It's amazing. I just played my 1st, and (if this is the norm, probably my last) game in the tourney.
Right from the start, 2 players were attacking me almost exclusively. Ok, fine. Maybe they think knights are a threat, and they wanna weaken me. No argumemnts with that.
They, when it reached the stage when I had NO chance to win, they continue attacking me. Ok, never mind, I take it that they don't like knights. I can take that too.
But at the end (4 players left), when it was OBVIOUS that 1 player (a Wiz) was gonna win if the other 3 don't band together to at least try and stop the Wiz, the other Wiz took out my monks with a 400-500 lightning damage spell, when the other Wiz had a 80+ stack of Gargs flying around(!?)
It was obvious (all level 12 players here) that e wanted 2nd place, and had no intentions to win whatsoever.
Like I said, I don't mind losing, if I'm the strongest near the end, by all means, attack me. Even if 2-3 players band together to attack me. Fine. They earn my respect.
But if there's still a chance to win, and someone deliberately go for 2nd(??) place by attacking someone other than the strongest, well, don't speak much for one's character, does it..? It's one thing to not wanna win, to go about spoiling someone else chance to win is in my opinion, downright.. des.., ermm.. uncool.
Come on people, play to WIN! 2nd-6th place are for.. you-know-what. You may not win every time, but at least have the decency and integrity to at least TRY winning. If handing th win is the objective of high level players just to gain some faction point, then well, it really shouldn't be called a 'tournament' now, should it? Unbelievable.
Oh, and my respect to Cipa, even though he had no chance to win (like me), he fought valiantly to the end. A true warrior and a man of integrity, in my humble opinion.
And now, to the reason for this post - I wrote to this player who blatantly played not to win, and this is his reply -
"sorry, but we're from elite warrior playing together :)"
Well, there's already not many lvl 12 to start every tourney, and if this is some people's twisted version of a Clan war, then I don't wanna be part of it.
Good luck to all who plays the tourney in the true spirit of fighting and war - to win. |
