Why I don't play online games (MyGaming column)
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Necuno
The Piper
Maybe the person who wrote the article is the problem.
/runs.
Non-nice people fill the the world both digitally and non digitally. However (logically) there is the other side of the coin as well, for a short example BF3 server A was full of pricks, having switched over to a iGame managed one suddenly we all just gamed for the sake of gaming.
Furthermore I've not yet had this issue with our own UTxxx group going over w/e. However there is the saying that you do attract that which you fuss about
I don't agree that everyone is just idiots and now ZOMG NERD RAGE QUIT.
/runs.
Non-nice people fill the the world both digitally and non digitally. However (logically) there is the other side of the coin as well, for a short example BF3 server A was full of pricks, having switched over to a iGame managed one suddenly we all just gamed for the sake of gaming.
Furthermore I've not yet had this issue with our own UTxxx group going over w/e. However there is the saying that you do attract that which you fuss about
I don't agree that everyone is just idiots and now ZOMG NERD RAGE QUIT.
qornea
Much write, very gaming
However there is the saying that you do attract that which you fuss about
I guess that's true, it seems it happens here on the forums as well.
hehe just kidding.In all seriousness though, I hear ya - I guess I'm just unfortunate enough to have run into the worst online gamers (and trust me, it's not that I try to) and haven't really been interested enough to want try and look for the good guys.
It's like someone who doesn't like fish, going to eat sushi and getting food poisoning. It was probably a bad batch of sushi - but good luck getting him to suddenly enjoy the stuff.
Cicero
New member
Hahaha, some valid points and written very well.
But you can't avoid playing online - well not in my opinion. Buying a game and not going online is just waste on 90% of titles today. The offline mode is only the tip of the iceberg, and the bulk of the worth comes from online play. You just gotta deal with the assholes.
But you can't avoid playing online - well not in my opinion. Buying a game and not going online is just waste on 90% of titles today. The offline mode is only the tip of the iceberg, and the bulk of the worth comes from online play. You just gotta deal with the assholes.
moondoggie86
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I mostly play HON on international servers. Most (meaning 80 %+)SA players is rude, blasphemous, racist and blame shifters. When I started playing I was flamed so bad I wanted to uninstall the game immediately.
Started playing on Int servers and they are much more forgiving and helpful with "noobs". Now I pawn like a bauss
Started playing on Int servers and they are much more forgiving and helpful with "noobs". Now I pawn like a bauss
shadowfox
Anime Junkie
Grow a thicker skin maybe? 
If you think being a medic in TF2 is bad, try being a cleric in Aion (or a healer in any kind of MMO setup) - if the group goes down, it's always the healer's fault - not the tank who's wearing level 30 armor in a level 50 instance, not sin who runs around like a madman and aggroes 90% of the instance, not the glad who AoE's and breaks CC ... well ... you get my drift.
You get to deal with tons of abuse, but I kinda like the fact that clerics are so hard to come by - you threaten to leave and suddenly you have the most well-mannered party on the planet. And they'll even listen to suggestions you make. It's wonderful
If you think being a medic in TF2 is bad, try being a cleric in Aion (or a healer in any kind of MMO setup) - if the group goes down, it's always the healer's fault - not the tank who's wearing level 30 armor in a level 50 instance, not sin who runs around like a madman and aggroes 90% of the instance, not the glad who AoE's and breaks CC ... well ... you get my drift.
You get to deal with tons of abuse, but I kinda like the fact that clerics are so hard to come by - you threaten to leave and suddenly you have the most well-mannered party on the planet. And they'll even listen to suggestions you make. It's wonderful
Isengard
No Hobbits Allowed
Yeah some people can really ruin a game for you. This was one of the reasons I stopped playing Rift. My main was a healer and if I wasn't healing to the expectations of certain individuals then I'd get an earful on why my spec as wrong. That whining finally drove me to not want to do raids anymore and eventually I just left the game.
On the other hand I had some of the most wonderful teams in Guild Wars (this was in it's early days) and those proved to be some of the best gaming moments of my life.
The point here is that the people you play with are either going to turn your experience into a positive one or a negative one. Saying that they are the sole reason for ruining it might be a little unfair.
On the other hand I had some of the most wonderful teams in Guild Wars (this was in it's early days) and those proved to be some of the best gaming moments of my life.
The point here is that the people you play with are either going to turn your experience into a positive one or a negative one. Saying that they are the sole reason for ruining it might be a little unfair.
Warcraft 3 Dota, WORST HUMANS(not even sure you can call them that) EVER.
Most FPS's I know my way around enough to be useful and not have people complain. But those Defense of the ancient games drive me NUTS. I love playing them but im not good enough to play online just get noob'd and attacked. Was hoping i'd get a head start on Dota 2, but seems the world has beta keys except me
Most FPS's I know my way around enough to be useful and not have people complain. But those Defense of the ancient games drive me NUTS. I love playing them but im not good enough to play online just get noob'd and attacked. Was hoping i'd get a head start on Dota 2, but seems the world has beta keys except me
judgefredd_za
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I think with MMO's the people you play with can ruin the experience, but with fps games I think the "online gamers are dicks" thing is just an excuse used when people get their ass kicked online.
MOnk
New member
I know this is going to sound harsh but I really have to say it;
MAN UP.
I've been playing games online since 33kbps days and the one thing I've learned is that you can't let other people dictate your experience. SO WHAT if you got laughed at while playing a medic for the first time ever, grow a pair, chirp the dude back and heal his balls off the next time. I played a lot of sports in school and if I quit the game every time someone moaned at me for doing something wrong or an opponent made a snarky comment by the time I got to matric I would have been left playing some obscure Georgian goat herding sport where even the goats would mock me.
Sure some people can be jerks but dealing with them is just part of life and part of growing up (although I wouldn't consider any of the behaviour you mentioned to be of that nature) BUT it's worth it for 'moments'. We've all had them, that time when you uber'ed the soldier moments before the enemy capping a point and having him crit rocket all 6 of them standing there and winning the map, or when you finally get that heroic boss kill in wow after weeks of failed attempts, or playing a dota game that you were almost certain to lose only to turn it around in one amazing team fight and go on to win.
Look I LOVE single player games generally more than multiplayer but to say you don't like multiplayer because someone laughed at you for being a noob, when you were a noob, or saying something bad about your mommy is just defeatist and honestly rather weak.
P.S Once again I acknowledge the post might be harsh
but it's nothing personal.
MAN UP.
I've been playing games online since 33kbps days and the one thing I've learned is that you can't let other people dictate your experience. SO WHAT if you got laughed at while playing a medic for the first time ever, grow a pair, chirp the dude back and heal his balls off the next time. I played a lot of sports in school and if I quit the game every time someone moaned at me for doing something wrong or an opponent made a snarky comment by the time I got to matric I would have been left playing some obscure Georgian goat herding sport where even the goats would mock me.
Sure some people can be jerks but dealing with them is just part of life and part of growing up (although I wouldn't consider any of the behaviour you mentioned to be of that nature) BUT it's worth it for 'moments'. We've all had them, that time when you uber'ed the soldier moments before the enemy capping a point and having him crit rocket all 6 of them standing there and winning the map, or when you finally get that heroic boss kill in wow after weeks of failed attempts, or playing a dota game that you were almost certain to lose only to turn it around in one amazing team fight and go on to win.
Look I LOVE single player games generally more than multiplayer but to say you don't like multiplayer because someone laughed at you for being a noob, when you were a noob, or saying something bad about your mommy is just defeatist and honestly rather weak.
P.S Once again I acknowledge the post might be harsh
but it's nothing personal.
qornea
Much write, very gaming
I know this is going to sound harsh but I really have to say it;
MAN UP.
I've been playing games online since 33kbps days and the one thing I've learned is that you can't let other people dictate your experience. SO WHAT if you got laughed at while playing a medic for the first time ever, grow a pair, chirp the dude back and heal his balls off the next time. I played a lot of sports in school and if I quit the game every time someone moaned at me for doing something wrong or an opponent made a snarky comment by the time I got to matric I would have been left playing some obscure Georgian goat herding sport where even the goats would mock me.
Sure some people can be jerks but dealing with them is just part of life and part of growing up (although I wouldn't consider any of the behaviour you mentioned to be of that nature) BUT it's worth it for 'moments'. We've all had them, that time when you uber'ed the soldier moments before the enemy capping a point and having him crit rocket all 6 of them standing there and winning the map, or when you finally get that heroic boss kill in wow after weeks of failed attempts, or playing a dota game that you were almost certain to lose only to turn it around in one amazing team fight and go on to win.
Look I LOVE single player games generally more than multiplayer but to say you don't like multiplayer because someone laughed at you for being a noob, when you were a noob, or saying something bad about your mommy is just defeatist and honestly rather weak.
P.S Once again I acknowledge the post might be harsh
You missed the point - it's not a case me going BAWWWWW INTERNET WAS MEAN - it's a case of me going "well, this certainly isn't my idea of fun."
I don't give a crap what people say about the way I play games - that's the point; I simply don't derive any pleasure by playing games online with people and the attitudes I mentioned - whether its part of the "experience" or not. So you can tell me to man-up as much as you want, because I don't really need to.
I don't avoid online games because people are mean and hurt my little feelings - I just find it kind of insipidly competitive and un-fun.
And that's my opinion of it - again I reference my sushi analogy posted earlier; some people will simply never like it, and that's okay - why shouldn't it be? Would you go up to them and tell them "suck it up and just enjoy it"? Unlikely - it's just not to their taste.
Like I said in the piece - it obviously depends on who you game with, but I will always prefer to game on my own terms - and when other people are involved, you simply can't do that.
Then most of you guys missed out on the best community SA had to offer. It was none other than... the BF2 community, maybe even the 2142 community. It was quite a mature community with the odd d*ck here and there. They where usually sorted out in a friendly manner and never sticked to the game for long.
I have already seen a huge difference between the BF2 community and the BC2 + BF3 community, attitude wise.
BF2 players and clans where always helpful when asked for some tips and tricks to the game. I have made countless friends in the online community by just having random chats with random guys and girls in squads. This is one of the reason why BC2 and BF3 players has complained about no in game VOIP options when players are in a squad. I believe this would solve most of the problems to the BF3 community for then each players can learn about others players when chatting in the squad. Worked for BF2, should work for BF3. In BF2 95% of players had a headset with a mic. 95% would use in game VOIP to chat. One felt left out if they did not have that setup working. Although some preferred to never speak and this was not a problem.
BF2 also had stick rules and admins. Foul language was frowned app-on and warning would have been given to users who breached these rules and could later lead to a ban in severe cases. Logs and screenshots was used as evidence.
Just because a player is behind a screen and can be anonymous, does not mean he has to act in this way. "Pro players" should also know that when they play on public servers that skill levels might not be as high as the average clan practice/friendlies/match. There are usually servers set up for these "Pro players" like Pickup servers.
I have already seen a huge difference between the BF2 community and the BC2 + BF3 community, attitude wise.
BF2 players and clans where always helpful when asked for some tips and tricks to the game. I have made countless friends in the online community by just having random chats with random guys and girls in squads. This is one of the reason why BC2 and BF3 players has complained about no in game VOIP options when players are in a squad. I believe this would solve most of the problems to the BF3 community for then each players can learn about others players when chatting in the squad. Worked for BF2, should work for BF3. In BF2 95% of players had a headset with a mic. 95% would use in game VOIP to chat. One felt left out if they did not have that setup working. Although some preferred to never speak and this was not a problem.
BF2 also had stick rules and admins. Foul language was frowned app-on and warning would have been given to users who breached these rules and could later lead to a ban in severe cases. Logs and screenshots was used as evidence.
Just because a player is behind a screen and can be anonymous, does not mean he has to act in this way. "Pro players" should also know that when they play on public servers that skill levels might not be as high as the average clan practice/friendlies/match. There are usually servers set up for these "Pro players" like Pickup servers.
MOnk
New member
You missed the point - it's not a case me going BAWWWWW INTERNET WAS MEAN - it's a case of me going "well, this certainly isn't my idea of fun."
I don't give a crap what people say about the way I play games - that's the point; I simply don't derive any pleasure by playing games online with people and the attitudes I mentioned - whether its part of the "experience" or not. So you can tell me to man-up as much as you want, because I don't really need to.
I don't avoid online games because people are mean and hurt my little feelings - I just find it kind of insipidly competitive and un-fun.
And that's my opinion of it - again I reference my sushi analogy posted earlier; some people will simply never like it, and that's okay - why shouldn't it be? Would you go up to them and tell them "suck it up and just enjoy it"? Unlikely - it's just not to their taste.
Like I said in the piece - it obviously depends on who you game with, but I will always prefer to game on my own terms - and when other people are involved, you simply can't do that.
Aye there is nothing wrong with not liking multiplayer and too be honest you don't really need a reason but your article was about 'the reasons you don't like online gaming' and none of them were really convincing or compelling, more symptom than cause if you will. You just don't like playing with other people and there is nothing wrong with that.
Graal
New member
I'm a Prot Paladin in WoW, so naturally I'm always the tank, and no matter what happens, it's always my fault. The other night we were doing a dungeon and the healer actually stopped healing halfway through a fight so he could loot bodies, and this got me killed. Then I got chewed out because I "should be carrying HP potions for emergencies", and not a word was said to the healer.
I was like, lolwut? The healer doesn't do her job, and I'm the one at fault because I'm not carrying potions which would help nothing anyways, seeing as I'm pulling the aggro of about 10 mobs?
But overall, I don't particularly mind when people are being dicks online. I'll just give them a smart-ass answer right back, or worst case scenario, start doing things that are counter-productive.
In WoW, as an example, I usually only do dungeons which are green already (meaning I'm one or two levels away from the dungeon level limit) and I often get paired up with people on significantly lower levels. If that happens, I basically rule the show, because if someone so much as says something rude (not even to me, but if they're rude to someone else as I don't tolerate any bad behavior at all), I threaten to leave. Usually gets them in line fast, as they might have to wait a while for a new tank or get a significantly less powerful one.
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The Joker
Thread Killer MKII
Be thankful you have never experienced the COD MW3 Community xD
I haven't played the game in over 3 weeks now, mainly due to the online shop opening soon and with my net down thanx to telkom
Doubt I'll go back to it though, I have had so much abuse on that game, A lot of the guys are great but i would say at least 70% of the guys playing are fucking idiots. I have to be honest I have played all the COD games and the abuse on them have been ok but MW3 took a turn for the worst..Its shocking to see how upset and how insane people can get because you're a better player than they are. As far as I am concerned online play should be limited to people over the age of 17.
If anyone is interested I am thinking of selling my COD steam acc lol COD MW2, COD Black ops, COD MW3. R500 and you can have it xD
I haven't played the game in over 3 weeks now, mainly due to the online shop opening soon and with my net down thanx to telkom
Doubt I'll go back to it though, I have had so much abuse on that game, A lot of the guys are great but i would say at least 70% of the guys playing are fucking idiots. I have to be honest I have played all the COD games and the abuse on them have been ok but MW3 took a turn for the worst..Its shocking to see how upset and how insane people can get because you're a better player than they are. As far as I am concerned online play should be limited to people over the age of 17.
If anyone is interested I am thinking of selling my COD steam acc lol COD MW2, COD Black ops, COD MW3. R500 and you can have it xD