LogFAQs > #910948776

Tom Bombadil posted...

rekt

Wasnt meant to be a diss honestly

Its just that it doesn't work on a few levels

First, we have rules against vote soliciting. Selling your vote like that is a surefire way to get tagged by an aldor peacekeeper, minimum, if you don't just scheme silently.

Second, it incites retaliation as said above. In game theory this is called 'tit for tat'. What you do to me I will do to you, so if you hold back votes strategically to deny the bonus, people will start to antivote you subconsciously and abstain from matches in which they'd vote for you. It's like being the guy who uses the first nuclear weapon - you get to wave your dick around for a bit and then get annihilated by everyone else teaming up on you.

Lastly, it's just mentally and emotionally draining. You're fomenting an atmosphere of paranoia, anger and distrust, all for the sake of an extremely marginal advantage. The damage it will cause to your own play from having to look out for blades in the dark constantly is considerable and not likely to be compensated by the minor sabotages you'll inflict.

In conclusion...yes, you could do it, but why would you want to? It's a doomed strategy with no prospects.
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Shine on, you crazy diamond.