Age, once again you bring up the bias against people who play D3. There has been a lot of that the last few days and I see no proof of it. Just people trying to incite anger over an issue that does not exist.
As for the comments you recieved on your tactics posts... well if you are going to talk tactics without actually having used them against a human player you should grow a thick skin for the responses you will get.
As for Skyflyer's post, did you actually read it or just the title? It was humor directed at the fact that GW3 was starting at the same time as his school year. Nothing offensive, just a joke.
I will explain a first hand experience about the way people react to a person/fleet playing the D3.
When SCF3 first came out, most of the SSCF members bought it.
We practiced a little together, then decided to play in our first "real campaign".
I was approached, by a D2er on MSN, and asked if the SSCF was playing in the D3. I said yes.
That person immediately went to the D2 forums and announced that the SSCF was now a D3 fleet.
Why? We play a D3 campaign and all of a sudden we were a D3 fleet? That made no sense to me.
I begin to realize what was going on. The D2ers could not except the fact that someone, or some fleet was an SCF fleet.
They HAD to be a D2 fleet OR a D3 fleet.
I was shocked. This made no sense to me since the person yelling about never even played SCF3 at the time.
So, yes I understand what is being said.
You are labled a D3er exclusively if you play there, at least at first you were.
Now, on the other hand, when I first went into the D3, I felt very unconfortable. People were ruder.
I finally realised that the player base were young squirts that had no manners.
I haven't been on there for quiet some time so I don't know how much it has changed.
You may not have felt the difference between the D2 and D3. You may not have been fingered as a traitor of the D2, but that doesn't mean it hasn't been done.
Yes, it is two different games, and it attracts different people for different reasons.
But, we could be civil neighbors and share ideas with each other.
"May I borrow a cup of sugar?"
Kimberly