If someone know almost nothing about a game, but is willing to learn and tries to understand things they are not a noob. Just an experienced player in the making. Jerks and ignorant people are noobs, regardless of their level.
Poll: Your Opinion On Noobs
- Thread starter General Ken8
- Start date
Recommended Videos
I'm going to put out a call for some empathy here. We were all 'noobs' at some point. New gamers should be welcomed instead of ridiculed.
That's my definition of "newbie" mind you. Although discrete there are some differences between "newbie" and "noob", in my definition "newbie" is a player that is new to a game but, if cared for and taught the newbie will acquire skills and eventually learn and be good at a given game. A "noob" however is, in my definition, a player who even after being taught and advised refuses to listen to anyone because he has "l337 sKillz" and keeps on sucking at the game and bitching about it every time he/she loses, it honestly bothers me when someone tries to kick me out of games because they keep dying LEGITIMATELY no spawn killing nor snipers from across the map. Also the "noob" is and always will be a jerk who despite his underdeveloped skills will insist on saying he is better than anyone else.Jester Lord said:
A bit big for a definition but hey, you only read it because you wanted to.
Ugh. I know right? The damn word, and all its connotations, are so overused. It's not even funny anymore. IMO, anyone that calls someone a newb is just being an ass. Just because someone isn't too good at a game doesn't hand them a "god-given" right to be a jackass. I feel your pain with the runscape seagulls...It's just like the word "fag". I often question whether these people know the actually meaning.Ranis said:
OT: In any game i've tried to help people that were new to the game. Being a jerkass to someone online is the same as bullying in real life, and should be stopped.
One example: I play Starcraft: Broodwar and play custom maps known as RPs "Role plays". They're liked RPGs, but you play on essentially a blank map and make your own story/characters. Every time when someone says they don't know the rules for RPing, everyone shouts "NEWB!" and various other vulgar connotations. I try to teach them how to play instead. Which is what EVERYONE should do instead of being a total asshole.
Also, all you people that are FFFing about newbs (The kind that don't know how to play) think about this: At some point in your gaming life, you were ALSO a newb. Think about that.
There's nothing wrong with a newb. Annoying noobs are unacceptable, however. I don't care if you just got the game or aren't very good, if you mic spam and are unhelpful to the team then I can't stand you. Simple as that.
That being said, a newb is someone who's new, a noob is someone who is unhelpful.
That being said, a newb is someone who's new, a noob is someone who is unhelpful.
the real definition of noob when it started out was someone new to a game
but i absoluetly hate people who cheat and hack!!!
but i absoluetly hate people who cheat and hack!!!
i tend to go with the pure pwnage view, a noob is just someone who has no talent for games, you can train a noob, but he'll just be a trained noob, and never compared to a true pro.
I dont think being a jackass makes you a noob, some of the best players tend to be jackasses, unfortunately.
For example, a pro will kick your ass with a perfectly executed SCV rush, and then go to great lengths to tell you, and everybody else, how awesome he is. A noob will 'try' to zergling rush you, forget about his own base, and rush the wrong location, then he will call you a hacker when you kick his ass into next week.
I dont think being a jackass makes you a noob, some of the best players tend to be jackasses, unfortunately.
For example, a pro will kick your ass with a perfectly executed SCV rush, and then go to great lengths to tell you, and everybody else, how awesome he is. A noob will 'try' to zergling rush you, forget about his own base, and rush the wrong location, then he will call you a hacker when you kick his ass into next week.
This sums it up:
Newb - New player. Merely uninformed. Wishes to learn, and will appreciate all the pointers you give them.
Noob - Experienced/inexperienced player, who lacks skill, and proclaims they have it.
Wishes to stay uninformed, so they can retain "1337ness." Noobs are more likely to exhibit "Douche-baggy" behavior.
Newb - New player. Merely uninformed. Wishes to learn, and will appreciate all the pointers you give them.
Noob - Experienced/inexperienced player, who lacks skill, and proclaims they have it.
Wishes to stay uninformed, so they can retain "1337ness." Noobs are more likely to exhibit "Douche-baggy" behavior.
i always thought newbs or newbies were the players who were new and unfamiliar with the game and noobs were the people who are familiar with the game but at the same time are also very bad while pronouncing their awesomeness and then whining whenever some one brings their feeble minds back into reality.
Welcome to the Escapist!Guinasso said:
Allow me to (hopefully) be the first person to welcome you to our safe haven for intelligent discussion and debate. I am Hazy, and welcome, it is safer here. I also tend to double as Dr. Breen on weekends. Join us tomorrow for a continental breakfast, and gaming session.
WaaaaCCCkkkkyYYY shenanigans will undoubtedly ensue!*
[small]Note: Wacky situations will, as a matter of fact, certainly not ensue.[/small]
I don't really care about noobs, as long as they aren't jerks who have yet to realise that politeness applies to people online as well.
