Really annoying gaming things your friends do?

[ryanxm]

My friend Alex has this obsession with trying to link game series, or modernize them. Take Skyrim is a great, and recent, example. He spends two hours reading the wiki, and then decides that Fallout and Skyrim are set in the same universe because of an in game book that mentions gods bringing men and mer to Nirn from another planet. After hours of me telling him "It COULD be possible, but I'm very, very, very, very doubtful" He makes me out to be the bad guy. Claiming I was the one who kept arguing.

Another issue I have is that he always wants to modernize things. He said "Hey Ryan, wouldn't it be great is the next elder scrolls game was set in an industrial area!?". My response was "No Alex, I think that'd mess with it's fantasy setting too much. I feel that the fable games tryed this, and it worked to some extent, but I think they suffered in the long haul because of it. They seemed to rush into it too fast, not leaving room for much industrial styled progress, seeing as they'd crammed it all into fable 2".

He then tryed to convince me that Skyrim HAD to become modernized because of the fact that, in Skyrim, they had created windmills, lumber mills, grinding stones, etc. I attempted to explain to him that these things had probably been around for quite some time, and were just not showed in game, which he refused to accept. I also told him that his idea of the next Elder Scrolls having guns wouldn't work because ,aside from the game play issues I think it'd bring, it'd be *way* too far a leap for the world to suddenly have created guns, seeing as these games tend to take place 100-300 years apart each.

Sorry if way too much to read, I tend to get a bit carried away. Anyway, do any of your friends have similarly frustrating habits?

 

[krazykidd]

No , but i do that myself. What i do is i try to find twk game that mash into one make a different game . For example , perfect dark + alpha protocol = deus ex HR . Seriously , take the perks and dialogue from alphz protocol , and the gameplay , AI and level design of perfect dark and you get Deus ex HR . Blasphemous , i know .

 

[Hides His Eyes]

My friend Alex has this obsession with trying to link game series, or modernize them. Take Skyrim is a great, and recent, example. He spends two hours reading the wiki, and then decides that Fallout and Skyrim are set in the same universe because of an in game book that mentions gods bringing men and mer to Nirn from another planet. After hours of me telling him "It COULD be possible, but I'm very, very, very, very doubtful" He makes me out to be the bad guy. Claiming I was the one who kept arguing.

Another issue I have is that he always wants to modernize things. He said "Hey Ryan, wouldn't it be great is the next elder scrolls game was set in an industrial area!?". My response was "No Alex, I think that'd mess with it's fantasy setting too much. I feel that the fable games tryed this, and it worked to some extent, but I think they suffered in the long haul because of it. They seemed to rush into it too fast, not leaving room for much industrial styled progress, seeing as they'd crammed it all into fable 2".

He then tryed to convince me that Skyrim HAD to become modernized because of the fact that, in Skyrim, they had created windmills, lumber mills, grinding stones, etc. I attempted to explain to him that these things had probably been around for quite some time, and were just not showed in game, which he refused to accept. I also told him that his idea of the next Elder Scrolls having guns wouldn't work because ,aside from the game play issues I think it'd bring, it'd be *way* too far a leap for the world to suddenly have created guns, seeing as these games tend to take place 100-300 years apart each.

Sorry if way too much to read, I tend to get a bit carried away. Anyway, do any of your friends have similarly frustrating habits?

That first bit about Fallout and TES being set in the same universe is hilarious!

Actually I have thought I would quite like to see TES enter a period equivalent to the Renaissance or the 15-1600s, and include guns. I think it would be really cool. I doubt they will do it as it would be too much of a departure, but I don't think it would necessarily be bad.

If I am in the same room as my brother when he's playing any kind of strategy game or god game, like Total War or Civilisation, he gives a non-stop, moment-by-moment commentary on what he's doing.

 

[ryanxm]

[sub][sub][sub][sub]This is a joke, people. No, I can't recall any at the moment that really grind my gears.[/sub][/sub[/sub]

So, we meet again, tiny text. I always knew it would end like this...

 

[Vault101]

I dont have many freinds that game

[sub] or that many freinds at all [/sub]

 

[Zeema]

I played a game with my cousin and he never does the side missions or optional things. REALLY ANNOYS me cuz he complains about it being to hard. i said 'if you do the side missions you will be on easy street' and he was like 'NOPE'.

 

[Smeggs]

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I think I would strangle your friend if he was within arm's reach of me. That is some of the stupidest logic I've ever heard of.

OT: One has a tendency to encorporate the word "Penis" into whatever he says half the time.
*Dies* "FUCKING PENIS!" *I enter Party chat* "Whaddup, Penis?"
I don't know why, it's fucking wierd.

Another barely ever talks at all, and whenever he does he's either bitching or sounds totally depressed most of the time. "*Sigh* Hey, man...haven't spoken to you in a while." "All these fucking [INSERT RACIST REMARK HERE] are ruining matchmaking for me!"

Then there's the one who always tries to get you to play games you know you don't want to play. "Dude! you have to play Fable 2! No, it's really good actually! It's fun!" No. It's not. It's the exact same shit as the original and it bored me within the first hour just like the original.

TYhen there's the "Whine and piss and moan to play that certain multiplayer game that you don't feel like playing at all right now" friend.

AND FINALLY WE HAVE THE MOST GUILTY PARTY! THE MOST VILE OF ALL THE VILLAINS! Yes, I'm talking about FRIEND WHO SKIPS/TALKS/DOESN'T READ CUTSCENES AND SPEECH IN GAMES WE'VE NEVER PLAYED BEFORE SO I HAVE NO FUCKING CLUE WHAT'S GOING ON! That's also the reason I now play Online games in Single player first. And he wonders why I can't stand to watch him play anything.

How the hell can you even enjoy Mass Effect or Oblivion when you skip all the Background and STORY? DOES NOT COMPUTE!

 

[krazykidd]

My friend Alex has this obsession with trying to link game series, or modernize them. Take Skyrim is a great, and recent, example. He spends two hours reading the wiki, and then decides that Fallout and Skyrim are set in the same universe because of an in game book that mentions gods bringing men and mer to Nirn from another planet. After hours of me telling him "It COULD be possible, but I'm very, very, very, very doubtful" He makes me out to be the bad guy. Claiming I was the one who kept arguing.

Another issue I have is that he always wants to modernize things. He said "Hey Ryan, wouldn't it be great is the next elder scrolls game was set in an industrial area!?". My response was "No Alex, I think that'd mess with it's fantasy setting too much. I feel that the fable games tryed this, and it worked to some extent, but I think they suffered in the long haul because of it. They seemed to rush into it too fast, not leaving room for much industrial styled progress, seeing as they'd crammed it all into fable 2".

He then tryed to convince me that Skyrim HAD to become modernized because of the fact that, in Skyrim, they had created windmills, lumber mills, grinding stones, etc. I attempted to explain to him that these things had probably been around for quite some time, and were just not showed in game, which he refused to accept. I also told him that his idea of the next Elder Scrolls having guns wouldn't work because ,aside from the game play issues I think it'd bring, it'd be *way* too far a leap for the world to suddenly have created guns, seeing as these games tend to take place 100-300 years apart each.

Sorry if way too much to read, I tend to get a bit carried away. Anyway, do any of your friends have similarly frustrating habits?

That first bit about Fallout and TES being set in the same universe is hilarious!

Actually I have thought I would quite like to see TES enter a period equivalent to the Renaissance or the 15-1600s, and include guns. I think it would be really cool. I doubt they will do it as it would be too much of a departure, but I don't think it would necessarily be bad.

If I am in the same room as my brother when he's playing any kind of strategy game or god game, like Total War or Civilisation, he gives a non-stop, moment-by-moment commentary on what he's doing.

How would TES going into the renaissance make ANY sense? it is it's own world it is NOT Earth, whos to say there even is a renaissance?Plus TES with guns makes it a fallout game , minus the apocalypse . JUST NO !

 

[lynx64]

I have had a whole number of friends that have a tendency to get absolutely furious at other players in multiplayer games. It's really bad in local play because then physical violence can come into it. Or sometimes they have gotten so angry that they turned off the system so when they eventually cooled down we had to start the whole level over.

I feel like everyone must have at least one of these.

 

[Zantos]

It's not so much in games as with games, but my brother has really annoying habits. Say, for instance, Call of Duty is in the Xbox, and he wants to play Fifa. It doesn't matter that the box for CoD goes into the Fifa box. That's really annoying, but it gets worse. Then he fancies playing Killzone 2, where does the Xbox copy of Fifa go? In the damn Killzone 2 box! Leave it going for a couple of days, bloody nightmare!

 

[Rednog]

One thing that bother me when I play with other people is the dicking around that so many people seem to have a penchant for.
I tried to do co-op saints row 2 with a roommate and he spent like 2 hours just beating up people on the street.

 

[Vidi Kitty]

They all play 100% for themselves. I habitually play the 'support' role. The financial backbone to our team in an RTS, the healer in an MMO, support sniper in shooters watching everyone's backs... This helps everyone come out on top when we team up together and we all have a good time. But when I want to play the big muscle up front taking the blows or the overly aggressive hit and run player, I almost never have anyone backing me up. Best example is sins of a solar empire or sword of the stars. I get such a crazy trade empire going that I pay my friends to defend my planets and to take them from other people for me. However, if I decide that I don't want to gild all my planets and moons and surround my suns with gems to refract the colors of the rainbow across the galaxy, I have to rely mostly on myself in combat and often rush to assist others as they struggle.

Shit be annoying sometimes...

 

[Gabanuka]

I think it'd bring, it'd be *way* too far a leap for the world to suddenly have created guns, seeing as these games tend to take place 100-300 years apart each.

Sorry if way too much to read, I tend to get a bit carried away. Anyway, do any of your friends have similarly frustrating habits?

Last Airbender is doing an impractical leap though time I think Elder Scolls can. Besides in 100 years time they could have basic rifles like flintlock pistols and such


OT: Claim the Bastion and LIMBO are to indie for them to play no matter how good they are. They outright said "Even if they are good game they're to indie for my liking"

 

[weker]

One of my friends got physically red it rage, because my other mate was calling Nathan Drake on the front of a magazine gay. So funny and I couldn't stop laughing, I think he glared at me or something because I couldn't stop laughing XD

 

[Sprinal]

Actually I have thought I would quite like to see TES enter a period equivalent to the Renaissance or the 15-1600s, and include guns. I think it would be really cool. I doubt they will do it as it would be too much of a departure, but I don't think it would necessarily be bad.

As much as it would be awesome to have assult rifles (especially in an arena) I am going to say NOOOO!!!!

It would unbalance gameplay to an almost rediculus level. Maybe you could bring the Dwemer back and have them be all Steampunky. Or maybe you could give the high elves fire crackers (would give them reason to be arrogent). But large scale industrialisation of Nirn.

Wouldn't work unless it was done over the corse of 2-3 elder crolls games.

OT:

My friends refuse to accept that a PC can be more powerful than a console. Even if I show them the specs. Other then that though many play COD CONSTANTLY!!

SO yeah steriotypical things yet they still do them

 

[RuralGamer]

One of my friends loves griefing newbs; on RSV2, he kicks people who join the game for "shits and giggles", i.e. to piss them off.

Another one is far to methodical and precise for his own good; he spends ages micromanaging his units that he loses elsewhere; I've seen him continue to direct control a tank to kill a single infantryman when there is an armoured counterattack on the other flank in Men of War: Assault Squad.

 

[necromanzer52]

Seeing people not reloading when there's a lull in combat annoys me to no end.

 

[JackWestJr]

When my friend came down for New Years Eve, we popped in Uncharted 3 and he started his playthrough. The annoying thing? When he is in a fire-fight, he never reloads. Like, NEVER RELOADS MANUALLY. If he has one bullet in his clip, whilst he is in cover and has the time to reload, he won't do it. It is utterly infuriating haha, especially when I have a go and I am running around, manually reloading an AK-47 with a few bullets left in the mag, he will ask "Why are you reloading? You still have bullets left."

Wait, maybe he was just trolling me.......... THAT SON OF A BIT-!