I have to say this
OMFG, what a bunch of whiny ass little bitches! My hangar is f2p. I CONSISTENTLY dominate MOST of my matches. Aside from the occasional OP mech with their bullshit 1 hit kill abilities, skill (and OCCASIONALLY a little bit of luck) skill always wins out. And, trust me, that bullshit is usually what comes with those nice expensive mechs and, guess what? Once some balancing is done then those mechs eventually get nerfed and the little shits that stole money off of Daddy's credit card become the whiny little bitches themselves, because they didn't learn how to actually play. Then they either rage quit or learn how to play properly. I've seen this happen over a couple of decades (yes, most of you would consider me an "old man"). All the hours I've spent in countless games, whether mmorpgs where the rich kids don't know how to play their class, or fps where the crybabies blame lag, have taught me that it eventually balances out in the end, or the game dies, it works itself out. And, yes, I've been trashed by those OP bullshits a few times, but you know what I do? I suck it up, go back to my hangar, and join another match after collecting my winnings and seeing if I need to make any adjustments.
And if you have a problem with spending a FEW bucks to support the game, it's company, or the devs, then guess what? The game will die eventually anyway. These guys spend years learning how to code, the companies spend a LOT of money on hiring, development, advertising, and countless other crap that you kids no nothing about because you have no idea what it takes to run a company. And before you say SHIT, I have a degree (BA) in CIS(programming) and have run and owned several businesses. These guys DESERVE to get paid for their hard work (well, most of them, anyway lol).
If you want to do a "better job" then them, then go to school, learn to code, write your own shit, and let's see how well you fare without some sort of "gimmick" as you call it, to pay for everything that running something of this magnitude and everything that it entails.
So, quit being whiny little bitches, and either get better, or rage quit. As for me, I'll be in control point, 5v5, or tourney, with my headphones on, blasting my ears with music by "aim to head" cause it goes perfect with dominating whiny little f**kers that get annoyed easily, and smiling while I enjoy the rest of my day.
/end rant
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