Be civil to other players online, for god's sake!
everyone was new to games at one point so laughing at less skilled players and calling them noobs is elitist and is damaging to the public perception of gamers in general.
I miss the days when everyone said "good game" to other players after a match, whether they won or lost. Sportsmanship doesn't have to be native to sports (although there are plenty of ass holes in the sporting world). Playing constructively, telling one another about their strengths and weaknesses is going to make a much better gaming community than the one we have now, where someone will threaten to skull f*ck your mother because you got more points than them.
I know most of the people i know act like human beings online, but if you don't want to help new players, at least leave them be, theyr'e more likely to improve by playing the game than by you telling them theyr'e shit.. If online players are constantly dicks to one another, people won't buy online games so developers will lose money and the next call of duty will be even shittier than the last as it had a smaller budget. Yes, you're actions online do make an impact, so try to act like a grown up, don't start being a jerk because the recipient can't reach over and punch you for insulting them.
Agreed, I once played a match of UTIII online against a guy who was mental, didn't insult me once but kicked my ass 50 kills to my 1. At the end of the match I got a message thanking me for being a good sport and not raging at him.
ReplyDeletethat's the kind of attidute i enjoy, it makes gaming a lot more relaxing, and as a pastime, that's what you want to do.
ReplyDeletei told one guy where he was going wrong on a game of bad company 2, he then came back and kicked my ass (relatively) and thanked me, now we play together.