Who actually likes playing online???

[YoteFox]

Online multiplayers are nice and all only thing that completely destroys that niceness are the type of people you get online. Douchebag competitive bastards. The reason I stopped playing DOTA2 online, people annoy me and kick me for playing n00b even though I am past the n00b tactics.

Call of Duty, why I stopped playing. Everyone is fucking rank 80 prestige 10 and playing against these lifeless bastards is near to impossible.

I get nervous when I'm playing online, guess I don't play enough actually. GTA 5 I just mess around in the online free roam because I don't want to be the cause of a Job or Heist going wrong for someone.

I prefer single player offline games with no statistics to show me how much I suck at a game. Adventure games are the best Skyrim, Two Worlds, Sly Cooper, Medieval Resurrection games like that.

Maybe I'm just weird. I don't get time to play any games let alone fucking online games.

[Ivic_Wulfe]

Try Awesomenauts. It's less competitive and a lot more fun that Dota in my opinion.

[SnowDragon]

I don't get much time to play online however I used to enjoy a few good rounds of COD (Back when I had an xbox live thingy) and still enjoy a few hours of Guild Wars every here and there.

Prestige in COD comes fairly quickly, even if you don't play alot. Also never really found that to be a measure of skill - Unlocking the guns/attachments you want doesn't take too long. Prestige is just a measure of how much you want your guns to all be gold, or something

[YoteFox]

Try Awesomenauts. It's less competitive and a lot more fun that Dota in my opinion.

I'll be sure to youtube that, sounds interesting. Dare I say Awesome...

[YoteFox]

I don't get much time to play online however I used to enjoy a few good rounds of COD (Back when I had an xbox live thingy) and still enjoy a few hours of Guild Wars every here and there.

Prestige in COD comes fairly quickly, even if you don't play alot. Also never really found that to be a measure of skill - Unlocking the guns/attachments you want doesn't take too long. Prestige is just a measure of how much you want your guns to all be gold, or something

This is a thing from high school for me really. Everybody was always too competitive and if you weren't good they would go around telling everyone you suck and all that (Being an insecure teenager at that stage that really troubled me).

[Contrast]

I dislike people in general. I game to relax, and people make gaming stressful, which is why I don't want people interfering with my me-time.

[YoteFox]

Gaming is starting to fade out of my ideals of what to do when time is to waste. It is being replaced by hours upon hours of youtube videos since I seem to enjoy that more than gaming.

[Fluke]

[Ivic_Wulfe]

Gaming is starting to fade out of my ideals of what to do when time is to waste. It is being replaced by hours upon hours of youtube videos since I seem to enjoy that more than gaming.

[KinkInZA]

Ok Play lots of online games and people can be weird so to make it more fun
there is one important rule....... never play alone !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
if you cant Skype or team-speak with at least 2 people you're playing with, then don't play.!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
especially the MOBA games.

[YoteFox]

Gaming is starting to fade out of my ideals of what to do when time is to waste. It is being replaced by hours upon hours of youtube videos since I seem to enjoy that more than gaming.

How both? As in dual monitor setup?

What in the actual fuck? LOL

Ok Play lots of online games and people can be weird so to make it more fun
there is one important rule....... never play alone !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
if you cant Skype or team-speak with at least 2 people you're playing with, then don't play.!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
especially the MOBA games.

Problem is most of the time my buddies can't play

[Neon]

Here's a general rule of thumb for online gaming. If you're planing to have a game session to relax and chill out, don't play competitive online, just don’t. Playing with mates is a different story, but as KinkInZA said, playing alone can suck, it really can.


I remember a few years back when I regularly played Black Ops for 2 hours every second day or so. I kept on lying to myself, saying that I was having fun and enjoying it, but in reality it was the complete opposite. Every session ended with a rage quit and a hackusation. I'm glad I've left that all behind.

[jacojerb]

I like cooperative games. Been playing a lot of Payday 2.

If I do play versus games, I just don't take it too seriously. When people call me a noob, I'm like "LoL, yeah, I'm a noob". Gets the best reactions

[Ryall]

There are plenty of casual online players playing online games out there. If you don't want to compete, then there are many game for you, as the others have mentioned: especially if you look in the RPG and MMORPG genres.

Also, for some games, your skill can be easily improved with a few tips. Don't be shy to read some player guides and videos: they can be a lot quicker than finding out the hard way. Sometimes all you need is a little perseverance and the will to learn, to get a lot better at the game.

[Neon]

When people call me a noob, I'm like "LoL, yeah, I'm a noob". Gets the best reactions

Nah, nah bro. If you want the BEST reactions, tell them, "Damn, I paid for these hacks and they still dont help. I need a refund. You guys are all n00bs."

That starts a mocking war right there. Bonus points if you impersonate an 8 year old.

[Leeward]

I also by far prefer single-player campaigns such as The Elder Scrolls and Half-Life series to multiplayer games. Even so, I still enjoy playing TF2 because it's just so silly that being good doesn't really matter, it's all in good fun. I also sometimes play WoW, but I usually just solo random stuff.

[KinkInZA]

so tell me who is up for puzzle pirates its one of the best mmo's out there for casual gaming
haven't played it in a while now , wonder if my logon still works ???

[Obsidian]

I love doing both, don't make me choose!!!

Single player RPG my true love i can never forsake you for any price

And No RTS don't give me those looks you have changed D:! You wish for me to follow the meta and forsake my independence and to choose reaction speeds over methodology.

I enjoy multiplayer games for the competitiveness of it, playing with friends or not. I don't know how people can care about the opinions of random strangers so much and chances are if your are not playing in the top 100 skill bracket of a game you wont see them ever again. If you do use it to your advantage. Back when I was more keen on the Dota scene we always used to get matched against a player named Entertain. My buddy if he was available or just me would initiate plan make Entertain hate his teammates (5 man ganks and lane camping) and bam 4v5 by 5 minute mark .

Matchmaking is normally pretty good in the games I play, chances are if you are not very good then you are going to have bad teammates and useless enemies. These strangers calling you noob is just them choosing to blame you and not themselves.

Ultimately though the opinions of people you meet in online gaming are less important than the game you are playing, and considering no one here games professionally (as far as I know, and even if you do its as pointless as any sport ;P) calling even the game important is also a bit of a stretch.

It should only matter to the player how good you are because you are playing games for fun. If you suck you can try to improve and if you can't then no one cares, my friends are terrible at Dota2 but I will choose to play with them over any of these "serious" clans.

[SnowDragon]

That's actually a good point. Online games become un-fun if you not with an active guild/clan and lead to rage quits (an hour to do a ~20min dungeon, as an example).. However if you with a group of friends/clanmates/guildies on TS then it is way more fun:)

[Sev]

As I play BF competitively, I guess that I am one of these "lifeless bastard". If you want to survive online, here's a tip: play only with friends. I never play without my clanmates - it's just too painful.

[ManicWuff]

It all depends on the mood I'm in. Some days I'll just want to mess around by myself, doing something action packed and epic inducing (like Grim Dawn or Titan Quest). Other days I'll want to roam the country side, embracing a fictional character and living myself into that world (Skyrim, for example). Then there are the days were I want to be competitive, refine my skill and be masochistic (Dota 2).

I like playing online when it's relevant to the game at hand. Games such as Diablo 3 irk me simply for the fact one always has to be online, despite playing alone...

Other than that, it's not an ultimatum. You can prefer playing online or offline, competitively or casually... We're all just here to have fun and we do that through gaming.

[Franky]

I played Halo 3 against a bunch of Koreans before. Don't do that...

[Ivic_Wulfe]

I played Halo 3 against a bunch of Koreans before. Don't do that...

I think you mean "-insert game here- against a bunch of Koreans."

They are CRAZY good...

[Neon]

I think you mean "-insert game here- against a bunch of Koreans."

They are CRAZY good...

I was going to make a statement about South Korea's national sport being StarCraft, but to my great disappointment that is nothing more then internet folklore

But folklore has to start somewhere, right?

[Helios_phi]

Yea..., I find that generally the world wide gaming community sucks fucking balls. Either people are really shit at the game and winge all the time or they take it way too seriously like "BORDERLANDS IS MY LIFE!!!"
My brother would be the only person I even trusted to pull into a boss fight in Bloodborne and even then I never ask. Just play solo man.

[rusted hydra]

I enjoy playing online. Its just connection issues that fuck me.
I'd very much like to play online elite:dangerous but know it wont go well with the connections so stuck playing solo

[Sev]

I find playing against people more engaging than playing against bots. Really, that's all there is to it.

[Helios_phi]

I find playing against people more engaging than playing against bots. Really, that's all there is to it.

Oh yea. If you're shooting the shit out of people, then definitely online.
I just don't actually like people enough to actually play something that requires cooperation with another player.
I gave that up after playing wow

[jacojerb]

I actually mostly like co-op games. It makes me feel useful

[Neon]

I find playing against people more engaging than playing against bots. Really, that's all there is to it.

Oh yea. If you're shooting the shit out of people, then definitely online.
I just don't actually like people enough to actually play something that requires cooperation with another player.
I gave that up after playing wow

Payday 2 being a prime example. Apart from the hackers (still), many kids find it hilarious to cooperate with you on a stealth heist (which you invested into) and to later be stupid and throw a grenade during a critical moment or something. Basically they build you up and screw you over right at the end of the ride.