It really annoys me when the thugs in Arkham Asylum trash talk
It's like, I'm Batman, any reasonable person would be pissing their pants
It bugs me in Oblivion and Morrowind as well, and probably will in Fallout 3 (I didn't really notice in 1 and 2) that I can walk around in an armor forged from the souls of daedra or is the equivalent of a fucking tank and people still see fit to take me on with iron swords and handguns that shoot bullets (respectively).
The moment I enter town wearing that shit, everyone on my side should have a parade and everyone against me should offer up tributes or start assembling an army to fuck me up.
I prefer the latter to make being a level 30 warrior that much more interesting when half of Tamriel gets together to kick your ass.
Bioshock 2 just reminded me that I like games to rely heavily upon one recognizing the colors red and green instantly without giving me a colorblind help option about as much as I like getting mad cow disease
Ars just ran an article on issues like this... it's 2010, and developers still can't make interfaces customizable for people. Being able to change colors for people who are colorblind, or increase text size/color for people on SDTVs or vision disabilities should be a no brainer, and these developers (Bioware, T2, etc) are being fucking lazy for not doing so.
In my over a decade with Gamestop, I had a regular customer who was almost quadriplegic. He had use of one hand, but his legs and his other arm was useless. He found games that could be controlled with one hand using an arcade stick, mostly sports game. Now he's pretty much given up on gaming since, aside from the occasional RPG, he can't remap the buttons enough to use an arcade stick (never mind the requirement of an analog stick, without even an option for digital).
This shit is a huge problem, and it's totally just laziness on the part of developers.
Yeah, this kind of thing really bugs me. The original story in this is pretty heartbreaking. Here I came just to bitch about there not being a colorblind option in enough games and how much I hate quick time events.
Anymore if there is a game I'm interested in playing I do a nice google search along with the game title and colorblind and see what comes up. There are quite a few games I haven't purchased because of this issue. It can't really be that difficult can it? Companies just have to take the most common forms of colorblindness and not use those colors in any meaningful way together. If you're going to use blue, don't use purple to mean the opposite, if red, don't use green. Not that freaking difficult. Serioulsy. Just use white or black and just about ANY other color and we'll be good to go. It was nice when WoW finally implemented that feature as I had been using an add-on that wasn't updated for years. Don't play WoW any longer, but probably would have stopped sooner if my add-on stopped working or if Blizzard didn't patch it in themselves.
Where this bugs me the most is that I love puzzle games, nearly all of which have a lot of colors. So long Critter Crunch, Puzzle Fighter. Looks like I'm stuck with Tetris and Mah'jong (depending on who the developer is anyhow).
And quick time events. Ones that result in immediate death if you fail them mostly. Due to the types of games I play I don't encounter them a lot, but I hate them when I do.
The 'mmo-ification' of shooters. ie) you start with shit equipment and weapons and have to play for a month straight to get the weapons that people punish you with. All while trying to earn the very weapons that murdalize you every 2 seconds.
It's really great to have to buy a game on day zero, and play continuously just to stay on an even playing field and have somewhat of an enjoyable experience. It's like that dick professor you had in college that would assign you so much work (reading material, papers, etc.) that he obviously thought that his class was the only one you were taking, and also that you didn't eat sleep shit or work outside of living for his assignments. That crap needs to die.
I also am a huge fan of the 'elitist gamer'. Like the guy who posted a few pages back that playing with people that "don't improve my playing or learn to beat me are just a waste of my time". People that base their own self-worth on virtual accomplishments, and judge others by their dedication to an entertainment based hobby are pretty awesome.
The 'mmo-ification' of shooters. ie) you start with shit equipment and weapons and have to play for a month straight to get the weapons that people punish you with. All while trying to earn the very weapons that murdalize you every 2 seconds.
It's really great to have to buy a game on day zero, and play continuously just to stay on an even playing field and have somewhat of an enjoyable experience. It's like that dick professor you had in college that would assign you so much work (reading material, papers, etc.) that he obviously thought that his class was the only one you were taking, and also that you didn't eat sleep shit or work outside of living for his assignments. That crap needs to die.
You do have a valid point.
But this does keep MP shooters fresh, and keeps people playing.
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The 'mmo-ification' of shooters. ie) you start with shit equipment and weapons and have to play for a month straight to get the weapons that people punish you with. All while trying to earn the very weapons that murdalize you every 2 seconds.
It's really great to have to buy a game on day zero, and play continuously just to stay on an even playing field and have somewhat of an enjoyable experience. It's like that dick professor you had in college that would assign you so much work (reading material, papers, etc.) that he obviously thought that his class was the only one you were taking, and also that you didn't eat sleep shit or work outside of living for his assignments. That crap needs to die.
I was pleasantly surprised with Bioshock 2 MP when it had this system and it actually works. The higher-tier weapons don't necessarily give you a better advantage, but they allow you to mould together new tactics. You can rack up an insane score in a match with just Freeze + Machine Gun (You get Freeze at level 1, and the Machine gun at level 2). Stuff like the Crossbow, Grenade Launcher and Nail Gun just open up new possibilities. Same goes for the Plasmids - the starting three are really good, the unlockables make for extra tools to your workbench, so to speak.
But this does keep MP shooters fresh, and keeps people playing.
I agree, but it's just like most mmo's method of keeping content "fresh". Which is 'drag it out'. A better way to keep shooters fresh and keep people playing would be to just add more content.
But this does keep MP shooters fresh, and keeps people playing.
I agree, but it's just like most mmo's method of keeping content "fresh". Which is 'drag it out'. A better way to keep shooters fresh and keep people playing would be to just add more content.
I dunno, more maps and weapons are OK but the MMO element at least ensures that people have different builds instead of 16 people on a map with the 'agreed-upon best weps kthxbye'.
But this does keep MP shooters fresh, and keeps people playing.
I agree, but it's just like most mmo's method of keeping content "fresh". Which is 'drag it out'. A better way to keep shooters fresh and keep people playing would be to just add more content.
I dunno, more maps and weapons are OK but the MMO element at least ensures that people have different builds instead of 16 people on a map with the 'agreed-upon best weps kthxbye'.
To be fair, those people will just all change to "Agreed-upon best class kthxbye"
Not that I have any problem with RPG elements in shooters.
Companies who saturate their websites with flash and other expensive memory doodads that discourage people from even going to their site. And the only time you ever want to browse their website is when you have a technical problem.
But this does keep MP shooters fresh, and keeps people playing.
I agree, but it's just like most mmo's method of keeping content "fresh". Which is 'drag it out'. A better way to keep shooters fresh and keep people playing would be to just add more content.
I dunno, more maps and weapons are OK but the MMO element at least ensures that people have different builds instead of 16 people on a map with the 'agreed-upon best weps kthxbye'.
To be fair, those people will just all change to "Agreed-upon best class kthxbye"
Not that I have any problem with RPG elements in shooters.
An actual "Class" system would be cool. Where everyone actually has a role. Like a riot-shield weilding "Tank" and such, with different unlockables/perks for each class. Thats geting off topic though, heh
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Everyone has a price. Throw enough gold around and someone will risk disintegration.
I mean, honestly, since I posted that this morning I've been searching my brain for one video game sewer level that wasn't fucking horrible. Nothing yet.
Edit: Obvious exception granted to any Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtle game, since the sewers are not in fact sewers, but their home turf. My rules, I make 'em up.
Deus Ex had some decent sewer areas, though I don't think I'd call any of them a "sewer level" specifically.
Companies who saturate their websites with flash and other expensive memory doodads that discourage people from even going to their site. And the only time you ever want to browse their website is when you have a technical problem.
In a similar vein, I hate doing the age verification thing
I realize why it is legally necessary but it would be so easy to cheese through it if I wasn't really 28 years old
Rage enducing, obscenity spewing, hate mongering, trash talk loving silly geese on Live.
I just wanted to play a few matches of SFIV, not be called every racist term in the book while hearing about how I should wash my mouth out with buckshot.
Or any graphic descritpions of what you want to do to my face.
The 'mmo-ification' of shooters. ie) you start with shit equipment and weapons and have to play for a month straight to get the weapons that people punish you with. All while trying to earn the very weapons that murdalize you every 2 seconds.
It's really great to have to buy a game on day zero, and play continuously just to stay on an even playing field and have somewhat of an enjoyable experience. It's like that dick professor you had in college that would assign you so much work (reading material, papers, etc.) that he obviously thought that his class was the only one you were taking, and also that you didn't eat sleep shit or work outside of living for his assignments. That crap needs to die.
You do have a valid point.
But this does keep MP shooters fresh, and keeps people playing.
It's annoying. I play more TF2 now than every before and it doesn't have such a riggoddamndiculous system.
Companies who saturate their websites with flash and other expensive memory doodads that discourage people from even going to their site. And the only time you ever want to browse their website is when you have a technical problem.
In a similar vein, I hate doing the age verification thing
I realize why it is legally necessary but it would be so easy to cheese through it if I wasn't really 28 years old
I always input February 31st, 1901
Oh man this annoys me so much. I avoid official game sites sometimes because of this.
Companies who saturate their websites with flash and other expensive memory doodads that discourage people from even going to their site. And the only time you ever want to browse their website is when you have a technical problem.
In a similar vein, I hate doing the age verification thing
I realize why it is legally necessary but it would be so easy to cheese through it if I wasn't really 28 years old
I always input February 31st, 1901
Oh man this annoys me so much. I avoid official game sites sometimes because of this.
Oh god this. Every goddamn new release has some sluggish, bandwidth-devouring flash site to go with it. If I ever want to find stuff out about the game I always start with wikipedia or a games site instead.
Rage enducing, obscenity spewing, hate mongering, trash talk loving silly geese on Live.
I just wanted to play a few matches of SFIV, not be called every racist term in the book while hearing about how I should wash my mouth out with buckshot.
Or any graphic descritpions of what you want to do to my face.
This.
It's incredibly difficult to be a queer gamer and play with the unwashed masses. I've gotten to the point where I won't even use the headset unless I'm playing with people I know in real life or from here.
Rage enducing, obscenity spewing, hate mongering, trash talk loving silly geese on Live.
I just wanted to play a few matches of SFIV, not be called every racist term in the book while hearing about how I should wash my mouth out with buckshot.
Or any graphic descritpions of what you want to do to my face.
This.
It's incredibly difficult to be a queer gamer and play with the unwashed masses. I've gotten to the point where I won't even use the headset unless I'm playing with people I know in real life or from here.
This is one reason I don't want to get a 360... seriously. I love my TF2 but I only play it on a few servers that generally remain clear of this nonsense.
As for actual gameplay... games with obvious unlockable content THERE but unavailable until the expansion pack/DLC comes out. Surprisingly, the Pokemon games were/are terrible at this. Most legendaries are unobtainable outside of occasional events in Japan. They are getting better about this, thank goodness.
Rage enducing, obscenity spewing, hate mongering, trash talk loving silly geese on Live.
I just wanted to play a few matches of SFIV, not be called every racist term in the book while hearing about how I should wash my mouth out with buckshot.
Or any graphic descritpions of what you want to do to my face.
This.
It's incredibly difficult to be a decent human being/gamer and play with the unwashed masses. I've gotten to the point where I won't even use the headset unless I'm playing with people I know in real life or from here.
Edited for all purpose use.
What really ticks me off is these are the same geese who rage quit the second it even appears they are going to lose. So what, you lost, grow up and learn from it. I had a guy stomp me at SFII HD Remix 20-0, 20 to freaking 0. I didn't quit, and he was a pretty good person, so we kept the battles going. Like it's supposed to be.
Edit - Fixed just sounded.... wrong. Changed to Edited. Feels better now.
People who go on about skill in games. "X weapon doesn't require any skill to use!" "RPG games don't require any skill!" etc.
That stupid scrub article that fighting game fans like to post.
I don't know, maybe I just don't like the side of people that competitive games bring out.
I fucking hated WoW-related comics for this reason. Considering all the shit I had to go through learning the 70% of the game mechanics that are absent from both the instruction manual and the hilariously outdated official guide, reading about a stock "noob" character who is characterized as a retard for not psychically knowing the same stuff as veteran players was enraging. Then again those comics were a pretty accurate reflection of the WoW community as a whole, which was one of the reasons I quit after six months.
Endless waves of freaking enemies, ahem Call of Duty. I want to kill people and feel like I'm starting to win if I'm doing well, not get to the magic barrier so they stop coming at me.
Rediculous Achievements. No I don't want to try and beat Left 4 Dead using no weapons, killing no enemies, while using 0 health packs.
On 360 having to pay REAL MONEY for Avatar items. Personally I think Avatars were a lame rip of Mii's, but now that I have to see mine everytime I start my 360 why not give me something cool to look at? Every game should start giving you rewards for achievements, wheater they're for the Avatar or in game stuff, and stop charging you for it. I know most of us have seen the lightsaber on XBL. That would look pretty cool right? Not for 800 points though. Fuck you Microsoft. If anything, those hard to reach achievements I just mentioned should be geared more towards unlocking stuff for your avatar or in game weapons, vehicles, whatever. I know there are some games that give you cool stuff, but the majority of them are lame. For example, in Left 4 Dead 2 you have one which requires you to carry an item through a whole level, restricting your shooting ability, only to win a health pack for your avatar.....wow.:x Others release T-Shirts. Achevements and awards should be implemented better and making you do rediculous tasks in games should merrit some kind of a worth while reward.
Even though it's technically not an achievemnet, COD is guilty of something similar in my book. Although I Prestige when I get there, I know there really is little to no reason to do it other than unlocking all the Kill Titles, keeping your true skill ranking, and unlocking an extra slot. Other than that it's endless grinding. They should give the player more incentive, like if you Prestige 10 times, your avatar award should be a goddamn M16 or even a new weapon to keep everytime you Prestige.
Glitches and those that use them and companies that don't fix them. MW2 care packagers can go fuck themselves.
People who run off and try to be Rambo on VS. and Scavenge rounds of Left 4 Dead 2. Thanks, you just pretty much fucked the rest of the team. Not a lot of people understand that it's one of the few FPS games not designed for you to be a one man army.
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MorninglordI'm tired of being Batman,so today I'll be Owl.Registered Userregular
edited February 2010
OH YEAH
Quick Time Events Where You Die Instantly
The man or woman who thought this up and any man or woman who puts them in a game can burn in hell forever, amen!
I finally found a real hate.
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(PSN: Morninglord) (Steam: Morninglord) (WiiU: Morninglord22) I like to record and toss up a lot of random gaming videos here.
People who run off and try to be Rambo on VS. and Scavenge rounds of Left 4 Dead 2. Thanks, you just pretty much fucked the rest of the team. Not a lot of people understand that it's one of the few FPS games not designed for you to be a one man army.
My friend does this. It's really annoying. He's too used to halo.
Also, on the topic of trash talkers, is there any way just to mute game chat entirely? I play in parties anyways.
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People who go on about skill in games. "X weapon doesn't require any skill to use!" "RPG games don't require any skill!" etc.
That stupid scrub article that fighting game fans like to post.
I don't know, maybe I just don't like the side of people that competitive games bring out.
You know, there are people like me who are always trying to challenge themselves. I get a particular type of rush from action games and when something doesn't require much challenge to use, I don't get that rush. So I personally tend to discredit it and not want to use it and treat it as such unconsciously.
But even though I'm downplaying the particular weapon item technique etc, I would never look down on someone else who wants to use it. Everybody can play games however they want. If it's a fighting game just don't expect me to be having a lot of fun if you are a casual player, since I like challenge. There's nothing much I can do about that. I usually try to handicap myself if I'm clearly better than someone else, to prevent boredom.
Granted, I know you are talking about those who use statements like that to sneer at others and feel smug about themselves by putting down other people, but I wanted to put forth an honest alternative for the examples you put forth. Sometimes someone can say the same thing without meaning the same thing or having the same intention, because there's no tone of voice on the internet to pick up the difference.
I love rpgs though.
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(PSN: Morninglord) (Steam: Morninglord) (WiiU: Morninglord22) I like to record and toss up a lot of random gaming videos here.
Endless waves of freaking enemies, ahem Call of Duty. I want to kill people and feel like I'm starting to win if I'm doing well, not get to the magic barrier so they stop coming at me.
Rediculous Achievements. No I don't want to try and beat Left 4 Dead using no weapons, killing no enemies, while using 0 health packs.
On 360 having to pay REAL MONEY for Avatar items. Personally I think Avatars were a lame rip of Mii's, but now that I have to see mine everytime I start my 360 why not give me something cool to look at? Every game should start giving you rewards for achievements, wheater they're for the Avatar or in game stuff, and stop charging you for it. I know most of us have seen the lightsaber on XBL. That would look pretty cool right? Not for 800 points though. Fuck you Microsoft. If anything, those hard to reach achievements I just mentioned should be geared more towards unlocking stuff for your avatar or in game weapons, vehicles, whatever. I know there are some games that give you cool stuff, but the majority of them are lame. For example, in Left 4 Dead 2 you have one which requires you to carry an item through a whole level, restricting your shooting ability, only to win a health pack for your avatar.....wow.:x Others release T-Shirts. Achevements and awards should be implemented better and making you do rediculous tasks in games should merrit some kind of a worth while reward.
Even though it's technically not an achievemnet, COD is guilty of something similar in my book. Although I Prestige when I get there, I know there really is little to no reason to do it other than unlocking all the Kill Titles, keeping your true skill ranking, and unlocking an extra slot. Other than that it's endless grinding. They should give the player more incentive, like if you Prestige 10 times, your avatar award should be a goddamn M16 or even a new weapon to keep everytime you Prestige.
Glitches and those that use them and companies that don't fix them. MW2 care packagers can go fuck themselves.
People who run off and try to be Rambo on VS. and Scavenge rounds of Left 4 Dead 2. Thanks, you just pretty much fucked the rest of the team. Not a lot of people understand that it's one of the few FPS games not designed for you to be a one man army.
I admit fully to being a sucker for character customization, but yes, PLEASE bring the price down on avatar related gear! No item is worth 800 points, but I would gladly blow smaller amounts like 40 or 80 for a good t-shirt or pants for my avatar, or 160 to 200 for a prop. They need to make these things fit in the "impulse buy" price point, and less of an "investment" price point.
Endless waves of freaking enemies, ahem Call of Duty. I want to kill people and feel like I'm starting to win if I'm doing well, not get to the magic barrier so they stop coming at me.
Rediculous Achievements. No I don't want to try and beat Left 4 Dead using no weapons, killing no enemies, while using 0 health packs.
On 360 having to pay REAL MONEY for Avatar items. Personally I think Avatars were a lame rip of Mii's, but now that I have to see mine everytime I start my 360 why not give me something cool to look at? Every game should start giving you rewards for achievements, wheater they're for the Avatar or in game stuff, and stop charging you for it. I know most of us have seen the lightsaber on XBL. That would look pretty cool right? Not for 800 points though. Fuck you Microsoft. If anything, those hard to reach achievements I just mentioned should be geared more towards unlocking stuff for your avatar or in game weapons, vehicles, whatever. I know there are some games that give you cool stuff, but the majority of them are lame. For example, in Left 4 Dead 2 you have one which requires you to carry an item through a whole level, restricting your shooting ability, only to win a health pack for your avatar.....wow.:x Others release T-Shirts. Achevements and awards should be implemented better and making you do rediculous tasks in games should merrit some kind of a worth while reward.
Even though it's technically not an achievemnet, COD is guilty of something similar in my book. Although I Prestige when I get there, I know there really is little to no reason to do it other than unlocking all the Kill Titles, keeping your true skill ranking, and unlocking an extra slot. Other than that it's endless grinding. They should give the player more incentive, like if you Prestige 10 times, your avatar award should be a goddamn M16 or even a new weapon to keep everytime you Prestige.
Glitches and those that use them and companies that don't fix them. MW2 care packagers can go fuck themselves.
People who run off and try to be Rambo on VS. and Scavenge rounds of Left 4 Dead 2. Thanks, you just pretty much fucked the rest of the team. Not a lot of people understand that it's one of the few FPS games not designed for you to be a one man army.
I admit fully to being a sucker for character customization, but yes, PLEASE bring the price down on avatar related gear! No item is worth 800 points, but I would gladly blow smaller amounts like 40 or 80 for a good t-shirt or pants for my avatar, or 160 to 200 for a prop. They need to make these things fit in the "impulse buy" price point, and less of an "investment" price point.
I have exactly 70 points on my account right now that I wouldn't mind dropping on a Master Chief helmet or something, but every time I look at the neat stuff they want $5.
People who go on about skill in games. "X weapon doesn't require any skill to use!" "RPG games don't require any skill!" etc.
That stupid scrub article that fighting game fans like to post.
I don't know, maybe I just don't like the side of people that competitive games bring out.
You know, there are people like me who are always trying to challenge themselves. I get a particular type of rush from action games and when something doesn't require much challenge to use, I don't get that rush. So I personally tend to discredit it and not want to use it and treat it as such unconsciously.
But even though I'm downplaying the particular weapon item technique etc, I would never look down on someone else who wants to use it. Everybody can play games however they want. If it's a fighting game just don't expect me to be having a lot of fun if you are a casual player, since I like challenge. There's nothing much I can do about that. I usually try to handicap myself if I'm clearly better than someone else, to prevent boredom.
Granted, I know you are talking about those who use statements like that to sneer at others and feel smug about themselves by putting down other people, but I wanted to put forth an honest alternative for the examples you put forth. Sometimes someone can say the same thing without meaning the same thing or having the same intention, because there's no tone of voice on the internet.
I love rpgs though.
Yeah, it's less the article or people who actually enjoy improving themselves, and more the attitudes of the people that often are involved.
Endless waves of freaking enemies, ahem Call of Duty. I want to kill people and feel like I'm starting to win if I'm doing well, not get to the magic barrier so they stop coming at me.
Rediculous Achievements. No I don't want to try and beat Left 4 Dead using no weapons, killing no enemies, while using 0 health packs.
On 360 having to pay REAL MONEY for Avatar items. Personally I think Avatars were a lame rip of Mii's, but now that I have to see mine everytime I start my 360 why not give me something cool to look at? Every game should start giving you rewards for achievements, wheater they're for the Avatar or in game stuff, and stop charging you for it. I know most of us have seen the lightsaber on XBL. That would look pretty cool right? Not for 800 points though. Fuck you Microsoft. If anything, those hard to reach achievements I just mentioned should be geared more towards unlocking stuff for your avatar or in game weapons, vehicles, whatever. I know there are some games that give you cool stuff, but the majority of them are lame. For example, in Left 4 Dead 2 you have one which requires you to carry an item through a whole level, restricting your shooting ability, only to win a health pack for your avatar.....wow.:x Others release T-Shirts. Achevements and awards should be implemented better and making you do rediculous tasks in games should merrit some kind of a worth while reward.
Even though it's technically not an achievemnet, COD is guilty of something similar in my book. Although I Prestige when I get there, I know there really is little to no reason to do it other than unlocking all the Kill Titles, keeping your true skill ranking, and unlocking an extra slot. Other than that it's endless grinding. They should give the player more incentive, like if you Prestige 10 times, your avatar award should be a goddamn M16 or even a new weapon to keep everytime you Prestige.
Glitches and those that use them and companies that don't fix them. MW2 care packagers can go fuck themselves.
People who run off and try to be Rambo on VS. and Scavenge rounds of Left 4 Dead 2. Thanks, you just pretty much fucked the rest of the team. Not a lot of people understand that it's one of the few FPS games not designed for you to be a one man army.
I admit fully to being a sucker for character customization, but yes, PLEASE bring the price down on avatar related gear! No item is worth 800 points, but I would gladly blow smaller amounts like 40 or 80 for a good t-shirt or pants for my avatar, or 160 to 200 for a prop. They need to make these things fit in the "impulse buy" price point, and less of an "investment" price point.
I have exactly 70 points on my account right now that I wouldn't mind dropping on a Master Chief helmet or something, but every time I look at the neat stuff they want $5.
The man or woman who thought this up and any man or woman who puts them in a game can burn in hell forever, amen!
I finally found a real hate.
Bayonetta?
"Been a long time, comrade."
This phrase doesn't fill me with tingly suspense and slight terror, more an overwhelming rage as I flash back to that first time in Resident Evil 4 when Leon goes toe-to-toe in a knife fight with Krauser and I had to watch the start of the scene seven times just to get past it.
Rage enducing, obscenity spewing, hate mongering, trash talk loving silly geese on Live.
I just wanted to play a few matches of SFIV, not be called every racist term in the book while hearing about how I should wash my mouth out with buckshot.
Or any graphic descritpions of what you want to do to my face.
I have to bring up my fight against a flowchart Ken on PSN.
I get into a random online match with a Ken player, and before the round starts he begins with the trash talking.
"You're a fucking piece of shit. You won't beat me."
My headset wasn't plugged in, and it was too late at night for me to engage in any back and forth ear-pulling.
He continues with his trash talking without taking any breaths whatsoever. Keep in mind this guy has the voice of a full-grown person, or at least a late teen.
I counter most of his moves, and then proceed to throw in a taunt.
He rages. hard.
"What the fuck!? You fucking taunted me!? WHO THE FUCK DO YOU THINK YOU ARE YOU FUCKING FAGGOT!? FUCK YOU!! YOU DON'T GET TO TAUNT ME MOTHERFUCKER!!!"
From here on he goes on a Berserker Rage. Sadly he got the better of me (again, it was late), and he proceeds to brag it up afterward AND send me a message further detailing his awesomeness.
It takes a special kind of asshole to go full-on apeshit on a random player before the fight starts.
Haha. It's kinda funny, one of my big peeves is the reverse of you guys. I hate it when you start a match and literally nobody is using a mic. Especially team games. You want toplay against silent robots? Go play campaign or against bots or something, but don't go into a team game expecting you can play by yourself. This is especially true of things such as say L4D.
Oh, halo stuffs since I've been playing like mad recently.
- Trash talkers
- Team mates who NEED the gun/vehicle/whatever but can't use it
- Idle players
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KalTorakOne way or another, they all end up inthe Undercity.Registered Userregular
edited February 2010
I'm not sure if this has been said already, but the goddamn retarded insulting points-buying system. It's a completely shameless, transparant two-fold money-grab.
1) Use arbitrary point values to distance the perceived value of the points from their actual value, i.e. Microsoft's $1 = 80 points. There is absolutely no point in not using multiples of 10 per point other than to hammer home the point that Microsoft knows that consumers are stupid and don't want to do math in their heads and will more willingly buy things that they can't assign a solid dollar value to immediately. At least Nintendo does $1 = 100 points (I don't know what Sony does).
2) Selling points in batches of $10, no less. Nintendo doesn't get let off the hook here. This buying scheme makes it extremely difficult to actually spend all the money you gave them without giving them even more. Let's say you spend $10 (1000 points) on the Nintendo store. You buy a $5 game, 2 $2 items, but nothing that costs $1 interests you. Shit, looks like you're out of luck.
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It bugs me in Oblivion and Morrowind as well, and probably will in Fallout 3 (I didn't really notice in 1 and 2) that I can walk around in an armor forged from the souls of daedra or is the equivalent of a fucking tank and people still see fit to take me on with iron swords and handguns that shoot bullets (respectively).
The moment I enter town wearing that shit, everyone on my side should have a parade and everyone against me should offer up tributes or start assembling an army to fuck me up.
I prefer the latter to make being a level 30 warrior that much more interesting when half of Tamriel gets together to kick your ass.
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Yeah, this kind of thing really bugs me. The original story in this is pretty heartbreaking. Here I came just to bitch about there not being a colorblind option in enough games and how much I hate quick time events.
Anymore if there is a game I'm interested in playing I do a nice google search along with the game title and colorblind and see what comes up. There are quite a few games I haven't purchased because of this issue. It can't really be that difficult can it? Companies just have to take the most common forms of colorblindness and not use those colors in any meaningful way together. If you're going to use blue, don't use purple to mean the opposite, if red, don't use green. Not that freaking difficult. Serioulsy. Just use white or black and just about ANY other color and we'll be good to go. It was nice when WoW finally implemented that feature as I had been using an add-on that wasn't updated for years. Don't play WoW any longer, but probably would have stopped sooner if my add-on stopped working or if Blizzard didn't patch it in themselves.
Where this bugs me the most is that I love puzzle games, nearly all of which have a lot of colors. So long Critter Crunch, Puzzle Fighter. Looks like I'm stuck with Tetris and Mah'jong (depending on who the developer is anyhow).
And quick time events. Ones that result in immediate death if you fail them mostly. Due to the types of games I play I don't encounter them a lot, but I hate them when I do.
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It's really great to have to buy a game on day zero, and play continuously just to stay on an even playing field and have somewhat of an enjoyable experience. It's like that dick professor you had in college that would assign you so much work (reading material, papers, etc.) that he obviously thought that his class was the only one you were taking, and also that you didn't eat sleep shit or work outside of living for his assignments. That crap needs to die.
I also am a huge fan of the 'elitist gamer'. Like the guy who posted a few pages back that playing with people that "don't improve my playing or learn to beat me are just a waste of my time". People that base their own self-worth on virtual accomplishments, and judge others by their dedication to an entertainment based hobby are pretty awesome.
You do have a valid point.
But this does keep MP shooters fresh, and keeps people playing.
I was pleasantly surprised with Bioshock 2 MP when it had this system and it actually works. The higher-tier weapons don't necessarily give you a better advantage, but they allow you to mould together new tactics. You can rack up an insane score in a match with just Freeze + Machine Gun (You get Freeze at level 1, and the Machine gun at level 2). Stuff like the Crossbow, Grenade Launcher and Nail Gun just open up new possibilities. Same goes for the Plasmids - the starting three are really good, the unlockables make for extra tools to your workbench, so to speak.
FUCK YOU STEAM.
Well, most of the time in those fights it starts out at like 7 guys against 1.
I agree, but it's just like most mmo's method of keeping content "fresh". Which is 'drag it out'. A better way to keep shooters fresh and keep people playing would be to just add more content.
I dunno, more maps and weapons are OK but the MMO element at least ensures that people have different builds instead of 16 people on a map with the 'agreed-upon best weps kthxbye'.
To be fair, those people will just all change to "Agreed-upon best class kthxbye"
Not that I have any problem with RPG elements in shooters.
An actual "Class" system would be cool. Where everyone actually has a role. Like a riot-shield weilding "Tank" and such, with different unlockables/perks for each class. Thats geting off topic though, heh
Deus Ex had some decent sewer areas, though I don't think I'd call any of them a "sewer level" specifically.
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In a similar vein, I hate doing the age verification thing
I realize why it is legally necessary but it would be so easy to cheese through it if I wasn't really 28 years old
I always input February 31st, 1901
I just wanted to play a few matches of SFIV, not be called every racist term in the book while hearing about how I should wash my mouth out with buckshot.
Or any graphic descritpions of what you want to do to my face.
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It's annoying. I play more TF2 now than every before and it doesn't have such a riggoddamndiculous system.
Oh man this annoys me so much. I avoid official game sites sometimes because of this.
Oh god this. Every goddamn new release has some sluggish, bandwidth-devouring flash site to go with it. If I ever want to find stuff out about the game I always start with wikipedia or a games site instead.
People who go on about skill in games. "X weapon doesn't require any skill to use!" "RPG games don't require any skill!" etc.
That stupid scrub article that fighting game fans like to post.
I don't know, maybe I just don't like the side of people that competitive games bring out.
This.
It's incredibly difficult to be a queer gamer and play with the unwashed masses. I've gotten to the point where I won't even use the headset unless I'm playing with people I know in real life or from here.
This is one reason I don't want to get a 360... seriously. I love my TF2 but I only play it on a few servers that generally remain clear of this nonsense.
As for actual gameplay... games with obvious unlockable content THERE but unavailable until the expansion pack/DLC comes out. Surprisingly, the Pokemon games were/are terrible at this. Most legendaries are unobtainable outside of occasional events in Japan. They are getting better about this, thank goodness.
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What really ticks me off is these are the same geese who rage quit the second it even appears they are going to lose. So what, you lost, grow up and learn from it. I had a guy stomp me at SFII HD Remix 20-0, 20 to freaking 0. I didn't quit, and he was a pretty good person, so we kept the battles going. Like it's supposed to be.
Edit - Fixed just sounded.... wrong. Changed to Edited. Feels better now.
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I fucking hated WoW-related comics for this reason. Considering all the shit I had to go through learning the 70% of the game mechanics that are absent from both the instruction manual and the hilariously outdated official guide, reading about a stock "noob" character who is characterized as a retard for not psychically knowing the same stuff as veteran players was enraging. Then again those comics were a pretty accurate reflection of the WoW community as a whole, which was one of the reasons I quit after six months.
Rediculous Achievements. No I don't want to try and beat Left 4 Dead using no weapons, killing no enemies, while using 0 health packs.
On 360 having to pay REAL MONEY for Avatar items. Personally I think Avatars were a lame rip of Mii's, but now that I have to see mine everytime I start my 360 why not give me something cool to look at? Every game should start giving you rewards for achievements, wheater they're for the Avatar or in game stuff, and stop charging you for it. I know most of us have seen the lightsaber on XBL. That would look pretty cool right? Not for 800 points though. Fuck you Microsoft. If anything, those hard to reach achievements I just mentioned should be geared more towards unlocking stuff for your avatar or in game weapons, vehicles, whatever. I know there are some games that give you cool stuff, but the majority of them are lame. For example, in Left 4 Dead 2 you have one which requires you to carry an item through a whole level, restricting your shooting ability, only to win a health pack for your avatar.....wow.:x Others release T-Shirts. Achevements and awards should be implemented better and making you do rediculous tasks in games should merrit some kind of a worth while reward.
Even though it's technically not an achievemnet, COD is guilty of something similar in my book. Although I Prestige when I get there, I know there really is little to no reason to do it other than unlocking all the Kill Titles, keeping your true skill ranking, and unlocking an extra slot. Other than that it's endless grinding. They should give the player more incentive, like if you Prestige 10 times, your avatar award should be a goddamn M16 or even a new weapon to keep everytime you Prestige.
Glitches and those that use them and companies that don't fix them. MW2 care packagers can go fuck themselves.
People who run off and try to be Rambo on VS. and Scavenge rounds of Left 4 Dead 2. Thanks, you just pretty much fucked the rest of the team. Not a lot of people understand that it's one of the few FPS games not designed for you to be a one man army.
"Faster, Faster, until the thrill of speed overcomes the fear of death." -HST
Quick Time Events Where You Die Instantly
The man or woman who thought this up and any man or woman who puts them in a game can burn in hell forever, amen!
I finally found a real hate.
My friend does this. It's really annoying. He's too used to halo.
Also, on the topic of trash talkers, is there any way just to mute game chat entirely? I play in parties anyways.
You know, there are people like me who are always trying to challenge themselves. I get a particular type of rush from action games and when something doesn't require much challenge to use, I don't get that rush. So I personally tend to discredit it and not want to use it and treat it as such unconsciously.
But even though I'm downplaying the particular weapon item technique etc, I would never look down on someone else who wants to use it. Everybody can play games however they want. If it's a fighting game just don't expect me to be having a lot of fun if you are a casual player, since I like challenge. There's nothing much I can do about that. I usually try to handicap myself if I'm clearly better than someone else, to prevent boredom.
Granted, I know you are talking about those who use statements like that to sneer at others and feel smug about themselves by putting down other people, but I wanted to put forth an honest alternative for the examples you put forth. Sometimes someone can say the same thing without meaning the same thing or having the same intention, because there's no tone of voice on the internet to pick up the difference.
I love rpgs though.
I admit fully to being a sucker for character customization, but yes, PLEASE bring the price down on avatar related gear! No item is worth 800 points, but I would gladly blow smaller amounts like 40 or 80 for a good t-shirt or pants for my avatar, or 160 to 200 for a prop. They need to make these things fit in the "impulse buy" price point, and less of an "investment" price point.
I have exactly 70 points on my account right now that I wouldn't mind dropping on a Master Chief helmet or something, but every time I look at the neat stuff they want $5.
Yeah, it's less the article or people who actually enjoy improving themselves, and more the attitudes of the people that often are involved.
Bayonetta?
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Problem is, they sell at that price.
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It's such a good game why did they do a crap on it I don't understand it GOD
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"Been a long time, comrade."
This phrase doesn't fill me with tingly suspense and slight terror, more an overwhelming rage as I flash back to that first time in Resident Evil 4 when Leon goes toe-to-toe in a knife fight with Krauser and I had to watch the start of the scene seven times just to get past it.
I have to bring up my fight against a flowchart Ken on PSN.
I get into a random online match with a Ken player, and before the round starts he begins with the trash talking.
"You're a fucking piece of shit. You won't beat me."
My headset wasn't plugged in, and it was too late at night for me to engage in any back and forth ear-pulling.
He continues with his trash talking without taking any breaths whatsoever. Keep in mind this guy has the voice of a full-grown person, or at least a late teen.
I counter most of his moves, and then proceed to throw in a taunt.
He rages. hard.
"What the fuck!? You fucking taunted me!? WHO THE FUCK DO YOU THINK YOU ARE YOU FUCKING FAGGOT!? FUCK YOU!! YOU DON'T GET TO TAUNT ME MOTHERFUCKER!!!"
From here on he goes on a Berserker Rage. Sadly he got the better of me (again, it was late), and he proceeds to brag it up afterward AND send me a message further detailing his awesomeness.
It takes a special kind of asshole to go full-on apeshit on a random player before the fight starts.
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- Trash talkers
- Team mates who NEED the gun/vehicle/whatever but can't use it
- Idle players
1) Use arbitrary point values to distance the perceived value of the points from their actual value, i.e. Microsoft's $1 = 80 points. There is absolutely no point in not using multiples of 10 per point other than to hammer home the point that Microsoft knows that consumers are stupid and don't want to do math in their heads and will more willingly buy things that they can't assign a solid dollar value to immediately. At least Nintendo does $1 = 100 points (I don't know what Sony does).
2) Selling points in batches of $10, no less. Nintendo doesn't get let off the hook here. This buying scheme makes it extremely difficult to actually spend all the money you gave them without giving them even more. Let's say you spend $10 (1000 points) on the Nintendo store. You buy a $5 game, 2 $2 items, but nothing that costs $1 interests you. Shit, looks like you're out of luck.