Withdrawing from a League with no Honor

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Is the German League exclusively duels?

[atawa]

No it isnt, but I think the restart system only aplies to duels though.

[Ming]

So if I'm understand this correctly... Did somebody not allow SK the "customary restart before 3500" and is saying that it wasn't agreed to before the game?

[Spartan_RawB]

Let me shed some light on exactly why StrategicKing is resigning himself from the ladder.

His combined record in finished league games is 1 win and 3 losses, and 2 of those losses have embarrasingly come from people he considers to be complete newbies, cardcounter and JerryCawling.

It seems that after getting beat by these "rookies" and having written a post about being the "greatest player ever" in these forums," his pride could not accept the sad, sad truth -- he is perhaps the worst player in being able to recover from a bad or less than an average start. Against players like JC, who started playing this game like 2 months ago, an advanced player needs nothing but a forest within his capital to win a single-handed victory. Apparently, winning without a special resource even against a newbie is beyond the reach of StrategicKing, the self-proclaimed greatest civ player.

If he didn't like the league rules as written, then he should have come to some kind of an agreement (i.e. one restart before 3500 BC, etc) with the opposing player *prior* to the game. The fact that StrategicKing did not report two-ish lopsided wins does not give him the right to complain that two other players did not have "honor" because they did not do the same for him. There was no such an agreement prior to the game. Were they supposed to read Strate's mind? Apparently, such an understanding existed only in StrategicKing's mind, which of course wanders about many issues all the time.

The sad fact is that, all of the things written about StrategicKing in these forums is mostly true. He is the biggest whiner of poor starts, is *never* willing to fight when he is down early (he resigns or quits before you can fry an egg), and is terrific at boasting about his great wins in which the opposing player fought like hell to overcome a poor start.

I learned from StrategicKing about many facets of the game and for this I am grateful. However, I am also grateful that I did not inherit his weak heart and a stomach unable or unwilling to battle "losing" positions.

Honor? What does he know about honor? What honor does he have in quitting games in which the opposing player pops a settler or two from huts? There is no honor in that, and he certainly would be the last person to have the right to accuse others of not having honor.

Added later: Strate, I'm sorry about this post, but you really annoyed and disappointed me when you refused to credit those two legitimate, albeit quick, wins. I had to speak out on this issue.

[rah]

Bring on the popcorn and beer.

[Spartan_RawB]

Originally posted by MalevolentLight
And yet somehow I'm 14-1. Guess I'm just lucky.

When a former, big-time cheater has such a record in league games, I can only look away and smile.

[Ming]

Smile all you want... But iff you want to acuse him of cheating in recent/new ladder games, provide proof.

[MalevolentLight]

So robbie, what strategy have you written lately? Last I checked everyone plays a horseman rush and goes monarchy with knights. I set the standard for this game, what have you done? You're every bit as much of a whiney ***** as strat is. Only difference is you don't claim to be the best since you know the only people you can beat are newbies.

[Spartan_RawB]

Originally posted by MalevolentLight
You're every bit as much of a whiney ***** as strat is.

Please enlighten me. What did I whine about?

Sean blahs on: "Last I checked everyone plays a horseman rush and goes monarchy with knights. I set the standard for this game..."

Wow, the typical Eyes' claim to fame. "I wrote so and so strategies and these are posted in so and so website, so I'm to be worshipped and my toes shall be suckled."

So tell me, Eyes, did you put this on your Gap resume? Is that how you got the minimum wage job?

[DrSpike]

Somehow even a ladder that hardly anyone here plays on still manages to bring amusing threads to the forum.

Keep it up.

[MalevolentLight]

Way to change the subject robbie, I take it you concede to me your inadequecy in civ2. So you want to talk about my life do you? Foolish robbie, truly foolish. I think your constant zone messaging me about beating me down on the forums and "making me cry" shows just what a loser you really are. I doubt you've ever been in a fight your entire life. Still tutoring people in math (a subject any idiot can learn) for a measly 30 bucks an hour? You probably don't know but I work for a sports franchise now and run the city of Jacksonville. We go into apartment complexes and set up sports camps and afterschool activities. It's very good money, more than you will probably ever make. For all intents and purposes I'm my own boss. I'm 20 years old and running my own business. Have fun teaching math.

[MalevolentLight]

I'm still waiting for you to write your novel robbie. Make sure you use paragraphs and "comma splices" as you have advised me. I on the other hand will keep it short and to the point. No need to waste time on the unworthy.

[MalevolentLight]

It's been like a half hour and you are still writing? Good luck. I'm going to go get a haircut so that should give you an extra 20min or so to write your 3 pages.

[Ming]

Hey folks... If you want to abuse each other on lack of skills or strategy... fine.

But lets leave the personal crap out of it.

[Spartan_RawB]

Edited by ming again.

If you ever edit a post back after a mod has edited your comments out, you will get a long restriction.