Thread: Team Switching

I am sure that this subject has been discussed here before but I feel the need to vent a little. I am not going to call the people out that were team switching but to me this is inexcusable. There is nothing that pisses me off more than someone that can't handle losing. I don't think my team won one round the entire night but there is no excuse for team switching so you can win. I also think that the regulars here should have enough sense to even things out. We go our asses handed to us most of the night but not one person from the other side came over to help. I am not going to sit here and say that every time my side dominates the other I feel compelled to switch sides to even things out but there is absolutely a threshold of the amount of dominance to where he/she should have enough gumption to say "Hey, maybe I should switch teams and even things out a little". I completely understand the "high" you get from total domination but I think we can all agree that there has to be somewhat of a moderation that one should be subject to endure in one evening.
I guess you could take the side that I am somewhat of a sore looser, which I somewhat agree in some sense of it but are we not here to promote team play and comradery? I know I watched as several people were signing off in absolute disgust of what just happened and isn't that the opposite of what we are trying to do?

Team switching for gaining WIN points and bettering you're ratio is NOT team playing. That's being a self-indulgent asswipe that gets you nowhere fast here. Unless I stand corrected, with the appropriate documentation of the incidents taking place, i.e. SS's, this is a kickable/possibly bannable offense.

I understand your frustration with uneven teams. I was there the other night with a whole team of invalids and non-teamplayers, I was trying to be helpful while I was commander, but the SL's made it impossible, two of which (Disp0sableHer0, and Pappie51) are examples of complete and utter inappropriate behavior. One told me to F off the other repeatedly refused orders. Of course, there were no admins on at the time, hell it was Saturday night and football games were on, so i understand, but DAMN..

I'm relatively an unselfish player, only in game...hehehe, so I will switch sides if i see complete an utter domination.

Im guilty of switching teams!!! WHY you ask..!??...

Because that GOD DANG KIT and SQUAD BUTTONS ARE JUST UNDER THE FRIGGIN PAC/ EU BUTTONS....
MUTHER F-ER!...if i dont hit that bitch 2 or 3 times a night!...

and To add insult to injury!.. im usualy going form the winning team tothe losing one!... BITCH!!!

and personally I like seeing the Stacked group on the other side, cause i know i gots the motza ballz to take them head on!!! POWZA!

Show of hands for people who have seen this thread started by someone who was on the winning team that people were switching to?

Yeah. Me, either.

Eh, I don't mind if I see all the 5th or BFH people trying to get on one side so they can play together, and sometimes there are certain people you like squading with.

I don't think any of the regs (whom I interact with on a regular basis, anyway) would change sides solely to be on the winning team. Doesn't seem like any of our styles.

Originally Posted by Inja

Eh, I don't mind if I see all the 5th or BFH people trying to get on one side so they can play together, and sometimes there are certain people you like squading with.

Even then i dont think its approiate, i have personly gone headon against my own clanmates because i wont switch. Its a pub match, that should mean CLan Tags are set next to your coat on the rack for squading purposes. Now mind you If we have planned to squad up on a particular day, team swaping should be done at the start of a match not in the middle of it as was done last night.

Last night was a good example tho, Me and CoCheez were on the same squad last night and I saw at least 2 team swich on leipzig. Non regs see the Frau/Inja effect and all of a sudden switch. SO i can see clearly where cheez is comming from because It pissed me off too!..and we lost proudly!

Originally Posted by Mcstrange

In my book if you are regularly willing to jump to the weaker side to try to fix them up, you are more than forgiven for jumping to the stronger team to play with friends or clanmates.

amen to that!