So, I tried Plat again. This time I created a lobby and waited, if a non-appropriate player joined, I quit and recreate the lobby. To my surprise, the second try was successful: two other players joined, a fourth in-match, all of them Plat-worthy. A somewhat easy Rio/Reaper match. Also, it was the first time I witnessed what is the box of shame; the lowest scoring player used in once or twice, not constantly. Thank you for the games! (An advice: if you see seaotter1821, don't kick him/her out. I thought he/she is going to be the weak link in the team, but I was pleasantly surprised by his/her Vorcha Sentinel. Didn't have big numbers, but did the job well.
So I thought these people are ready for some better action. U/Cerberus, Platinum. Seaotter and the boxing Fury quitted, so me (GI) and a GT (Geth power!) decided to wait. Soon an Infidrell sniper (a different one that I mentioned in my prevous post) joined. No CM, no shield bonus whatsoever, and a BW I, but I thought it is going to be all right.
I have learned nothing from this MP, that's for sure. (The Centurion surely is my soulmate dammit.)
Dice rolled... I thought it won't be HGlacier, a Glacier devices with goons wouldn't be nice. You can guess, which map we got. The drell died a lot, and ragequitted, if I remember well. The GT also quitted, but rejoined and quitted. I'm pretty sure he got the lost connection message. We did the W3 hack. From W4, it was probably the greatest disaster I experienced since 2016.05.31, 1 PM. Pugs joined. The worst kind: useless, no-gel silver pugs, the cream of the PS3. At least six of them joined, they are in the players met menu, but there were more, 8 or more. I'm going to document this for the generations to come.
The first player was super_seva000. According to his dossier, he has a N7 100 and 50 CP. He managed to do 25 bronze extractions at last. He has 1 medi-gel, he must be treasuring that, hoping that it will be the next... anything. He certainly didn't waste it, though. Quitted in the middle of the wave, it's clear he has no patience for currying skrubs who can't do a Plat solo under 30 min.
The second one was obanick. Dossier says he actually played some Gold and Plat, Cp 1575, but instaquitted after a well-timed Pyro stomp. Or Atlas punch. Hell, he might be killed himself for all I know, showing the others how a real pro does this. My only question: why quit? Are you afraid that instantly dying on Plat is such a shame on your honor that you have to commit sudoku? You have 31 medigels bro, why not use it?
The third lucky guy was Edhir_assassin07. Mostly bronze matches. He currently doesn't have any medigel, it is unknown if he played without it, unlikely. Still, stomped and instaquitted. As his username shows, he is a Puggernaut user. My experience of Puggs on PS3 tells me that people think it is indestructible and totally the easy mode of ME3MP. It was, for seven seconds. Now that I read the name, I have met him before. I don't know if the experience was negative or positive, probably this selective lack of memory is a good thing.
Our fourth candidate is actually a dud in this list. Misteralex70. He didn't belong at this level, N7 150 CP 645, plays mostly bronze or silver, came with an ACA. He actually tried. Kudos to you, and this is not sarcasm. Used rocket in tough situations, actually revived some teammates, and USED MEDIGEL. Still, please stick to silver or gold until you become better or have a better manifest.
Number five is axxerz! I would like to write something about him, but he disappeared instantly. Looking at the dossier, he is actually someone who could have helped. Bummer.
The last one is MrBrunzee. Pretty sure he is a Red Cross member, because he donated a lot of blood. To the floor. He has no consumables at the moment AT ALL, except from the thermal packs. Looking at the Mister's profile, but he seems like your average leecher. Except that he doesn't suck blood, apart from some poor idiots who start a Plat match and expect something.
There were others, no-gel leechers who ragequitted with a shame on their honor or in a middle of a wave. You're not going to contribute, but still expect the match to go fast. Real nice.