The way you want to and the way you actually play games
Always when I play a fps I want to hunt down other people, this means a lot of moving on the map and that usually means I meet up with a lot of campers. Because of campers I can´t always play a game the way I want to, I have to check every corner just to be certain that some douchebag won´t shoot me in the back. I know that you shouldn´t run around like a moron but it sucks when you move around in such a slow pace, it takes the speed and the fun out of a game. The same counts for when you play a fighting game against someone else and that person keeps using the same move, it makes it difficult to try new combos and be creative. You´ll usually have to respond with the same tactic over and over again. It sucks if you can´t play the game the way you want to!
I remember in older games like Goldeneye 64 I didn´t see many campers, probably because my opponents would be sitting next to me on the couch. So I could see on their part of the screen where they would hide, otherwise I could always kick their ass for being a coward. Something I kind of miss these days playing online with other people. If someone would use the same move in a fighting game then you´d smack them on the back of the head. Cheap tactics aren´t appreciated, at least in those days you could actually punish someone for being that guy that everyone hates.
Maybe I´m an idealist but I want to have fun when I play games, I have the intention to have fun when I play games but so many times I meet people online that give you so much annoyance that it´s difficult to have fun. You´re forced to play in a way you´re not comfortable with, it sucks and you can be stubborn and play the way you want to play but that often gets you killed. No matter how fun a game is, when some 5 year old is teabagging your corpse and talking with his squeaky voice to you then you just want to strangle him (or her, it´s always difficult to tell with those high pitched voiced). But I didn´t go online to get angry at some kid, no I want to play games and have fun. Unfortunately a lot of people seem to have fun making the lives of others miserable. That´s the type of world we live in now, it´s sad but true.
So why do I play multiplayer games? Isn´t it smarter just to play single player games? Perhaps, I have played my fair share of single player games and I did enjoy a lot of them. But should some rotten apples spoil the fun for me and keep me from playing multiplayer games? Of course not! I think it´s the same for many others, you bought a game to play it and not to skip half of it because you might get angry at some idiot. Never let anyone tell you that you can´t play a game for some stupid reason, for example because you might get upset about something. Guess what? Life is full of frustration and avoiding certain things will not make you immune to that.
Most people will behave a lot different online than in real life, it´s just the way things are. But in some games you can see a returning pattern, cheap tricks to help secure the victory or to feel better about yourself. I´ve done it, I´ve used the cheap tricks against people who kept bothering me with it. Up to the point I was spawn camping, which is for me the lowest of the lowest of in game behaviour. I hated myself for doing that, but I was so fed up with those guys. If I wouldn´t have done it they would´ve treated my team with the exact same behaviour. But it´s a good example of me behaving in a way I don´t want to behave, I felt forced to be like that to teach them a lesson and hopefully to scare them away. Maybe you´d say that I could just ignore it, do what I want and don´t get caught up in such behaviour. Well I´d love to, but when someone camps the whole damn match and constantly shoots you from a different corner of the map (campers love to move just a little bit so they can suprise you the next time) then you get angry, you´re upset that this person is such a piece of shit and makes it almost impossible for you to have fun. So how do you respond? You get back at them, you beat them at their own game and become an even bigger piece of shit. Ignoring them doesn´t make the problem go away, they´ll stay in matches until their mother tells them it´s time for bed or when they pass out from jerking themselves off so hard because they think they´re all that with their hardcore camping skills. You fight fire with fire, it won´t make the problem go away but it will certainly make you feel better. So in a way you can still have fun, but not play the way you want to.
Is it worth it? To get back at people feels good, but then again revenge is usually pretty sweet.If you´re lucky you will scare some people away, hopefully the people that caused you to behave like that in the first place. Then with some luck you might actually get a chance to play the way you want to play a game. It´s ugly though, playing in a way that makes other people hate you. I´ve had my fair share of messages that sounded like they were upset with me, strangely enough people with cheap tricks like to accuse others for doing exactly what they did the whole match. I know I´ll probably get more kills when I camp, but do I like it? No absolutely not! It´s probably one of the most boring tactics that exists. The same counts for using the same weapons, special technique, car or strategy. No one will ever like you for that, no one will ever have respect for you if you do that. Ok it´s great if you have fun doing that, but to play a game where your fun has to ruin other peoples fun is just annoying. If you really want to be the douchebag and if that is the only way you´re having fun then maybe you could do the world a favor and keep that behaviour for matches with only your friends or bots. Don´t be the guy or girl that ruins the fun of others, it´s truly sad if that´s the only way you´re having fun with a game.
In the world of games and gamers there will always be two different people with different ways of playing and enjoying the game. These personalities and tactics might clash into eachother, creating a new rival or even enemy for you in the game. But let´s be honest, it´s just a game and maybe we´re all just taking things too serious. Perhaps it´s easier to be smart, leave a match (at the end of the match and not during a match, nobody likes a quitter!) that makes you unhappy and try your luck again. Of course there is no guarantee that the next match will be better, maybe it´s even worse and you still can´t play the way you want to play. Let´s just face it that sometimes you just don´t win, things don´t always go your way and as much as you´d like it to it just doesn´t. You can get made and take revenge like me or you can be the bigger person, laugh at their childish behaviour and move on. Sometimes I can be that guy, just laugh at the cowardly tactics others use but it´s just too tempting to rage and take them down. I´m not a good example of how you should play games and how you should behave when playing games, but hopefully you do have what it takes to be the smarter person and stand above it!
I remember in older games like Goldeneye 64 I didn´t see many campers, probably because my opponents would be sitting next to me on the couch. So I could see on their part of the screen where they would hide, otherwise I could always kick their ass for being a coward. Something I kind of miss these days playing online with other people. If someone would use the same move in a fighting game then you´d smack them on the back of the head. Cheap tactics aren´t appreciated, at least in those days you could actually punish someone for being that guy that everyone hates.
Maybe I´m an idealist but I want to have fun when I play games, I have the intention to have fun when I play games but so many times I meet people online that give you so much annoyance that it´s difficult to have fun. You´re forced to play in a way you´re not comfortable with, it sucks and you can be stubborn and play the way you want to play but that often gets you killed. No matter how fun a game is, when some 5 year old is teabagging your corpse and talking with his squeaky voice to you then you just want to strangle him (or her, it´s always difficult to tell with those high pitched voiced). But I didn´t go online to get angry at some kid, no I want to play games and have fun. Unfortunately a lot of people seem to have fun making the lives of others miserable. That´s the type of world we live in now, it´s sad but true.
So why do I play multiplayer games? Isn´t it smarter just to play single player games? Perhaps, I have played my fair share of single player games and I did enjoy a lot of them. But should some rotten apples spoil the fun for me and keep me from playing multiplayer games? Of course not! I think it´s the same for many others, you bought a game to play it and not to skip half of it because you might get angry at some idiot. Never let anyone tell you that you can´t play a game for some stupid reason, for example because you might get upset about something. Guess what? Life is full of frustration and avoiding certain things will not make you immune to that.
Most people will behave a lot different online than in real life, it´s just the way things are. But in some games you can see a returning pattern, cheap tricks to help secure the victory or to feel better about yourself. I´ve done it, I´ve used the cheap tricks against people who kept bothering me with it. Up to the point I was spawn camping, which is for me the lowest of the lowest of in game behaviour. I hated myself for doing that, but I was so fed up with those guys. If I wouldn´t have done it they would´ve treated my team with the exact same behaviour. But it´s a good example of me behaving in a way I don´t want to behave, I felt forced to be like that to teach them a lesson and hopefully to scare them away. Maybe you´d say that I could just ignore it, do what I want and don´t get caught up in such behaviour. Well I´d love to, but when someone camps the whole damn match and constantly shoots you from a different corner of the map (campers love to move just a little bit so they can suprise you the next time) then you get angry, you´re upset that this person is such a piece of shit and makes it almost impossible for you to have fun. So how do you respond? You get back at them, you beat them at their own game and become an even bigger piece of shit. Ignoring them doesn´t make the problem go away, they´ll stay in matches until their mother tells them it´s time for bed or when they pass out from jerking themselves off so hard because they think they´re all that with their hardcore camping skills. You fight fire with fire, it won´t make the problem go away but it will certainly make you feel better. So in a way you can still have fun, but not play the way you want to.
Is it worth it? To get back at people feels good, but then again revenge is usually pretty sweet.If you´re lucky you will scare some people away, hopefully the people that caused you to behave like that in the first place. Then with some luck you might actually get a chance to play the way you want to play a game. It´s ugly though, playing in a way that makes other people hate you. I´ve had my fair share of messages that sounded like they were upset with me, strangely enough people with cheap tricks like to accuse others for doing exactly what they did the whole match. I know I´ll probably get more kills when I camp, but do I like it? No absolutely not! It´s probably one of the most boring tactics that exists. The same counts for using the same weapons, special technique, car or strategy. No one will ever like you for that, no one will ever have respect for you if you do that. Ok it´s great if you have fun doing that, but to play a game where your fun has to ruin other peoples fun is just annoying. If you really want to be the douchebag and if that is the only way you´re having fun then maybe you could do the world a favor and keep that behaviour for matches with only your friends or bots. Don´t be the guy or girl that ruins the fun of others, it´s truly sad if that´s the only way you´re having fun with a game.
In the world of games and gamers there will always be two different people with different ways of playing and enjoying the game. These personalities and tactics might clash into eachother, creating a new rival or even enemy for you in the game. But let´s be honest, it´s just a game and maybe we´re all just taking things too serious. Perhaps it´s easier to be smart, leave a match (at the end of the match and not during a match, nobody likes a quitter!) that makes you unhappy and try your luck again. Of course there is no guarantee that the next match will be better, maybe it´s even worse and you still can´t play the way you want to play. Let´s just face it that sometimes you just don´t win, things don´t always go your way and as much as you´d like it to it just doesn´t. You can get made and take revenge like me or you can be the bigger person, laugh at their childish behaviour and move on. Sometimes I can be that guy, just laugh at the cowardly tactics others use but it´s just too tempting to rage and take them down. I´m not a good example of how you should play games and how you should behave when playing games, but hopefully you do have what it takes to be the smarter person and stand above it!
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