Online gaming has become a staple for many gamers these days, as it can be much more fun to play against other, real people than computers, right? In many instances, WRONG. Here's why, Mr. Online Junkie.
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Starting the Match. In multi-player against a computer, you can instantly hit a "Play" button and be on your way lightning fast into a match. The same isn't the case for many games online. Either the guy hosting the match just won't start the game, or some other idiot won't stop switching sides in the lobby, meaning there isn't consistency between the number of players on each team. Usually it's a mix of both. You might be playing a game with 6 people on both sides, but the host just won't start the match for some reason. You're keeping us waiting pal, START THE GODDAM GAME. It's generally because he just needs to have his friend join in on the match, but that means the numbers will be ineven. Before he gets there, one of the guys leaves, making it equal again, but right when you're about to start the match, the guy that left before joins in again. You end up spending more time in the lobby than on the battlefield. Weee.
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Voicecams. When you give a monkey an online video game communication device, you get voicecam users. Not only do they ALWAYS change their voice to sound like the same exact 4 year old in each match, but there's absolutely no way to get rid of them. This is especially annoying after waiting in the lobby for a half an hour and then being forced to leave the match just to get that racket out of your system.
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Intentional Team Killers and Accidentally Team Killing. It's bad enough having some jerk run around with a shotgun that continuously blows your friends heads off, but accidentally killing someone who looks like they're the enemy is even worse. BF:BC has this major flaw all over it: There is no team color separation, so if someone walks around a corner who looks like they're about to shoot you, but really just want to lend a helping hand, they usually unintentionally get their hand shot off. As well as their head.
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Hackers and Noobtubers. There are people that just love to cheat to get an advantage, and there are also people who love to run around with a cheap chaingun and just win the match instantly.
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Bodyhumpers. This is twice as annoying when it's a teammate that does it after killing you, but just saying the term makes you understand the annoyance of it.
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So now you see the many great annoyances of online gaming. But there are good parts, too. Just not quite as many. By the way, who's up to celebrate my new Video Games spot Dedicated Medal with a match of Bad Company?
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And very good article - funny and true.
And congrats on the medal. However I'd refrain from using the phrase "Noobtuber", as this is the name given to listeners of the great (and independent) gaming podcast "NooBTooB".
Glad to see you're back :)
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