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“d13 n3wb13 sCum” and “w00t” are two seemingly indecipherable phrases that you may come across whilst playing online games whilst you are a “N3wb13”. When you first dip your toe into the world of online gaming, you realise that’s its not just playing a game with human players, over the phone line.
Indeed online gaming is a whole New World. When you are new to something, you will be naturally apprehensive, you need time to adjust and time to settle. Perhaps you could do with some advice, perhaps from a fellow player. However online gaming is not particularly suited to being a friendly environment.
You are playing a game; there will be winners and losers. The human spirit of competitiveness naturally endows us with this “gift” of praying on the weak to make ourselves stronger. If a player is seen to be struggling they are an ideal target to frag to death. Asking for help is like signing up for a beating, players giving away tips are making the pray a bit harder to slaughter, why give yourself extra work?
Single player frag fests are a breeding ground for paranoia and mistrust. Character traits that are not exactly friendly are being allowed to surface, and bullied kids are finally the oppressors. It is therefore obvious that this sense of “community” in online gaming is no more than an illusion, a gimmick to attract new blood.
However if you were to play team games, or Clan matches we see a different story. In games of co-operation people who have never even met will do everything they can to ensure victory. Like men at war an unexplainable bond is formed between players and everyone feels it is there duty to help each other out.
In a generation where we are told that online gaming is the future of the industry, we have to ask if this is something that we want to be part of? The “newbie beasting” is almost prerequisite when joining a new online gaming community, it shouldn’t be. We are led to believe we are a civilised race, yet when we are given a computer and a degree of anonymity we turn into power mad idiots.
If you are a new player, or you have a slow connection to the Internet then you are a target. Welcome to the future of online gaming, no laggers or lamers need apply.
Thanks for reading.
Indeed online gaming is a whole New World. When you are new to something, you will be naturally apprehensive, you need time to adjust and time to settle. Perhaps you could do with some advice, perhaps from a fellow player. However online gaming is not particularly suited to being a friendly environment.
You are playing a game; there will be winners and losers. The human spirit of competitiveness naturally endows us with this “gift” of praying on the weak to make ourselves stronger. If a player is seen to be struggling they are an ideal target to frag to death. Asking for help is like signing up for a beating, players giving away tips are making the pray a bit harder to slaughter, why give yourself extra work?
Single player frag fests are a breeding ground for paranoia and mistrust. Character traits that are not exactly friendly are being allowed to surface, and bullied kids are finally the oppressors. It is therefore obvious that this sense of “community” in online gaming is no more than an illusion, a gimmick to attract new blood.
However if you were to play team games, or Clan matches we see a different story. In games of co-operation people who have never even met will do everything they can to ensure victory. Like men at war an unexplainable bond is formed between players and everyone feels it is there duty to help each other out.
In a generation where we are told that online gaming is the future of the industry, we have to ask if this is something that we want to be part of? The “newbie beasting” is almost prerequisite when joining a new online gaming community, it shouldn’t be. We are led to believe we are a civilised race, yet when we are given a computer and a degree of anonymity we turn into power mad idiots.
If you are a new player, or you have a slow connection to the Internet then you are a target. Welcome to the future of online gaming, no laggers or lamers need apply.
Thanks for reading.
I admit it isnt all newbie bashing, but just last night my brother (who is an experienced RA2 player) was playing a 13 year old kid who started swearing at him because he was giving him a beating. That aint right.
Online community isn't ALL newbie bashing.
Although I've not played that many online games, but those which I have, I usually found my opponents light hearted and friendly.
Once I got yelled at by some Netstorm veterans, but that was because I'd broken some unwritten rules. Apparently, as Venombye later explained to me, sacrificing an opponent's priest before the game is over is seen as dishonourable and cheating... ooops! :-)
Although I've not played that many online games, but those which I have, I usually found my opponents light hearted and friendly.
Once I got yelled at by some Netstorm veterans, but that was because I'd broken some unwritten rules. Apparently, as Venombye later explained to me, sacrificing an opponent's priest before the game is over is seen as dishonourable and cheating... ooops! :-)
“d13 n3wb13 sCum” and “w00t” are two seemingly indecipherable phrases that you may come across whilst playing online games whilst you are a “N3wb13”. When you first dip your toe into the world of online gaming, you realise that’s its not just playing a game with human players, over the phone line.
Indeed online gaming is a whole New World. When you are new to something, you will be naturally apprehensive, you need time to adjust and time to settle. Perhaps you could do with some advice, perhaps from a fellow player. However online gaming is not particularly suited to being a friendly environment.
You are playing a game; there will be winners and losers. The human spirit of competitiveness naturally endows us with this “gift” of praying on the weak to make ourselves stronger. If a player is seen to be struggling they are an ideal target to frag to death. Asking for help is like signing up for a beating, players giving away tips are making the pray a bit harder to slaughter, why give yourself extra work?
Single player frag fests are a breeding ground for paranoia and mistrust. Character traits that are not exactly friendly are being allowed to surface, and bullied kids are finally the oppressors. It is therefore obvious that this sense of “community” in online gaming is no more than an illusion, a gimmick to attract new blood.
However if you were to play team games, or Clan matches we see a different story. In games of co-operation people who have never even met will do everything they can to ensure victory. Like men at war an unexplainable bond is formed between players and everyone feels it is there duty to help each other out.
In a generation where we are told that online gaming is the future of the industry, we have to ask if this is something that we want to be part of? The “newbie beasting” is almost prerequisite when joining a new online gaming community, it shouldn’t be. We are led to believe we are a civilised race, yet when we are given a computer and a degree of anonymity we turn into power mad idiots.
If you are a new player, or you have a slow connection to the Internet then you are a target. Welcome to the future of online gaming, no laggers or lamers need apply.
Thanks for reading.
Indeed online gaming is a whole New World. When you are new to something, you will be naturally apprehensive, you need time to adjust and time to settle. Perhaps you could do with some advice, perhaps from a fellow player. However online gaming is not particularly suited to being a friendly environment.
You are playing a game; there will be winners and losers. The human spirit of competitiveness naturally endows us with this “gift” of praying on the weak to make ourselves stronger. If a player is seen to be struggling they are an ideal target to frag to death. Asking for help is like signing up for a beating, players giving away tips are making the pray a bit harder to slaughter, why give yourself extra work?
Single player frag fests are a breeding ground for paranoia and mistrust. Character traits that are not exactly friendly are being allowed to surface, and bullied kids are finally the oppressors. It is therefore obvious that this sense of “community” in online gaming is no more than an illusion, a gimmick to attract new blood.
However if you were to play team games, or Clan matches we see a different story. In games of co-operation people who have never even met will do everything they can to ensure victory. Like men at war an unexplainable bond is formed between players and everyone feels it is there duty to help each other out.
In a generation where we are told that online gaming is the future of the industry, we have to ask if this is something that we want to be part of? The “newbie beasting” is almost prerequisite when joining a new online gaming community, it shouldn’t be. We are led to believe we are a civilised race, yet when we are given a computer and a degree of anonymity we turn into power mad idiots.
If you are a new player, or you have a slow connection to the Internet then you are a target. Welcome to the future of online gaming, no laggers or lamers need apply.
Thanks for reading.