Anyone who uses a microphone for anything other than game strategy. So basically three quarters of Xbox Live.
What type of gamer annoys you most?
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Actually, video game tournaments have been broadcast on live TV, quite a few times. Mostly starcraft BW in korea, but it's happened in the west a few times as well.Fishyash said:
I can't stand when someone can't enjoy a game unless it ends with them being victorious. It's even worse when they use cheap methods or go as far as using hacks to win, because at that point they're not even really playing.
Elitists of any sort. PC elitists are, of course, some of the loudest and most insufferable, but anyone who'll call someone an idiot or flippantly dismiss their game-related problems because that person is playing on the "wrong" system really needs to take a long, hard look at how sad their own life is.
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These ones. Worst are the kind in team games who endlessly scream at you for playing any strategy other than the one they like. If the explanation as to why that tactic is superior to all others was courteously phrased and devoid of insults I might listen, but that's not happening any time soon.
Not the only people experienced with automatically shifting blame for losing team games onto anyone but themselves, just the most outspoken about it.
These ones. Worst are the kind in team games who endlessly scream at you for playing any strategy other than the one they like. If the explanation as to why that tactic is superior to all others was courteously phrased and devoid of insults I might listen, but that's not happening any time soon.
Not the only people experienced with automatically shifting blame for losing team games onto anyone but themselves, just the most outspoken about it.
Seconded. I can even give you an example of a specific subspecies of this group. I call them "nostalgists", and they are rampant in the Pokémon community. They believe that any games in the series that took place after Gold/Silver/Crystal have strayed from what they feel are actual Pokémon games. They usually whine about things like there being too many Pokémon, Ditto only being used as a Xerox for Pokémon via breeding, there's too must side stuff like the Contests, things like Abilities and EVs make things too complicated now, etc.Vrex360 said:
While I don't mind so much if they have a favorite in the series, I find it annoying that they adopt a sort of "holier than thou" approach and say that anyone who hasn't played the original GBC games have NOT played a "real" Pokémon game. Personally, I find that to be such pure bullshit it could be used as high grade fertilizer. To me, there IS no superior generation of the game. The series as a whole has been consistant and has been getting better with every generation...especially now that the DS has made more things possible.
So to those Nostalgists out there? Cut that shit out...you're just making the fandom look bad.
I had to think about this.
Gamers who annoy me most are the "way forward" whiners. People who are always going on about how every game has to do things a certain way just because it is the future and progress and if you oppose it you hate everything forward looking.
Like all games have to have real time action compared to turn based strategy because it is the the way forward. Even if the game is less fun in real time.
You have to accept games with no gameplay and just crappy QTE's because if you don't you are standing in the way of advancing storytelling and the maturing of games as a medium.
You have to want to play MMO over other types of games because being social and friendly is the future. Even if MMO are about as social and friendly as leprosy.
Any FPS or RPG that isn't like Deus Ex is old and in the future all FPS and RPG should converge on that.
And so on. Buzzword spoutin', bandwagon hoppin' annoyances.
Gamers who annoy me most are the "way forward" whiners. People who are always going on about how every game has to do things a certain way just because it is the future and progress and if you oppose it you hate everything forward looking.
Like all games have to have real time action compared to turn based strategy because it is the the way forward. Even if the game is less fun in real time.
You have to accept games with no gameplay and just crappy QTE's because if you don't you are standing in the way of advancing storytelling and the maturing of games as a medium.
You have to want to play MMO over other types of games because being social and friendly is the future. Even if MMO are about as social and friendly as leprosy.
Any FPS or RPG that isn't like Deus Ex is old and in the future all FPS and RPG should converge on that.
And so on. Buzzword spoutin', bandwagon hoppin' annoyances.
People who play racing games and turn the controler as they turn... even worse, the ones who tilt there heads too!
I seriously can't beat them for being too distracted by their weirdness...
Strangely enough they only do it in games... They don't do it when driving! :/
I seriously can't beat them for being too distracted by their weirdness...
Strangely enough they only do it in games... They don't do it when driving! :/
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Gamers who insist that:
A) Slenderman is scary, and if you're not scared you're doing it wrong
B) Minecraft is the best game in the world
And up there I noticed something about nostalgists. I'm quite nostalgic about the old NFS games, before Carbon, and Criterion is currently pissing me off. I hate people who insist that the series will benefit from it. I see what they're doing to Most Wanted, and I'd rather take a knife and gut myself than play it.
A) Slenderman is scary, and if you're not scared you're doing it wrong
B) Minecraft is the best game in the world
And up there I noticed something about nostalgists. I'm quite nostalgic about the old NFS games, before Carbon, and Criterion is currently pissing me off. I hate people who insist that the series will benefit from it. I see what they're doing to Most Wanted, and I'd rather take a knife and gut myself than play it.
Now, see, the problem here, the real problem, is that without someone taking some kind of lead then you rarely get any communication. Everyone sits in stony silence and wallows in fail.Zac Smith said:
Now I don't like taking the lead; I'm really quite servile and I appreciate someone taking charge, particularly if I'm new to a game/area and don't know what I'm doing.
It could be argued that if you're playing a multiplayer & team game then you're entering into "proper strategic gameplay".
Only type I can say are the previously coined "fratboy FPS and sports" gamers, who think any other game is too nerdy/uncool or complicated
I cant say I know any elitists personally (Don't play online), but then again I don't know any other gamers apart from the previously mentioned fratboy type, i'd gladly swap a fratboy for an elitist gladly. I only really bump into elitists on websites such as these and really their opinions I dont give a flying spaghetti monster fuck about anyway.
I cant say I know any elitists personally (Don't play online), but then again I don't know any other gamers apart from the previously mentioned fratboy type, i'd gladly swap a fratboy for an elitist gladly. I only really bump into elitists on websites such as these and really their opinions I dont give a flying spaghetti monster fuck about anyway.
pretty much these guys they ruined Tf2 for meWhiteFangofWar said:
and brogamers I would wipe brogamers off the face of the earth given the power
oh and ppl who think micophone/headsets are an excuse to spend the match insulting ppl
I have no idea what you are talking about. Could you elaborate?Daystar Clarion said:
As for OT:
Gamers who have to let you know how much they dislike Call of Duty, often joining a discussion on the game just to tell you they dislike it. Not just COD, mind you, but any game which is popular to dislike. They're the kind of people who bang on about Justin Bieber or comic sans fonts - stuff they really shouldn't care about, but do so because its a safe, popular thing to do.
See, I've only ever rubbed shoulders with the elitist types. I don't think I've ever met the idiot, frat boy, hardcore type of gamer. The closest thing I've seen to them are the twelve year old, CS players. But then they're 12, so of course they're going to be obnoxious, foul-mouthed idiots. Do these "gamer jocks" even exist in the first place, or are we just confusing them with children?prophecy2514 said:
I'm not sure if anyone here's seen it too, but I really liked the CoD WaW multiplayer, it's pretty much dead now, but a few people still play, I like that, but...Somnambulistic said:
Why on earth would the kind of people that use hacks etc stay around for games that have gone dead? Because it seems really quite hard to find a game that doesn't have them.
How is it fun? Like at all?