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SheepsKing
Rising Vanguard
6 years ago

Thirsty Mfs (half rant)

Thirsting downed enemies really makes me mad. I've been thinking about this for a while, but I just had a match that really raged me.

I was with my team right at the end of that tunnel that goes out towards Salvage and there's another team at Salvage already. Im hiding behind a rock while the enemy Path and Mirage start to push us. I scan both of them (Im Bloodhound), down Mirage, rip shields off of Path and get on mic telling this to my team. My Revenant backs up to recharge his own shields, and my Wraith, instead of shooting the retreating Pathfinder, starts trying to thirst Mirage. Not even efficiently either. She missed a thermite and then just shot through his blue KD shield. I extend outward to try and down Path and get sniped and downed since I didnt recharge shields first. My team then gets pushed on and killed.

Why thirst? It's the least important thing to do in that situation and many others. I get people thirsting me when the person who downed me was on a separate team! What's the point? Does that really make you feel accomplished? Even when a teammate is thirsting someone they downed that just makes me feel like they care more about getting credit than helping with the rest of the squad. I mean, I get that it's something that should be done if you can, but more often than not it comes off as a lame boi tactic

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  • Extremejinks's avatar
    Extremejinks
    Not applicable
    6 years ago

    Reasons I'll thirst:

    • I want to shield swap/get supplies/recharge my shield with a finisher
    • Their teammates are nowhere near by
    • I want to secure the kill, prevent the revive and stop any information being relayed
    • They have a gold shield
    • I can do a quick circle around their shield to thirst them immediately 
    • There is absolutely no chance of me surviving the encounter with the rest of their team (I don't exercise this reason often).

    Reasons I wont thirst:

    • It wasn't my/my team's knock so doesn't benefit
    • Focusing on the enemy that can shoot you is far more important
    • I know they don't have a gold shield
    • They can provide excellent bait for their teammates
    • It wastes ammo
    • They're at range with a good knock shield so it'll just use even more ammo to break through it.

    I've been in several situations where I'm knocked or I'm spectating a teammate and instead of going for the safe revive or focusing on the other teammate, they go for the thirst (even when it wasn't their knock) which usually results in their death. It's one of the few times I'll un-mute and give them an earful of how bad they are.

  • BaldWraithSimp's avatar
    BaldWraithSimp
    Not applicable
    6 years ago

    I only thirst if the enemies teammates aren't nearby or I am inside a building with doors closed. If the enemy has a gold knockdown, I will try to finish ASAP at the right opportune moment. Otherwise I just focus on the live ones. 

  • heme725's avatar
    heme725
    Not applicable
    6 years ago

    I don't thirst and I hate myself for it. Sucks winning a ranked game with only 1 kill when you know you knocked at least 4 players but abandoned the kill every time to help a teammate.

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