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Re: If it smells like a bot... is it?

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From: nob... DarkHalf
Date: Wed, 18 Aug 1999 00:00
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On Wed, 18 Aug 1999 04:26:46 GMT, " Phil Benton" <eddi...@home.com>
wrote:

>My team [Suicide Squad: http://www.surfnetinc.com/spectre/[ss] ] rarely uses
>teamplay unless:
>
>There's more than a "few" of the other guys wearing tags.
>The same guys above start teaming up.
>There's more than a few of the guys talking smack.
>There's the possibility that one [or more] of the guys are bots.
>That we're asked to play in a match.
>
>Otherwise, it's usually "FFA"
>
>As for whether we were intentionally teaming up on him, I'd be a lair if I
>said we weren't. And as for him getting the best of us or finding someone
>better, I find that unlikely, even though I'd be more than willing to
>believe that. Guys that play Q2 on a regular basis run a regular performance
>in regards to their gameplay. I have yet to find anyone who's game is off
>one min and on the next, only to be back off again 20 min later, then come
>back unstoppable shortly there after. That kind of inconsistancy is what's
>gotten my attention, nothing more.
>
>But hey, the conversation has been good for making aquaintences. =)

So, how does that rule out the possibility of him sicking big brother
who can play better on you? Or that the one you ran into before wasn't
a friend or sibling "borrowing" his name in the first place?

...and are you sure it wasn't a totally different player who just
happened to use the same nick?...

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From: nob...@nospam.com (DarkHalf)
Subject: Re: If it smells like a bot... is it?
Date: 1999/08/18
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