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8213
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Posted - 2013.11.10 22:11:00 -
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The three stages of an online FPS player:
Naivety
When you are new to a game, or FPS in general you know that you're not going to be the best right out of the gate. So, when you do poorly, you just assume its the lack of your experience; which most of it is, but little things like lag or faulty mechanics never enter your mind. You're just happy to get a kill, and maybe even go positive. You're at the bottom of the ladder, and are eager to climb up and perhaps you'll take any shortcut to get there.
Ignorance
Once a player starts to do well, and starts to be on the top of the food chain, they naturally assume it's all because of their hard work. They think that it is because of there true skill that their opponents magically miss them from 10m out, or that they have the most powerful setup in the game and are preying on the naive noobs that they once used to be. The form the logic: if I do good, its because of my skill. If I do bad, it is everyone/everything's fault but my own. My deaths shouldn't even count, becasue they ar all bullsh*t, but all my kills should count, because the other guy isn't as good as me: not because perhaps they were getting bullsh*tted on their screen on their side of the connection.
Humility
You have accepted the game for what it is, better or worse. You know you are using the most powerful set ups, you know you are playing against the naive noobs, you know the mechanics of the game work in your favor more so than they don't. You stop bragging, because you realize their is nothing to brag about. you see the online FPS world for what it is and have became humbled by it. Your expectations are to do well every time, and do your best against other good players as well. You accept defeat when it happens, and don't celebrate the victory because you're on the next one.
Since the DUST 514 playerbase is so small, I see these 3 stages on a daily. I can attach a list of players to each category. But, I have noticed that the very top players in this game, the ones that lead their respectful roles have all reached the humility stage. And, I can respect that, because those are the people that make a game grow. Because they turn around and start to educate the lower tiers. Because they want the playerbase to improve as a whole, and not try to protect their ego. DUST needs more of these types if they want a strong playerbase and to attract and retain new players. |
Nocturnal Soul
Immortal Retribution
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Posted - 2013.11.10 22:25:00 -
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Naivety & humility are the only two I went to with the exception of a bit of bragging.
"The trick to creativity is knowing how to hide your sources..." Albert Einstein
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True Adamance
PIE Inc.
Praetoria Imperialis Excubitoris
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Posted - 2013.11.10 22:26:00 -
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I currently fit into the ignorant phase, but I am slowly coming out of that into Humility....however I have accepted this game is half done, not fit to call released, not yet fit to dismiss so easily as other games.....yet stale and repetitive.....
"All things were created by the Divine, and so the glory of our faith is inherent to us all"
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Kahn Zo
Turalyon 514
Turalyon Alliance
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Posted - 2013.11.10 22:31:00 -
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Very well put 8213.
Pure Gallente
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SgtDoughnut
Red Star Jr.
EoN.
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Posted - 2013.11.10 22:35:00 -
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I am going to copy this and put it in my TF2 clan forums. You put it perfectly, and we have people in every stage in my TF2 clan as well. I feel like I am stuck somewhere between stage 1 and 2 here. Though i have some of the mentality of stage 3 from my TF2 play. |
Sage E'LOS
Namtar Elite
Gallente Federation
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Posted - 2013.11.10 22:35:00 -
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Happiness can exist only in acceptance.
Always pass on what you have learned
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Canari Elphus
Ancient Exiles
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Posted - 2013.11.10 22:41:00 -
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Now if CCP could only take this lesson to heart for Dust we might have something. I still dont understand why CCP makes this game so impossible for newberries to pick up. Its like you need to be beaten on for a couple months before you are deemed worthy to be relevant.
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echo47
Minmatar Republic
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Posted - 2013.11.10 23:08:00 -
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Nice post. |
Iron Wolf Saber
Den of Swords
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Posted - 2013.11.10 23:12:00 -
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http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LoQYw49saqc
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General John Ripper
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Posted - 2013.11.10 23:16:00 -
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+1. I realized this a long time ago.. well the third part. If you noticed, I never talk about my gungame. Hardly ever. I have no need to brag. It is pointless. People even message me ingame trying to start an arguement waving their e-peens around telling me how terrible I am. i just agree, send a "lol" and move on.
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Message her for more info!
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