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Observation: Life-cycles in EM

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In the short time I've been here on EM, I have made a few observations regarding the standard life-cycles of an EM player. I will record here my findings thusfar:

Player #1 - "Interesting, but not for me" : Joins EM > Gets yelled at for being a stupid noavi > Stops playing EM

Player #2 - "Too much, too fast" : Joins EM > Constructs uber profile and friends list in less than 1 hour > Play EM constantly in the next 48 hours > Not enough attention > Stops playing EM

Player #3 - "I have a bf/gf! Woop!" : Joins EM > Gradually works up games and decent profile > Gets a person to fall madly in love with online > Intermittently logs onto EM to talk to- and play their favorite setups with said loved one > Never leaves EM and never meets IRL

Player #4 - "I'm gonna be the best trollollol evar" : Joins EM > Troll > Eventually gets banned/bored > Repeat with new alt

Player #5 - "Seriously, don't f*** up my stats" : Joins EM > Gonna get the best score evar > Spends more time yelling at people in ranked games than playing said games

Player #6 - "Social butterfly" : Joins EM > Makes friends in unranked games > Spends time on random profiles > Skype a lot > Spends time on the forums... a lot > Coup d'etat on chat > Never leaves EM

Player #7 - "I am God" : Joins EM > (Try to) Become mod > "I will rule all of EM" > Never leaves EM

Are we simply here to follow these cycles, or will someone, someday, break this cycle and deliver us all into a new brilliant era of EM?

(This research has been conducted independently and without bias)

about 10 years
I'm a mixture of 3 and 4.
about 10 years

Chinatsu says

there is no new brilliant era EM is going to stay rotten with all of us


Did you say my name? "brillian era" :doge:
about 10 years

Skillz says

I think I'm Player #5.. lol.




Bro, your stats are already done for.
about 10 years
cloud has done almost all of these :O
about 10 years
there is no new brilliant era EM is going to stay rotten with all of us
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I think I'm Player #5.. lol.
about 10 years
combo of 6 and 7
about 10 years
where's pranay
about 10 years
I'm player #4 but never needed a new alt
over 10 years

PublicEnemy says


AdrenalineMime says

im a textbook 7


You're become mod soon lol.


Hey me too what a coincidence!
over 10 years

AdrenalineMime says

im a textbook 7


You're become mod soon lol.
over 10 years
player #7
over 10 years
she isn't too far off
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Kellyn says

I think I'm more of a passive player. I play to win, but I also try to contribute back through mentorship/discussions.

Also, I would add a type:
The Thread Addict - Joins em > plays a few games, meh > joins forums > only does forums > never leaves XD


you haven't even been on the site for 12 months, and probably the forums for 2 months how are u trying to make implications on people who forum post lol
over 10 years
most of the thread addicts are former 5's and 7's, or current 4's. not many people have any interest in the forums until they have been around a while.
over 10 years
I think I'm more of a passive player. I play to win, but I also try to contribute back through mentorship/discussions.

Also, I would add a type:
The Thread Addict - Joins em > plays a few games, meh > joins forums > only does forums > never leaves XD
over 10 years
im a textbook 7
over 10 years
Seen a lot of #5 lol
over 10 years
#7 should really be called "I am Gary"
over 10 years

Weeeb says

Nude trading on em is only slightly uncommon


you have a pencil-etched looking version of my old avatar. creepy
over 10 years
Don't forget, you're here forever
over 10 years
Player #9 - "Ok": Joins EM > ok > Never leaves EM
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Weeeb says

Nude trading on em is only slightly uncommon


You'd be surprised...
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Nude trading on em is only slightly uncommon
over 10 years
Do people actually hook up on via EM? Seems like a bad decision.

What about the EM player, who joined epic mafia because they were tired of the slow pace and lack of games in forum based mafia. They don't play for any social reason, because most people on EM are anti social or introverts, so who wants to be friends with them. They play comp because it is much more fun than ranked.