Waddya think about alliance jumper
M1k0rin
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M1k0rin
Member Posts: 605 ★★
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My personal pet peeves lately are the lies (to include leaving out information that goes against what person says they are looking for in alliance) alliance recruiters say to get someone to join (lie about aq placement, war status, alliance reorgs, etc). Then they get mad if you leave after you find out the lies to you.
Alliances should stay competitive and always be aware that people may leave at any time.
Alliances should be whatever they want to be, including being competitive or not. If members want to move on, that's their choice as always.
As a leader, my alliance has a set goal and we strive to maintain that goal. I've had to recruit a few folks every offseason due to either people getting burned out or they want the next higher level. As a recruiter, I try to be as transparent as I can, simply because I'm trying to find a good fit for my alliance. As for recruits, it actually is getting harder and harder to find folks that live up to what they sell me on. I have a set of screening questions that does help weed out folks, but it's never perfect.
In a perfect world yes, but reality and experience know it's not that way when dealing with people virtually
Step 1 - learning the ropes (Noob)
Step 2 - starting to take it serious (M4)
Step 3 - I want to push on (M5)
Step 4 - Let’s give map 6 a go - a lot of players hover between Step 3/4 as they learn map 6 and get booted for prestige/ability etc. Depending on leadership’s willingness to nurture a player.
Step 5 - home - the player has worked out what they want - experiences Map 5 or 6. Maybe even 7 if they’re hardcore. AW focus perhaps? Relax and chill?
Jumping also works both ways - there are so many alliances that will boot someone at the drop of a hat, or sell you a lie to get you through the door.
I was climbing the ranks I got booted from my first Map 6 alliance because I had the lowest prestige and I was new so I was coming to terms with Map 6 itself - I got 1 cycle of AQ before they decided on a better choice. I got a better home in my second but they were a bit too serious for me. Everything was regimented - very well organised, I was expected to clear my node at a specific time (7.30AM because that’s when I get up for work - even on weekends) and I’m not about being told how to live so I left after season.
I was then sold a lie - Map 6 alliance was actually a 655 alliance.
It took me a while to find a good home with similar in game objectives and a schedule that worked around my life.
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does it mean the alliance was bad?
different people want different things from the game.
different alliances provide different things.
i used to run an alliance, and yes i found some people that came and went for what i would think was no reason, but it is always something like they didn't gel with ur peeps, they wanted map 6 but you only did map 5.
or they wanted move leisurely but ur ally wanted to hassle peeps to move
all kinds of different things. some reflect badly on the person, some may reflect badly on your ally.
but what i found more often,
was when i am looking for an ally people selling you a Ferrari but then delivering a Toyota.
of course you're gunna jump when that happens.
and if they disrespect you enough to sell you a load of horse **** why should you feel the need to respect them enough to wait until the end of AQ?
so there is no one size fits all.
some allies are bad
some people are bad
some people just dont fit some allies.
Most ridiculous jumper I had was someone that joined us for map 6, then when I messaged 3 times across 3 days for his roster so I could sort diversity he just rage quit the alliance because map 6 was fine but having a diverse defence was too hardcore for him.
Its kinda tiring (if in long weeks) to have check my phone couple times / day or after wake up open mcoc to move in aq/aw,