it's not about fighting to get in, but it's about showing more than a passing interesting. if someone else going 'ooh' over something you want is enough to have you deciding against it, you obviously don't want it enough. that's not a good/bad thing, but it's a fact. if i were to play in a tdm, i wouldn't care if there was another version in there. it's a meme. it's to see if i want to even try to play in that setting. if i didn't even bother looking at the tdm, i don't want to deal with people bitching that i 'reserve sniped' because i happened to get a reserve in before whoever was playing on the tdm, like i butted in line. i see it way too much on here and it's part of why i get annoyed at the tdm mindset lately. playing or not playing on the tdm isn't a sign of commitment. there are plenty of people that have admitted that they just play on the tdm to play with their friends with no desire to app in. but how are people passing by supposed to know? then you get this thing, where someone isn't apping but just wants to goof around and someone else thinks 'ooh, someone else wants it', doesn't bother reserving/apping, and no one gets that char spot because everyone's too afraid of their own shadow.

you want it? go for it.