A while ago someone posted on r/ns2 that everyone online playing NS2 is a jerk. Like many who commented, I scoffed at the notion. I even posted a comment saying they're all probably just some of the inevitable 10 year olds that bought the game during a steam sale. However, I haven't been playing as often as I used to for work/school/I was trying the whole outdoor thing for a while. Lately I've been jumping back in a few hours a week, and after watching the world championships this weekend I spend all day Sunday killing skulks. It was halfway through the day that I realized that newbie who posted on reddit that people who play online are jerks. Many of which are outright assholes.
When did this happen? I've never had this impression before. One of my favorite things about this game has always been the community. I feel that because of the learning curve associated with NS/NS2 only the more devoted players would stick around and all of the preteens who've banged my mom will get frustrated and run back to their arcade shooters. It was these devoted players who've always been mature and nurturing towards helping this game and community as a whole continue to grow and thrive match after match and year after year.
At least thats the way it used to be.
Now, at first I just figured they were your occasional troll who was quick to get banned or the god mode mentality players who blames his lack of skill on lag or the hax on his inability to pay attention and learn. Those guys are just inevitable in any game, especially one like NS2 that is growing by the day (and with every steam sale). But I quickly realized it was more than that. People were bitching and cursing out players for making a minor mistake. Sure, grabbing a welder as a Marine should be common sense, but does the guy deserve to be treated like shit over it? Maybe he hasn't played in months and just forgot, or is new to the game but prematurely clicked off his "Newbie" status.
This behavior wasn't just in a few games, but just about all of them. It's appalling. Your bitching just doesn't make this game fun. The way it should be, and the way it used to be, was people would simply talk to you and help you along. Giving advice. Now if the person kept making the same mistake time and time again, sure it'd get frustration. But c'mon people, this isn't an easy game to learn, and there's a lot to forget if you don't play that often.
Normally there were only one maybe two at the most who would just bitch and curse. Unfortunately it's these people that are usually the most vocal of all, and ultimately make the community as a whole look bad. If you're a new player, why would you want to devote your time to learning a game where people constantly berate you for making mistakes you didn't know you were making in the first place?
If you agree with me then please, take it upon yourself to police up your fellow player. If someone starts bitching, calmly talk them down, and then offer the noob player some friendly advice. Not only will this help them get better faster, but hopefully keep some people from raising their blood pressure and allow them to live longer. I mean, nothing gets your blood pumping faster than a trio of Onos smashing your main base's power supply, so we don't need them popping a blood vessel just because a guy forgot a welding torch.
I love this community, and I'd hate to see it morph into a club of pretentious assholes. I've quit playing games for less than that. At some point it's just not worth it. I'd really hate to quit this one.
When did this happen? I've never had this impression before. One of my favorite things about this game has always been the community. I feel that because of the learning curve associated with NS/NS2 only the more devoted players would stick around and all of the preteens who've banged my mom will get frustrated and run back to their arcade shooters. It was these devoted players who've always been mature and nurturing towards helping this game and community as a whole continue to grow and thrive match after match and year after year.
At least thats the way it used to be.
Now, at first I just figured they were your occasional troll who was quick to get banned or the god mode mentality players who blames his lack of skill on lag or the hax on his inability to pay attention and learn. Those guys are just inevitable in any game, especially one like NS2 that is growing by the day (and with every steam sale). But I quickly realized it was more than that. People were bitching and cursing out players for making a minor mistake. Sure, grabbing a welder as a Marine should be common sense, but does the guy deserve to be treated like shit over it? Maybe he hasn't played in months and just forgot, or is new to the game but prematurely clicked off his "Newbie" status.
This behavior wasn't just in a few games, but just about all of them. It's appalling. Your bitching just doesn't make this game fun. The way it should be, and the way it used to be, was people would simply talk to you and help you along. Giving advice. Now if the person kept making the same mistake time and time again, sure it'd get frustration. But c'mon people, this isn't an easy game to learn, and there's a lot to forget if you don't play that often.
Normally there were only one maybe two at the most who would just bitch and curse. Unfortunately it's these people that are usually the most vocal of all, and ultimately make the community as a whole look bad. If you're a new player, why would you want to devote your time to learning a game where people constantly berate you for making mistakes you didn't know you were making in the first place?
If you agree with me then please, take it upon yourself to police up your fellow player. If someone starts bitching, calmly talk them down, and then offer the noob player some friendly advice. Not only will this help them get better faster, but hopefully keep some people from raising their blood pressure and allow them to live longer. I mean, nothing gets your blood pumping faster than a trio of Onos smashing your main base's power supply, so we don't need them popping a blood vessel just because a guy forgot a welding torch.
I love this community, and I'd hate to see it morph into a club of pretentious assholes. I've quit playing games for less than that. At some point it's just not worth it. I'd really hate to quit this one.