Loading ...
Top 10 Most Annoying Things About Online Gaming
By Richard Windsor | September 13, 2006
Online gaming is still truly in its infancy stage and therefore is quite immature and on occasion will soil itself. That being said it is still worth the love and dedication it needs to grow, but all good parents must be able to scorn their children when they do something wrong. So far no one has scorned baby online, so I will be the civic minded one here and lay down the law.
10. Typing‚ I notice that more and more people are buying headsets now for playing online PC games, but for the love of god we need to get rid of typing in PC games. It takes the immersion level down when you have to stop to type something. It also usually ends up with me getting a slug in the brain while I am busy relating something. Please PC game makers, take out typing and force everyone to buy USB headsets.
9. Kids‚ For the love of god will someone call little Timmy’s parents and tell them he has the mouth of a trucker. There are a lot of mature kids playing online, but about 30% of them are the most annoying, horrible, and inconceivable teammates you ever want to play with.
8. Weapon Whores‚ Some people out there just can’t play a game without getting their favorite piece of death and destruction. The best example of this is the sniper in Halo 2. I am really good with the sniper, but so far I have been betrayed about 300 times because I was first in line to get it and the moron behind me thinks he is better with it so he lovingly tosses a grenade at my feet. You can’t always get what you want!
7. Spawn Campers‚ Ohh I long for the day when I can exact my revenge on those who think it’s funny to camp at my spawn and kill me as I materialize. It is the reason that I stopped playing GRAW so much. The game turned from fun tactical shooter into a race for the other teams spawn point. Can‚Äôt the developers put up some kind of invisible wall around spawn points, at least give us a chance to live before Timmy blows our grey matter across the beautifully rendered ground.
6. Noobs‚ There are 2 breeds of noobs out there. The first are people new to the game that will listen and work with you in order to make themselves better at the game. Then there are the noobs who can‚Äôt seem to take constructive criticism as anything else but an insult towards their mom’s pureness. These noobs curse and scream at you when all you wanted to do was to let them know something useful. They think if the cuss enough they won’t look quite as noobish, but I think we all know better.
5. Corpse Humping (aka Teabagging)‚ Oh it’s all fun when you are doing it to someone else, but the second someone drops their wrinkly coin purse down upon your face it just not funny anymore. You spend the rest of the round trying to return the favor and usually end up losing the game.
4. Racism & Homophobia‚ Why must every 13 to 18 year old boy in this country use the word fag and nig%& like it’s going out of style? Just once I would like to get through a game without some moronic 15 year old spewing every racist and homophobic word out of his underdeveloped mouth. I am all for letting off steam while playing but a bunch of white kids screaming nig$#@ is just plain stupidity.
3. Lag‚ I know that lag will most likely be around for as long as gaming exists, but that doesn‚Äôt mean that it’s not annoying as hell. The thing about lag though is that it seems to show its ugly head at the wrong time. How many times have you been getting ready to make a kill and all of a sudden your prey is on the other side of the room walking face first into the wall? We must shut down the web and make the internet a gaming only zone, who‚Äôs with me!
2. Cheaters‚ This one should be obvious. No one likes these people so they feel the need to get online every night and throw the balance of a game off. What kind of person is so desperate for attention that they have to get it in a negative manner? I don’t understand how playing a game with an overwhelming advantage is fun. Seems to me that it would take all the fun out of the game.
1. A-Holes‚Yeah that’s right my number one is all the glorious people who wake up everyday not realizing that they are big a-holes. They don’t mind cheating or talking to loud into their mic, because they don’t care. Online games allow them the anonymity they desire to perpetuate their a-holeness. Each one of them is the cause for most of this list. I know there is no way to get rid of these people online but just getting to rant about it eases my mind a bit.
If you can think of anymore online annoyances please post it in our comments section.
Tags: noobs, online gaming, spawn campers, teabagging, weapons
Topics: Aeropaused, Articles, Culture |
Enjoy this article? You may also like:81 Comments »
RSS feed for comments on this post.
Comment by evoL — September 13, 2006 @ 12:59 pm
You seemed to sum it all up.. well done.
Comment by Paul — September 13, 2006 @ 1:24 pm
Only problem with #10 is #9 and #4. Damn those kids can swear. And it’s doubly bad when you hear them screaming in your ear swearing. sheesh.
Comment by FadedReality — September 13, 2006 @ 1:34 pm
Though I’ve never taken part it in the act on the giving or recieving end, to me it seems teabagging should be #10 if not off the list for something more annoying. Perhaps those people who treat their game of choice as if it’s real life and flip out on you if you make a mistake or “betray them” by leaving their clan/guild/w/e.
Comment by Ryan — September 13, 2006 @ 1:39 pm
For some reason when I view your posts through Netvibes (RSS reader using your Atom feed) or through the site, the images all say “Sorry, please pay for your bandwidth.” Are you using hotlinking protection? Or am I being blocked because I used the ATOM feed.
Just checking!
Comment by Barakaka — September 13, 2006 @ 1:40 pm
Haha Barry Bonds, that is classic, funny shit man!
Comment by Shane — September 13, 2006 @ 1:45 pm
Ryan, yeah it’s a rewrite script for images. We’ve had a lot of hot-linkers so I did it that way. Sorry!
Comment by Wrathchild — September 13, 2006 @ 1:51 pm
I’d probably put them in a different order, but you’re pretty much spot-on with those.
Comment by Richard — September 13, 2006 @ 1:58 pm
Everyone will be able to put the following list inot their own order, this is merely the order that they piss me off in.
Comment by Priority Mail Man — September 13, 2006 @ 2:05 pm
Oh my god they should build in electric shock to controllers so that everyone can vote to shock someone who is acting like a tard
Comment by Doug — September 13, 2006 @ 2:47 pm
Banishing typing would be horrible. I am almost deaf and I know many other gamers who are deaf or hard of hearing. Typing lets us communicate in online games and gives us many opportunities for social interaction we would not otherwise have.
Comment by Richard — September 13, 2006 @ 2:49 pm
I would never want to banish typing all together but would like to get people who can to use headsets.
Comment by Anonymous — September 13, 2006 @ 3:22 pm
right now its cool to be a nig&@$
Comment by Don — September 13, 2006 @ 3:29 pm
I’m an online gamer and I have to say that your article is pretty much spot on, and just about everything I hate in online gaming. Good job!
Comment by Jason K W — September 13, 2006 @ 3:33 pm
Way to go sticking it to those bastard cheaters.
Comment by BLackfish — September 13, 2006 @ 3:39 pm
Too funny. There’s no way I can order this list. It’s well done tho’ from a mature and LONG time online PC/Xbox Live gamer.
I tend to play with *my* people and it’s just fine. Xbox 360’s live feedback and other player matching features are supposed to help, but these a-holes find a way through don’t they.
Comment by YouJustDontKNow — September 13, 2006 @ 3:40 pm
You pretty much summed up online gaming as whole. It may be a pain in the ass sometimes but we love it just like our kids
Comment by Ben — September 13, 2006 @ 3:44 pm
Couldn’t agree more with Assholes being number one. I love the thought of them when they 67, still working at McDonalds with 10 or 12 illigitmate children and living in the alley between Sizzler and Pizza Hut. While wondering what a better life they could of had if they had just acted like a normal person. I hope some fall into well’s and die a lonely death. I wish cancer, STDs, and elphantitius upon them. Only if they were all my neighbors so I could break their fingers, I hope they’re are raped by dogs. Yes I hate A-holes with a passion. One day I will find one and take years of aggression out on them.
Comment by Gamer — September 13, 2006 @ 3:51 pm
Online gaming should be modeled after the ‘outer planes’ of existence. Valhalla is one example, where great War Gods (Gaming veterans) accept and teach the newly interred (noobs) into their epic struggles. Or Elysium, the happy hunting grounds, where each player has an equal chance to die or avenge death, only to be reborn to do it all again! So there is no need for bitter grudges or bombast. Disrespect of the gamer, the game and the entire idea of multi-player gaming is pervasive and destabilizing. Not to mention, ruins the fun for everyone. I have a solution, that leaders and followers can adopt, to help us all move the pendulum back to the center…
1) Limit the number of actual game-hours played, take a mandatory break every hour. This creates a sense of balance and gives you time to address non gaming issues and to put games in perspective. It also helps you play better by giving your nervous system time to adjust.
2) Understand it’s not about you, no one cares who you are, or why you are playing on a ’saturday night’, or how pimping your rig is. It’s anonymous and needs to stay that way. Your game handle is not you. It’s a big world with lots of people, you mean nothing to them.
3) If you are a superior player, prove it by actually playing in a superior manner. Don’t get health before everyone, don’t cheat, don’t insult players who do not have your experiences.
4) If you are an inferior player, show your ability to be useful by taking on small tasks and co-operating with a veteran, even if he doesn’t seem to appreciate your assitance. Heal him, supply him. Follow him around and watch what he does. As an accidental apprentice, you show resepct and he might repay you in skill transferrance, if he wants to or not.
5) Do not type anything that you wouldn’t say to your mother, or girlfriend, or child. Filthy talk only demonstrates you have nothing else to say. You can mutter it under your breath, or yell it at your game (if no one is looking). It’s called self control.
Self-control is the basis of self-respect and self-respect is the basis of courage. You need courage to fight on while your team loses, you also need it when people single you out for abuse. But trust me, if you play like a champion, in skill or demeanor, everyone notices, and they will secretly envy and mimic you, it just takes time. Good luck, and I’ll see you online.
Comment by Tuckk — September 13, 2006 @ 4:44 pm
Well I think we all know now that cliath is one of those assholes he was speaking about. Its an opinion you douchbag get a freakin life!
Comment by Anonymous — September 13, 2006 @ 4:49 pm
geez cliath you sound like one of the assholes they are talking about, what is really sad is that you took so much time to write a reply on something that is not meant to be taken to seriously!
Comment by Richard — September 13, 2006 @ 5:04 pm
Good to see a lively discussion although I think that some people are taking the list a little to literally, remember these are opinions, that means you cliath!
As much as the stuff above can be annoying from time to time online gaming is still one of the best things out there.
Comment by Anonymous — September 13, 2006 @ 5:06 pm
Good Read
Comment by Anonymous — September 13, 2006 @ 5:21 pm
I agree with the complaints on cheaters and the complaints on spawn points, but no one is keeping you from buying a headset/only communicating with people who have them. Half of your complaints are the same thing, then I don’t even know why the corpse humping makes a difference–you don’t have to exact revenge for it, play the damn game–trying to get revenge against that makes you one of the bad teammates you’re complaining about in the same list. The best way to play any online game is the same as the best way to play any offline game–with people you know you enjoy playing with, or at least when you don’t like them, at least people you can beat, because honestly if someone is calling you an n-word (and it’s real nice that you filter the n-word but not homophobic terms), it doesn’t matter, cause you realize it’s some idiot 11 year old who is just trying to rouse a reaction.
Comment by YOUKNOWNOTHING — September 13, 2006 @ 5:25 pm
Hey cliath I got a top 10 list for you
Top 5 reasons why you are an idiot!
5. You complain about an opinion article.
4. You wrote as much as he did (learn english by the way)
3. Your points made no sense.
2. You write in pigeon english
1. Since you complained about everything on the list this must mean you are Timmy!
Comment by tehl33t — September 13, 2006 @ 6:08 pm
ummm u seem to be a n00b yourself…. pc ftw!
Comment by Sly — September 13, 2006 @ 6:40 pm
I’d say they should ban anyone under 18 from playing any game, I stopped playing multiplayer games because of the immaturity and stupidity that takes place nowadays. With all the Tking and aimbots, and stupid and inane chatter that takes place in multiplayer games, it’s far easier and more satisfying to just play single player campaigns or to just play against a bot.
Comment by noup — September 13, 2006 @ 6:43 pm
humorous and realistic. i enjoyed it!
Comment by nakedsushi — September 13, 2006 @ 6:44 pm
My #1 annoyance:
“Are you really a girl?”
Now I just use gender-neutral handles and try to keep voice chat to a minimum.
Comment by Aonymouse — September 13, 2006 @ 6:55 pm
Speaking of underdeveloped, your reasoning for #4 “a bunch of white kids screaming nig$#@ is just plain stupidity.” is a racist remark. Other than that i mostly agree, tho i imagine you’re an egotistical a-hole in some peoples minds.
Comment by Anonymous — September 13, 2006 @ 7:03 pm
Good article. I’d say cheaters should be #1-10 because I have a burning hatred for people that unbalance a game on such a massive scale.
Comment by SuperSparky — September 13, 2006 @ 7:55 pm
That’s why I no longer game online. I used to until the brats came. Now I’m content with single-player. I believe it’s been at least four years now. I miss nothing. Oh sure, I’ll play a LAN game every once in a while, but the Internet games have too many childish brats as indicated in the article.
Comment by chapan — September 13, 2006 @ 8:41 pm
great article. I really hate the #9, #6, #4 and #2. I dun understand why people would like to suck out the fun of games by being these type of people.
and ya, i second kids shud be banned from gaming.
Comment by Tatsu Oyama — September 13, 2006 @ 8:53 pm
I pray that they do indeed get rid of typing in games. I hate it…HATE IT. It really breaks the appeal of a game. Plus several of the keys I need to use to play the game…are used to communicate. Well anyhow I am all for voice com as long as I can IGNORE certain users.
If I have to hear another scratchy, high pitched, prepube having little boy shout unintellegable garbage at the top of his lungs over Ventrillo…I will shoot a kitten.
I
Swear
I
Will…
Comment by Anonymous — September 13, 2006 @ 10:21 pm
How about admins who think they’re God’s gift to gaming… Way too many MUD admins are way too full of themselves
Comment by Anonymous — September 13, 2006 @ 10:30 pm
The only one of these things I really don’t agree with you on is #10. I know what you mean, but the fact is that there are simply some people who I don’t want to hear. You think profanity and bad language is bad now? Wait until every single person playing the game can speak unfiltered without even the medium of a keyboard to break it up.
Comment by Christopher James Jenyns, B. A. — September 14, 2006 @ 12:02 am
Griefers are just a scapegoat for the feelings of inadequacy that develop over time from playing in a sandbox where the only thing of lasting value is the memory of the experience that someone may or may not be interested in you retelling. I would play an MMOG, but the protracted lead up to my death (at the end of my life) is more interesting.
Buy playdo if you have issues.
Comment by mNotaNazi — September 14, 2006 @ 1:08 am
but why’d u put hitler’s pic when u were discussing a$$holes? i think ur trying to say something…
Comment by Anonymous — September 14, 2006 @ 7:09 am
amen, nice list. to counter what someone said about just ignoring kids with homophobe (or closet homos) and racist remarks, you can’t just ignore it, cause you have to see what strategies your teammates are up to. You need the channel free for communication about the game, not to see some kid reflect on his own inadequacies. now I search high and low for servers with good admins, I finally found a local one for CSS and I’m happy there, if people screw around they get kicked very quickly.
Comment by Thain — September 14, 2006 @ 7:13 am
Honestly, I think that banishing typing would be the worst thing that could be done for online games, and not just because of the limitations it would place on deaf gamers. Instead, I vote for an elimination of all the moronic abbreviations.
I can recall playing Quake with uber-geeks who could type out a small (unabbreviated) novel in seconds. Sure, type-kills are cheap, but communication via typing (without lame abbreviations) ensures that written communication skills are maintained a little longer.
Just stop already with the abbreviations. I don’t play online games anymore, because I can’t be bothered to learn pidgin!
Comment by MaaWaa — September 14, 2006 @ 7:23 am
In a nutshell you could have just had:
10 - lazy programming
9 through 4 - other people
3 - out of date hardware
2 - other people
1 - other people
of course to balance that you would have to have a top 10 good things list, which in fairness would consist mostly of… other people…
rough with the smooth. its the way of the world.
Comment by Tim Narvan — September 14, 2006 @ 7:36 am
Anyone else here think we should pass this information (Top-10 List) over to the developers of avarice galactic empires? (http://www.playavarice.com/) Perhaps, in their game creation process they can solve a few of them, so when their real-time web-based game finally comes out, we won’t have to complain so much! (I mean the developers of a.g.e are asking us to help construct the game through their open-door/development site, so it seems like a what not to do list might come in handy for them.)
Comment by Anonymous — September 14, 2006 @ 7:49 am
Good list, but you gotta admin, tea-bagging is hysterical if it ain’t you!! I enjoy being an a-hole once I find a spawn camper and chase his wise-a$$ down and camp on him until he quits…
Comment by Snapperou812 — September 14, 2006 @ 8:31 am
I don’t think we need to ban the kids from the games but we can annoy them by useing some parenting skills on them. If the kid (not that age matters)is being an ass let them know. If they refuse to settle down drop them from the party/guild. Peer pressure is something they understand.
Comment by Anonymous — September 14, 2006 @ 8:42 am
AWPS!!!!!!!111!1!1!!!!124
Comment by Humpty — September 14, 2006 @ 8:50 am
Paul wrote: “Damn those kids can swear.”
Was morons one of the top ten? Maybe it shoulda been… Paul and a couple of the others would fit right in.
Frankly, swearing has no place in written language and very little place in verbal language. It shows a lack of command for the English language. It also shows a lack of skill in describing things in intelligent terms.
I agree with almost every one of the top 10. However, when we don’t teach kids to have GOOD MORALS, they will act like your perfect top 10 annoyance player. You’re speaking to the symptom here, not the cause.
THANKS for the list!
Comment by Jackpot — September 14, 2006 @ 8:57 am
Forcing USB headphones will only make the annoying MORE annoying. When those idiots get tired of hearing people flame them, they’ll simply drop the headphones over their most annoying music and let it play as loud as possible for as long as possible.
Typing can be ignored.
Better yet, IF you’re paying for gaming, push the admins to drop the jerks. Set rules and enforce them. Simple as that.
Character is not inborn. It is learned - sometimes the hard way.
Comment by CharlieJ — September 14, 2006 @ 9:01 am
I quit playing online games during the Delta Force 2 days at Novalogic. The main reasons were: #1 - Spawn campers and #2 - Cheaters. They do NOTHING positive for gaming — and everything negative. THANKFULLY, we didn’t have VoIP, so we didn’t have to listen to the ignorant rants of testosterone filled teenie weenies (the same guys who teabag corpses).
Comment by Hairymop — September 14, 2006 @ 9:03 am
Ha ha ha brilliant! Can the game makers please make it easy to switch off players like those in #10, #9 and #4
Comment by Deafie — September 14, 2006 @ 10:17 am
I fear the day everyone abandons typing, because I am deaf and would not understand what everyone is trying to say.
Now if perfect voice-recognition (and transcribing) software was available that turned voice into text, that would solve that though.
Comment by Steve — September 15, 2006 @ 9:04 am
You forgot 2
- De-levelers - people who kill themselves on purpose in order to go down in rank so they can then beat up on lower ranked players in games
- people who sing or say something repeatedly throughout the game (covered under a-holes I guess)
Comment by inglewooder — September 15, 2006 @ 11:51 pm
One thing they should add to the list,is people who run infront of you when you are shooting and then punish you for teamkilling
Comment by MARS mikelj — September 16, 2006 @ 9:54 am
Ohhh, the pain & annoyance of the “Punishers”! At least let me say “I’m sorry” first…
Comment by RT — September 16, 2006 @ 6:33 pm
Squeekers, sure you can force everyone to use headphones but johnny 13 year old with far too many opinions will make you want to go the way of mozart, which raises an interesting idea..
Comment by Mal — September 17, 2006 @ 12:23 am
Grinding also blows. It’ll never go away, but in all honesty, it just isn’t a great thing to do. (Grinding as is defined in the gaming word is: To do something repeatedly, until you get to the goal, but will need to continue doing it repeatedly until you reach the ultimate goal at hand.)
Comment by Paul — September 17, 2006 @ 8:52 am
I TOTALLY agree with your list, although the mention of banning kids I would disagree with, as I am 16. I do however feel ALL your pains, since I have a little brother of 14 and all of his friends annoy the crap out of me, especially when trying to play online. The problem isn’t kids in general, it’s just the spoiled brats, and the ones who think thier mission in life is to annoy other people to suicide (A.K.A. my little brother). I know, and play with alot of high school kids, and we get along extremely well, with no extreme profanity, cheaters, a-holes, racists, teabaggers, or spawn campers. It really makes online life so…happy, and peacefull(I must admit though, my best friend is an administrator, and keeps people like that out, at my suggestion).
Comment by sargent kik ass — September 17, 2006 @ 10:00 am
Ben and Richerd I totally agree with u both.I hate the kind of people who think their all that just because they can get a head shot or kill u with a feakin grenade or rocket launcher in 1 friekin hit.well duh!!! if its goin through ur body at 1000 miles an hr or blowing up in frunt of it ur charictor might not be vary healthy after that!!!!!!!……sorry its just that those assholes really get on my nerves.Im so glad that somebody finally said something about it.And really,u would only want to teabag sombody if ur so pathetic that u cant get anybody and I mean anybody so u would get the satisfation of rapeing a guy.ROCK ON PEOPLE WHO HATE ASSHOLES!!!
Comment by walther — September 17, 2006 @ 4:14 pm
come on… teabagging is an essential part of any good game. it’s a three step process: frag, tag and bag.
but everything else is spot on. especially the sailor-mouthed kids.
Comment by Peter Herrin — September 18, 2006 @ 11:46 am
I noticed while playing Halo 2 that multiplayer became far more difficult and polite after about 11pm. Funny, that.
Comment by dBs — September 18, 2006 @ 3:20 pm
For number 3 (lag), try this:
http://www.killernic.com
ITs worked for me so far =D
Comment by singleplayerrulez — September 18, 2006 @ 3:28 pm
I realize that different people play games for different reasons, and that online gaming definitely has its place, but the #1 reason I personally DON’T play online games is because you can make a top 10 list of the most annoying things about them.
Comment by gimme ur cookie — September 18, 2006 @ 9:01 pm
Sore Losers/Winners - We all know what the stats look like at the end of the game but ultimately it comes down to who (individually or as a group) played a better game. If I hear one more comment about how I cheated since I won or how I got owned since I lost… I’m going to lose it!!!!!
Comment by ace — September 18, 2006 @ 9:22 pm
Dude That is so right.
why is the cheating picture a black man?
so racist.
Comment by Karl — September 18, 2006 @ 11:10 pm
Getting booted from a host when your kill/score begins to exceed that of the hosting player’s.
Stat whores in general: Online stats tend to have a chilling effect on the gaming experience. Any game with this (mis-feature?) It is especially bad when the game places a “rank icon” (read: scarlet letter) next to your nick in the lobby.
Comment by Buzzy24 — September 18, 2006 @ 11:31 pm
In regards to #10, I think a choice is good. But then again, I couldn’t agree more on losing typing! In fact, gamers should keep their old warhorse keyboard for typing. It might be an idea to purchase a small game pad which also gives you more room on the desk. I recently purchased a game pad from cybersnipa. The product was affordable and it also increased my gaming performance.
Comment by kalen — September 18, 2006 @ 11:52 pm
i could make a list concerning dead or alive 4 alone but here a few. lag. and lag in DOA4 is tough and could mean a loss in a crucial match. i also hate brad wong and hayabusa. such cheap characters with an absolute unfair advantage. the number one issue i have for sure though is when, just as last night for instance, an SS comes into a room of B+’s(currently myself) and starts to regulate. you werent skilled. you played in a match full of lag with extremely fast characters. I wasnt impressed only because one, its tag team and also the dude was ryu and christie. if that was you and you are also reading this…for the record: i was not impressed!
Comment by The Doomed — September 19, 2006 @ 7:58 am
You listed out many valuable points, however typing should not be banished. Perhaps making a player take less damage during typing would be better. Not everybody rich enough to afford those headsets. I would say games like World of warcraft and the like are the biggest problem for online gaming. These games are of little value since they are so repetitive and quite frankly boring. These coupled with excessive cost makes it an unsustainable entertainment form. Halo for the pc was a great example of balance, with a strong single player and multiplayer balance
Comment by Eddie — September 19, 2006 @ 2:55 pm
I think headsets are annoying. I have one, but I rarely use it. People chat on headsets and have conversations that are completely unrelated to the game. The worst was one time I joined a squad in BF2 and the squad leader was yelling bloody murder when he’d die. Then I finally said STFU and he said, “Who said that, get out of my squad.” And I did, and I was glad I didn’t have to listen to him anymore. It’s more annoying in Counterstrike Source because you have to take the time to mute them and sometimes you can hear the opposing teams mics too.
So yes… mics are annoying, and I’d rather take the time to type something than spam the audio channels.
Comment by Xander — September 21, 2006 @ 11:01 am
“To mic or no to mic” is a complicated issue. It’s a lot faster to just talk and let the keyboard to character control only. But the A-holes ruin the whole voice chat experience lots of times. Both of them has their advantages and flaws.
Comment by Gavan Woolery — September 22, 2006 @ 12:56 am
You should check out Genesis (www.playgenesis.com)…it is attempting to address some of these issues (although time will tell how successfully).
Comment by knux — September 24, 2006 @ 11:33 am
What about the people who call you a hacker because you’re better than them
Comment by Bo S. Winther — September 25, 2006 @ 1:27 am
In a match in Zombie Panic (Mod for Half-life)
there was one thing that id like to call a mic spammer he spammed the voice chat with discusting techno music… and we told him to STFU.. when he wouldn’t listen.. well Insta ban..
Also ive also heard conversations over mic that where not game related… I mean its fine if it’s a server where everybody is goofing around.. but in a server where everyone else is playing serious..
Comment by Zarquon — September 26, 2006 @ 10:38 pm
I’ve been saying all this for years. Maybe now that it’s in article form people will pay attention, lord knows that trying to tell people this on forums like the playstation underground forum is like talking to a bunch of brick walls.
Comment by Weaver — October 5, 2006 @ 9:08 pm
I would say simply leet speak/real shit spelling in general. Bad spelling really pisses me off when its like “loll u stpiud noobas”.
Maybe just a general lack of politeness. Also, I dislike people who treat new players like shit. I’ve been there, im sure we all have. You missed the jump on a good game, and now a year or so later your playing it for the first time. The community has already developed and slang is already in place. So for instance; ST could be short for Strategic Point. Someone could say “get the ST.” But you don’t know what that is. When you ask, they go on a 12 minute bitch about “loll u stpiud noobas”.
Comment by Lukio — October 22, 2006 @ 4:38 am
Sad but true. I think for any dedicated gamer at least 8 of those 10 items in your list are really annoying. Yes the headset thing is maybe not top priority many people just don’t want to speak live and i
Comment by Liled4life — November 17, 2006 @ 7:51 pm
Thank you weaver!i have had trouble on a game called civalization where someone booted me just because i was not entiraly sure wat i was doing. and i hope they dont boot kids out cause im only 12 but talk no racist junk or curse.
Comment by E_N_T_U_N_E — November 18, 2006 @ 5:40 am
I dont remember Barry Bonds ever getting caught cheating?? Which leads me to my #1 gaming annoyance online, spawn camping weapon whoring mic spamming no typing faggot nigger laggy ass hole noobs LIKE YOU RICHARD always accusing anyone and everyone that beats you of cheating. *corpse hump*
Comment by interested person — December 18, 2006 @ 4:48 pm
what is graw can you tell me the web site so i can see so my self
Comment by sifer2400 — April 28, 2007 @ 2:20 pm
this is one of my favorite articles i have ever read no matter how many times i read it it seems so funny this should be like the bible for gamers
Comment by hold on — October 12, 2007 @ 5:44 am
Hold on,
u missed 24/7 players that all gang on the nubs
Comment by Sergio — July 27, 2008 @ 1:22 am
Bolting out in Sports games are also annoying. I was playing NBA 2K5 on Xbox a few years back. This guy was beating me and was cheery about it. Then I made a comeback and I began to win handfully. Guess what this a-hole does? HE BOLTS OUT OF THE GAME?! Probably to avoid getting a stat like that.
Sore Losers are also annoying. You start to win and they begin to bitch!
Comment by penny — July 29, 2008 @ 10:09 pm
Too funny. There’s no way I can order this list. It’s well done tho’ from a mature and LONG time online PC/Xbox Live gamer.Tiffany & Co 1837 Collection CUSHION Pendant Tiffany & Co 1837 Collection ELEMENTS Pendant