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Re: The psychology behind 'losing'.

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A think most older PvPers are well aware that losing is part of the whole concept. Doesnt matter how good, well geared or experienced you are, you lose sometimes. Might be harder for newer PvPers, but I guess its just a phase they have to go thru.

I disagree, it matters how well geared you are.  If you can lose bots repeatedly and know you have replacements you tend not to care about losing them.

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Re: The psychology behind 'losing'.

Ville wrote:
Silkdawn wrote:

A think most older PvPers are well aware that losing is part of the whole concept. Doesnt matter how good, well geared or experienced you are, you lose sometimes. Might be harder for newer PvPers, but I guess its just a phase they have to go thru.

I disagree, it matters how well geared you are.  If you can lose bots repeatedly and know you have replacements you tend not to care about losing them.

add the factor in where you know what your opponent has to care about losses, and you get why noone wants to fight you...

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Re: The psychology behind 'losing'.

That's why it absolutely crucial to pick and choose your battles. 

If your an FC, there needs to be a series of questions ask in your head.  That is the key.

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Re: The psychology behind 'losing'.

Losing is all a matter of perspective , you can gain a lot more knowledge from 'losing' if you try hard and learn from past mistakes. Winning will give you confidence , although you won't learn much, if anything at all specially if you win by large margins. Now that's where winning gets boring.

I can also understand rinse and repeat grind and losing time and time again knowing you are outclassed and outnumbered , can break your will, and just say *** it, I quit.

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Re: The psychology behind 'losing'.

http://forums.perpetuum-online.com/topi … d-winning/

No one wants to hang around a loser.

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Re: The psychology behind 'losing'.

But alas, we still play this game...

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Re: The psychology behind 'losing'.

Ville wrote:

But alas, we still play this game...


You do? The killboards don't support this statement, and we logged in the other day to provoke a fight, waited around for a half hour or so outside tellesis, and on the gate and only 3 people showed up and wouldn't engage. Jita and I shot each other under tellesis and neither of us fit a rep so we were both on fire and I even said as much in general chat and no one even bothered to undock and check.

I don't consider playing other games and being on jabber to be the same as playing perpetuum.

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Re: The psychology behind 'losing'.

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Ville wrote:

But alas, we still play this game...


You do? The killboards don't support this statement, and we logged in the other day to provoke a fight, waited around for a half hour or so outside tellesis, and on the gate and only 3 people showed up and wouldn't engage. Jita and I shot each other under tellesis and neither of us fit a rep so we were both on fire and I even said as much in general chat and no one even bothered to undock and check.

I don't consider playing other games and being on jabber to be the same as playing perpetuum.


Just because we don't bite the hook a couple times doesn't mean we are not there. We are just currently full and spawning. smile

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Re: The psychology behind 'losing'.

SmokeyIndustries wrote:
Ville wrote:

But alas, we still play this game...


You do? The killboards don't support this statement, and we logged in the other day to provoke a fight, waited around for a half hour or so outside tellesis, and on the gate and only 3 people showed up and wouldn't engage. Jita and I shot each other under tellesis and neither of us fit a rep so we were both on fire and I even said as much in general chat and no one even bothered to undock and check.

I don't consider playing other games and being on jabber to be the same as playing perpetuum.

want to play ArcheAge with us?

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No thanks, not my style of game.

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Re: The psychology behind 'losing'.

Rex Amelius wrote:

Oh you're going to be hugely popular. I can tell these things.

EDIT: Also, doesn't your name mean something forcefully sexual?

lol, not quite, though I did make a typo.

pro·gen·i·tor
prəˈjenətər,prō-/
noun
noun: progenitor; plural noun: progenitors

a person or thing from which a person, animal, or plant is descended or originates; an ancestor or parent.

And my alts are Progenies

prog·e·ny
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noun
plural noun: progenies

a descendant or the descendants of a person, animal, or plant; offspring.