Let's face it, we've all done some REALLY stupid things when playing games. Some make you angry, some make you facepalm, and with others still, all you can do is laugh at your own failure. That is the topic of our discussion: tell the story of a gaming blunder of yours where you couldn't help but laugh at afterwards.
For me, it was during a LAN multiplayer match with my older brother. The game was a fairly obscure RTS game called "Earth 2150: The Moon Project". Now, I've never been very good in RTS games, but I was doing surprisingly well this match. I had a massive army that stormed into his base, destroying everything they could find. Only one of my brother's units escaped: a construction unit, fleeing into artificial tunnels he had dug out. Feeling confident, I sent my entire army in hot pursuit.
Problem was, I couldn't FIND it! He had already dug out an intricate network of tunnels that covered the entire map. No matter where I send my army, this tiny little rover was nowhere to be seen. I spend somewhere around twenty minutes before it dawned on me. "You've already resurfaced, haven't you?"
He bursts out laughing. Within seconds, my base's alarms blare as a swarm of bombers level it to the ground. In the time I spent on a wild goose chase, he had resurfaced, destroyed the entrance by which he had resurfaced, rebuilt his entire base, and constructed an army even stronger than before. I couldn't help but join in my brother in laughing over my stupidity.
So what about you people? Ever have an instance where you've laughed over your own gaming stupidity?
For me, it was during a LAN multiplayer match with my older brother. The game was a fairly obscure RTS game called "Earth 2150: The Moon Project". Now, I've never been very good in RTS games, but I was doing surprisingly well this match. I had a massive army that stormed into his base, destroying everything they could find. Only one of my brother's units escaped: a construction unit, fleeing into artificial tunnels he had dug out. Feeling confident, I sent my entire army in hot pursuit.
Problem was, I couldn't FIND it! He had already dug out an intricate network of tunnels that covered the entire map. No matter where I send my army, this tiny little rover was nowhere to be seen. I spend somewhere around twenty minutes before it dawned on me. "You've already resurfaced, haven't you?"
He bursts out laughing. Within seconds, my base's alarms blare as a swarm of bombers level it to the ground. In the time I spent on a wild goose chase, he had resurfaced, destroyed the entrance by which he had resurfaced, rebuilt his entire base, and constructed an army even stronger than before. I couldn't help but join in my brother in laughing over my stupidity.
So what about you people? Ever have an instance where you've laughed over your own gaming stupidity?