Is It So Hard to Ask...

  ...that people play a game properly.

I've been playing online games long enough that I understand there are a select group of "special" individuals who make it their life's goal to make other people's leisure time a giant pain in the ass. Be it homophobic racists in Halo, assholes who leave the map in Gears of War, or even people who take advantage of the ever present blue-line glitch in the NHL series, they are out there and all of us have to accept it.

I've recently developed a strong addiction to Battlefield 1943 and while I can't stand the asshole in the game who is standing on the aircraft carrier in Air Superiority waiting for planes to spawn so he can blow them up with a rocket launcher I've come to accept his stupidity. What I can't stand is his/her moronic counterpart. You all know the guy (or girl), the one who gets in a plane and has no idea how to fly it, treating it more like a flying bulldozer than a fighter jet.

News flash to players of Battlefield 1943, the blue team is yours so it behooves you to maybe not try and run them out of the sky as you pursue a kill because all you are going to do is get yourself and your teammate killed. I myself am not the greatest pilot and still generally get more kills in a plane by running it head on into my opponent but I do know to avoid running into my own team members for both our sakes. Oh and in the game proper when you choose the sniper class please find yourself a nice bunker or grove of tress to hang out in, you aren't meant to be front line troops and trying to back up regular infantry with your bolt action rifle generally just means you and your squad mates are going to die. Really its OK to camp if you want to be a sniper.

  ...that people play a game properly.

I've been playing online games long enough that I understand there are a select group of "special" individuals who make it their life's goal to make other people's leisure time a giant pain in the ass. Be it homophobic racists in Halo, assholes who leave the map in Gears of War, or even people who take advantage of the ever present blue-line glitch in the NHL series, they are out there and all of us have to accept it.

I've recently developed a strong addiction to Battlefield 1943 and while I can't stand the asshole in the game who is standing on the aircraft carrier in Air Superiority waiting for planes to spawn so he can blow them up with a rocket launcher I've come to accept his stupidity. What I can't stand is his/her moronic counterpart. You all know the guy (or girl), the one who gets in a plane and has no idea how to fly it, treating it more like a flying bulldozer than a fighter jet.

News flash to players of Battlefield 1943, the blue team is yours so it behooves you to maybe not try and run them out of the sky as you pursue a kill because all you are going to do is get yourself and your teammate killed. I myself am not the greatest pilot and still generally get more kills in a plane by running it head on into my opponent but I do know to avoid running into my own team members for both our sakes. Oh and in the game proper when you choose the sniper class please find yourself a nice bunker or grove of tress to hang out in, you aren't meant to be front line troops and trying to back up regular infantry with your bolt action rifle generally just means you and your squad mates are going to die. Really its OK to camp if you want to be a sniper.

well in the end you cant really tell people how to enjoy the games they spent money for....

I agree with you OP, but I also agree with ZombieHunter. It drives me crazy when people act like imbeciles in a game, but they can (and will) do whatever they want. The rep system is a joke, but it is there so you may as well use it for what it's worth.

But we are paying for the game as well, and we want to enjoy it. It's hard to enjoy a game when people are being stupid.

Is it still okay if I snipe people with the basic rifle from across the map? I am quite good at that lately.

Man, you're going to hate PC gamers with a passion then.

" Man, you're going to hate PC gamers with a passion then.

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Well the kamikaze technique is only legit when playing as the Imperials.

" Well the kamikaze technique is only legit when playing as the Imperials. "

That Team Fortress 2 shit was hilarious. Hell, even in Tiger Woods 10 for the Wii people are dicks and you can't even talk to them. I've played guys that just fuck off during the whole match and it takes forever to beat them, fucking bastards and their 11 on every goddamn hole.

I agree and disagree. I will admit that I hate the people who join CTF matches but don't go for the flag. However I don't think that means that all these people should be chastised. They should just mess around somewhere else, like in the middle of highway traffic. 

Wait...so you hate when people suck at flying? How can they improve if they never fly.

"well in the end you cant really tell people how to enjoy the games they spent money for.... "