Joshua: So far its incredible. Been around for a couple solid years and don't regret it yet.
Cher: In those recent years have you created any alts, and if so how recent?
Joshua: I, like many people in this universe, have created Alts. Myself, my alts were created around a year ago and slowly built up through time, effort and a lot of tries in Clan Wars.
Cher: Oh yes, a year sounds like a good advantage gaining a few clan wars prizes here and there. A few king of the mountain. Building them up over time, they can get fairly strong. In the player page there has been many players who announced that they have been hit by the ban hammer. As I know you have been target but for those who does not know. How many of your accounts has been targeted?
Joshua: In total, I have been hit on 4 accounts. These are practically all of my alts. 3 of which have been completely banned and the fourth is banned from King of the Mountain tournaments until it reaches Div. 6.
Cher: That doesn't sound good. Is there any reason why the dev. has target your accounts?
Joshua: They did not like me having my accounts at such a low level "dominating King of the Mountain."
Cher: It seems like a lot of people are dominating kotm besides you. I have a list of players that has been consistently winning kotm. As far as the accounts being ban many players are pushing for a limiting on the mech use. A mech not buyable at the current level of a pilot, they should not be able to put it in the formation. What is your opinion on this?
Joshua: I think if they have either earned, won or bought the mecha, they should be able to use it. At the end of the day, they have to devote points into the Heavy Skill to make the mechas work fully anyway without kickback that is.
Cher: Yes it would make sense for you to be able to run mech over you level or else no one would pass the beginning of the game when you start out with a Warhorse at level 1. Some of the biggest topic are new players coming and leaving due to very powerful big mech at low levels. Do you think that's an issue that can be reduced?
Joshua: This game is many years old by now. The issue newer players face isn't that they are hitting high level mechas, its that they are too low equipped for what they are coming up against. These are fresh accounts with no knowledge on how things work and they are coming against older players with more experience, gear and patience to get the most out of their accounts. The only way they are going to make the lower divisions a safer place for the newer players is through either banning, or forceful leveling.
Cher: Yes it is a lot harder for a new player to catch up to the strength of a year or years old player around the same level. It takes time and sometimes some people has better luck then others. About force leveling some people think that everyone who wins and doesn't win a medal should win xp. Like a xp for just entering or force entering. What do you think about this?
Joshua: I don't think this would be good as all they would get for entering is xp. It would stop a lot of people from entering King of the Mountain events unless they were chasing a medal or purposefully after xp themselves.
Cher: Any reason why it would been a bad idea to give xp for every player?
Joshua: The xp may be unwanted and can end up making people level, therefore having to upgrade mechas. They would also not get a prize out of the King of the Mountain event so the xp would also hit them that little bit harder.
Cher: With that being said some players are against campers. People have different meaning of campers. What are your opinion on campers and what does the word camper mean to you?
Joshua: I would regard "campers" as being people that sit in Clans getting stronger without gaining xp for a series of months or even years, then using their new mechas, gear and weapons against people of their levels. As to my opinion on campers, I am fine with them personally as they don't tend to do too much harm game wise other than to the new players that try to hit them for xp and get destroyed rather quickly.
Cher: So from my understanding you said that campers are not the problem. It's only a problem to undeveloped players. Besides from all the alting, big mech restriction, one of the main reason why people meme's has been reset is because of no term and condition or official ruling on what you can and can not do. Do you feel like there should be some kind of ruling so players know what they can and can not do?
Joshua: I indeed do think there should be as right now, players have no idea that the alting issue is "bad" and that they are going to be punished because of it. It happened last month and its currently happening now. Will we get an open reason from them? Its hard to say but if I am honest, I doubt we will get anything from them in terms of a ToS.
Cher: Yes maybe some ruling in the kotm rules or cw rules. Seems like i have ran out of questions are there anything you would like to say before we depart?
Joshua: Nothing that springs to mind.
Cher: Thank you for your time. Catch you later.
Joshua: Take care sir.
