"OMG TARGETER" accusations

this has down right made me sad... targetting IMO is fun.. especially if you are talking with them in skype/ts3

as far as people screaming at you concerns... i really do not know anything to do about it... i just don't care if someone screams TARGETTER at me :V

but i still agree that something needs to be done with it...
also, i think people need to get a better defenition of targetting...for instance
they run into your line of sight? that is NOT targetting
only going for the same person ignoring everyone and everything in your path just to kill them and doing that repeatedly? that is targetting to me :V
but as i already said i don't really care about getting targetted as it is fun sometimes to get more challenge when some other guy is constantly looking for you xD

 

I was on WildWest ctf the other day, and I don't remember who it was, but some bloke was getting sorta close to an EMP, and I sniped him, and he was screaming targeter and other stuff at me, since it ended up that was his only death the whole game or something. Then for the next 15 minutes he kept calling me the worst clan owner ever and refused to say anything but dumbass comments to me. I just ignored him for the most part, but it got on my nerves. And he was only 10 levels higher than me, it wasn't like it was someone important or anything. :3

 

I really do not get why people accuse people of 'targeter' . I know that it Gets quite annoying if you are consistently targetted. And targetting drives to the point where some players accuse or rage.

But seriously, people need to learn it's a game. People need to learn some self-control. 'Targeting' is allowed. There are no server rules saying 'no targeting'. It's a game with guns and we are allowed to shoot anyone with the gun. Many people out there just need common sense and self-control. You do realise that if you are getting targeted, you can just target them back. Everyone can target anyone they like.

And if you are getting accused. Just ignore them. Retaliating back will make things matter worse. The accusers are just making themselves look like toddlers who want everything their way.

 

Like YOURADMAN said, you have to ignore them. If you ignore them, it only makes them the fool. If you retaliate back at them however, you just sink down to there level.

 

I constantly target everyone with armor or donator weapon.

 

They don't know how to play the game then.
All people care about is their stats these days, but they've forgotten what War even is and how to play it.
If they rage at you, that's good. Keep targeting them and anyone who tried to get on a high killstreak. It's a legitimate strategy, and good thinking too.

 

It is funny to have someone target you the whole game then die every time, then call you a targeter
It does get annoying when I can't rush someone because even if they get shot 1000 times they will sit there in wait for you.

People targeting you forces you to get smart, like finding another route to rush or just cycle back through spawn.

 

When people say stuff like "oh 2 kills to an emp" or "almost got a nuke" they don't realize that by saying such things makes the whole enemy team out to get you and placing a massive target on your back. If you say in chat that you almost have a nuke, I don't my team to get nuked, I will stop whatever I'm doing and start to hunt you down.

 

I don't even know where/when this targeter-stuff first popped up, or how it became as common as hackusations, but man have I got a story to tell.
One day, maybe a week or two ago, I was in a game of aftermath tdm.
Now, this one bloke, who in the previous 5 minutes leading up to this, had accused me of almost every single hack I know, kept leaping in front of me at point blank. And dieing horribly. This wonderful individual then went on to call me a targeter, hacker etc, when every single time, he would leap into my line of sight, pretty much at point blank. He then went on to call me a fastpacer, and reported me, claiming that the skullcrusher is not capable of instakilling (funnily enough, he was also using skullie). When I eventually did get a bit fed up with him and told him to 'piss off', he claimed he would again report me under offensive language.
I ask you. Some Kids these days.

In any case, whose fault is it if you really die? You can't just keep blaming other people for your horrible KDR, your 14 deaths in one game due to someone using a mini, or that one sniper who kills you on a 20ks. Sometimes, you've gotta accept that it's no ones fault that you died except yours. Let's say you're on a 20ks and you're out in the open, and get sniped. Is it the snipers fault for noticing you, and playing the game? Hell no, yet he's the one who gets raged at, called a noob, hacker, etc.
The sooner people start accepting responsibility for their actions and deaths, the better this community will be.
Really getting tired of this ****. -.-

(*Also, I'd be the first to admit that I do get annoyed when I'm killed over and over by the same person, but raging at them isn't the right way to handle it. .-.)
Rant over.

 

If you did not know already "targeting" is when one player goes after another player, unrelenting, hopping to kill them as many times as possible. Usually out of rage or as a gimmick.
One normal player targeting another normal player, hoping to kill them relentlessly is absurd. It does not happen, at least not correctly.
Meaning if someone truly wanted to target a fellow gamer they would be meet with defeat. Trust me, I have been a gamer a long time now and know for a fact that targeting on McBrawl is very very hard to pull off.
I am going to go through some of the variables and explain why targeting in Mc-War is not truly done.

I am going to look at this in an objective manner. The one being targeted and the one doing the targeting will not have any type of extra armor, other than their teams red and blue leather armor. These points come from my personal experience with the game and from factual Minecraft features. If anyone has anything they would like to add or question feel free to ask. This is supposed to be education, please take it as so.
A.) The nameplate.

1.) The player's nameplate determines how well they can be targeted. The one being targeted usually needs to have a long, well distinguishable name. This can happen with names in all caps. The problem is other people can have long names as well.
2.) Nameplate's transparency is rather poor behind a building.
3.) Other players have similar names. Having them bunched together does not help.
4.) Nameplates can be hidden while crouched. Especially if camping is the targeters play-style.​

B.) The amount of players.

1.) The more players are online the more nametags one has to look through.
2.) Getting through forty enemies to kill one person is a challenge all its own.
3.) While you are focused on killing one players others are not focused on killing everyone else. Giving them more of a chance to launch an EMP or Nuke.​

C.) The map

1.) Small map.

a.) Decrease the chance of actually finding your opponent.
b.) Decrease the chance of lining up a clear shot to kill your opponent.​

2.) Large map.

a.) Players are spread, increasing travel time to your advisory.
b.) Running through open spaces increasing the chance of death.
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I hope this helped in some form or fashion.

 

Hehe, the only real time someone is ever targeted is when they launch an EMP and 3/4 of the other team is trying to kill him/her.

 

Some players have become extremely self-centered and arrogant, they believe they are truly invincible due to some numbers. When they encounter an enemy that is capable of killing them with ease faster than they can even shoot multiple times, their supremacy philosophy will believe they are of value to the other player, thus thinking the reasons of them continuously killing them. In all honesty, I don't really care who I'm killing. I just aim at whatever is closest/dangerous (a shotgun from long range isn't consider dangerous, super-armors have more durability etc)/vulnerable, don't assume I consider you valuable from the rest so I have to target you.

I myself find being killed by the same person multiple times, but I don't come to a conclusion they are targeting me. It is my fault I am putting myself at a risk knowing an enemy is in the area. Staying calm is the best way to handle it, if you find yourself raging, losing self control, or whatever the hell kids do nowadays at a game, I think it's time to take a break from the computer and find something else to do while you calm down.

Truly, these people that spend their time raging how they cannot play without being targeted are the ones ruining the experience.

 

I don't know why people call out "targeter" when someone kills them on a high killstreak. I mean, close to everybody wants to mess up the other player's nuke. That's what you're supposed to do.

 

Yea honestly I don't know how you could call someone out for being a targeter, most of the time the player that is on a high killstreak is camping or something along those lines and you obviously want to stop so you don't get nuked. it's pretty basic and just annoying when you get called it but hey that's life