Hey everyone!
I saw this interesting thread this morning that touched an issue that I'm sure many players have noticed when playing NS2. I felt that thread was not given enough justice so I decided to dig a little bit more into that topic. It's about the feeling that it get constantly harder to find enjoyable games in ns2 the more you play it. Now there are a lot of factors connected to that feeling and I hope to be able to highlight the reason and help players to fully experience what natural selection 2 has to offer.
It usually does not take long for players to start notice that the experience can vary a lot between rounds in NS2. One of the biggest factors players mention is the lack of teamplay and one sided games because teams give up to early. As a player gets to experience more epic matches where teams work together to a common goal the normal matches start to become bland and not that interesting. Now this does not only happen in natural selection 2 but in other games as well, but because how much the social factor affect ns2 players get a real taste how the organized environment works and start to crave for more. It's a similar reason why many players end up in the competitive environment after playing a game for a while.
But now comes the big question, what to do when you get to a level that playing on a random server just does not seem interesting anymore? I could even add to this question: ,,I don't want to join an organized team, I don't have the time or the interest to do so".
Now there is nothing wrong with that and playing competitively is not the only way to move forward. What I would recommend is to look for a community to start to play with. Find a community server that usually has the same players playing on it. These kind of servers are usually fairly organized in a very nice and relaxing environment. As you start playing more players will start to recognize you and the experience starts to get even better. With the right community even the one sided games become enjoyable.
There are a lot of different communities and it might take a while to find one that is perfect for you. To tell the truth I would actually like to see more of these type of gaming groups pop up and let players know that they are out there. Also if there is anyone out there that has been thinking of creating a ns2 gaming community, I would say go for it!
These kind of communities truly bring out the best of ns2. I hope to see more of them out there and is big part of the reason why I ended up playing natural selection for so long(both ns1 and ns2).
In the end I started my own competitive team in NS2 and it has really helped me experience everything the game has to offer.
Hope this read has been worth your time![:)]( ":)")
, would love to hear more thoughts on this topic.
-Grissi
I saw this interesting thread this morning that touched an issue that I'm sure many players have noticed when playing NS2. I felt that thread was not given enough justice so I decided to dig a little bit more into that topic. It's about the feeling that it get constantly harder to find enjoyable games in ns2 the more you play it. Now there are a lot of factors connected to that feeling and I hope to be able to highlight the reason and help players to fully experience what natural selection 2 has to offer.
It usually does not take long for players to start notice that the experience can vary a lot between rounds in NS2. One of the biggest factors players mention is the lack of teamplay and one sided games because teams give up to early. As a player gets to experience more epic matches where teams work together to a common goal the normal matches start to become bland and not that interesting. Now this does not only happen in natural selection 2 but in other games as well, but because how much the social factor affect ns2 players get a real taste how the organized environment works and start to crave for more. It's a similar reason why many players end up in the competitive environment after playing a game for a while.
But now comes the big question, what to do when you get to a level that playing on a random server just does not seem interesting anymore? I could even add to this question: ,,I don't want to join an organized team, I don't have the time or the interest to do so".
Now there is nothing wrong with that and playing competitively is not the only way to move forward. What I would recommend is to look for a community to start to play with. Find a community server that usually has the same players playing on it. These kind of servers are usually fairly organized in a very nice and relaxing environment. As you start playing more players will start to recognize you and the experience starts to get even better. With the right community even the one sided games become enjoyable.
There are a lot of different communities and it might take a while to find one that is perfect for you. To tell the truth I would actually like to see more of these type of gaming groups pop up and let players know that they are out there. Also if there is anyone out there that has been thinking of creating a ns2 gaming community, I would say go for it!
These kind of communities truly bring out the best of ns2. I hope to see more of them out there and is big part of the reason why I ended up playing natural selection for so long(both ns1 and ns2).
In the end I started my own competitive team in NS2 and it has really helped me experience everything the game has to offer.
Hope this read has been worth your time
, would love to hear more thoughts on this topic.-Grissi