07-20-2011, 09:27 AM
I'm actually also from the U.S. as well, which is why I was wondering if I had run into another translation barrier, but I guess not.
I'm not trying to be mean or elitist, and if I do come off that way then I apologize beforehand, but I'm a realist down to the core, and because of that I often sound harsh and blunt, but I'm not much of a fan of sugarcoating my statements.
Ideally you want to be fighting other players as good as you are, and nothing else. There's nothing wrong with fighting random AI to get the basics of a new design down, but you won't fully finish that design until you play competent players on your level. I can't tell you how many times I've had to tweak what I thought were finished designs because of that very aspect.
IF you have no one to play, then I don't see the purpose of training to begin with. The only real reason I could see was to finish a mission you havn't completed yet, or defeat an AI opponent in the AI arena, but if you've already done all that, then you kinda hit the limit to your skill capacity, and it won't be getting larger until you play other people. That was one point I tried to preach through the years. You WILL hit a plateau no matter how much you practice against the AI, and you won't be breaking it until you start playing people around your skill level. So I'm sorry if there was a misunderstanding on that front, but my initial statement came with the knowledge that Raven's Republic was a tight-knit community geared around their local meets.
You're actually not alone if you're in the U.S., there's always the option to play kai with a couple of us. I'm not really playing PvP all that much at all anymore, and what little I do anymore is just fantasy duels for another armored core community with an old clan-mate who is around my skill level. If you could possibly set it up properly, there's always the chance of playing a couple of us, and you'll most likely find more enjoyment out of it then just playing the AI.
I'm not trying to be mean or elitist, and if I do come off that way then I apologize beforehand, but I'm a realist down to the core, and because of that I often sound harsh and blunt, but I'm not much of a fan of sugarcoating my statements.
Ideally you want to be fighting other players as good as you are, and nothing else. There's nothing wrong with fighting random AI to get the basics of a new design down, but you won't fully finish that design until you play competent players on your level. I can't tell you how many times I've had to tweak what I thought were finished designs because of that very aspect.
IF you have no one to play, then I don't see the purpose of training to begin with. The only real reason I could see was to finish a mission you havn't completed yet, or defeat an AI opponent in the AI arena, but if you've already done all that, then you kinda hit the limit to your skill capacity, and it won't be getting larger until you play other people. That was one point I tried to preach through the years. You WILL hit a plateau no matter how much you practice against the AI, and you won't be breaking it until you start playing people around your skill level. So I'm sorry if there was a misunderstanding on that front, but my initial statement came with the knowledge that Raven's Republic was a tight-knit community geared around their local meets.
You're actually not alone if you're in the U.S., there's always the option to play kai with a couple of us. I'm not really playing PvP all that much at all anymore, and what little I do anymore is just fantasy duels for another armored core community with an old clan-mate who is around my skill level. If you could possibly set it up properly, there's always the chance of playing a couple of us, and you'll most likely find more enjoyment out of it then just playing the AI.
