doesn't excess metal go to teammates? or no?

Well, it's better for moepmoep to steal it first than your enemy. I see this as a win

Still don't get how nobody counters your spider push like at all.

To throw in my two cents: I think people should be able to play how they like and if that's ships on a land map or newton ramps I'm just gonna have to put up with it in the name of gameplay freedom.

@PRO_Dregs: What about Casual Rating still existing for balancing purposes (because even in casual games, people are going to be put off if it's 5 top 20 vs 5 average lobs) but not having a ladder and the number itself only showing up in the detailed ratings view?

Seeing player rank is important if the game expects me to perform better than rest of my team. The whole balancing system assumes a higher ranked player can carry lower ranked players, not knowing who my actual useful teammates are would make prioritizing my actions a lot harder.

There's such a thing as griefing in other games, where people intentionally play in a manner detrimental to their team. These actions don't have to benefit the perpetrator in game terms. In Zero-K there's game mechanics that practically beg to be abused in a spectacularly useless way in the name of personal fun, all at the expense of your team that has to carry your detrimental behavior.

I'd like to repeat myself too, since there's this perverse idea that hiding some colored icons and numbers would somehow make people tolerate losing and general shitty behavior. I don't care what you call the room, what label you put on it or who is welcome. If the objective is a player vs player victory with teams involved, everyone has a responsibility to contribute. Imagine joining a casual football game and just having a smoke all game instead of playing, or keeping the ball to yourself because you like the attention.