Do you accept any and all showroom challenges when offered.
because there's been times where i've managed to send off a challenge request, but there's no reply from my opponant. i do find this rather annoying because i have no rep points and need to win challenges.
I myself accept any and all challenges offered, even if my car looks to be the loser from the get go. Such as my first ever contest, when @brembro challenged his Audi TT against my 'Initial D Corrola. Even if my corrola didn't look good, considering it's like a '86' model compared to a TT which is quite a recent design and does look prettier, I still took it on, in the spirit of competition.
Just someone please confirm that i'm not the only one like this.
Accepting Showroom challenges
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Lord_Jereth
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Personally I find it an honor to be challenged. It means someone got the heads-up on one of my rides. It means to me that someone is paying attention to what I've done out of the masses of other cars out there. I'll take all comers even if I know I'm going to lose (like my 'Stang that's gonna get stomped later this week).
I take it as a compliment.
LJ
I take it as a compliment.
LJ
it would be more fun if there would be more people that challenged others.. not always the same.. (have to say I do it also... cause I know a few are always in for a good challenge..! and I don't want to make a challenge with a completely other style car... cause you can't compare em.. when they are both good!)
and I am not challenging cars that have Lesser pics/cars (new people)... for the simple reason that people think I do it for the simple win...
but I do accept every challenge!
IMO it is also a honor!
and I am not challenging cars that have Lesser pics/cars (new people)... for the simple reason that people think I do it for the simple win...
but I do accept every challenge!
IMO it is also a honor!
Yeah, I agree with LJ,
though I was a bit suprised after Stig named our challenge the"underdog" challenge. A bit confused, I found this defination from the web http://www.cogsci.princeton.edu/cgi-bin ... d=underdog
Edit: BTW i lost 11:3 (or smthg) in it so its allright i guess....
though I was a bit suprised after Stig named our challenge the"underdog" challenge. A bit confused, I found this defination from the web http://www.cogsci.princeton.edu/cgi-bin ... d=underdog
Edit: BTW i lost 11:3 (or smthg) in it so its allright i guess....
One of the codes of honor runned within in the team we got (RedSuns) says:
"Never turn down a challenge when accepted, not even if you are on the way to a team battle"
Naturally, we can get delayed to meet other teams in battles because of this
But I have yet to be challenged and when I am, I will NOT turn it down, simply because I can't.
I got no choice, no matter what the odds are.
"Never turn down a challenge when accepted, not even if you are on the way to a team battle"
Naturally, we can get delayed to meet other teams in battles because of this
But I have yet to be challenged and when I am, I will NOT turn it down, simply because I can't.
I got no choice, no matter what the odds are.
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EclipsetheDK
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At the beginning, I thought I would not accept challenges when it would be a easy win. But then, I said to myself that turning off someone's challenge is more or less an insult ("you car sucks, get away!") and after all it was an honor to be challenged, especially when you know the challenge room is often full. What's more, I haven't got enough time to spend browsing for a car that could make a nice challenge, so I never launch challenges myself, so I rarely get involved in any challenge.
And when it happens, those times, I tend to either lose or get ties...
So what? When another Joe Doe challenges you, almost nobody get interested by the challenge and in the end there are 8 voters and it's a tie. When it's someone with a reputation he often have a good crowd of fans (mainly because his cars are more renowed, often on the top, even if you're 1 ou 2 ranks below at most) ; so he gets lot of votes because his car can't be anything else than better.
I must admit I feel a little disapointed... yeah, I lose. But in the beginning I felt it was fun and ok to lose. Now, I feel that waiting sometimes 4 to 5 days to finally have nobody interested, no competition, and nothing goes out of it, just kills the fun. It's as if now when I accept the challenges I get I know that anyway I will lose.
Oh well, it's as everything goes in life : if you can't promote yourself, you're raw meat! Because if you can't advertise yourself, you will never be noticed, so never known, so nothing will ever happen, so you'll stay at the same point.
Ssh, what a shame
And when it happens, those times, I tend to either lose or get ties...
So what? When another Joe Doe challenges you, almost nobody get interested by the challenge and in the end there are 8 voters and it's a tie. When it's someone with a reputation he often have a good crowd of fans (mainly because his cars are more renowed, often on the top, even if you're 1 ou 2 ranks below at most) ; so he gets lot of votes because his car can't be anything else than better.
I must admit I feel a little disapointed... yeah, I lose. But in the beginning I felt it was fun and ok to lose. Now, I feel that waiting sometimes 4 to 5 days to finally have nobody interested, no competition, and nothing goes out of it, just kills the fun. It's as if now when I accept the challenges I get I know that anyway I will lose.
Oh well, it's as everything goes in life : if you can't promote yourself, you're raw meat! Because if you can't advertise yourself, you will never be noticed, so never known, so nothing will ever happen, so you'll stay at the same point.
Ssh, what a shame