So, this is generally in regard of multiplayer. I'm not the greatest black ops player out there but I'm pretty good. That is, until I have someone Looking over my shoulder. I tend to get nervous & very self aware of my performance, and as a result I lose my ?flow?. Does anyone else suffer from this problem, or a similar one?
Anyone else get worse when being watched or playing with friends?
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Not quite. I don't suddenly start playing worse.
However, if someone else is watching it has an odd effect on the way I view game stories. I tend to sort of start viewing them through the eyes of the other person, if that makes any sense. It usually leads to an unpleasant realization that, no matter how much I tell myself that games are a viable means of storytelling, most of them are still just valueless schlock.
However, if someone else is watching it has an odd effect on the way I view game stories. I tend to sort of start viewing them through the eyes of the other person, if that makes any sense. It usually leads to an unpleasant realization that, no matter how much I tell myself that games are a viable means of storytelling, most of them are still just valueless schlock.
Well when it comes to playing competitive...no.
If anything I play better because unlike online they're right next to me which means more honest bragging rights!
If anything I play better because unlike online they're right next to me which means more honest bragging rights!
Yeah, when I try to play split-screen Special Ops on Modern Warfare my awesome gamerness decreases by at least 30%. I think maybe it is a self-awareness thing, I'm exactly the same when playing pool in front of others.
I tend to be very anal and perfection-y even when I'm playing a single player game totally alone, so having someone in the room with me can have a bit of a negative effect on my performance. However, if we're both playing a split screen game or I'm playing online with people that aren't in the room, I tend to actually do better, strangely.
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I think I know what you mean. You start remembering how you felt the first time you experienced the story, and start interpreting and "experiencing" it based on how you believe they would (which is in turn based on what you know about how this person thinks). Sometimes I find this kind of fun, other times not so much.Zhukov said:
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I've had family members in the room with me while playing TF2. They have just enough understanding of gaming to be amazed that I can hold an in depth discussion on game balance and mechanics with them, without any reduction in performance. And I'm used to having to take the lead and occasionally carry the team when playing co-op with friends.
So basically, no. I just play like I usually would; outside distractions run through a different part of my brain.
Driving my car with a friend in the passenger's seat is an entirely different matter. I suck at that.
So basically, no. I just play like I usually would; outside distractions run through a different part of my brain.
Driving my car with a friend in the passenger's seat is an entirely different matter. I suck at that.
Seems you are not very comfortable around your friends.
I only get that with strangers, let's say you are at an expo and you start to get in your groove then suddenly notice there is a crowd around your monitor ... O.O ... and then it all goes to shit
I only get that with strangers, let's say you are at an expo and you start to get in your groove then suddenly notice there is a crowd around your monitor ... O.O ... and then it all goes to shit
Most of the times I play worse to some degree, but sometimes it seems to have the opposite. For instance, once while playing MW2, I suddenly played a game where I got 20+ kill and zero deaths. Then my computer crashed, presumably under the weight of my awesome awesomeness. Or something...
Only if they insist on talking to me as I try and play. Of course nowadays it helps that I have kind of a "man cave" to retreat to to play, so I'm well isolated.
Ehhhh, it's doesn't happen that often.
My rage meter increases (mostly because everyone thinks it's funny), and I suddenly realize that I last played the game before the most awkward parts in the game, and now my friends are watching me stumble through the cheesy dialogue of a love interest.
But on when I play TF2 with friends, I suck close to every time.
My rage meter increases (mostly because everyone thinks it's funny), and I suddenly realize that I last played the game before the most awkward parts in the game, and now my friends are watching me stumble through the cheesy dialogue of a love interest.
But on when I play TF2 with friends, I suck close to every time.
Depends, if I'm playing with them, online or locally, nope not at all. The minute they are sitting behind me watching everything I do? Not sure why but I start making a lot more stupid mistakes, like misjudging distances in Assassins Creed and such, but that's only when I talk to the person too.
This happened to me all the time , i hate being watched while playing a game because of this . The last time this happened was whilst playing black ops and her gfs brother came over unexpectedly , suddenly i couldn't aim for my life.SeriousSquirrel said:
This also happens to me , especially when i am playing and rpg and my gf is watching me . I make the same realisation , but i console myself saying that games are supposed to be played , not watched.Zhukov said:
I do this same thing. I do it with music also and movies also, which is why I can't enjoy myself with something if someone else who doesn't enjoy it is there.Zhukov said:
That's why I usually try to pick ones I think the other person will like. I don't try and convince my derpy mindless-action-loving friend to watch There Will Be Blood with me, and I don't try and make my father understand why Wu-Tang is good.
OT though, I actually do tend to mess up more when people are watching me, since I'm analyzing every aspect of what I'm doing and trying to stay mindful of how everyone else is reacting, and so all reflexes and instincts fly out the window.
If I show off me playing something like a Touhou game, it's almost always going to be a replay that I had it save for me. I am noticeably worse when I play it in front of him, and I get even more frustrated than I usually am. He understands though, because he knows what I'm doing is well beyond his capability.
Now if it's Portal, or an RPG, or heck even an FPS, I do fine. It's just those really tricky shmups that I cause embarassment to myself.
Now if it's Portal, or an RPG, or heck even an FPS, I do fine. It's just those really tricky shmups that I cause embarassment to myself.
My skill drop mostly comes from the fact that my friends (and also me) are merciless critics of anything and everything, and so trying to do well at anything while they harass you is difficult. With strangers it's totally fine though, I can block them out completely.