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Remove me from the ORG rankings; Official
Topic Started: Jan 14 2010, 02:54 AM (2,524 Views)
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I have come to an epiphany.

Throughout the last year or so, I have been getting invited to games left and right. And I say no to everybody. The fact of the matter is, I don't really have as much time as I used to have to dedicate to ORGs anymore. I do so well in games and earned my #2 (or is it #3 now?) spot in the rankings because I used to dedicate every waking second to playing in games.

Declining game invites because I don't want it to effect my rankings is pretty much the stupidest thing ever. If there weren't game rankings, I would sign up to play more games because I wouldn't have to worry about the pressure of doing well time in and time out. I'm probably not the only person who feels this way. Or maybe I am. I don't know.

So I humbly request that I be removed from the game rankings. Well actually, it's not a request. Take me off the list. The next time you update the rankings, Quid, I don't want to see my name on there. Pretend I don't exist. It'll save ya a little bit of work actually. :)


That's all.
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Omg Rudy! That is so depressing. :( :( :(

I too feel the pressure of constantly doing well in games. It's kinda sad really, the first thought I get when I sign up for a game is zomg, what if I bomb this game and it drags me down many spots on the rankings? :lol:

Strangely...I had this thought process before Quid's rankings even came about. -_- You'll always have your amazing record though. :wub:
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But don't people want to win anymore? I think everyone has pressure to do well in any games, unless they're just there to entertain or something. The rankings don't affect how I play in the least bit. But hey I get what you're saying Rudy.
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Jan 14 2010, 03:10 AM
I too feel the pressure of constantly doing well in games. It's kinda sad really, the first thought I get when I sign up for a game is zomg, what if I bomb this game and it drags me down many spots on the rankings? :lol:

Are you saying you play safer (more boring?) because you're afraid to make big moves and possibly jeopardize your high ranking? :popcorn
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Jan 14 2010, 03:20 AM
spnintendo
Jan 14 2010, 03:10 AM
I too feel the pressure of constantly doing well in games. It's kinda sad really, the first thought I get when I sign up for a game is zomg, what if I bomb this game and it drags me down many spots on the rankings? :lol:

Are you saying you play safer (more boring?) because you're afraid to make big moves and possibly jeopardize your high ranking? :popcorn

Well I'd say I'm not opposed to big moves and big strategy. ;) But yeah I'm usually not a loud obnoxious character. Those don't tend to get very far.

I guess what I do is play to get as far as possible, rather than "playing to win" per ce. :unsure:
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You mean that's been your reason for not playing games? :blink:
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Sp, you're always like that, aren't you? I mean do the rankings afffect how you play or not?

I'd love to be high enough in those rankings to have "pressure to do well". It's flattering if you ask me.
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Rankings don't bug me too much. Yeah they are fun, but I'm not bothered if a performance hurts my rankings. If anything it just motivates me to play better. <3
Britney- Winner- On Anna Paquin is a gap-toothed bitch. Line
Dorothy- Winner- BB Cupid
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Fiya- 2nd- Anna Paquin is a gap-toothed bitch. Nightclub (Voted Player that Should Have Won but Didn't, Best Confessional [tie] and Worst Strategic Decision at GTS Awards 2009)
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Max- 4th- Chile
Big Rig- 5th- ILM3
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Jan 14 2010, 03:29 AM
Sp, you're always like that, aren't you? I mean do the rankings afffect how you play or not?

I'd love to be high enough in those rankings to have "pressure to do well". It's flattering if you ask me.

Lol ugh you have no idea the pressure I feel. :lbf It's probably sad and pathetic and we're supposed to pretend it doesn't exist, but it totally does.

I'm still waiting for a cast list to be revealed with like SuJu and Rudy to be the first two boots and GTS has an epic meltdown. :wub:

I do play to have fun, and I do have fun. But doing well is kinda important to me. *giggles* It's like...having straight As in high school. You wanna maintain that high average since you're such a good student and all. :blink:
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Just play dude!

I'm not in the rankings because I haven't played enough games. And if/when I am ranked it'll be bad mostly because of Drizelle. But I'm not ashamed of her, she is awesome. I wear my 18/18 I got as Drizelle proudly!

And my only win is probably the game I was least proud of because I was a UTR borewhore with no personality. Who cares? It's just a number.
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DrizelleGoddess :wub:
Britney- Winner- On Anna Paquin is a gap-toothed bitch. Line
Dorothy- Winner- BB Cupid
Jordin- Winner- SYBBM
Fiya- 2nd- Anna Paquin is a gap-toothed bitch. Nightclub (Voted Player that Should Have Won but Didn't, Best Confessional [tie] and Worst Strategic Decision at GTS Awards 2009)
Sally- 2nd- Survivor India: CR's Faves
Angie- 2nd- Vertigo AS/ 4th Place- Vertigo 4
Allison- 2nd- Maadx
Diane- 3rd- JH
Amanda- 3rd- Stranded Peru
Max- 4th- Chile
Big Rig- 5th- ILM3
It- 6th- EDP Saltillo
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Rudy's not lying. He declined a spot in my H v V game next month for this very reason. Now I can see his point of view because he told me he'd probably not be able to dedicate 100% of his time/effort/energy to it and, as a result, would probably not have done well (and therefore his rankings would have been affected).

But if simply removing you (or whoever) from the rankings will allow for you to play in more games, I say do it.

As for me, well hell - I'm in the 70's so I could care less! I just play to have fun and if I do well, I do well. I'd have to win the next five games I play to crack the top twenty and I know that won't happen.

Long story short, those rankings are hard to ignore but I don't really think they should dictate if we play or not, otherwise what's the point of playing to begin with?
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I do play to have fun, and I do have fun. But doing well is kinda important to me. *giggles* It's like...having straight As in high school. You wanna maintain that high average since you're such a good student and all.



That's a good analogy. I mean, not that I was a good student in high school or anything. :lol: But I get what you mean.


I do tend to play games safe, and boring too, just like you said. I mean, it's the best way to consistently do well every time. But every once in a while, I want to be that loud obnoxious person who is a big character and runs the risk of getting booted early. Hell, I want to tank my own game every once in a while just for shits and giggles and for entertainment purposes.

But if I were to suddenly do that, I would plummet down through the rankings so ridiculously fast, it would make me look like a shitty player. Which is why I say just remove me from the rankings completely. Then I can go back to having fun again, and not have to suffer a "consequence" because of it.
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I'm starting to think we should go back to the good ol' GTS. No rankings and a lurker bar! :rofl
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:( I totally understand Rudy.

I don't get pressure over the rankings because I care not one bit about them. There are so many people ranked below me that could wipe the floor with me. And quite honestly a few ranker higher than me that I would crush on any given day.

But I get stressed out to do well for the host. I don't want to let them down. I've even talked about this with various hosts and fellow gamers. But with your case, Rudy, and with mine ... hell with everybody that commented ... it is a self-imposed pressure. The overall gaming community probably doesn't care a bit.

Rudy, you are a great gamer. And I don't say that because you are my friend. I say that because I have witnessed you play "all sides of a circle."

If I were casting a game, I'd want spn not for his ranking but because he is a GOD in all aspects of the game. I would want PT not because of his ranking but because of the larger-than-life personality he would bring to a game. I would want Martrae not because of her ranking but because she will be active whether she is F2 of F16. I would want TropicalRain who is NOT ranked because he is young and hungry for a win. Notre for challenge skills. Kitty for her ability to see the big picture. UD for perfect PM'ing skills combined with over-the-top drama. Jude, well, maybe for his ranking and see some noob kick his ass :P .

You get what I'm saying. It is not the rank that makes a player but what that player brings to a game.

I hope this means you will consider gaming in the future. We'd all be better for it. And again, that goes to anybody who lets various pressures keep them from the experience. Everybody brings something to a game. And anybody can be first out. Once you think you're so good that it won't happen. It will. That's the beauty of the game.
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Ironically 2 of my 3 worst placing have been in games where going into it I was gonna be the biggest non tret strategically and inoffensive and mildly likeable as possible.

Getting out of Dodge after annoying or offending people early on seems to yield much better results for me then the times I tried to play the safest game possible.
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How can you not literally fall in love with ts2 after that? :wub:
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Yeah it has gotten to a point with rankings where there is no positive things coming from it.

If anyone thinks that I am truly the 89th best player to have completed five games, I hope you are just doing it to try and piss me off.

There is a difference between always playing to win and trying all different types of strategies and crashburning because of it.

These rankings obviously don't reflect the threatness of my fatass going out in pretty much any game at F8 or F9 because of my challenge skills.

I am glad I made the ts2 epic minigame. :lbf
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I am not sure if Tropicail Rain will be the first boot or 3rd place because he is young and hungry for the win in Ts2's mini game but I am pretty certain everyone underestimates Nessa and she flys under the radar for the win using a new untested schtick so brilliant it would have to bee seen to be believed.
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