I am pretty thin-skinned when it comes to BM. I will lose enjoyment while playing the game almost immediately. That said, I don't consider manner muling BM. I think it's all in good fun. It's really the vocal things in chat that I consider BM.

FrostedMiniWheats

United States30730 Posts

July 12 2013 01:12 GMT

#24

Sort of agree. Sometimes it's funny and I don't really care, others I want to reach through my screen a punch the guy playing >_>

also, it's imba. good Zerg/Protoss bm isn't as easy to do lol.

Wafflelisk

Canada1061 Posts

July 12 2013 01:13 GMT

#25

I manner hatch/overlord position into gg/pop tons of nydus/dance if the opponent is on like 2 bases vs 6 and won't leave the game, but I guess I could see why people would get upset if it's done to you when you don't have a Fantasy GG timing or anything. Don't usually care too much one way or another though

vult

United States9400 Posts

July 12 2013 01:13 GMT

#26

I always try to convince myself that manner miles are being called down to repair. Gets me less stressed about it

porkRaven

United States953 Posts

July 12 2013 01:15 GMT

#27

I love to manner mule, I don't really consider it bm though. For me it is really just a sign that you've been in the game too long, which can be bm to some.

kochanfe

Micronesia1338 Posts

July 12 2013 01:16 GMT

#28

On July 12 2013 09:52 ObiWanPwnobi wrote:
If Protoss could manner mule, I'd be all over it.

Manner Nexus

Mevious

Canada150 Posts

July 12 2013 01:17 GMT

#29

I don't like manner MULEs. Manner scans are much more fun.

Odecey

Norway27 Posts

July 12 2013 01:18 GMT

#30

Manner muling is a nonverbal form of gloating, that is often used to antagonize the opponent into giving an impulsive response.
I wish they'd hand out infractions to professional players who do it, it shows a lack of both tact and respect to your opponent.

Vorenius

Denmark1979 Posts

July 12 2013 01:20 GMT

#31

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More on topic: I couldn't care less if people manner mule or not. Taking it as a personal slight is just stupid. However, I do think it's odd that manner muling is very common in pro games but people still get their panties all bunched up over offensive gg's. It's the exact same thing, but for some reasons it's fun when terrans can do it, but unsportsmanlike when everyone can :/

arterian

Canada1157 Posts

July 12 2013 01:21 GMT

#32

I hate getting manner mule'd and I think I always rage quit when it is done to me.

I always manner nexus if I'm in a position to though, although its a lot harder to do.

TeeTS

Germany2762 Posts

July 12 2013 01:24 GMT

#33

I manner mule only, when the opponent isn't leaving a long lost game.
But you are taking things way too serious. Should relax a bit more. There are way worse things to make your opponent feel very stupid in sc2.

A Wild Sosd

Australia421 Posts

July 12 2013 01:26 GMT

#34

On July 12 2013 10:18 Odecey wrote:
Manner muling is a nonverbal form of gloating, that is often used to antagonize the opponent into giving an impulsive response.
I wish they'd hand out infractions to professional players who do it, it shows a lack of both tact and respect to your opponent.

It shows personality, Don't know why everyone wants everyone to be super respectful and talk about how great their opponent was. Trash talk and bm creates story lines which is great, makes games between the two players really interesting.

BoxingKangaroo

Japan955 Posts

July 12 2013 01:28 GMT

#35

It can be done in jest, but unless you either know the person you're playing, or can see their reaction (at a lan say), then it usually comes off as a display of arrogance. One reason I don't like Taeja, he loves manner mules.

double1185

Vietnam211 Posts

July 12 2013 01:32 GMT

#36

I suppose to vote the option that I completely disagree w/ u but as a Z i dont think MM is great either so my answer is I don't mind actually, as my skill r low diamond and somehow to manage to get my ZvT above 65%, so I don't mind every once in a while let the guy drop a Mule, MM is not as bad as manner talk, like yesterday, 1 guy go Gateway expand w/ me , I manage to finish him off with ling run-in before he able to wall off, thats quite bad consider he was a diamond, but in the end he said lol, u r a noob then quit. That's quite annoyed me.

Highwinds

Canada955 Posts

July 12 2013 01:35 GMT

#37

I don't get mad at it. The only memorable one I have is from the only time I played a Korean pro and he literally had 10+ orbitals and they all called down mules. I actually laughed and GG'd immediately when it happened. To me he was saying "okay noobie ur done. get out of the game."

sNuFFsie

25 Posts

July 12 2013 01:39 GMT

#38

On July 12 2013 09:49 Scones wrote:

Something about it just annoys the hell out of me. It is like the terran saying "LOOK HOW EZ I WIN, I DONT NEED THEZE MULEZ!!1!"

You are projecting that onto your opponent. I look at it as my opponent saying "hey, I have so much money that I waste mules". If I am starving for money and just barely holding on he is letting me know how far behind I am. I don't waste time trying to defend and come back when I know he has a bank.

EDIT: I guess it all comes down to how you perceive your opponent and what they are "meaning" to do.

Kaizen[7]

United States86 Posts

July 12 2013 01:43 GMT

#39

I like to judge people's character based on their conduct while playing a video game. No but honestly its all about context for me. A random person on the ladder vs a friend or practice buddy will obviously yield more vitriol. I've been really trying hard to not let the emotional aspect of the game take everything over. By that I mean getting so pissed off that it starts to detract from the fun of the game. You know, like what it looks like happened for Idra IMO

forsooth

United States3648 Posts

July 12 2013 01:43 GMT

#40

I've done it in both wins and losses. To me it's kind of amusing to land a bunch of them and send them on a suicide march at my opponent's army when I know I've lost, or to steal some of their money by scanning a mineral line and dropping them all on it. I tend to prefer the scan flower over manner MULEs when I win though.

In-game stuff like that doesn't bother me at all. Manner nexus, mass changelings, creating words with pylons/depots/tumors, it's all good. I only get annoyed when people talk trash in chat.