Quote (Habakkuk22 @ Feb 14 2012 03:27pm)
Only a small fraction of the d2jsp community has the balls to put their reputation on the line even when they know they will lose
These are the people who show up to duels due to the honor of the game and not due to e-pride
These people play for the challenge and not for the fame, they will never be recognized by the community as a *legend*
Because these people embrace losing as well as winning. It's about the challenge and overcomming it, not the fame.
In fact, most of these people are seen as subpar because these are the guys who will publicly show up with character disadvantage simply for the thrill of the fight
And when they lose the match, it's a memorable defeat in everyone's book of fame
All judgement of who is good and who is not is based and compared entirely around these people who actually *show up when challenged* despite character disadvantage
If they did not show up even when they know they will lose, the *best* duelists would never have a match because the *best* duelists only show up when they know they will win
Most of the best duelists play a different game than those mentioned above
Sure there are a few exceptions, the few real legends
But most play a game that heavily involves forum politics
Long story short, most of the best and most famed duelists, only show up when they know they will win (to make you look bad)
And do not show up if there is a risk of losing (because this would only inflate the fame of others)
As long as no one sees you lose, you'lll be recognized as tier #1, remember this
lold, 50% of the ppl on those ladders grow epride and an epeen and really do think they are all that and despise losing regardless of what you say, if you disagree with this, you haven't been on JSP long enough then to make these judgements, but the other 50% I do agree to what you say, its just that alot of decent duelers that I know of are put off with these e-priders even though they can probably beat them, they just don't like the attitude of those people (hence why I refuse to duel ddub_1 even though he has pmed me numerous times).
This post was edited by Shamx on Feb 14 2012 05:13pm