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Why Online Gaming Isn't As Fun As It Should Be
Thanks to GameSpot for their 'GameSpotting' editorial discussing why online gaming can often be more frustrating than fun. The columnist finds two main reasons for frustration - firstly: "I don't like getting trounced by someone who is either flat-out, hands-down better at a game than I am or has simply invested many more hours in getting good at the game than I have." He also has issues with impolite players: "I think online gaming brings out some really despicable behavior in people, which I don't particularly mind but that I certainly don't like." Some possible solutions are mentioned, such as "effective player-matching services", but what can and should be done to make playing online a delight?
(Today I lost 1/2 my credits in Vendetta attempting to get to hidden sector 18.)
A firewall can not protect you from yourself. Turn off what you do not need. Do not use the firewall to do your work.
1. Xbox Live does this (even for non-MS games) 2. Xbox Live does this (yet people cry about it) 3. Xbox Live does this (simply disconnect your voice comunicator) 3.5 Can you see a pattern? (You can block people form games you host) 4. Ditto (it converts the ping time into something more people will understand, a score out of 5)
When I put in an ob. PA link I at least make them real links.
And I'm surprised you didn't even find this one... pretty fitting for the type of stuff now.
There are only 10 kinds of people in this world... those who understand binary and those who don't