53e Poaching Regiment Members

[Munch]

     So it has come to my attention over the past few weeks that the Colonel of the 53e (LesIsMore) is poaching for members of my regiment, the regiment that he had a fail merge with. As well as a couple other regiments. A lot of my new recruits as well as veteran members of my regiment have come to me with several complaints and proof  of his conversations and bribery to my members. Sadly due to the forum rules I cannot post the screenshots of the messages or the conversation itself due to it being steam messages. Hopefully this does not happen to anyone else and just wanted to bring attention to this regiment and their Colonel.

[Kator Viridian]

Members cannot be "poached" as it is feasibly impossible, everyone unfortunately has free will and has the right to think that a new group might give them a better game time. If he/she "poaches" members of your regiment be glad them gone as it means less complaining of things in the regiment that others appear to be satisfied with.

Its as bad as the "kill stealing" argument as kills cannot be stolen until the kill is awarded thus "kill stealing" is probably the worst naming of the situation more of "Taking a kill I have not confirmed yet, thus the game has not awarded me yet that I believe I can get easily, that you have just taken that opportunity away from me".

Still the same whine as 2012?

Don't worry your members have not been poached, they have simply elected that they do not feel comfortable playing in your regiment and have thus elected to move somewhere else. If they havn't moved? be happy for that fact they prefer your company over someone else rather than making any deal of it, instead just laugh, brush the chip off your shoulder and carry on.

[sirkaide]

Brush it off. The 59th had it of the 63e & 47th when the 59th was struggling. Poached a large section of the 59th. At the time were at a crisis point and I was away for two months. But now look at them. Most of the members returned a few months later embarrassed that they took a step down. We now get more attendance then both of them combined. Good regiments keep good players.

Lel RIP Spy.

[Saxon]

Brush it off. The 59th had it of the 63e & 47th when the 59th was struggling. Poached a large section of the 59th. At the time were at a crisis point and I was away for two months. But now look at them. Most of the members returned a few months later embarrassed that they took a step down. We now get more attendance then both of them combined. Good regiments keep good players.

Lel RIP Spy.

I agree totally.

[FrithBiscuit]

I wouldn't say combined, but certainly on our own! We still get around 30.

But yeah, RIP Spy xoxox

[Saxon]

wen kan man gt his 1vs1?

[Millander]

Sorry your members have free will

[Noodlenrice]

Sorry your members have free will

+1

[KL4R1N0G4MPR0S]

Unless you brand a new recruit with hot irons and force him to swear eternal allegiance to your Colonel/General/Overlord/wtv, he does not belong to you, and you should accept that people will leave and join Regiments at will. Sadly, with a skrinking community, this is increasingly becoming an issue, and a source of tension between regiments.

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[Thundersnow]

I personally love this type of drama.  So feel free to send me the posts and screen caps.  I eat that stuff up.   


Regardless, poaching is part and parcel how regiments go.  Happens all the time. 

Usually though, you get lucky and the people that leave your regiment were all the nimrods who would have wound up destroying your regiment in one way or another regardless of what happened. 


The most brutal of all successions is when an officer, working behind the scenes, waits for the most opportune time (Usually when the regiment leader is on vacation, or taking time off for a family members funeral, etc) and absconds with a 2/3rds of your regiment.  How you react after this happens (60% of the time to most regiments) will follow you for all time!  Or at least for about two weeks. 


Then everyone just lives life like nothing happened.   

[KL4R1N0G4MPR0S]

The most brutal of all successions is when an officer, working behind the scenes, waits for the most opportune time (Usually when the regiment leader is on vacation, or taking time off for a family members funeral, etc) and absconds with a 2/3rds of your regiment.  How you react after this happens (60% of the time to most regiments) will follow you for all time!  Or at least for about two weeks. 

I do indeed love how some of these "regiments" (in the losest sense of the word), which are, in essence, loosely tied groups of strangers who only spend a few hours a week playing with each other through the Web, can be the source of such incredible skullduggery, betrayal, and such epic power struggles over the most pedestrian of issues.
Human Nature, I guess. If "regimental betrayal" is the most important problem such people face in their lives, and feel that arguing over "poaching" is worthy of their time, then they sure as fuck everything worked out for them! I wish I only had such petty issues to worry about!

[sirkaide]

I wouldn't say combined, but certainly on our own! We still get around 30.

But yeah, RIP Spy xoxox

Mate 47th brought 7 guys to last LB I seen.

[sirkaide]

I personally love this type of drama.  So feel free to send me the posts and screen caps.  I eat that stuff up.   


Regardless, poaching is part and parcel how regiments go.  Happens all the time. 

Usually though, you get lucky and the people that leave your regiment were all the nimrods who would have wound up destroying your regiment in one way or another regardless of what happened. 


The most brutal of all successions is when an officer, working behind the scenes, waits for the most opportune time (Usually when the regiment leader is on vacation, or taking time off for a family members funeral, etc) and absconds with a 2/3rds of your regiment.  How you react after this happens (60% of the time to most regiments) will follow you for all time!  Or at least for about two weeks. 


Then everyone just lives life like nothing happened.

Your so right. I was in hospital when other regiments moved in. No respect. Loyal players always return to good regiments! (Heretic I swear you stalk on on the FSE)

[Gared]

Lol 2 days ago on NA1 the 9th was playing in group, they were 'showing off' so all the new players would want to join, I saw one of your member of the 1stRL asking how to join the 9th, the next day I saw the guy in a linebattle with the 9th. Lol.

[tico13]

Unless you brand a new recruit with hot irons and force him to swear eternal allegiance to your Colonel/General/Overlord/wtv

Wait, wait, wait.

Is that not standard protocol?