When you play, do you play to have fun in the games or do you get frustrated every time you die.
Describe yourself as a gamer.
I am one of those MMO gamer that doesn't go into the nitty gritty of the game mechanic, eg. I won't study SK in depth like Zeddy and skepticraven and then spend half of my day rant about a minuscule difference between the damage output of two weapons or defending OOO's pathetic attempts at making contents.
Both! Some things in say, TF2 can make me laugh pretty hard, even if it involves my death. When you get killed by a stray crit rocket right as you get to the front for the third time in a row it's just no fun, however.
I'm pretty much an optimist and sort of a natural leader in the team-based games I play. I don't think I've been genuinely frustrated by any game without either accepting that the game is unforgiving, out of my control, or I just messed up... I.E., you won't see me complaining about lag if I fail, unless it's an unpredictable case (A sputter in connection that decided to happen at a critical moment), but I tend to laugh it off.
I mean, if I'm not having fun, why would I be playing that game? I don't really prey on the anger of others, but rather like to see everyone enjoying the game as much as I do.
oh right, forgot mine.
Pretty much the same as Fangel now that I think about it.
Overly analytic, and bored.
I once spent 2 weeks planning out a team for Pokemon Heart Gold, including detailed strategy against every important trainer. After I beat the first gym, I realized there was no longer any point in playing because I already know how to win every battle.
PvPs tend to be more addicting since enemies are unpredictable. In the case of SK, however, the viable strategies are so small, it gradually got stale.
I usually read everything I can about whatever game it is, so I don't make big mistakes or look like a total noob when I start playing (ugh, the anti-noob people...) I only rage with really exasperating stuff. Example: I'm right about to kill Vanaduke and the game crashes (kicks me out, and I end up in the ready room when I finally manage to lg back in), or gets a huge unpredictable lag that makes me land right on the fire and kills me. Just the incredibly annoying stuff. I don't think I've ever gotten 4 bars, I think I play just fine with 2, I don't ever mind the usual minor lag. But when it ends up in 1 bar I definitely start raging (come on, how can you even see what you're doing with time stopping and teleporting powers?) Otherwise I laugh every time I die, when it's obviously my fault (I specially seem to love getting killed in Blast Network ._.) Um...I also like to help out new people when I have enough experience in a game. And yes, I may be overly analytic too (sometimes), I really hate to end up making a foolish mistake because I didn't think something through.
@Markus (and everyone?) My laptop would've exploded ages ago too, since this game has crashed a lot for me...
...I can't believe you read all that and I can't think of anything else not boring to write right now, so...have a great day everyone.
I'm the type of player that rages easily when losing.
First, I enter on the game. On the beginning, I'm playing very well. So, I say "Wow! I'm playing very well". So I begin to lose and mistakes become bigger as long I continue to play. When I notice that, I close the game. I'm very intolerant with my errors.
In multiplayer games I've tried. I seem to find ways I can express myself in a variety of ways, such as costumes, playstyle, the people who I choose to surround myself in. I take a lot into account when playing a game (sometimes I don't recognize it). I seem to be drawn to games that are simple, yet flexible. I also have Graphic limitations on my computer to consider when choosing games.
In the past, I've had my good share of point, click and watch the same animation types games, old free player runescape being a good example of that, that I got sick of the repetition. There was a community, but I needed some sort of edge away from that. Earlier than that I was part of the Nintendo 64 generation as a kid. I had countless enjoyable moments playing mulitplayer mode in Smash Bros., Mario Karts 64, and Bomberman Hero. I think that directed me toward my preference with playing with people I get along with.
When brought into a new game, especially with friends, I tend to get worried about my usefulness towards the party. I tend to see myself put extra effort into reading through the wiki and planning my characters thoroughly. I also have inclinations to wanting to be "perfect". I feel it's like a defense mechanism to prevent any harsh criticism from people outside the friend circle from ever happening in the first place.
The way I handle frustration depends on my mood. Not really the type of personality to really hit anything when I do get to a point of rage. I usually set aside the game if it does get too aggravating for me. In most cases I laugh it off or wait for my situation to improve. I try my best to not blame or chew out on anyone who happen to be there at the wrong times. Alas, emotions can be unpredictable as RNG. I know I 'm motivated to change something when I'm mad, but usually it is best for me to wait and then think about a solution more clearly.
As a gamer I appreciate how games that help me unwind and take it easy, yet express some kind of challenge to improve.
"As a gamer I appreciate how games that help me unwind and take it easy, yet express some kind of challenge to improve."
Games are an outlet to some people.
"When brought into a new game, especially with friends, I tend to get worried about my usefulness towards the party. I tend to see myself put extra effort into reading through the wiki and planning my characters thoroughly. I also have inclinations to wanting to be "perfect". I feel it's like a defense mechanism to prevent any harsh criticism from people outside the friend circle from ever happening in the first place.
Well, you can only get better by practicing. So what if people criticize you for not doing a good job on a map? People learn differently. And if they can't accept that then what's the use in communicating with them?
I practice through a lot of trial and error. Preparedness, practice, persistence and self assessment are my tools of trade in getting better at the game.
Some people I've encountered do not take into account that everyone learns differently. I theorize it's a lot easier for most to assume others work like them. I remember doing these assumptions myself when I was in high school, but stopped and let others be once I start realizing the differences in perspective.
I have high expectations for others and a higher one for myself(my mind is strict as heck sometimes) and the combinations of a blunt carelessly worded criticism, "everyone can kill this guy but you?", "You keep dying because you are too dumb to dodge."," You suck, I can kill this with my alt with the same gear." may do damage to my motivation. Aside from ignoring the person, I'll eventually work it out through my logic on what specifically needs work and what wasn't needed. I take everyone's comments with a grain of salt. Although, it isn't easy to wash off the pang of negative emotions coming from some who do write those sorts of comments.
For MY own sanity, I would rather avoid League of Legends or Lockdown. I really don't mind if others enjoy the games. I'm sure they have their reasons like I have my own for other games.
I can imagine there are some individuals with the ability to criticize carefully in any game community, but it's not as common as those with the ability to write the short carelessly worded ones.
So what if people criticize you for not doing a good job on a map?
It'll depend how they word it, how I read their motive behind it, and how they themselves play. If they just told me "You are bad in this map". That isn't going to tell me much. They'll have to be more specific. I think the best case scenario is. "Be less reckless in this room next time, the number of projectiles call for more shield use and careful maneuvering.". I will acknowledge the latter.
And if they can't accept that then what's the use in communicating with them?
Not every criticism will fit everyone perfectly. As you stated yourself "everyone learns differently". Communication still has it's worth, but it's how one uses that can either motivate or demotivate a person.
If someone is trash talking you or saying "ur bad, git gud nub", that's not going to help. If someone says "Hey, the retroids fire a warning laser before the actual explosion appears, so don't walk over where the laser was until the explosions happen", then you've learned a thing.
In multiplayer games where there's a wealth of skill knowledge at my fingertips, I'll share what I know with whoever will listen. If people just don't listen, I'll get frustrated because not only are they cheating themselves by not listening, but they're hurting our party (or group), which I take responsibility for as sort of an unintentional leader.
So on the theme of rage I don't. I used to but now I don't really care. I might close the game if it isn't fun anymore but I won't leave angry or anything.
I also am the kind to read the whole wiki of a game I really get into.
And finally I too feal the pressure to do my best when In a team especially as a pure gunner and generally suceed but I don't care about critic and love contructive critic.
So yeah.
I play games like I do everything else in my life: first I think, then I do. The first things I did when I decided that I liked SK was looking on the wiki/forums and joining a helpful guild, with the result of me as just an apprentice knowing everything about the game. It took quite a long time to learn everything about the game, but overall it helped a lot: unlike some others I never made mistakes like crafting the Cobalt line as my primary set, or focusing on some crappy weapons just because they look cool.
About lag: I somehow don't have it a lot (living in Holland, idk if that has something to do with it), but when I have it, I just try "blind playing": trying to defend myself, or at least to find a safe spot, by simulating the game in my head. I never rage on the game: I like it too much for that.
My main goal in every game is just having fun and help others to have fun. I lately started playing LoL, and even though I like the gameplay, most players just keep on swearing and complaining. I usually try to cooperate as much as possible, which means that I usually don't get a lot of critique, but I hate it just as much when people swear to others. At that point, SK's community is a thousand times better than most others, which, together with the great gameplay, makes SK (one of) my favorite game(s) of all time.
I've played at least 100,000 different games, and I still can't find THE game.
When I die I try to identify the cause.
If it is due to a lack of skill then I try to improve and make adjustments to my battle strategy.
If it is due to lack of statistics I try to find a way around it or a way to deal with them.
If it is due to a lack of money spent..... I stop playing and go find another game that is free to win
I typically like to offend as many people as I can, picking out and targeting particularly salty individuals. The other day I was playing Team Fortress, and there was someone building a sentry nest as engineer on the last point of a map, far away from everything. If I'd left them there or sent them a message explaining and teaching them, they would have slowly moved up and found a more enjoyable means of playing the game... so I went spy and knocked their dispenser+sentry setup off the map in about 10 seconds, and they left the server. Nothing feels real after tasting the pain of that engineer leaving the server.
Normally when I play games, it's a means to unwind, but I'm also a bit of a completionist at times so I'll .. sit and grind out stuff in PvP modes I dislike just to get the one item I need in PvE, ahahah. (I've done that in Spiral Knights, Destiny, and so many others.)
Really though I try not to get too stressed by 'em. I deal with a lot of anxiety problems in real life and gaming is a nice way to zone out and not have to think about stuff for a while. It's a nice little escape.
I could also get into a discussion about "games as art" or a vehicle for storytelling that a book or comic couldn't do on their own, but that's for another day. Largely it just boils down to entertainment for me.
@Addy, for Destiny, wut lvl and what console?? (I need someone 4 VoG. I'm on PS3)
I have level 32s of all three classes (though my Titan still has to level up Defender, but Gunslinger/Bladedancer and Voidwalker/Sunsinger are both maxed out), but I'm on Xbox 360. :C
REALLY want to get the PS3 version too, a lot of buddies have it, but it's just not in the budget quite yet.
LOL DOUBLEPOST!
EDIT: LOL I EDITED THE WRONG ONE!
Sucks for me, but fortunately I recently leveled my hunter to 27 (ALMOST MAXED GUNSLINGER!) with a warlock at level 3 and a titan that I haven't made yet...
Well, I've been posting a lot, so I guess I might as well describe myself. I really don't play SK anymore, I have recently been completely addicted to Destiny. In that game, I guess I would describe myself as kind of lazy. There is this one Hive mission on Earth and on like, level three difficulty. I couldn't complete it the first time I tried, so I endlessly grinded that level until I finally decided to try to complete it and accidentally one hit killed the boss with my Super Ability.
In other games, (Earn to Die, Strike Force Heroes, Sierra 7, and most Clear Vision games) I usually am pretty skilled and if I lose, I rage quit. Anyhow, both of my computers are pretty crappy and have all sorts of weird downloads. For example, in Strike Force Heroes, none of my computers can handle the lag anymore. So I can't actually play it ): I try, but it lags out and I rage quit.
In OTHER other games (Minecraft) I am usually skilled enough to not wind up rage quiting. I usually play PVP and my computer handles lag better. I really also like Minecraft servers like Blocking Dead, WarZ, and CoD (Those exist...). So yeah, I guess....
Lucky for you, I just discovered that Destiny PS3 bundles are going for hecka cheap right now so I might actually snag one sooner than later. Just gotta save up a little bit more and hope this income tax refund is as delicious as the state says it's gonna be. *w* No ETA or anything though, unfortunately.
it'll take me a bit to get up there but I'm pretty good with VoG and most of Crota's End.
I guess I should mention that I'm also a pretty casual player? It's part of the whole "only playing for fun" thing, I won't stress about training mode or my k/d ratio much, or being in a huge rush to get every new thing as soon as it's out. Which is likely frustrating to some people! If I have somebody to play with, though, I'll definitely run and grind it out, but unless it's something I WANT to do, I won't bother usually.
that's not to say I'm a terrible gamer or anything. I'm not GREAT but I'm also not all that bad. I'm one of the more skilled players in the group, but definitely not the best either. :'D Too much work for leisure!
I don't play during the week because massive homework loads. I have a headset and stuff, and I know two people for the raid. It would be great if you had some friends for the Raid though....
EDIT: When I say two, I mean a guy who I know IRL and a guy who I do not know
I've got a few buddies who play on PS3 but I'm not sure what their current status is. The one I was super hype to play with doesn't seem to be on much at all lately, judging by his twitter feed. :C
Still, definitely doable. There's tons of websites to recruit from too.
Only problem is I've never done the raid.... VoG first, than if I get enough gear, hard mode cuz I'm hopin for fatebringer drop. Or any legendary weapon
I rage.
If looks could kill, my computer would have exploded ages ago.