From: botelle@eniac.seas.upenn.edu (Justin Botelle)
Newsgroups: rec.games.netrek
Subject: Re: I've lost all respect for Rob
Date: 5 Oct 92 21:55:44 GMT
Organization: University of Pennsylvania

In article <BvnIEM.n3u.2@cs.cmu.edu) hill@norman.VI.RI.CMU.EDU (Robert Hill) writes:

)) And as to your claim about you, MUCUS, and Brian being the core... well,
)) you obviously are having those delusions Brian experiences occasionally.
)) If I had to pick the core players on your team, you would NOT be one of
)) them.  Duck, Rob, John, and any of a host of other players could beat 
)) the tar out of you on any given day.
)
)Justin doesn't belong to the school that you don't brag on your abilities.   

Neither do you.

)I won't comment about how I fit in to the picture, but John and Duck are  
)head and shoulders above Justin and Brian.  MUCUS is quite good, and he  
)may be able to stand with Duck and John.  This is no slap, however,  
)because they are the 2 top players in the game.

may be able?  Anyway, I'm really not interested in establishing a top ten
list, as it would be pointless.  Few people would agree (judging by the MUCUS
post), and since it is really hard to judge, it would be a popularity 
contest.  (e.g.  Rob's a really nice guy, therefore he's the best).

My point about Brian, MUCUS and myself was not meant to be a comment about
abilities alone.  The three of us have played together quite a bit and have
similar styles of play.  We coordinate very well together.  Unfortunately,
the IC game was the first INL type game in which all three of us were
present.  

You and John do have similar style of play.  The Duck was thrown in there
only to raise the number to three.  From what I've seen, Duck is a selfless
player with more skill than either you or John.  And he's not local.

)Also, I don't consider them to be our "core".  Our core players are  
)Phantom (Undead Lettuce), Videodrome (Tomato Boy), and Mergatroid (House  
)Dressing).  Most of our firepower comes from these 3 players, and not from  
)the above 3.

This all depends on what you mean by firepower.

)Ditto.  I think TWNN would be a really good team if they had some real  
)leadership.  FreeKill may be their captain, but he isn't their leader.  I  

FreeKill is not our captain.  He played captain for one game, as did Wreck,
Red Shirt and ray (I repeatedly refused the "honor").

)hope TWNN members vote on a speaker for the team who can make their cases  
)on rgn without the mindless comments and editorials.

So why would you respond to a mindless editorial?

)Incidently, I think the core of TWNN is 1) Red Shirt 2) MUCUS PIG 3)  
)Wreck.  Not 1) FreeKill 2) Hector 3) MUCUS PIG.

I'm surprised you included Wreck.  he's not from CMU.  He can't be as good
a base (or better) than Balton, Balinor, Tortoise, Videodrome, or yourself.
I mean, he's not from CMU (or Berkeley).  You must have needed a third player.

)I honestly don't think Hector and FreeKill know HOW to win.  They always  
)seem to find new ways to mess up.  

This is a new one.  Care to fill me in?
)
)I *KNOW* one of you guys will flame me on this. I don't care, I like a  
)good flame war. 

OK, here's a mindless flame:  You're an asshole, Rob.  Happy?

)Rob
)aka Spaceace!
)
)ps  I'm here for the weekend!!  YAY!

How loveley.  I'm really excited to drive a total of 12 hours to see you.
Sounds almost as much fun as eating razor blades.

Justin
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