Board Thread:Game Discussion/@comment-11482499-20131024035856/@comment-11490363-20131024144030

AndRollOut wrote: "Why bother?" is a rhetorical question, but rhetorical questions aren't always arrogant. I was explaining why their actions don't make sense from my point of view, unless I was missing something. And indeed, I was missing something - because someone raised the scarcity issue and I acknowledged that I didn't realise it before, and suggested they pop into the chatroom so address their scarcity problem. I did mention this in the chat last night, I guess it scrolled by too quickly. I am a T2/3 player and scarcity is very real even with good allies.

This is *exactly* why I am not a proponent of 'please don't steal my MVP, pretty please'. If you don't seed a boss with > 50% and someone takes MVP, don't complain, you took a known risk and lost.

Thankfully I am in no position to steal any T1 MVPs, so you don't have to worry about me, but your request is just that, a request. You can request this of your allies sure, but don't expect it from anyone else. It is not mandatory, it does not require explanation, even though the explanation is quite obvious. if I am a T1 player in a competitive environment and someone did not MVP their seed, I will take it, basic game theory dictates that I MUST take it. I would be dumb not to. Especially if I don't know this other person.

As for T2/T3 players doing it, it is not trolling, it is basic game theory. Scarcity. Opportunity. Sure 1 cube maximizes efficiency, but opportunity must be taken into account too. If you only have a chance at 10 bosses, and you have 100 cubes, there is no reason to not use all 100 to maximize your return on those 10 bosses, and that is what many do. The ruby rewards alone are worth it. It is not cube *efficient* true, but 5 rubies (MVP) is better than 1 ruby (non-MVP) at any efficiency rate if you only have the choice between 1 or 5 ever. Especially if they are buying cubes and cubes are renewable to a degree.

Another point I think is worth making is that people always say, come into chat, we are all there, its buddy buddy time. That is true, but not all players use this site and not all players speak English so expecting that to happen is not realistic.

And I would just like to end this by saying thanks to all my allies for helping me last event. I can't steal your MVP, so don't worry about me. And I understand that you only allow me on your ally list if I agree not to if I could, and I respect that agreement. But people can decline that invitation and have every right to take MVPs that are available.

I understand that T1ers want to maximize their cubes, but asking others to ruin *their* goals so that you can save a few cubes is not really fair. Even if you disagree with their methodology, which is actually not that unreasonable all things considered.

Let the flaming and ally dropping begin!