□ Leagues & Ladders □ League Shop □ XGN Blog □ Middle Aged Gamer □ FlightSim Hangar □ SGN Archive □ |
Is the NHL 09 online community a microcosm........ |
Post Reply | Page 123 4> |
Author | |
TedSGN
MVP Joined: 01-26-2006 Location: Friday Harbor Online Status: Offline Posts: 3288 |
Post Options
Quote Reply
Topic: Is the NHL 09 online community a microcosm........ Posted: 09-26-2008 at 4:07pm |
....of a f**ked up culture? I think I might be done with this game. The constant verbal abuse. The criticism without teaching or advise. The win at all cost behavior among opponents. The exploitation of early committing of CPU goalies. The exploitation of getting stuck on the post of human goalies The grotesque lack of team play in what is arguably the consumate team sport. The pursuit of goals and assists at the expense of teamwork, camaraderie, and winning. The carelessness, rudeness and lack of courtesy with which people treat each other.
My honest opinion is there is nothing redeeming or uplifting about playing this game online and it saddens me because this is what I always wanted in a sports game....to be able to take a persona online and compete with/against other people and their personas. These comments have nothing to do with playing with Web or Brent. This game represents everything I vehemently hate about the human race. I don't think I can play it anymore and stay emotionally healthy. |
|
|
|
Grambo Bastille
All-Star Joined: 02-24-2008 Location: Worcester, MA Online Status: Offline Posts: 624 |
Post Options Quote Reply Posted: 09-26-2008 at 4:19pm |
I think any online game playing with the GenPop will get this kind of play. Personally I can't stand it. I played Duke Nukem yesterday and got stuck in a room where the "N" word was flying out of everyone's mouths constantly. Then I entered another room and someone yelled "get the F out of my room" - since it was a ranked match, it wasn't his room. Finally, I played one match where the lag was so crappy that I had to back out - this morning I noticed I got negative feedback for leaving early.
How does the online communication count with teamplay. In other words, if there were three of us on a team, can we play with the other three being AI or does it force you to add more humans? Do you only hear your own team talking or do you hear the opponents as well? |
|
TedSGN
MVP Joined: 01-26-2006 Location: Friday Harbor Online Status: Offline Posts: 3288 |
Post Options Quote Reply Posted: 09-26-2008 at 6:30pm |
You can play with any mixture of humans and AI with a minimum of 2 humans. Before and after the game you can hear the other team. During play it is only your team. In case I was not clear in my post all of the verbal abuse and criticism I complained about is coming from team mates in random ranked OTP BAP games. The exploitations are primarily in EASHL club games.
What is GenPop...haven't heard of that. |
|
|
|
Grambo Bastille
All-Star Joined: 02-24-2008 Location: Worcester, MA Online Status: Offline Posts: 624 |
Post Options Quote Reply Posted: 09-26-2008 at 6:41pm |
Oh, sorry. GenPop is my anachronism for General Population. It seems more benign than the label I want to use ..... a-holes.
|
|
JasonSGN
Admin Group Administrator Joined: 01-25-2006 Location: New Jersey Online Status: Offline Posts: 6699 |
Post Options Quote Reply Posted: 09-26-2008 at 7:09pm |
I'm of the belief that most people are assholes and the asshole ratio increases when you include online gaming and the internet. The sad fact is that most of your online gaming with randoms will usually turn out to be a negative experience.
|
|
Grambo Bastille
All-Star Joined: 02-24-2008 Location: Worcester, MA Online Status: Offline Posts: 624 |
Post Options Quote Reply Posted: 09-26-2008 at 7:13pm |
Agreed, and which is why I stick to playing with friends from adult groups. Unfortunately, I often tend to be an achievement whore, and Duke Nukem has three achievements easily attained by playing ranked matches (right Fazeo?). Plus, when I played DN on the PC, it was my very first online experience and I never had a problem ..... people were still respectful back then (and couldn't talk to each other!). |
|
JasonSGN
Admin Group Administrator Joined: 01-25-2006 Location: New Jersey Online Status: Offline Posts: 6699 |
Post Options Quote Reply Posted: 09-26-2008 at 7:22pm |
The problem now is that you have all these internet tough guys and wannabe gangstas. My blood pressure would go through the roof if I played with these assholes online and I'd spend more time than I'd admit trying to track them down to kick the sh*t out of them. The only reason I come off as a nice guy is because I'm treated with nothing but respect from everyone here - I give what I get.
I'm the type of person that goes out of my way to hold a door open for someone in a public location, but have no problem telling them to f**k themselves if they don't acknowledge my gesture. |
|
JasonSGN
Admin Group Administrator Joined: 01-25-2006 Location: New Jersey Online Status: Offline Posts: 6699 |
Post Options Quote Reply Posted: 09-26-2008 at 7:24pm |
After saying all that, I really want to go online and kick the sh*t out of someone's hockey team tonight. Anyone going to be around later? |
|
Brent
Legend Joined: 01-26-2006 Location: Texas Online Status: Offline Posts: 6677 |
Post Options Quote Reply Posted: 09-26-2008 at 7:39pm |
Count me in. |
|
Upcoming Fight Night Champion, MLB 2K11, Top Spin 4 |
|
Derek
MVP Joined: 01-26-2006 Location: New Jersey Online Status: Offline Posts: 1127 |
Post Options Quote Reply Posted: 09-26-2008 at 8:15pm |
I'm in the mood for sh*t kicking myself, but my system is now a goner. :(
Let's see how long I can last being a Wii-only owner... Nah, I'll have the original Xbox hooked up too, I'm sure. Never did finish some good titles on there... |
|
Post Reply | Page 123 4> |
Forum Jump | Forum Permissions You cannot post new topics in this forum You cannot reply to topics in this forum You cannot delete your posts in this forum You cannot edit your posts in this forum You cannot create polls in this forum You cannot vote in polls in this forum |