Alkimos
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The social dynamic of Epic Duel has been gradually changing; to better understand what is going on with Epic Duel in particular it’s best to provide some examples. Again, because this is a very competitive game, it attracts competitive people. People that usually have something to prove to themselves or to others. Because of this, and with the age group playing the game in general, many “clicks” or social groups form.
What Epic Duel is experiencing is the transition from a small group gameplay, to a large group gameplay. I’ll provide an example to make the concept clear:
If you go to a small church, you know everyone’s name. You know their business, they know yours. Basically, everyone knows everyone and simply because of the size of the congregation, there is a universal feeling of fellowship. For some people, this sort of environment causes anxiety and fear.
This idea can be extrapolated to Epic Duel’s evolution as a game. From the time of early beta, the player base was relatively small. Smaller still was the elite varium base and because of this people really got to know each other. Because of human nature, when old players talk of that part of beta, it’s often romanticized. The “old days” were great days for some, and hard days for others, it just depends on who you speak with.
We as players need to adapt to getting used to getting beaten by faceless people we will likely never see again. However, regardless of whatever size Epic Duel becomes, one thing is certain: if you have a positive attitude that breeds good humor and camaraderie people generally won’t give you a hard time. If you maintain some fashion of a superior or elitist attitude, you’re likely to be ill-received.
Anyone remember that famous quote from Angels Holocaust?? "Winning is Right, Losing is Wrong. Evolve Or Die."
There is so much turmoil about non variums versus varium players that I do not know how to accurately justify my own views without openly disappointing certain people.
Generally, my opinion runs as the following: Varium players support the game by paying money for the game to continue. There would be no paychecks for the developers, no new weapons or designs for weapons for either non varium or varium players. In short, without a paying player base there is no Epic Duel. Period. Because of the large sums people pay to support the game they should be rewarded with benefits that aid in their enjoyment of the game.
Notice, I did not say they should be getting a handout for freebie wins and have the ability to just run over all non varium players. People that pay have a right to be superior, it would be a very poor business decision if you could be just as successful as a non varium as the top tier varium players.
There is a clear difference, between all non varium players getting abused, and just some. As cutthroat is that sounds, to be a successful non varium player you need to have put in immensely more physical work (not physical dollars) into your character. Titan and Nightwraith have done an excellent job it making hard working people get extra benefits.
You need to learn from your losses, not just complain about them.
My win record isn’t the greatest, currently I have 40,051 wins and approaching 13,600 losses (although rather slowly). I attribute a lot of my losses to simply having spent a large portion of my time as a non varium player. That being said, I know I learned more about my class as a non varium than I ever did as a varium member.
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Most people are just silent - but if you engage them by complimenting their strategy or gear or looks, they often respond politely and in kind.
@SSM
I am one of those silent players, I keep to myself and just mind my own business. But every time I run into Silver Sky Magician, I know I will have a pleasant intelligent conversation with him/her. It gives me a reason to talk, and I thank you for that, keep it up!
< Message edited by Alkimos -- 2/11/2016 14:55:32 >
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