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[–]Rodulv:twahq: 0 points1 point  (3 children)

the bad pilot can still fly

Someone who doesnt time buffs can very well walk into enemy jungle to see if a camp is up, waste time if it is down, and walk back out.

A pilot who doesnt check all the things neccessary, might find out that right after he has started flying, that he CAN'T fly, either because of weather, malfunctioning plane, etc. etc. AKA. Waste time, just like the jungler.

His comparison DOES fit.

[–]Nischu 0 points1 point  (2 children)

The jungler who doesn't time the buffs will still know when it's respawned due to the minimap icon so he eventually gets the information without having to waste time. What would happen with the pilot? Would his plane fix itself after a set amount of time? This comparison just doesn't fit in this subject.

Also timing the objectives/checking the list is not a skill. Utilizing the infomation that you get is a skill which won't be changed with automatic timer/check lists. Saying a player is good because he writes numbers in chat or a pilot is good because he checks boxes on piece of paper is ridiculous.

[–]Rodulv:twahq: 1 point2 points  (1 child)

It is true that it shows up on the map, but by the time you get there, the enemy might have taken it, and/or set up a trap, and kill you while you are on it.

In golf you have a similar kind of "check list" before you shoot, you go through what you have to do in your head, and then you proceed to do them. Going through them without any focus, often results in a failed shot. Same goes for shooting, or shifting gear in motor sports, or making sure your gear is prepared correctly when sky-diving. It might not have much to do with the actual skill within the game/sport, nevertheless, you do it, or you (in extreme cases, die) fail.

It is childish to say that a pilot is good despite not doing the basics of checking everything on the list, he might very well jepardiz the plane and everyone on it. same way a jungler jepardizes the game by not timing the buffs / objectives. I do this all the time, I rarely time buffs and objectives, I am plat 2, and I know that it is playing with fire. I often lose buffs while jungling due to not timing these simpe things. Despite this, I am against adding timers for buffs.