In post 1705, Gorkington wrote:Just annoyed that it feels like you're treating me like I'm stupid when I'm trying to get a read on you and getting what feels like abuse over it just makes me want to give up on trying.
To be honest I don't think I'm treating you like you're stupid - or, at least to clarify, my rage is based on a concept that you're not stupid and are jerking me around for reasons that escape me. Most of my frustration with this game is predicated on a concept that people *could* play better and are *choosing* not to. So, in a very awkward way, I'll argue that I'm actually trying to compliment everyone.
That said, yes, I am assuredly using a lot of harsh language about it.
That said - take a look at this game, the deadline, and what is going on.
We are in a shut down morass - with no one talking to anyone - and are wasting a MASSIVE amount of time via people either not doing anything (like, for instance, NS's or Anti's useless backsides, or, frankly, Ika of late - who is just needling me in his posts as opposed to playing the game) or we have people wasting time by asking people to explain/link things that have been explained/linked multiple times (just as an example, and it's not the only one, my running gag of linking me linking a case in a link when people ask what the case I have on Elusive is...while other people are saying I'm spending *too much time* focused on that case...like, clearly at least half that equation is clearly crazy sauce or isn't reading the fething game).
Is my rage the best solution to the issue?
I dunno - maybe not, because I will admit all it tends to seem to do is get people offended that I am suggesting "not reading the game" is bad play. (and...seriously, WHAT?)
But I have tried the "be friendly, say nothing" method before - and it also does nothing at all while leaving me seething inside.
So I find the outbursts help *ME* play better - and seem to do nothing to make the crud play of the rest of the game worse.
Therefore I've chosen that as my coping method.
If you have an alternate or better solution I would be THRILLED to entertain it. But I haven't figured it out yet.
As to the game state - it is slurp and empty at the moment. Really, we should have done an L-1 claim *DAYS* ago, but this town can't seem to pull that together for some reason.
Like, seriously - explain, defend, and push the case on Mneumonic beyond empty repetition.
Or, respond and get behind a case that is being pushed with a case (like mine on Anti, or mine on Elusive)
Or create a new case - and push *that* effectively, like...well...like I don't think anyone is really doing right now...I dunno, maybe the push on Oka...sorta? I'm not actually against that case because I can at least agree he's useless, but it's being pushed on the concept of "useless" which is not really a tasty case regardless, but...meh.
I dunno -do you see something happening that is valid that I'm overlooking?
Do you have an interesting push we should get on?
Do you honestly have such disagreement with my cases you can't push them to claim "just to see"
Do you have a case you'd like to push to claim and can describe a case that isn't "dey sucxxors!" as the basis of it (and if so, why haven't you been pushing it five days ago?).
All I really want is for people who are not reading, and not pushing to stop whining when I call that bad play.
Either explain how it's good play.
Or, believe in your head that it's good play, and don't feel a need to explain that I'm wrong.
Hell - sit around and describe how pushing play (which I assuredly do) is "bad" and at least that's a stance.
But this game is quicksand.
It is ugly, derp quicksand that is killing town momentum.
I really think we need a push, we need people to say "I like this wagon" we need votes to move and we need a claim and we needed it three days ago.
