I never liked split screen that much for this very reason. Yet if it's the only way to get ahead of my cocky friend who thinks he is "DA GEARTEZT!" at TimeSplitters then the screen watching helps me to plant a bullet in his ass.
I hate it when people who can beat you anyway screen watch, yes I'm talking about you Callum, then take you out with tactical precision when your attempting stealth.
I'll admit to doing it on occasion when playing split-screen, but I think that's unavoidable in that situation. I don't make a habit of it unless I'm playing my buddy who usually kicks my arse at every shooter we play. Then I stand a slight chance.
One of my friends calls it 'screen hacking' which sounds just as goofy as screen watcher
Screen cheating/watching/hacking/gawking/wanking is pretty much why I never got into GoldenEye all my friends knew the level layouts backwards and forewards while I'd be stuck wandering around in the basement Until one of them mercy killed my wayward ass.
I try so, so hard not to, but come on, they're right there... Just a dividers line away from your screen. Its so tempting. Im working on not doing it, I really am, but its deffinately a process.
If i have no other advantage (and am outmatched by my fellow players) i will occasionally screenwatch just to keep myself in the running.
Or if the other person is one of those annoying "run and hide" assholes. not the ones that take a hard-to-spot location and use it against you via camping or something, those im fine with. i mean the ones that arent good enough to kill anyone so instead they hide where noone can find them to avoid dying.
It's a cheap move. then again so is the while-you-are-dead-look-at-everyones-position in halo ability. Takes away the whole point of hiding or setting up an ambush. So annoyingly stupid why include that?
i dont like when people deliberately screen watch but i do it on occasion normally by accident cause im not used to just looking at a portion of the tv. i dont often play split screen games, considering the only one i own where your against each other is gears of war and halo 3
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