What makes a good player?

[Cuddly Knife]

Yeah, respect is fine and all that jazz, but i think what makes me a good player is my willingness to help out whoever else is playing with me, in any way possible. Examples include helping a noobest of noobs get the hand of any game we may be playing, or knowing when to get out of the way of an elite player who understands more and can benefit the unit more. Another would be to teach anyone any secret I may possess, so we can maybe stand on equal ground before throwing hands.

I consider myself "the Gamers Gamer".

And what Kaznecro said about single player actions is also spot-on.

 

[GrinningManiac]

Respectful, funny and good to chat with over the vc.

Even if they're crap, or a spammer, as long as they're witty and friendly about it, we can laugh at my obvious defeat

 

[Conqueror Kenny]

I see good players as the people that win and will not gloat about it, the ones that acknowledge their opponents skill, and even show them where their weaknesses lie. I've had a good few talks with people from Street Fighter, telling me where I'm weak, what I'm good at. I in return tell them where I saw the holes in their gameplay. These are the people I see as the good players, the ones that win and send messages like "lol scrub" get no respect from me.

 

[Nigh Invulnerable]

One who is respectful of the other players and their ability

True, that is one big quality of a good player. That and not dying every 20 seconds.

You've obviously never played a Timesplitters game. I'm good at that game and my average lifespan on a standard deathmatch might be in the 1-2 minute range. Newer players die way faster. On a melee weapon only match your lifespan could literally be *Spawn* *Whack* *die*

OT: a good player is one who has a fun time and encourages others to do so as well. If they're also skilled at the game in question, then that's great.

 

[Falru]

From my experience with fighting games, it's the players that pull off the powerful, risky crap that impress me. It's very wearing fighting someone who will never do anything but the one, safe, trusty combo they've used about 10 times before in that round alone.

The "bad" players are the ones who do this because they never adapt, you see their strategy, put up a counter for it, and they lose. There's no back-and-forth adaptation which is what makes fighting games so fun in the first place.

If you can play the game understanding that 99% of all matches end with one "WIN" and one "LOSE" screen, and you're good at constructive criticism of others' style, you're a good player in my books.

If you're also skilled enough to play competitively, then all the better.

PS.
The people who rate very low in my books are the ones who abuse the fact that games are games, and not entirely realistic.

To name a few, spawncamping, griefing, and spammers.

Spawning is a method to get dead players back in the game, it's a necessary evil. Abusing the fact that players have little to no control over where they appear suddenly again is not skill.

In a blockbuster action film, you don't see the hero and villain exchange 9000 low-kicks at each others shins.

 

[blood77]

A player who is magnanimous in victory and humble in defeat.

Well it doesn't matter so much how you handle victory, but how you handle defeat makes clear your character.

But I agree all the same.

 

[Magnatek]

One who is respectful of the other players and their ability

True, that is one big quality of a good player. That and not dying every 20 seconds.

You've obviously never played a Timesplitters game. I'm good at that game and my average lifespan on a standard deathmatch might be in the 1-2 minute range. Newer players die way faster. On a melee weapon only match your lifespan could literally be *Spawn* *Whack* *die*

OT: a good player is one who has a fun time and encourages others to do so as well. If they're also skilled at the game in question, then that's great.

Well said, Nigh Invulnerable. If I ever play online actively, I will probably be this kind of guy, unless something upsetting happens on my end.

 

[Hitman 43]

One who is respectful of the other players and their ability

True, that is one big quality of a good player. That and not dying every 20 seconds.

You've obviously never played a Timesplitters game.

Actually I have.

 

[MetallicaRulez0]

Some people are just born with natural talent. No amount of practice or knowledge can let a mediocre player become as good as a player who is just talented.

That being said, practice practice practice. The more comfortable you become with a game, the better you'll get.

 

[vejtornado]

Maybe the thing u should ask is: Is there such a thing as a good player.
It is becoming a stereotype that everyone will try to be like. It's not if u can complete a game within a few hours, its about how much u enjoy playing the game, story and character/s.

 

[Nigh Invulnerable]

One who is respectful of the other players and their ability

True, that is one big quality of a good player. That and not dying every 20 seconds.

You've obviously never played a Timesplitters game.

Actually I have.

Wow, your eloquence is staggering. Care to expound on your Timesplitters experiences? All I was saying is that is a game where dying frequently is the norm rather than an unusual occurrence.

I also think a good player knows his/her limitations and can work within them. I can't sing well, so I'd never want to do vocals for Rock Band/Guitar Hero, but I am good at the guitar and bass parts, so I'll play those if some friends and I are going for a high score or something. I know what shooters I like and what weapons within them I'm good with.

 

[Naheal]

I'm sorry, but to address all the folks saying that etiquette makes a good gamer: you're lying to yourselves.

Etiquette is nice and all, but it doesn't matter if you're bad at what you do.

 

[Daedalus1942]

So what is it that makes someone a good video game player? What about them makes them good? I would like to know what you think would make you or anyone a respectable, and likeable video game player.

Quick reflexes, doesn't blast music through their microphone. Only uses the mic to talk about elements pertaining to the game, not their day at school or how their teacher gave them homework, and they don't want to do it. Is above 14 years of age. Wouldn't dare teamkill. Listens to teammates. Doesn't camp. Usually respectful on mic and in-game, and actually realizes we're all playing a game. Nothing more.
Hey... I just described myself!

 

[GonzoGamer]

One who is respectful of the other players and their ability

That definitely helps. I'm kind of considered the game aficionado amongst my friends: if they can't get past something, they ask me to do it. I'm not a blowhard about it and I don't make fun of them if it was easy.

Good sportsmanship is also important, even when playing the faceless masses on line.

 

[L3m0n_L1m3]

One who doesn't send you hate mail when you kill them repeatedly. And isn't ten years old.

 

[stevo87]

Maybe the thing u should ask is: Is there such a thing as a good player.
It is becoming a stereotype that everyone will try to be like. It's not if u can complete a game within a few hours, its about how much u enjoy playing the game, story and character/s.

Where Have I heard this before Jon?

Oh yes it was from our lecturer Dr John Sutherland Last year in the Games Development Module. You could have at least quoted him when posting it. Making people think you said it Jon. tsk! tsk!

 

[Daedalus1942]

So what is it that makes someone a good video game player? What about them makes them good? I would like to know what you think would make you or anyone a respectable, and likeable video game player.

I am a good player. I never camp, never teamkill, never spawnkill. I never use glitches or cheats to beat a game or win online.
I usually try to get the team I'm on into some organization via headset, basically being the main leader (unless of course someone else speaks up and gives competent and valid directions in which case I'll merely fall in line and work with my taem in unison towards the common goal.
If we lose, then I commend the other team (providing they aren't badmouthed little brats who use every dirty trick in the book just to raise their "e-cock" score) and congratulate them.

 

[omega 616]

Skill is irrelevant with regards to being a good player

I have to disagree there, all the great sports men and women aren't remembered for being polite. There remembered for being good at there chosen profession, unless there atrocious at there chosen sport.

Such as, http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eddie_%22The_Eagle%22_Edwards

Unless you mean good gamer like a good sports man then fair enough. You would still need some skill to be a respected player, can't really respect somebody who comes last in every match.

 

[Toriver]

I can probably safely say that if I was not cursed by being introduced to the FPS genre by bad players, I would probably enjoy it today. However, I was indeed cursed by that, in the first FPS I played, Halo. For the life of me I could not learn how to play the game because 3/4 of the time I was spawnkilled, and then when I actually lived, my average lifespan was about 10 seconds. All I got from them was basically that most horrendous of gamer insults, "lern 2 play n00b." These guys were my roommates freshman year of college. Yeah, I would, IF YOU WOULD LET ME PLAY! Eventually, an actually good gamer in both terms of skill and manners took me under his wing a couple years later and taught me how to at least survive in FPS multiplayer with Call of Duty 3 and Modern Warfare. I still don't like FPS though, it's pretty much my least favorite genre ever (and yet I own a 360... go figure).