User blog:TopsyKretts3/Would Greatfullded be Ashamed of... Greatfullded?

Last year was the first time that Greatfullded was legitimately usurped in the rankings by another player, BigJavi/Octophobe/Route22. Back then there was a very large controversy surrounding the event. The main issue that players brought up was the Route22 did not deserve to be the True GoA as much as Greatfullded, largely due to his extreme grinding of the game mode, Fireteam: Desert Thunder.

Greatfullded had reached GoA by doing OMA (Junk Flea). Many, including GFD, argued that because he fought against actual players instead of NPCs that he deserved True GoA more than Route22. (I, personally, though that Route22 deserved GoA just as much as GFD - Route grinded FT, and GFD grinded OMA, I didn't see too much of a difference). Eventually Route22 stopped playing, GFD regained True GoA, and the debate died down.

Since then others (-TT-DigitaLL, RicoSnake, iNoTo) have gone above GFD's spot in the top 10 (I ask that this does not turn into a flame thread against the aforementioned players). Because of this GFD has had trouble catching up. GFD and many in his clan would have you believe that he does not care about these rankings, but then why is it that he has had such a stark change in gameplay?

Back in the days of GFD Vs. Route22, GFD had more than 50% OMA matches in his game modes. Now, that number is down to 39%, and Fireteam is at 58%. With a player who has played as much as GFD, it would take a lot of matches to change his percentages that much. Now a days you'd be hard pressed to find GFD doing anything but FT, or find him at all considering how private he and his rooms have become. Even when you look at his player page, he will always have common Fireteam gear on. With this recent Fireteam grinding that GFD has been doing, how much different is he in play style than his old arch-nemesis Route22?

My question to you is, knowing how much against Route22 that Greatfullded, largely due to him usurping him in the rankings via FT grinding, would the Greatfullded of old be ashamed of the current Greatfullded for grinding in fireteam so much?

TopsyKretts3 08:26, August 1, 2012 (UTC)