This is NOT Stat-Padding!!!! Or is it....

2006-07-31 08:43:22

#1

URE_DED: BF2s US Server Admin; +76|7097|inside the recesses of your...

So, I got my expert ZIP line, Grapple and Tactical (Flashbang) badges all last night by using those devices over and over again. I even got kicked from one server for doing this.

Philosophically, I don't disagree with the thought that what I did was padding because I wasn't "playing" the game per se but this is NOT in the same class as working with a buddy on the opposing team to get stats. If a guy on your team doesn't want to work with others and wants to "practice" using his equipment, what's to stop him? If I'm being kicked for not playing with my team, I totally understand that. But come on.

I've dont worse "padding" other times. I was a engineer repairing assests and a Spec op was running around blowing them up. We stopped trying to kill each other and just went about each of our own business back there. I didn't know the guy, wasn't set up, but there it happened.

And none of my "padding" to get those badges helped my score in any way. Ultimately, BF2 stats are stupid. You can grab anyone off the leader board and say "Oh he's a medic whore", "He's an armor whore", "He's (fill in the blank)" and you discount their stats anyway. You really only care about your own stats. You perhaps compare them to your buddies.

But focusing on getting an expert badge that DOESN'T involve working with someone on the other team and DOESN'T improve my score.... what's the big deal? What do you all think? I'm ready for the flames....

2006-07-31 08:46:48

#2

DrunkFace: Germans did 911; +427|7159|Disaster Free Zone

why did you write this thread unless you fealt guilty?

2006-07-31 08:47:01

#3

spawnofthemist: Banned; +1,128|7120|Burmecia, Land of the Rain

not padding.. as you're not gaining points for it..

who really cares if its padding anyway?

its about a vitrual medal in an online warfare simulation.

2006-07-31 08:49:39

#4

eusgen: Nugget; +402|7271|Jupiter

What do you want us to say?
"omfg ghei padder" ?

2006-07-31 08:55:44

#5

=ETSU=Awesome=: Member; +3|6964

i do it mate,,,,
but u should not of got kicked for that, like the other guy said your not getting points or nothing

2006-07-31 08:58:05

#6

URE_DED: BF2s US Server Admin; +76|7097|inside the recesses of your...

DrunkFace wrote:
why did you write this thread unless you fealt guilty?

I have a guilt complex. I wanted to get other feedback to see if anyone can alleviate or confirm the guilt I'm feeling.

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2006-07-31 09:01:33

#7

spawnofthemist: Banned; +1,128|7120|Burmecia, Land of the Rain

actually.. were you the one doing it at plaza on warlord a few days ago?

if you were.. lol sorry for the nade.. i'd usually leave you alone

2006-07-31 09:21:41

#8

Kontrolfreq: Member; +50|7083|Cambridge UK

No flames from me... Just a whole heap of indifference - no one cares.

2006-07-31 09:49:51

#9

AK5489: Member; +16|6986|US

URE_DED wrote:
DrunkFace wrote:
why did you write this thread unless you fealt guilty?
I have a guilt complex. I wanted to get other feedback to see if anyone can alleviate or confirm the guilt I'm feeling.

i think youre just a gaywad for sitting there using zipline and grappling over and over just to get a badge on your stats

2006-07-31 09:55:29

#10

Knifey McStabstab: Don't lock my topic!; +32|6987|Indiana

Do you know how long it's been since I heard the word "gaywad?"

Too long. +1

2006-07-31 10:01:57

#11

URE_DED: BF2s US Server Admin; +76|7097|inside the recesses of your...

AK5489 wrote:
URE_DED wrote:
DrunkFace wrote:
why did you write this thread unless you fealt guilty?
I have a guilt complex. I wanted to get other feedback to see if anyone can alleviate or confirm the guilt I'm feeling.
i think youre just a gaywad for sitting there using zipline and grappling over and over just to get a badge on your stats

I'm not a gaywad. I'm impatient. That's two different things.

2006-07-31 10:05:23

#12

Sin-nisterMinister: You have been blessed... with my rifle!; +43|7075|Bellmawr, NJ, US

I wouldn't consider it padding, but I don't blame them for kicking you only because you're not playing the game and your team is suffering because of it.

What I did for Zipline is just use it even if I didn't need to. Instead of jumping off the plaza and parachuting, I use the zipline. +1 point towards the metal and I'm not ignoring my team.

2006-07-31 10:05:46

#13

genius_man16: Platinum Star whore; +365|7156|Middle of nowhere

gaywad? lol, that's the first time i've heard that in like 5 years

but to answer your question, i don't think it's padding. i mean, if you want to "waste" time just using your equipment, then go ahead and do it, i won't care. Although, i won't leave you alone if i find you, a free 2 points is to good to pass up, lol

2006-07-31 10:43:44

#14

AK5489: Member; +16|6986|US

URE_DED wrote:
AK5489 wrote:
URE_DED wrote:

I have a guilt complex. I wanted to get other feedback to see if anyone can alleviate or confirm the guilt I'm feeling.
i think youre just a gaywad for sitting there using zipline and grappling over and over just to get a badge on your stats
I'm not a gaywad. I'm impatient. That's two different things.

impatient for what? cant wait to see a different color medal on your stats page?

2006-07-31 10:56:02

#15

spawnofthemist: Banned; +1,128|7120|Burmecia, Land of the Rain

AK5489 wrote:
URE_DED wrote:
AK5489 wrote:

i think youre just a gaywad for sitting there using zipline and grappling over and over just to get a badge on your stats
I'm not a gaywad. I'm impatient. That's two different things.
impatient for what? cant wait to see a different color medal on your stats page?

this is coming from the guy who cant wait to get his expert explosives ordinance badge...

gg mate.

you fail.

2006-07-31 10:56:28

#16

destruktion_6143: Was ist Loos?; +154|7105|Canada

spawnofthemist wrote:
not padding.. as you're not gaining points for it..

who really cares if its padding anyway?

its about a vitrual medal in an online warfare simulation.

and not to mention that the medals r for using a zip like a million times. not very cool...

2006-07-31 12:37:14

#17

URE_DED: BF2s US Server Admin; +76|7097|inside the recesses of your...

Sin-nisterMinister wrote:
I wouldn't consider it padding, but I don't blame them for kicking you only because you're not playing the game and your team is suffering because of it.

What I did for Zipline is just use it even if I didn't need to. Instead of jumping off the plaza and parachuting, I use the zipline. +1 point towards the metal and I'm not ignoring my team.

Good idea. In my defense, I already had about 450 of the 500 zips just because I do the same thing. I really had to pad the grappling hook the most. And an ammo guy on my team benefited from the ammo points from me tossing flashes for an hour straight.

2006-07-31 13:30:14

#18

Mouse315: Bash.org Junkie; +105|6998

I wouldnt use flashes...I'd use teargas.

Support can resupply them to itself.

2006-07-31 14:45:39

#19

Greenspan: Fed. Chairman (Ret.); +12|6965

hunh? What do you want us to say?

Okay technically you weren't stat padding, but you weren't helping your team at all so you deserverd to be kicked.

Happy?

2006-07-31 14:46:41

#20

Lucien: Fantasma Parastasie; +1,451|7131

This is NOT Stat-Padding!!!! Or is it....

No, it's a waste of time

2006-07-31 14:57:59

#21

TrollmeaT: Aspiring Objectivist; +492|7151|Colorado

Why hurry to get these things, they will come in time with play, it's not an rpg where you have to grind out the badges & awards like they are levels. It is impatient what you did & the worst thing you did was take a man away from your side that could have doing something productive other than shooting your zip line into the wall for 30 minutes.

roe time
2.3.2 Allowed “In-House” Ranked Server Rules:
(c) Players may not deliberately performing actions that hinder their own team (such as last-minute team-swapping to increase scores or statistics, excessive team-killing, destroying friendly vehicles, attacking team-mates, /you get the point.

So it is frowned upon but not lynching material.
good job & congrats on your badges though.

2006-07-31 14:59:08

#22

notorious: Nay vee, bay bee.; +1,396|7225|The United Center

It's padding. Just ask Raxor.

2006-07-31 15:50:11

#23

AK5489: Member; +16|6986|US

spawnofthemist wrote:
AK5489 wrote:
URE_DED wrote:

I'm not a gaywad. I'm impatient. That's two different things.
impatient for what? cant wait to see a different color medal on your stats page?
this is coming from the guy who cant wait to get his expert explosives ordinance badge...

gg mate.

you fail.

i gave up on that after 2 legit tries, gg yourself twatwaffle

2006-07-31 15:51:13

#24

DirtyMexican: I knife Generals; +278|7015|Search Whore killing fields

spawnofthemist wrote:
not padding.. as you're not gaining points for it..

who really cares if its padding anyway?

its about a vitrual medal in an online warfare simulation.

but its so shiney...

2006-07-31 15:53:26

#25

Dusk_X2: Member; +6|7169|Kansas

Its kind of padding, but the real loss is the experiance you missed out on to really get the badges. When I started playing SF i didn't even know how the zip and grapple could be used.... now I find myself zipping everywhere.... find a low hill or wall point click and then laugh as you zip slowely by your buddy who is running to the same objective. That and pumping out 10 before everyone else joins each round if you have a fast comp if you really can't wait for the deploys to add up.

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