Dave, I think you're taking it too personal. Once again my point is
being completely missed here. The only thing I'm saying is don't get
upset if one of your (and by saying "your" I'm not refering
exclusively to you or anyone in particular) scores gets the "lame"
tag attached to it. Furthermore, I've looked at the scores you have
submitted Dave and found them to be quite respectable...well, except
for that fine Burgertime example!
BTW, surely you are joking in
your reference to your Zaxxon scores as they kick ass and you know it!
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Please don't label anyone here as "elitist". There is absolutely no
one here that could hold up that kind of title. Yes, some of us MARP
veterans have our opinions, but on the other hand, these opinions are
formulated through the "been there, seen it, heard it all before"
experience of being around MARP for the past couple of years. Trust
me, most of us can see a lame score when it hits the MARP shores. We
used to get them from time to time but this is the first instance in
which lame scores were being used to pile up points to reach the
leaderboard top 10. Hey, submit all of 'em that you want. Nobody's
ever going to stop you from doing it. But just remember, those kind
of scores are not very durable and will only serve to disappoint the
player in the long run as MARP becomes more and more populated with
great players.
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So quit getting so defensive and critical of someone who is calling
it like it is. My gosh, 400,500 or more scores in less than 6
months?!? I'll tell you right now that there is no one (well, maybe
BBH :p) that can possibly put up great scores on that many games in
that short period of time. So the downside to this "Great Upload Rush
Of 1999" is that some of the scores are going to merely look like
nothing more than "test runs" or "just checking it out runs". That's
just the way it is. And yes, I still find it somewhat humorous that
the "markers" euphemism is used in these cases. Suggestion...if
you're offended by someone siting what you've done (as in the "test
run" case above)as lame, then hold back on that game until you at
least get a handle on it so that it looks like you've actually tried
to play the game. The leaderboard has no time limit. If you're good
enough, you will definitely join the upper regions of the board in
due time.
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JoustGod
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