Ramping is so wrong, but run away is great

[Lohman446]

As a general rule AO members tend to hold the same lithmus test to different subjects on what they think is right and wrong, ok and not.

Why is it than that one-shot one pull is the hard and fast rule in regards to ramping and anyone who thinks anything else is "cheating" or whatever they are attacked with.

But if you see a mag in runaway mode ala Zak Vetter it becauses such a great thing.

I think this is a major shortcoming by some of the memers of AO in being logical and consistent in there positions.

So... why is it that there appears to be this break in logic on this subject?

[mag88888]

its cool when zakvetter does it cause its amazingly fast but noone uses that in a game, i think. its just for show.

[Automaggot68]

As a general rule AO members tend to hold the same lithmus test to different subjects on what they think is right and wrong, ok and not.

Why is it than that one-shot one pull is the hard and fast rule in regards to ramping and anyone who thinks anything else is "cheating" or whatever they are attacked with.

But if you see a mag in runaway mode ala Zak Vetter it becauses such a great thing.

I think this is a major shortcoming by some of the memers of AO in being logical and consistent in there positions.

So... why is it that there appears to be this break in logic on this subject?

It's cool because He's Zak Vetter, and because it's on a mag.



/end sarcasm

[68magOwner]

its cool when zakvetter does it cause its amazingly fast but noone uses that in a game

no, no one hooks up a scuba to their marker on the field, but, there are vids with him using standard tanks pushing close to 20bps, and, this can/is used in game, there was jsut a post i saw a few days ago with a guy talking about how he was doing 17bps with his mech mag (by sweetspotting) which is no more legal than ramping. Its because AO'ers are partial to mags, bottom line.

[Carbon]

As a general rule AO members tend to hold the same lithmus test to different subjects on what they think is right and wrong, ok and not.

Why is it than that one-shot one pull is the hard and fast rule in regards to ramping and anyone who thinks anything else is "cheating" or whatever they are attacked with.

But if you see a mag in runaway mode ala Zak Vetter it becauses such a great thing.

I think this is a major shortcoming by some of the memers of AO in being logical and consistent in there positions.

So... why is it that there appears to be this break in logic on this subject?

Zmans vid. is a tech demo.

[Automaggot68]

Zmans vid. is a tech demo.

You shot Zak.
In the Face.
I love that video.

[Lohman446]

Zmans vid. is a tech demo.

Zmans video was the example, you see often enough "I just crank up the input pressure and go to town" though on here, or some such, and everyone (ok, not everyone, but you know what I mean) seems to think thats acceptable while at the same time, many of them whine about ramping.

[dolphin1823]

shooting fast on a mech marker is a skill that requires practice, even with an RT tigger. Ramping is a program that when set, you can pull the trigger 3 times quickly and 15 balls come out.

[Lohman446]

shooting fast on a mech marker is a skill that requires practice, even with an RT tigger. Ramping is a program that when set, you can pull the trigger 3 times quickly and 15 balls come out.

Shooting fast with input pressures cranked to a point to cause run-away is not a skill.... sorry

[dolphin1823]

Shooting fast with input pressures cranked to a point to cause run-away is not a skill.... sorry

that's hard for me, pre-set reg.

[slade]

cause on AO, its only cool if a mag can do it.

[Automaggot68]

cause on AO, its only cool if a mag can do it.

<3Colin<3

[TheShark]

Yes, people that sweetspot in games while denouncing ramping are hypocrites. People with this mentality no doubt exist on this board but I'd like to hope they are a very small minority. There are idiots everywhere, what can you do?

[ottomobile]

Technically speaking, hitting the sweet spot on an RT isn't cheating because you are still firing one shot per one pull of the trigger and your finger still has to move for each shot fired. Sweet-spotting takes practice and is different on every marker. It takes time to develope as a skill. When I started on mags I was really slow, but each time I play I get a little faster.

Cheater boards require no skill use and shoot as many rounds as you want for one trigger pull. Yes, you have to reach 3-5 balls a second for ramping to engage but anyone can shoot an electro 3-5 times a second.

The problem most people who don't like ramping have with it isn't the shear speed, its the skill. If you can shoot 26bps in semi that's awesome, but you're a wuss if all you do is press the firebutton and let computer do all the shooting, and you are taking away from legitimate pros who worked hard to get there.

In my mind its no different than using steroids in Baseball to hit the ball harder. Its an unfair advantage that demeans the skills of real atheletes.

[BigEvil]

Ramping is great. Who says otherwise?