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MuffinFTW
Profile Blog Joined August 2010
United States235 Posts
Last Edited: 2011-11-05 03:39:43
November 05 2011 03:34 GMT
#1
Today, I decided to ladder, and encountered a wild zerg player. We started off the game with, "gl hf!'" and "u2". A little bit after he asked if he could pause really quick. I let him pause and he afked for about a minute or so. So, I alt-tabbed for a little bit, and when I checked back roughly 15 secs the game was running!?! I was shocked and asked, "Dude, wtf!? Why did u unpause randomly without asking? " He replied, "Oh, I'm sorry, I didn't know. Don't worry it's just 10 seconds." I was pissed off, but decided to just let it go... Afterwards, when I scouted his position, I was even more shocked... He 6 pooled me... I saw the lings came out and only 5 drones mining. At this point, I'm beyond angry, I quickly tried to put down a forge and wall-off completely. But it was too late, the lings ran in, and raped me. I asked him, "wow... I paused for you and u just rudely unpaused to 6 pool me?" I got no reply and rage quit from the game. I messaged him angrily and then I saw, " The player is ignoring you." I basically deduced that this kid purposely paused and unpaused shortly after without asking to hopefully get a win with his 6 pool... Now pissed off, I'm ranting about this.

*
SpoR
Profile Blog Joined November 2010
United States1542 Posts
Last Edited: 2011-11-05 03:37:58
November 05 2011 03:37 GMT
#2
And what have you learned from this?

Do not trust random people.

Do not fuck around when you sit down to play an sc2 game.

sorry to say but this is your own fault. This guy just outplayed you.
A man is what he thinks about all day long.
Jaxtyk
Profile Blog Joined December 2009
United States600 Posts
November 05 2011 03:37 GMT
#3
^Lessons from life
To tell the truth....I could beat anyone in the world.
Little-Chimp
Profile Joined February 2008
Canada948 Posts
November 05 2011 03:38 GMT
#4
Don't take ladder games too seriously, you need to go in with the mindset that your lucky if you DON'T get cheesed/allin'd.
MuffinFTW
Profile Blog Joined August 2010
United States235 Posts
November 05 2011 03:39 GMT
#5
Well, I'd assume they'll be nice enough to ask if I'm ready before unpausing. But apparently not, I guess I'll just have to stay watching the screen if I ever pause for someone.
DarkPlasmaBall
Profile Blog Joined March 2010
United States45319 Posts
November 05 2011 03:41 GMT
#6
On November 05 2011 12:37 SpoR wrote:
And what have you learned from this?

Do not trust random people.

Do not fuck around when you sit down to play an sc2 game.

sorry to say but this is your own fault. This guy just outplayed you.


I definitely agree that MuffinFTW should proceed with more caution from now on, but you can hardly say he got "outplayed". He got played, but not inside the game. lol.
"There is nothing more satisfying than looking at a crowd of people and helping them get what I love." ~Day[9] Daily #100
icydergosu
Profile Blog Joined December 2009
528 Posts
November 05 2011 03:41 GMT
#7
Thanks man, i will make good use of this special taktik.
I am the Punishment of God. If you had not commited great sins, god would not have sent a punishment like me upon you.
Carapas
Profile Joined February 2011
Canada242 Posts
November 05 2011 03:42 GMT
#8
On November 05 2011 12:39 MuffinFTW wrote:
Well, I'd assume they'll be nice enough to ask if I'm ready before unpausing. But apparently not, I guess I'll just have to stay watching the screen if I ever pause for someone.

If I ever learned something sailed on the interwebs sea, it is that you can't ever EVER trust anyone. When people get on computers they get a super ego boost and they become huge douches.
NrG.ZaM
Profile Joined March 2008
United States267 Posts
November 05 2011 03:42 GMT
#9
You learned the lesson we all learn eventually. Never alt+tab during a paused game if it's with someone you don't know and trust.
dmasterding
Profile Blog Joined January 2011
United States205 Posts
November 05 2011 03:49 GMT
#10
sorry for your loss - i know that if that happened to me id be furious T_T
No tears now, only dreams.
MiteCrow
Profile Joined June 2011
Ireland38 Posts
November 05 2011 03:53 GMT
#11
My first thoughts about this thread having read the title was that you were bashing player's who play world of warcraft hehe.
Back on topic now, the only thing the player in question did was unpause withought asking you, maybe he wasnt aware of proper etiquette? which seems to have been the case, 6 pools are cheesy but leggitimate
The only reason people get lost in thought is because it's unfamiliar territory.
Torenhire
Profile Blog Joined April 2009
United States11681 Posts
November 05 2011 03:56 GMT
#12
On November 05 2011 12:41 DarkPlasmaBall wrote:
Show nested quote +
On November 05 2011 12:37 SpoR wrote:
And what have you learned from this?

Do not trust random people.

Do not fuck around when you sit down to play an sc2 game.

sorry to say but this is your own fault. This guy just outplayed you.


I definitely agree that MuffinFTW should proceed with more caution from now on, but you can hardly say he got "outplayed". He got played, but not inside the game. lol.


Exactly. He got outplayed.

Out - not in the game
played - pause tricked.
SirJolt: Well maybe if you weren't so big and stupid, it wouldn't have hit you.
DarkPlasmaBall
Profile Blog Joined March 2010
United States45319 Posts
November 05 2011 03:58 GMT
#13
On November 05 2011 12:56 Torenhire wrote:
Show nested quote +
On November 05 2011 12:41 DarkPlasmaBall wrote:
On November 05 2011 12:37 SpoR wrote:
And what have you learned from this?

Do not trust random people.

Do not fuck around when you sit down to play an sc2 game.

sorry to say but this is your own fault. This guy just outplayed you.


I definitely agree that MuffinFTW should proceed with more caution from now on, but you can hardly say he got "outplayed". He got played, but not inside the game. lol.


Exactly. He got outplayed.

Out - not in the game
played - pause tricked.


I see what you did there.

Touche.
"There is nothing more satisfying than looking at a crowd of people and helping them get what I love." ~Day[9] Daily #100
Sorter
Profile Joined July 2011
170 Posts
November 05 2011 04:00 GMT
#14
When someone pauses I never tab, too afraid they will try to pull this, haha. Just ignore people that act like this though, take the high road!
OopsOopsBaby
Profile Blog Joined June 2010
Singapore3425 Posts
November 05 2011 04:06 GMT
#15
you did not treat the game seriously and got punished.
s3x2-2 xiao3x2+2 bone3+2+2
Urth
Profile Blog Joined November 2007
United States1252 Posts
November 05 2011 04:06 GMT
#16
It is courtesy to wait, but if it gets to the point where you want to alt+tab, just resume the game. You are not obligated to wait that long, especially with no explanation.
BY.HERO FIGHTING!!!!
Torte de Lini
Profile Blog Joined September 2010
Germany38463 Posts
November 05 2011 04:06 GMT
#17
That's so metagame.

But yeah, that sucks bro :x
https://twitter.com/#!/TorteDeLini (@TorteDeLini)
Jonoman92
Profile Blog Joined September 2006
United States9107 Posts
November 05 2011 04:08 GMT
#18
Your opponent was a jerk for sure. But you live you learn. Sometimes being considerate is hard because it means you must wait and can't minimize due to the possibility of them unpausing. I think it's fine to say "ok i'll wait 3 minutes" or something and then unpause though. I personally don't like unpausing because ladder to me is just practice so it's a waste of time to devote time to a game and then just win it in a dumb manner.
ComaDose
Profile Blog Joined December 2009
Canada10357 Posts
November 05 2011 04:13 GMT
#19
full screen windowed mode man.
You don't need your browser full screen.
BW pros training sc2 is like kiss making a dub step album.
saltywet
Profile Blog Joined August 2009
Hong Kong1316 Posts
Last Edited: 2011-11-05 04:18:49
November 05 2011 04:17 GMT
#20
never let your opponent pause, or if they ask for a pause say "only 1 minute bitch"

generally my principle is that if you expect to be away from keyboard within the next hour then don't start the game, or if you have to leave a game unexpectedly then the reason must be more important than a fucking game. i have never paused when i needed to leave the computer even though it costed me games, and i rage a lot when my opponent pauses even for a second
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