Poll: What annoys you most on Multiplayer FPSs

[Chamale]

[sub]Lag wasn't on your list, so I won't vote for it. But it really gets me.[/sub]

Knives. I'm usually able to use my basic knowledge of actual tactics and cover to win battles online. But all of my planning comes to nothing when some guy kills from 10 feet away. It seems that in almost all games, a single slice with a knife does lethal damage, while a character can survive being shot with a 50-cal. If being shot in the heart doesn't kill a character instantly, why doesn't this magical immunity extend to knives as well?

 

[Why do I care]

Well, as long as there aren't TOO many noobtubers, i'm fine. But when EVERYONE uses it, it gets annoying as hell.

Probably hackers. I don't like knowing someone out there has aimbot or something that completely defeats the purpose of aim+shoot. :x

What she said.

 

[Super Toast]

The people in general, mainly campers but they're an easy fix in CoD style games with little health.
As for games where they have a ton of health (Halo) and a clan of 'Ub3R MlG PrOZzzz' backing them up (Halo again)? Ehhh...not so much.

I really dislike my teammates most of the time unless they are people I know.
When your getting more annoyed because of you team rather than the bad dudes you know somethings up. Still, not really the games fault.

Shitty spawn points ala Black Ops.

Easy fix man.
Soon as you respawn RUN FOREST RUN!

And when you think about it if games didnt have spawning like that they would be a lot less interesting.

It doesn't help when you spawn directly into the line of sight of three enemies.

 

[randomsix]

What annoys me most about multiplayer FPS games is the lack of strategy. There's no consequence for dying since you just respawn, so tactics and common sense can be thrown out the window in favor of run-and-gun bullshit.

You should try America's Army 3. It takes some getting used to, but it has the gameplay you seem to want.

OT: This complain is pretty much the same one I have. Also, how does regenerating health have any place in a game mode where you respawn right after you die? Regenerating health is a single player mechanic (unless there's an actual reason for it like halo CE's shields. No I don't count 2 and 3 because body health shouldn't regenerate just 'cuz your shields get back online)

 

[y1fella]

Noobtoobs.
Mother fucking stinking spamming animals that use NOOOOOOOOOOOBTOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOBS!

 

[XC_RockX22]

What annoys me the most would be the how serious players take it. Some games i play terrible others i play great but i dont lose my shit when i do bad! Just so pathetic when dudes aren't coming first they swear down there mics every 3 seconds, and another thing would be people that cant just accept they got killed theres no need to scream down your mic cause someone got a really good shot from a fair distance and then accuse people of using aimbots.

Also while on this topic im new to the escapist is there any groups of people of here that play black ops on PS3?? Wouldn't mind playing online with a good bunch of people for once.

 

[Nedoras]

People who just constantly insult each other back and forth, over and over again. That and people who consistently brag about how great they are and how everyone else sucks. I greatly thank the person who created the mute feature in online games.

 

[kamoosal]

noob tubes, campers (bad campers not sniping campers), grenade spamming, my bullets not registering, my team being a bunch of idiots, shotguns with sniping capabilities, and many more. my biggest thing though is weapons that have stats that dont match the weapon ie. an iconic weapon in pop culture is more effective than a lesser known weapon. the M16 and AK47 are big ones. and if CoD wanted to be more realistic why doesn't the AK rattle its self apart after the first magazine has gone down range. i'm serios its the only rifle to destoy itsself.

 

[zombiestrangler]

The same thing that annoys me about a lot of things in life: assholes.

 

[Tdc2182]

What annoys me most about multiplayer FPS games is the lack of strategy. There's no consequence for dying since you just respawn, so tactics and common sense can be thrown out the window in favor of run-and-gun bullshit.

Hardcore Search & Destr......nevermind, thats just campfest.

Regular Search and Destroy.

Sure, you can camp if you defend, but it only works so long. On attackers side, you gotta make a move.

 

[Tdc2182]

Seems like this list is exclusive to Black Ops/Modern Warfare 2.

Not really for Black Ops

Noobtubes: Completely nerfed. You have to get a pretty much direct hit to kill someone.

Campers: Eh... Still around, but they tend not to do well. Its pretty easy to rush and get a revenge kill.

Knives: Yet again, still around and arguably more tedious seeing how shooting takes a bit more effort than knifing, but not to bad.

Tanks: Not in CoD

Air Vehicles: Easy to avoid/shoot down.

Through Wall headshots: I was never even aware this was a problem.

Flamethrowers: You have never been safer against a guy with a flame thrower attatchment in Black Ops.

explosives: Pretty much nerfed on most weapons. Grenades are shit, Rocket launchers are shit, and God(s) help the man who picks up the new "China Lake". Just the way I like my explosives.

Edit: WAIT!

I take back what I said about explosives. Claymores are the bane of my existence in that game.

They removed the trigger delay on the Claymores so now they explode instantly. Extremely cheap, because now it is impossible to get away from.

 

[Brutal Peanut]

I wont use the word hate, but...they make my playing the game hell:

1.) Noob tubes.

2.) This guy (the whole game): "HAX, HAX, HAX - TAHT GUY, TOTAL HAXORS! WTF! LRN 2 REALLY PLAY!" And then if you turn of speak, and he sense that, he just continuously types it out.

3.) This guy: "LOOK HOW GOOD I AM, YOU NUBS CAN SUCK MY EPIC E-PEEN!" And then he points everyone out.

4.) And in any game with other people,..or in life in general: Little kids.

That's about it.

 

[FurinKazanNZ]

I'm afraid these don't apply to me, as I don't play COD, BF or MOH.

Ragers?

 

[The_root_of_all_evil]

Seeing obvious cheaters. Teleports are usually the best sign, but a running streak of moving headshots also point towards it. Especially with a bow and arrow.

 

[Canid117]

Poll not working is what bothers me most.

 

[SirDeadly]

I hate the ridiculous randomness of how I get killed sometimes... How can I get one shot killed through a solid 2x2 concrete block?

 

[latenightapplepie]

Teabagging.

That is all.

 

[Cogwheel]

Can I pick "other"?

Because what really annoys me is something I'm probably alone in. I'd like a multiplayer FPS with survivability. Well, except for L4D. Even TF2 feels like a game where I die in three seconds, though part of that is incompetence. Having the durability of, say, playing HL2 or Bioshock would be quite welcome.

I know, I know, I'm strange. If you want a real answer, snipers. I don't object to their existence or anything, but they kill me inordinately often, which leads me to this other thing that annoys me: My own incompetence.

 

[Whitenail]

On the list, campers (though it would seem the list is more steered towards the Call of Duty games, I haven't had much experience in their multiplayer).

Off the list, gotta go to lag. As an Australia ping and connection really plays an enormous part in what I can and can't do in online multiplayer, on pc I have to exclusively play on Aussie servers and over live for a game without dedicated Australian servers I have extremely flakey matches, often with a dropped connection or two.