I've recently played Brawl online and have been getting chased down and assaulted after I get KO's against certain players. Here's an example.
Now, look, people. I understand that most gamers today are adolescent teenagers trying to boast their own egos in order to find their niche in society, while the rest are either bitter old-school gamers like myself, or noobs just trying to start out and have fun... or spam... but when you've consumed so much hatred for another player simply because you lost, or because of the character that person picked, it's time to put the controller down and take some time off... either that or you need counseling.
Player 2 over here experienced several losses at my hand, and the more we played, the more aggressive he got, until I simply had one last victory and left the room. I remember exactly that he started off as Ike when he first entered, taunting as his opening move, but unfortunately was standing next to me as Sonic, and I usually attack first. At first I simply thought he was taunting out of creating a taunt party, but after the first strike he fought impressively so obviously he was skilled at the game. Still, my Patient Nimble Sonic Style easily overcomes aggressive players so I kept predicting him, despite what character he picked, and all his picked characters are "counter-picks" of Sonic, which I personally train myself to deal with AS Sonic. But once he picked Fox, someone to match Sonic in both Speed and Power, he just chased me down unreasonably, hoping for a kill, but only winded up getting himself killed numerous times. This kind of behavior I can expect from someone new to the game, but not an experienced player.
I may get frustrated too, mainly due to lag or a missed button input... or Falco (but lately I'm not as pissed about Falco anymore), but it's no excuse to become so blinded by rage that you'd disregard your own safety just to kill someone. Even if you hate me, or Sonic, you should be MORE concerned about defending yourself from being killed. It's Basic Gamer Strategy, people. Don't get yourself killed. But if you can't handle losing, I suggest you take up another hobby, like drawing, or bottle-cap collecting, something that won't trigger your rage.
"This has been an example of Today's Gamers."
Wednesday, May 26, 2010
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- Kyutwo
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I've encountered this many times. I remember a certain Snake player; I recognize him because he's pretty much perfect at blocking projectiles and always dons red camo.
ReplyDeleteAnyway, I decided to play "semi-seriously", which means I used every character starting with Mario and went on to Luigi, etc. In a strange stroke of luck, I kept beating this guy(and he was really good, lemme tell you). By the time I reached Bowser, he'd started using Lucario and going at me nonstop, even completely ignoring the other characters even when they're right in front of him. But I play like you do; I sit back and assess their moves and determine the opportune moment to strike; he never got a kill in; even when he got the pity final smash.
To be honest, I like those players. They give me a chance to practice my techniques.