How I Got To Alliance War Rank 50 Without Teabagging Once

Recremen

It's been a long and arduous journey, my friends, but I've finally made it, and I couldn't have done it without all of you. Whether you were an AD ally helping storm a keep or a DC/EP opponent putting together a steadfast defense, it takes a community to build up a PvP environment that's competitive and active enough to let its players go the distance. So to all of you, I say : Thank You!!

There are some, of course, who are not so community-minded. Certain undesirable elements who seek to disrupt the friendly and sporting atmosphere that the rest of us have been working hard to hold together. You know the type. The zone chat trolls. The CE users. The teabaggers. The kind of folks who find their fun in ruining that of others. And to these I say : Manifold Shame!!

In particular I've always been greatly opposed to this habit of "teabagging" that's plagued the gaming community, such that when I first started PvPing I decided I would make the effort to never do it, no matter how angry someone made me or how guilty they were of the offence themselves. It's certainly been a difficult journey, and you may ask "Really, Men'Do, you've never done it? Not even once? Not even just a little bit?" And it's true, never!! Here's how.

First, I started by not being an absolutely terrible person. This is key, but something people might forget to try in their efforts to improve. If you find yourself hitting the bag too much, give "not being an awful human being" a shot and you might just be surprised at the results!

Second, I remember that this game was advertised as featuring simulated combat, and that bringing in simulated sexual assault might be an inappropriate addition to the mix. Usually when people want a game that simulates sexual assault, they go to one of the many tripple-A studio franchises that are known for it, and not to some random combat simulator game with fantasy elements and lizard people. Bringing in this rogue element to an unrelated game genre might in fact be really unexpected and upsetting for people, such as those who've experienced sexual violence in real life, who know that they need to be careful with what kinds of games they play due to the associated trauma.

Third, I try some perspective-taking. Even if my group takes down someone who I know is a serial bagmunster, I consider what effects bagging them back might have on unrelated bystanders who don't know the context. What if this person is just a zerg surfer (and in my experience they all are) and none of their fallen fellow faction members know them? Will they understand that I only mean to offend the degenerate, and not their group as a whole? Probably not. And what of the other AD who see me doing it? Will they start thinking it's appropriate behavior, and not actually really foul and unsporting conduct that we as a community would prefer not to encourage? Again, I really doubt it.

Finally, I consider all of the other taunting options available in the game for when you really just need to do something. A good ol' /stomp works wonders, I've found. Some people really appreciate the mileage they get out of /sweep or /shovel. And let's not forget the array of "hard taunts" available for when you're looking to do some polite razzing, such as to an opposing guild you like to fight. The juggling knives, the flower petals, the firebreathing torches, and the swallower's swords from the yearly in-game holiday festivals are all great for giving your fallen opponents a spirited and entertaining show before they res up and run back for the next battle!

As for the actually getting to Grand Overlord II, that part was relatively straightforward. Just run consistently, preferably with a guild, and as often on the same character as you can manage. Take advantage of the double AP event next year. Take some time off of work during the event if you're really craving those ranks. Some of the dyes are totally worth it, trust me. And don't forget to play when you're having fun and take breaks when you aren't! Don't burn yourself out, it's a game and you're probably here to enjoy yourself. After that it's just, yanno, years of persistence, and you'll be set, even if you have a normal-people schedule and can't raid every night! That's been my situation, and yet here we are.

So what's next for Men'Do? Will I be hanging up the tabard and retiring to an island in the Topal Bay? LOL of course not. But at least as far as Cyrodiil PvP goes I'll probably soon be switching to something that's more useful to my guild than a stam DK. And I look forward to all the new kinds of fights we're going to have together when I do!! Seeya out there, folks.

Cadbury

zyk

Congratulations!

Recremen

zyk wrote: »

Congratulations!

Thanks!

LonePirate

Congrats, Men’Do. I’ve seen you on the battlefield for a few years now and you have been an honorable foe. Safe journeys and good luck with your next endeavor.

Qbiken

The only ppl I would ever consider tbagging are close friends who knows the t-bag is 100% ironic xD

geonsocal

Cadbury wrote: »

heystreethawk

Men'Did'It / Men'Done

Zagnut123Zagnut123

Yeah I only teabag friends. If your my opponent I respect you enough to no treat you in am such a way.

Ghostbane

Congrats Men'Do!

Joy_Division

Congrats on your 5th star and I appreciate and respect that you chose not to go down the T-bagging road.

I still want to pour oil on your head at Sejanus though

Recremen

Joy_Division wrote: »

Congrats on your 5th star and I appreciate and respect that you chose not to go down the T-bagging road.

I still want to pour oil on your head at Sejanus though

Oils are my greatest weakness. :-( One of these days I'll run a magicka build so I can set up my own darn siege shields.

geonsocal

Joy_Division wrote: »

Congrats on your 5th star and I appreciate and respect that you chose not to go down the T-bagging road.

I still want to pour oil on your head at Sejanus though

that's funny joy...when i see folks whom are enemies at the moment and i recognize them from the forums or someone i'm friends with irl...i get kinda happy and excited and i'm stuck between wanting to jump on them and fight, or, hanging back just to wave hello...

fortunately i see much less teabagging in cyrodiil these days (although with the endless load screens on ps4/na - i'm seeing much less of cyrodiil in general)...

for the most part i only see it later at night when most of the regular folks have logged off and it's just the die hard players whom have accumulated a lot of grudges and odd relationships with other players...

i'm a super big fan of the guffaw (had no idea the word even existed prior to playing eso) - love mocking folks when they overextend a bit too much and end up dead...

dodgehopper_ESO

I really like the new victory emotes that came out with the Falkreath DLC. Namely the muscle flex and the victory cheer. It just feels a lot classier and I'm on board with what you're saying.

Jake1576

Congratulations I remember when I reached level 50 in pvp I was just happy to have accomplished it seemed like it took forever especially since I started back before the ap was increased for keeps and resources and kills plus I was a stamina sorcerer that used a bow seems like it was well deserved when I got the grand overload rank but it's almost meaningless now with the increase they have done to ap plus bombers Gooch on ps4 na has almost reached 3 grand overlord's in the span of a year thats awesome but basically makes the title meaningless it's to easy to get now

Rainraven

Congratulations!

How do you feel about the "tea time" emote introduced with Morrowind? It makes me laugh.

Recremen

Rainraven wrote: »

Congratulations!

How do you feel about the "tea time" emote introduced with Morrowind? It makes me laugh.

Taken alone, the "tea time" emote would be playful, quirky, and fun. However, it would be incredibly naive to not take it in the greater context of teabagging in PvP. Let's say I was pretty disappointed and considered it a pretty tone-deaf development decision. The other emotes from that pack are great, though, if a little mean-spirited at times.

Edit: though obviously something that's tangentially related to teabagging is a lot less of an issue than the act itself, it's just carrying a lot of the same risks at that point so why bother?

pachycephalo

Recremen wrote: »

The other emotes from that pack are great, though, if a little mean-spirited at times.

/kissthis

Recremen

pachycephalo wrote: »

Recremen wrote: »

The other emotes from that pack are great, though, if a little mean-spirited at times.

/kissthis

I was actually thinking of /bellylaugh, /kissthis seems coarse at best.

Morgul667

Congrats !

Morgul667

Im always amazed by that group of 10 people that kill you 10v1 and then tbag. Those guys are true men !

Dredlord

Not interesting enough to read, if you can do that without being teabagged let me know. That I would read about...

Eyesinthedrk

Congrats and TL;DR after the first paragraph.

olsborg

I leave tbagging to the lesser beings.

LittlePinkDot

I just started and got teabagged for the first time when all I was trying to do was finish a quest from the night before, but that lumber mill was taken while I was gone.

BigBadVolk

Only little ones teabag, real man /bow

NightbladeMechanics

Can I be your first?

AngryOldMan

I've recently started a new PVP build. My main goal with the build is high damage, good tankiness and no teabagging. Its a stamina DK. My other build is a templar healer that have teabagged twice, so i may have to stop using that build.

LegacyDM

Well said! Congrats!

Kr3do

Nice.
I got to rank 46 teabagging more than most ranks 50's combined.

Hecker777

The only time I t-bag outside of good friends is when a gankblade makes his move, fails and gets my big ol' hammer to the face.