Slaying the Vagamonster

[brett friggin favre]

If we are to naming vaga rushing douchey, then most of the things could easily fit into that category.The same way you could argue that humans hiding in dark spots or in big maps are douchey because they are taking advantage of shortcomings of the map (humans in fisheyes, most of the assault versions and any bigger maps that you can hide well in many spots, especially if there are open spaces), hellhunters abusing people in dust2, cbble and some others, spiderfags coming to spawn within 3-5 seconds since round start, Shadow hunters warding Militia or parkhouse (or any such place where people would have a rough timing countering them), etc. If you are new and you don't know how to deal with them, all of these things can be douchey. Almost every single race have their moments when they can advantage of shortcomings of either the map designs, other player styles or their races - I see this as a natural progression in the WCS.

The best bet is to learn the maps, the people and the races - and then to learn to counter them. You don't even need too much skill for that - as long as you can use your brain (or play human).

i agree with you, however those examples given have an element of choice. if you choose to walk somewhere and there's a human in a dark corner, that's partly on you. also if you didn't check it, that's on you. but a vaga killing you 3 seconds into the round before you can make a choice or get any cover is particularly douchey.

[Assassin]

I wonder how much qq would happen if they turned the mole timer to like 1 second or 2. (yes including the races...)