Postby SUPAstarr » October 26th, 2010, 11:51 am
Ask Men.com
Top 10: Annoying Video Game Habits
No.10 - Trash talking
It may be entertaining when your fellow player is telling you how he pwnd you or how he rocked your world. It may be funny when he goes on about t-bagging you in multiplayer. But after a while, like anything else, it gets old and then it gets annoying. When your friend starts talking trash and smack the second the console boots up, he becomes aggravating. Add to this habit the fact he cannot back up the junk that he is talking and your tolerance for him fades quickly. Pretty soon, like real trash, you want to just throw him out.
No.9 - Complaining about the game's difficulty
Would he like some cheese with that whine? Sure, it’s a hard game, but that is what makes it challenging and worth what you paid. But instead of enjoying the test of gaming skill, all he does is complain and cry about how tough it is. In reality, he just sucks, can’t get the right power-up and can’t beat the boss. What’s really difficult is not the game, but listening to his gripes and kvetching.
No.8 - Living games outside of playing them
Every conversation with him revolves around games. You talk about work and he gossips about World of Warcraft. You talk about working out and he converses about Halo: Reach. You bring up girls and he talks about sex with a Mass Effect alien or Madison in Heavy Rain. You’re amazed he hasn’t tried to spend Xbox Live points at the store instead of cash. While this may be maddening, it’s really more pathetic than anything else. You wish you could press reset on your friend and create him in a different RPG class.
No.7 - Eating while playing
While the alien battleship or the military shadow base may be spotless and clean, your controllers are now hand-held pigsties. When you play alongside your annoying friend, he is munching on greasy chips, crumbling cookies and sticky drinks. Forget how filthy this is, think about the slow death of the controller and console wiring as crap slowly works its way inside. Even worse is the garbage he’s discarded on the floor when he leaves.
No.6 - Getting overly emotional/violent
Hey, even the best of us gets frustrated when we die and restart at that super far-off checkpoint. But most gamers take it in stride. Not Mr. Annoying Habit No. 6 because he goes off and has a super fit. He gets angry and yells and screams just because he lost or died in the game. On the flip side, he may get emotional and teary eyed because his character has perished in the storyline or lost a romance with a witch in DragonAge. Calm him down, pat him on the back and lead him to the door to let him break down outside.
No.5 - Bailing when they start losing
Real men stay in the fight even though the odds look bleak. Come on, look at Halo’s Master Chief, check out Red Dead’s John Marston and learn from Dead Rising’s Chuck Greene. These guys stayed even when they started losing. But your annoying gamer friend can’t handle it and the second he starts losing, he either quits or shuts off the game. Not only is this annoying, but it can cost you your own progress in the game and storyline. You will definitely see this when you’ve just pulled a major special move in a fighter and your buddy just can’t handle it.
No.4 - Sabotaging your success
He goes from player to player-hater. Just when you get the upper hand, regardless if it is against him or against the game itself, the annoying player can’t handle your rise. So he resorts to sabotage, either by using distractions, pausing the game, knocking your controller out of your hands or even turning off the power. There are unspoken rules to video game playing and this is one of them. If you can’t handle another’s success, then get out of the playroom (or off the floor or couch or wherever you play). This habit is the truest mark of a spoilsport and a sore loser.
No.3 - Going off on personal missions during multiplayer
What part of multiplayer does he not understand? You begin thinking that you two are a team out against zombies or the Covenant, yet suddenly you end up unable to continue on or with no one getting your back. As you get sniped by the opposing team or torn apart by the enemy, you wonder where your friend is. He’s off trying to gain all the skulls, power-ups or armor enhancements. You thought you could rely on him because he said you could. Kiss it goodbye because there’s no team, only his personal vendettas or missions.
No.2 - Playing on the only level he is an expert at
Want to play this sports game? No, he says. Want to play that RTS? Again, he says no. However, if you mention that one particular game and that one particular level, he’s all over it. And that’s all he wants to play. Why? Because he’s an expert at it. He knows where every trick, tip and trap is on the map and there he is king. Consider also that he may bring in other annoying habits such as trash talking, sabotaging your success and going off on personal missions. This is truly a weak gaming move because it shows that your friend has his little digital comfort zone and he won’t ever leave it.
No.1 - Hogging the new game
The No. 1 most annoying video game habit is the complete control and domination of the new game before you ever get to touch it. It stays in his console or he stays on it all day and all night without letting you ever get a chance. He borderlines on obsession and pure greed as he refuses to share it. Now factor in that he whines when you try to play or borrow the game and add that he probably only talks about the game 24/7. Regardless of your contribution, either financially or otherwise (maybe you stood in line at midnight), Mr. Annoying is hogging the game and shows no signs of letting it go. Enjoy sitting back and watching him play.