07-02-2004, 05:04 PM
Nicator,Jul 2 2004, 02:09 AM Wrote:However, by doing so I just left any chances of reaching a higher position in the Ladder. Maybe I got the wrong idea that a Ladder Season is a competition, did I? ;)Okay, it's a competition then. A competition that measures what, though? Not skill. When I think of the most skillful players I know, I realize they won't ever be on the ladder. What then? Mostly hours of playtime. Luck with item drops. And a willingness to improve gear by paying cash or other means.
Given the nature of the game (and the preferred fan base), you know what to expect in the ladder competition. Just like someone who gets into competitive body building has to expect to come up against steroids, and someone who wants to make it in Hollywood has to expect to compromise whatever morals they have. It's up to you if you want to play that game.
I see a ladder season as a meta-game of building an empire for myself. (But then I also do reserts on my SP chars.)
-- CH