What is online gaming coming to?

[Assassin Xaero]

I remember playing CoD4 (on PC) and there would be all these server that wouldn't allow martyrdom and other stuff. Never knew why or saw what was so wrong about martyrdom, I mean, just don't walk over people you just killed, and on normal (non-hardcore), you even get the thing that tells you there is a nade there. Last stand I just find annoying, but whatever... And now, I started playing World at War online more, and there are all these "tactical" servers!? You have to move around crouched, no nade launchers, bazookas, martyrdom, last stand... seriously, has online PC gaming come to the point where they have to make all these stupid rules? I can kind of understand the weapon restrictions, but only crouching!? Can people not hit a moving target anymore or something?

 

[Regret]

I wholeheartedly agree with you, but to each his own. We may not understand it, but that doesn't mean it's wrong. Some people enjoy playing the games in certain ways. Think of it as trying to employ a certain degree of roleplaying into the game. Moving around, crouched, with only realistic perks and weapons allowed...I can understand the attraction.

 

[Katana314]

What I hate is when EVERY server is running a certain mod like it's the word of god, such as having class limits in TF2 or expanding the max number of players. It's good to have a change of pace, but it's annoying when you can't find the original.

 

[Assassin Xaero]

I don't mind if a server is doing it here or there, because I know some people like it, but it seems like half the servers there are are doing that tactical stuff.

 

[MR T3D]

I remember playing CoD4 (on PC) and there would be all these server that wouldn't allow martyrdom and other stuff. Never knew why or saw what was so wrong about martyrdom, I mean, just don't walk over people you just killed, and on normal (non-hardcore), you even get the thing that tells you there is a nade there. Last stand I just find annoying, but whatever... And now, I started playing World at War online more, and there are all these "tactical" servers!? You have to move around crouched, no nade launchers, bazookas, martyrdom, last stand... seriously, has online PC gaming come to the point where they have to make all these stupid rules? I can kind of understand the weapon restrictions, but only crouching!? Can people not hit a moving target anymore or something?

hey, sounds like how i used to play some CoD2 servers, and they were pretty fun when 1v1, and we each started using in game taunts, my opponent got carried away, allowing me to sneak right up on him.

 

[Dreyfuss]

You know, you don't HAVE to play on those servers. That's the great thing about PC gaming, you can CHOOSE how you want to play. Not everyone wants to play the way you like to, you fascist.

 

[Assassin Xaero]

You know, you don't HAVE to play on those servers. That's the great thing about PC gaming, you can CHOOSE how you want to play. Not everyone wants to play the way you like to, you fascist.

Wow, now we are making racist comments, are we? Grow the hell up. You know, you don't HAVE to be mean, or you could try and READ. Show me where I said everyone had to play my way.

 

[Hiphophippo]

You know, you don't HAVE to play on those servers. That's the great thing about PC gaming, you can CHOOSE how you want to play. Not everyone wants to play the way you like to, you fascist.

Wow, now we are making racist comments, are we? Grow the hell up. You know, you don't HAVE to be mean, or you could try and READ. Show me where I said everyone had to play my way.

I'm not sure how you went from fascist to racist. Regardless, this is the internet, try to be less butthurt.

 

[Assassin Xaero]

You know, you don't HAVE to play on those servers. That's the great thing about PC gaming, you can CHOOSE how you want to play. Not everyone wants to play the way you like to, you fascist.

Wow, now we are making racist comments, are we? Grow the hell up. You know, you don't HAVE to be mean, or you could try and READ. Show me where I said everyone had to play my way.

I'm not sure how you went from fascist to racist. Regardless, this is the internet, try to be less butthurt.

Considering my family is from German decent, it is very insulting, and if he said it to my face instead of hiding behind a monitor, well...

 

[Hiphophippo]

You know, you don't HAVE to play on those servers. That's the great thing about PC gaming, you can CHOOSE how you want to play. Not everyone wants to play the way you like to, you fascist.

Wow, now we are making racist comments, are we? Grow the hell up. You know, you don't HAVE to be mean, or you could try and READ. Show me where I said everyone had to play my way.

I'm not sure how you went from fascist to racist. Regardless, this is the internet, try to be less butthurt.

Considering my family is from German decent, it is very insulting, and if he said it to my face instead of hiding behind a monitor, well...

Hey man, it's cool. If you wanna get upset over text that's your thing. Obviously he knew your family history and targeted you for hate crimes.

 

[Dreyfuss]

You know, you don't HAVE to play on those servers. That's the great thing about PC gaming, you can CHOOSE how you want to play. Not everyone wants to play the way you like to, you fascist.

Wow, now we are making racist comments, are we? Grow the hell up. You know, you don't HAVE to be mean, or you could try and READ. Show me where I said everyone had to play my way.

I'm not sure how you went from fascist to racist. Regardless, this is the internet, try to be less butthurt.

Considering my family is from German decent, it is very insulting, and if he said it to my face instead of hiding behind a monitor, well...

And how am I supposed to know you're German? And even so, what difference does that make? What's racist is that you assumed I said that because of your race, I was talking about a system of thought, not a country of origin.

Although on reading the post again, now it seems less about trying to make servers play the way you want and more about people's lack of skill, so I got the wrong impression. But it is pretty easy to mistake your post as suggesting those servers should be changed back to defaults.

 

[mrjinx]

Side effect of PC gaming. You have custimizable settings on dedicated servers. Some you will like more than vanilla. Some you will not. Obviously somebody likes those servers, else they wouldn't exist.

Therefore, online gaming isn't "coming to" anything different than it has for the past decade or more of PC FPS games.

Make a favorites list of servers you like.