My friend's cousin is a Call of Duty fanboy

[Pat8u]

How about this one?

Let him play whatever damn game he enjoys.

did you even read this guys other posts

OT: ah a nostalgia issue Im in the same boat cept a different game I started playing WoW so I could talk to my brother about something again since he stoped playing X3 .

My best advice would be make your friend play a game he likes next to the cousin and he will soon grow on to the game theres not much you can really do Im afraid.


MASSIVE DISCLAIMER
anyone who the only way you can talk to them is if your playing ONE VIDEO GAME.
has something wrong with them.

 

[Pat8u]

What do you mean, what should he do?

Heres a thought, how about letting the guy play COD and getting off his fucking back for one second. Im surprised he hasnt punched you or your friend in the face yet.

Stop shoving your opinion and taste on people who dont want it.

Christ...

WHY WILL NO one read the OPs other posts its his friend who feels nostalgic toward his cousin who won't talk to anyone unless they are playing cod.

 

[Woodsey]

"4. My friend's gaming budget is so low that he can't afford the games he wants, and he still has to buy Call of Duty (he always visits me to play the games he wants to play)."

No... no he doesn't.

 

[DarkRyter]

If he's interested in stuff you aren't there is a simple solution. Don't interact with him. I would've though this would be obvious.

You fail to see the point. The point is that he is my friend's cousin and he wants to be friends with him, but he can't unless either he buys Call of Duty every year for the rest of his life and live the life of a pushover (which he kind of is doing already), or his cousin starts to accept other games or other things that will make it easier for them to become friends.

Your friend needs to give up. People drift apart. They get different interests and hobbies. It happens. Deal with it.

 

[Possum TheGreat]

Personally, I'd recommend that your friend buy every other CoD game that comes out. Alternatively, he could exclusively buy them second hand as cheaply. With the extra funds from this, he could buy other games that the cousin might like and keep nagging at his cousin about how good they are.

Just a suggestion. Obviously, this is a tricky situation you and your friend are in.

Plus, if the cousin really is a good friend, he might even play a CoD game which isn't the latest, just for your friend.

 

[mjc0961]

I dunno. It sounds like the cousin isn't worth all the trouble. Your friend tries to make all the effort and the cousin refuses to budge at all. I don't think there's a win in there for everyone based on what you've told us. If the cousin won't change, there's nothing to do but forget about him.

 

[willsham45]

His solution should be to buy and play the games he likes, if his cuson wants to play cod let him. If his cuson wants to play multiplayer then meet up and split screen. Just because your cuson wants you to do or get something does not mean you have to follow them.

 

[MiracleOfSound]

How about this one?

Let him play whatever damn game he enjoys.

did you even read this guys other posts

Yeah and it makes no difference. Let him do what he wants, if he only plays one game that's his prerogative. He's just a kid, he'll grow out of it.

 

[JochemDude]

Deal with him like you should do with any immature person. Let some friends hold him and punch him in the kidneys till he passes out. Repeat till he grows a pair.

 

[krazykidd]

I say call a psychologist before he ends up killing someone and Video games are to blame , that are shun him for not wanting to play portal .

Seriously though , laugh at him and call him a loser for playing only CoD , teenagers hate being felt left out . Tell him that CoD is no longer cool and that [ insert game here ] is all the rage with the youngins .

Or tie him in a chair and make him watch through the entirety of FFXIII ( with japanese voice overs ) He'll either apreaciate something different or go insane , 50/50

 

[dickywebster]

Well hes narrow minded...

Id say best thing to do is just not bother trying anything if hes that stuck in about it...

 

[Alluos]

There really aren't many solutions, to be honest...
Either give him a reality check, or leave him to his own activities.
I think your friend needs to realize his cousin is a different person now.
You can lead a horse to water but you can't force it to drink, after all.

 

[AlloAllo]

Three words: Hide. The. Game.


It'll surely be worth a giggle, at least.

 

[Zantos]

Your friend essentially needs to grow some coconuts and either put the guy in his place with a decent talking to or stop hanging out with him until he grows up a bit more. Seriously, just address the issue at hand, it isn't going to solve itself on it's own any time soon.

 

[LeQuack_Is_Back]

Figure out what it is, specifically, that he likes about that game, and what he doesn't. If you want to go the "introduce him to other games" route, that will give you a much better idea of what to go for. It's a lot easier to get him interested if you can say "It's like CoD, but without that 1 mechanic that you hate."

 

[Matrixbeast]

...And?
It's just a video game.
Playing a video game doesn't mean you have to be a gamer with a huge library of games. Much like someone's grandparents who only like playing Wii Sports, he doesn't have to branch out to all the other games if he doesn't want to.

Honestly, the only reason you consider this an issue is because it's Call of Duty. If he only played Persona or Fallout, or hell even WoW, you wouldn't even bother. But since it's CoD, it's a problem all of a sudden.

The person's lack of social skills is on him.

 

[Veldel]

I have a cousin like this...
Tell your cousin to stop being a dormat and for trying other games sneak in take his cod and replace with other games