A2
Member
= E-garb.
A list of things you learned about llamaing
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Vinzyboy23
Member
I only llama when I am slow when capping and when being OD blocked (I hate it).
Daphinicus
Private Tester
In pubs, I'll purposefully llama the flag and attempt to get home with it, assuming I haven't seen any dedicated cappers on my team running anything other than front routes. I so dig capping the flag after llamaing it. It's like a melee attack in Quake: the ultimate humiliation. =)
MightyDeath
Member
I always llama
I love to do it because it annoys other players
I cap falg doing llama
I love to do it because it annoys other players
I cap falg doing llama
Outlawl
Macabre
A couple things in regards to Dacil:
Also, Pugs are NOT a good source of learning for newer players. A new player if picked (what are the chances of new players frequently being picked in Pugs?) will most likely endure the hardest gaming experience of their life. Being put up against players who have played the game for countless months, they will probably just be target practice for the entire map, learning nothing.
2) Never yell at new players. As Shade said, when a new player joins a game they do not know what is right or wrong, hence being NEW PLAYERS, they just do what they think is fun, since thats the reason we play video games right? To have fun. What authority do you have to mandate what they're allowed to do?
Put yourself in their shoes, imagine you've been playing for a week now and your skiing is getting better, not like anything you've seen the pros do, but better. You get to the flag-stand grab the flag and start heading back home, feeling accomplished in the sense that you're finally contributing to your team. However, you look down and see in chat "Y WOULD U LLAMA THE FLAG?!?! WTF NOOB U SUCK." Not only does this make you feel terrible, it makes you not want to play the game filled with these jerk-offs.
So no, don't yell at new players for not knowing what to do, instead try helping them, rather than complaining on the forums and being a sarcastic nitwit. Crazy right?!
1) Terminology is not commonly known- There isn't a magical pill, that when swallowed, ingrains all legions technique and terminology in the brain, the two are learned through in-game and out-of-game experiences. That means the existence of Pugs is not known by everybody.
Also, Pugs are NOT a good source of learning for newer players. A new player if picked (what are the chances of new players frequently being picked in Pugs?) will most likely endure the hardest gaming experience of their life. Being put up against players who have played the game for countless months, they will probably just be target practice for the entire map, learning nothing.
2) Never yell at new players. As Shade said, when a new player joins a game they do not know what is right or wrong, hence being NEW PLAYERS, they just do what they think is fun, since thats the reason we play video games right? To have fun. What authority do you have to mandate what they're allowed to do?
Put yourself in their shoes, imagine you've been playing for a week now and your skiing is getting better, not like anything you've seen the pros do, but better. You get to the flag-stand grab the flag and start heading back home, feeling accomplished in the sense that you're finally contributing to your team. However, you look down and see in chat "Y WOULD U LLAMA THE FLAG?!?! WTF NOOB U SUCK." Not only does this make you feel terrible, it makes you not want to play the game filled with these jerk-offs.
So no, don't yell at new players for not knowing what to do, instead try helping them, rather than complaining on the forums and being a sarcastic nitwit. Crazy right?!
Dacil
Member
didn't even read the whole thing, because you guys are making a huge deal out of nothing....my couple worded comment explodes into this stupid argument that isn't even worth my time, my opinion is my opinion and yours is yours...im done now, i have nevo this mean person that i am NOT. only reason im responding to you at all is to defend the fact i'm a nice person. i will not respond further to this topic if you want to pm me, do so.er disrespected any new player, ever. stop turning me int
Synista
Member
No offence, but I read your points and they were kind of selfish and not thought out. For example, some people haven't played a multiplayer online game to an extent where they've discovered about PuGs. I didn't know about PuG's until someone invited me to join one.
Heartsong
Member
It's already been said, but it's worth repeating that llamaing is not categorically bad. It is an action just like any other in the game. You could shoot a rocket and it might hit an enemy or you might MA a friendly capper who is flying toward your stand to make the winning cap, but both of these things started with simply shooting a rocket. Llamas function in much the same way. Your llama could save a cap, it could be extremely well timed and you catch the defense with their pants down, or you could be mucking up your teammate's route.
Nothing so general is cut and dry.
Nothing so general is cut and dry.
57thRomance
Member
Where did the term "llama" come from?
Nowaitlemmeguess... Tribes?
Well then, how did the "llama" get its name?
Nowaitlemmeguess... Tribes?
Well then, how did the "llama" get its name?
Lepidopterist
Member
I llama all day, everyday.
It sure as hell is harder to do successfully, though.
It sure as hell is harder to do successfully, though.
SoulHarvester
Member
i llama when i see someone coming at highspeed to grab the flag
RainPilot
stinky bear
I remember when I was just a pub-scrub and then Filter invited me to the newblood pickups and I didn't want to download ventrilo so I didn't hear what they were saying. Of course the whole time I was there I was O-Sniping like it was a real game. Until I got my ventrilo setup and realized what an idiot I was for O-sniping. Thanks Filter 
Heartsong
Member
I remember when I was just a pub-scrub and then Filter invited me to the newblood pickups and I didn't want to download ventrilo so I didn't hear what they were saying. Of course the whole time I was there I was O-Sniping like it was a real game. Until I got my ventrilo setup and realized what an idiot I was for O-sniping. Thanks Filter
Filt3r's Newblood Pickups were a great idea. It'd be great if someone could start those up again, but I think most people are probably too busy (Filt3r included) to take on something like that with such a small number of Newbloods around.
Ucantry2run
Private Tester
I remember when I was just a pub-scrub and then Filter invited me to the newblood pickups and I didn't want to download ventrilo so I didn't hear what they were saying. Of course the whole time I was there I was O-Sniping like it was a real game. Until I got my ventrilo setup and realized what an idiot I was for O-sniping. Thanks Filter
If only you could stop O-sniping during pugs...
RainPilot
stinky bear
That was with the old sniper. Also I don't O-snipe anymore. I'm practicing to become a HO. Maybe your HO one day? <3