duh.

So . . . playing with you would not be considered an actual match? Interesting.
1v4 is not a proper match of Team Slayer, or Team Snipers, or whatever playlist we're talking about here, no.

  • 01.12.2012 9:30 PM PDT

"The truth is the key, and with it, I will unlock the doors of darkness and find justice."
-Me

"Why is it that lately, all I want to do is cry?"
-Phoenix Wright


Posted by: Sentox6
Posted by: Akamia179
Take That!

Definition 4.

Unlike most people, I do my homework when I use a word.

LOL. Informal and proscribed. You get an F for your homework. GTFO

Oh? Tell me why I get an F. Otherwise, you don't know what you're talking about.

Evidence is everything. Even a fool knows that.

P.S. I have more evidence on my side, by the way. Just saying.

[Edited on 01.12.2012 9:44 PM PST]

  • 01.12.2012 9:40 PM PDT

The Song Of Nephilim

Xenoblade <3

Most bizarre? "If you want to keep your account, you need to stop spawn killing in the next game"

  • 01.12.2012 9:49 PM PDT

Forget it man, and get with the countdown. Shake this square world and blast off for Kicksville.

Reach host ranking algorithm: (a*quit_percentage + b*isMexican + c*(1/KDR) + d*hasGuest) * 100
where a > b = d > c

Posted by: Akamia179
Oh? Tell me why I get an F. Otherwise, you don't know what you're talking about.

Evidence is everything. Even a fool knows that.

P.S. I have more evidence on my side, by the way. Just saying.

You don't understand what I'm telling you yet you presume to have more evidence on your side? Laughable.

The definition you linked is informal (i.e. it is not an official dictionary definition, but rather directly reflects the incorrect colloquial usage many people mistakenly use), and proscribed (which means some official sources actively recommend against its usage).

Now, if you don't mind, I'd really rather not continue this battle of wits unless you're going to arm yourself.

[Edited on 01.12.2012 9:51 PM PST]

  • 01.12.2012 9:49 PM PDT

"The truth is the key, and with it, I will unlock the doors of darkness and find justice."
-Me

"Why is it that lately, all I want to do is cry?"
-Phoenix Wright


Posted by: Sentox6
Posted by: Akamia179
Oh? Tell me why I get an F. Otherwise, you don't know what you're talking about.

Evidence is everything. Even a fool knows that.

P.S. I have more evidence on my side, by the way. Just saying.

You don't understand what I'm telling you yet you presume to have more evidence on your side? Laughable.

The definition you linked is informal (i.e. it is not an official dictionary definition, but rather directly reflects the incorrect colloquial usage many people mistakenly use), and proscribed (which means some official sources actively recommend against its usage).

Define the bolded term, as in, tell me what official sources.

EDIT: Hold it! I realize my folly. I now retract my statement. However, I believe there is a word for the situation that is NOT proscribed and/or informal. I will now investigate.

[Edited on 01.12.2012 9:54 PM PST]

  • 01.12.2012 9:52 PM PDT
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Posted by: Sentox6
four players who are either all individually better than you, or have excellent teamshooting coordination.
Well, a lot of players are better than me. Like I said, it would be a challenge for me.

Do you stay and continue to get killed (while getting no kills) or do you quit?I would stay, and I highly doubt I won't get any kills :)

Obviously I'm not going to quit in a match like this. But if the other team was good and I couldn't achieve anything. This proves what I had said before, that you would quit as soon as you realize you have no chance of winning.

And now he can't play in a team. So he should quit. Duh.No, not should quit, may quit.

1v4 is not a proper match of Team Slayer, or Team Snipers, or whatever playlist we're talking about here, no.Guess not, but you can't control whether people quit or not.

  • 01.12.2012 9:53 PM PDT

Forget it man, and get with the countdown. Shake this square world and blast off for Kicksville.

Reach host ranking algorithm: (a*quit_percentage + b*isMexican + c*(1/KDR) + d*hasGuest) * 100
where a > b = d > c

Posted by: Akamia179
Define the bolded term, as in, tell me what official sources.

Why don't you ask your own source? They're the ones who say official sources recommend against it. I'm not stupid enough to let you try and put the onus on me to support your own source.

Just google it for all I care.

[Edited on 01.12.2012 9:56 PM PST]

  • 01.12.2012 9:55 PM PDT

"The truth is the key, and with it, I will unlock the doors of darkness and find justice."
-Me

"Why is it that lately, all I want to do is cry?"
-Phoenix Wright


Posted by: Sentox6
I now know what the word I'm looking for is.

The word... is "contradictory".

[Edited on 01.12.2012 9:57 PM PST]

  • 01.12.2012 9:57 PM PDT

Forget it man, and get with the countdown. Shake this square world and blast off for Kicksville.

Reach host ranking algorithm: (a*quit_percentage + b*isMexican + c*(1/KDR) + d*hasGuest) * 100
where a > b = d > c

Posted by: Scarlet Sphere
I would stay, and I highly doubt I won't get any kills :)

I suppose you might go 2 for 30. What a warrior.

This proves what I had said before, that you would quit as soon as you realize you have no chance of winning.
Yes, because I'm not stupid. I'm not sure what is so revelatory about this.

No, not should quit, may quit.
He should quit if he fancies himself as a rational human being. The only reason for him to stay would be if he genuinely does derive utility from being stomped on, and I seriously doubt this is typically the case.

Of course, this is Xbox LIVE.

Guess not, but you can't control whether people quit or not.
You can control whether or not you remain, however. Apparently players like you are happy to sacrifice that in the glorious pursuit of proving your own pointless stubborness.

  • 01.12.2012 10:00 PM PDT

Forget it man, and get with the countdown. Shake this square world and blast off for Kicksville.

Reach host ranking algorithm: (a*quit_percentage + b*isMexican + c*(1/KDR) + d*hasGuest) * 100
where a > b = d > c

Posted by: Akamia179
I now know what the word I'm looking for is.

The word... is "contradictory".

Now we're getting somewhere.

What have I said or done that is contradictory?

  • 01.12.2012 10:01 PM PDT

"The truth is the key, and with it, I will unlock the doors of darkness and find justice."
-Me

"Why is it that lately, all I want to do is cry?"
-Phoenix Wright


Posted by: Sentox6
Posted by: Akamia179
I now know what the word I'm looking for is.

The word... is "contradictory".

Now we're getting somewhere.

What have I said or done that is contradictory?

Well, that one written beatdown you had given me in an earlier thread a few weeks ago, for starters. You know, the one I redirected at you.

What happened in this thread, however, is not contradictory, but rather, a misinterpretation of events on my part. I thought you had quit the argument against Scarlet out of pride, which is somewhat related to what you were actually arguing about. What I was thinking was proven wrong the instant you returned.

I also misinterpreted the word "irony", which, admittedly, I contradicted myself there. I said I did my homework. I did, however, I overlooked something important, which you were so kind to point out to me.

  • 01.12.2012 10:08 PM PDT

Forget it man, and get with the countdown. Shake this square world and blast off for Kicksville.

Reach host ranking algorithm: (a*quit_percentage + b*isMexican + c*(1/KDR) + d*hasGuest) * 100
where a > b = d > c

Posted by: Akamia179
Well, that one written beatdown you had given me in an earlier thread a few weeks ago, for starters. You know, the one I redirected at you.

In all honesty, I don't remember it.

What happened in this thread, however, is not contradictory, but rather, a misinterpretation of events on my part. I thought you had quit the argument against Scarlet out of pride, which is somewhat related to what you were actually arguing about. What I was thinking was proven wrong the instant you returned.

I also misinterpreted the word "irony", which, admittedly, I contradicted myself there. I said I did my homework. I did, however, I overlooked something important, which you were so kind to point out to me.

For what it's worth, I'm impressed that you would concede the misunderstanding here. Most people won't on the internet.

  • 01.12.2012 10:11 PM PDT

My 2 cents -

1) When a bunch of try hards enter into a game as a team and show anything but absolute sportsmanship... if my team quits then thats just an excuse for me to take a 10 minute bio break at their expense.

2) You never know whats going to happen until the game ends. I've been in an 8 v 5 BTB (8 all one 1 team) that eventually become a 8 v 3. We managed not to let them run away on us, but they had both tanks, both revs, and hogs. They really were not that good but we all know how it is to be out numbered when vehicles are a factor. In the last 5 minutes 2 of them (a buddy and host) got booted, I presume on accident, for a nade spam betray. 1 randomly followed. W/o enough players (5v3) to hog the vehicles on hemorrhage we quickly took the lead and won. So let me ask you when should someone make the decision that the game is pointless and they should quit? In BTB if 1 teammate? 2?3?4?5?

3) Given the fact that the matchmaking and game loading/configuration systems are garbage in reach and it takes literally 5-10 minutes to get into the next game anyways plus another minute at the black screen for many of the quitting players, so, overall over several games, the 5 minutes I could have saved myself by quitting doesnt really matter and I'd rather play the game that I already waited 10 minutes to play.



....

back OT:
I dont get much hate mail (fortunately), but it never ceases to amaze me how many people will quit a game then invite everyone to their own private custom games. or how many 10 year olds spam for clan recruitment. Its either like "yeah you just quit and f'd over our team.. I want to party with you?" or "we just dominated your clan so why would we want to join it?"

[Edited on 01.12.2012 10:21 PM PST]

  • 01.12.2012 10:15 PM PDT
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Posted by: Sentox6
I suppose you might go 2 for 30. What a warrior.
Predict whatever outcome you want. :)

Yes, because I'm not stupid. I'm not sure what is so revelatory about this.It's not because you're not stupid, it's because you don't want to "waste time".

He should quit if he fancies himself as a rational human being. You're implying that you are a "rational human being"?

You can control whether or not you remainThat's right, I control that, not you.

Apparently players like you are happy to sacrifice that in the glorious pursuit of proving your own pointless stubborness.What are we sacrificing?
If you think what I am doing is pointless, you are more than welcome to leave the game at any time you desire.

  • 01.12.2012 10:18 PM PDT

"The truth is the key, and with it, I will unlock the doors of darkness and find justice."
-Me

"Why is it that lately, all I want to do is cry?"
-Phoenix Wright


Posted by: Sentox6
In all honesty, I don't remember it.

In that case, let's let sleeping dogs lie.
For what it's worth, I'm impressed that you would concede the misunderstanding here. Most people won't on the internet.
I make it a point to find the truth. Even if that means I'm wrong, and someone else has to prove it to me. Although, I don't want to make it too easy, so I make them prove it beyond my reasonable doubt. This method isn't infallible, however. If it fails enough, I may have to look into another method. But I digress.

Well played. I may need to do more investigating, so I get my facts straight.

  • 01.12.2012 10:27 PM PDT

Forget it man, and get with the countdown. Shake this square world and blast off for Kicksville.

Reach host ranking algorithm: (a*quit_percentage + b*isMexican + c*(1/KDR) + d*hasGuest) * 100
where a > b = d > c

Posted by: Tibbaryllis2
When a bunch of try hards enter into a game as a team and show anything but absolute sportsmanship...

What constitutes "absolute sportsmanship" in a virtual game?

So let me ask you when should someone make the decision that the game is pointless and they should quit? In BTB if 1 teammate? 2?3?4?5?
When you're the last person left, obviously. You no longer have a team at this point.

I'd rather play the game that I already waited 10 minutes to play.
I just don't call getting stomped on 4v1 a game. You may as well be searching for your next match sooner rather than later.


Posted by: Scarlet Sphere
It's not because you're not stupid, it's because you don't want to "waste time".

The point of the game is to get kills in the pursuit of winning. If you can not even put up a challenge because you're alone and outnumbered, then choosing to stay is the stupid part. The result of that choice is the "waste of time".

You're implying that you are a "rational human being"?
No one is truly rational. I consider myself more rational that someone who would remain solely to serve as a punching bag for the enemy team (unless, of course, they really do derive subjective utility from getting killed, in which case they're rationally optimising, as perverse as that may be).

That's right, I control that, not you.
Yes, that's what I just said. Is there an echo in here?

I'd just like you to exercise that ability so that both groups could have a proper match. So far I've seen no convincing reasoning why you shouldn't except that you're stubborn for the sake of it, and theoretically some people like getting absolutely stomped.

If you think what I am doing is pointless, you are more than welcome to leave the game at any time you desire.
Unless, of course, your purpose is simply to annoy the opposition, in which case you're just the standard illiterate internet troll in a different package.

Anyway, I'm sure you'll quote all my statements and repeat the same vague points (if you can call them that) you have been for the last few pages. I'm not going to reply any more. I haven't seen one reasonable argument yet for a player choosing to stay when the rest of his team has quit and he's outmatched to the point where self-improvement isn't even viable. Most likely I won't see one, either, because there is none. So I'm done.

[Edited on 01.12.2012 10:33 PM PST]

  • 01.12.2012 10:30 PM PDT

I must be a wizard

GT: apricotbasher
juggybrah

"All u can do is camp come out and fight like a real man"

Because the sniper doesn't like getting up close and personal.

  • 01.12.2012 10:39 PM PDT

Baton courtesy; service with a smile

Ive had some one call me a 1337 H@xer before

  • 01.12.2012 10:40 PM PDT

Forget it man, and get with the countdown. Shake this square world and blast off for Kicksville.

Reach host ranking algorithm: (a*quit_percentage + b*isMexican + c*(1/KDR) + d*hasGuest) * 100
where a > b = d > c

Posted by: apricotbasher
"All u can do is camp come out and fight like a real man"

Because the sniper doesn't like getting up close and personal.

If you don't AR rush off every spawn, you're a camping noob.

  • 01.12.2012 10:40 PM PDT

"The truth is the key, and with it, I will unlock the doors of darkness and find justice."
-Me

"Why is it that lately, all I want to do is cry?"
-Phoenix Wright

I just noticed, I haven't posted a single on-topic comment here, have I? Let me fix that.

No, I have not received any sort of rage message (Family Settings for the win), except from a friend, and yes, he's a squeaker. He used his voice, too. I didn't burn it into memory, so I can't post the words here. It was ages ago.

  • 01.12.2012 10:44 PM PDT

sporsmanship in a virtual game: Dont talk -blam!- in the lobby, dont hump someone because you think you're bad. It really doesnt take much yet so few are capable of it apparently. If you cant just take your win and go then I'd be more than happy to let you hump my AFK corpse for 10 minutes while I go for a soda.

Your argument makes no sense if you only must swallow your pride and quit when your the last man standing... because that means you should play out every 4v2 or 8v2... which seems like it might annoy you.

Also I disagree about searching for another game faster. I've never once played a game where the other team had me so locked down that I couldnt spawn and at least go 1 for 1 on a regular basis. So yeah... after waiting 10 minutes to actually get in the game, and another 1-4 minutes at a black screen while the game figures its -blam!- out about the quitters... I think the last thing I'm in a hurry to do is wait the 2 minutes it takes to quit the game and jump back in line for another.

This is not an attack against you personally, but I would wager a lot of people that support your arguments are the same people that jump into BTB with a full party and act like they're the absolute -blam!- for being able to decimate a team of randoms, especially when you can expect at least 2 quitters from the random team every match against a full party. Maybe 343 should just save us all time and in H4 implement a matchmaking system that just automatically skips from the voting lobby to the post game lobby and gives the win to the full team and saves everybody 15 minutes of their time (/sarcasm).

Really that 10 minutes you gotta play hide-n-seek every now and then is the price you gotta pay for having a ridiculously unfair advantage in a matchmaking system that wont actively recognize party size and match fairly/accordingly.

I didnt play much h3, but the nice thing about h2 (Aside from never playing... what would have been coagulation at that time... 6 times in a row) is that you had ranked and training playlists instead of the everything combined stuff. It really was a much better design for everyone involved.

[Edited on 01.12.2012 10:49 PM PST]

  • 01.12.2012 10:45 PM PDT

Forget it man, and get with the countdown. Shake this square world and blast off for Kicksville.

Reach host ranking algorithm: (a*quit_percentage + b*isMexican + c*(1/KDR) + d*hasGuest) * 100
where a > b = d > c

Posted by: Tibbaryllis2
Your argument makes no sense if you only must swallow your pride and quit when your the last man standing... because that means you should play out every 4v2 or 8v2... which seems like it might annoy you.

I hardly see how this causes my argument to have no sense whatsoever. I'm not saying that you should never quit a 4v2, but a 4v1 really becomes ridiculous.

I've never once played a game where the other team had me so locked down that I couldnt spawn and at least go 1 for 1 on a regular basis.
You've never played a good team then. I guess that makes you lucky, at any rate.

Really that 10 minutes you gotta play hide-n-seek every now and then is the price you gotta pay for having a ridiculously unfair advantage in a matchmaking system that wont actively recognize party size and match fairly/accordingly.
Perhaps, but I consider the player getting repeatedly killed to be paying a price too.

I guess if I'd only ever played teams that were so bad I could keep trading kills my perspective would probably be different.

The matchmaking system in Reach is retarded, no disagreement there.

[Edited on 01.12.2012 10:51 PM PST]

  • 01.12.2012 10:50 PM PDT
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Posted by: Sentox6
If you can not even put up a challenge because you're alone and outnumbered, then choosing to stay is the stupid part. The result of that choice is the "waste of time".
I'm not the one whose supposed to be putting up a challenge.

Yes, that's what I just said. Is there an echo in here?Nope, an echo would have matched your words exactly.

Unless, of course, your purpose is simply to annoy the opposition, in which case you're just the standard illiterate internet troll in a different package. If you were the opposition, I guess I would be.

Most likely I won't see one, either, because there is none. So I'm done.Only because you choose not to see it as reasonable.

  • 01.12.2012 10:57 PM PDT