When I sit down to a multiplayer above all, I want to have fun. It’s really great to win but it’s all about charging around blasting and shooting and I don’t really mind if I hit or miss.
Everyone knows that Ranked Matches are for gamers that wish to take the game a little seriously and focus on winning. So if I’m not in that frame of mind or just feel like mucking around having a laugh with friends I reckon it’s best to choose social/player matches for a casual light hearted bit of shooteryness and grenadage.
There’s usually a good mix in these types of matches, high ranker’s, noob’s and everyone in between. Of course you can never predict who you’re going to come across, it is after all, the internet and while most people are decent enough you are more than likely to come across a few arseholes. I can handle that, you get your cocky mouthy players who wanna brag about all their kills as if everyone should worship them zzzzzzzzzzzzzz, there are those that choose to entertain with their singing skills (If one can call them skills.) Strong language and banter are of course rife throughout any type of activity that involves competitiveness but then trash talk is a valuable multiplayer skill that if done properly, with the psyche factor taken into account, can more than compensate for a less than perfect aiming ability.
The only sort of random gamer stranger that gets to me are the “I know best I’ve appointed myself team leader this is SERIOUS guys I gotta get more EXP so I’m giving the orders”
KillerxChick does not follow orders.
For example when some dude rudely barks at me to follow them or grab a certain weapon that I really don’t feel like using I will get the sudden urge to lone wolf it into several enemies at once and try to take them out with a pistol, only to die spectacularly shamefully to the sound of chuckles from the opposing team and frustrated cries such as “OMG are you a retard! I don’t believe this!!!” blah blah blah from a disgruntled team mate. Instead of feeling rubbish about being slayed I start to become amused at how much of an annoyance I am being to this irate individual.
A bit of tactical input in my ear from someone with a friendly attitude is great at any time, “BEHIND YOU!!” or “Do you want the rocket launcher?” are some of the things I like to hear.
So what’s the BFD?! Why do people play these games if they are just gonna get stressed out over things like silly me and my need to rebel against the slightest hint of an authoritative tone. I’m not completely shite and even if I was I don’t need to be moaned and whinged at while I’m trying to PLAY a GAME! That in my opinion is more understandable in Ranked but come on, even then it’s hardly an MLG tournament.
I wonder if my sucking big time around bring-down gamers could be doing them a favour. You never know, they may realise that losing isn’t the end of the world. At the end of the day it is just a game and I will find the fun if it kills me.
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