DUMB gamers?

i can understand getting stuck once or twice in a game. but some times i get asked questions from my friends that make me wanna slap them in the face, i see threads on this site that make me wanna scream "DID YOU EVEN LOOK" or people getting dumber or lazier? im not gonna use any names but i was just in a thread where a guys stats were altered and he didnt know why, but if he would have just checked his stats it would say in plain english (or w/e his preferred language is) exactly why and what was doing it, and thats not the only example (its the only one im going to give tho lol). i dont mean to be a **** but come on.

i can understand if a game gives a poor explanation but some people dont even try, i pretty much had to walk my friend thru fallout 3 via xboxlive cause he got stuck right out of the vault, this kinda thing get on anyone elses nerves?

i mean im happy to help out if your stuck, but try, just try for gods sake.

I had a friend that didn't know how to play Sonic on Sega Genesis.

He was like "How do you jump?".

I looked at him and said, "Dude, there's 3 buttons and they all do the same thing".

Ah, good times :lol:

Everyone has a different learning curve and not everyone grows up on video games. I don't think its fair to call someone dumb because they asked for help or didn't grasp things right away.

It's as if I put you in a tank and told you to drive. You might feel overwhelmed and ask for help. If the person your asking has been driving tanks for 10+ years and it comes natrually to them they too may consider you dumb.

Everyone has a different learning curve and not everyone grows up on video games. I don't think its fair to call someone dumb because they asked for help or didn't grasp things right away.

It's as if I put you in a tank and told you to drive. You might feel overwhelmed and ask for help. If the person your asking has been driving tanks for 10+ years and it comes natrually to them they too may consider you dumb.

reborngamer

I know what you mean, but think about this for a minute - er, wait - that could be a little too long - I mean, a second... when was the last time you met someone who didn't have the attention span of a newt? People today don't want to think for themselves when they buy entertainment - they want to put that disc in and be amused... instantly, and effortlessly. Progress requires effort, and effort, in turn, requires thought... see where I'm going with this? It's not their fault really...67gt500

I just use gamefaq.com for this kind of stuff. You can't be good at every game, and some require trial and error anyway. I still need to beat Strong Bad Episode 4....viewtiful26

ugh one time a friend kept asking me questions of where to go, what to do in half life 2. not only does it annoy me, but it ruins the whole purpose for him playing the game, FIGURE IT OUT YOURSELF LIKE EVERYONE ELSEKGB32

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Yeah, but how many of these people are used to the more on-rails games? If you swap one of those games for a more open-ended game, there's bound to be some learning curve.

I had a friend that didn't know how to play Sonic on Sega Genesis.

He was like "How do you jump?".

I looked at him and said, "Dude, there's 3 buttons and they all do the same thing".

Ah, good times :lol:

Boba_Fett_3710

*On-Topic now* I usually try and do everything myself. If I don't get something I will keep trying/search around first. (Unless I really just can't figure it out) I hate being in the room with someone that is new to a game. It seems if I am in the room and I have already played they will ask me about everything. "how do I shoot? How do I go to the inventory screen?" I am like come on, there are not that many buttons on the Xbox controller, just try them out until you are used to it. :P

Yeah, but how many of these people are used to the more on-rails games? If you swap one of those games for a more open-ended game, there's bound to be some learning curve.

In addition, there are a lot of people who don't want to think about it. They simple want to be told to do X in Y way. These people are asking you questions so they can play the game in that way.

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i hear ya, and that is true for alot of cases

but that doesnt make the stinging in my brain stop when someone asks me "dude, where do i go"

i wanna be like "I FOUND OUT ON MY OWN, WHY CANT YOU!" (but im a nice guy)

you know what i mean, it justs gets annoying.

Hey man Half Life 2 was pretty rediculous. Near the middle of the game I had no idea what was happening. The solution when you get stuck is always "look around for wooden rails and climb on them".

I tend to avoid games where exploration and collecting are mandatory, but I love Silent Hill and Banjo Kazooie, odd.

It's the reason the word Gamer excists. Some people are not gamers, and like someone mentioned on a post above me, they just want to be entertained but not put any effort into it. Gamers are like thrill seekers, we want to be taken on a journey and fight for our lives (from the saftey of our room).

Having said that, dumb gamers do excist. Left 4 Dead for example. You need medi-kits in the game, I always make sure to pick mine up at the start and I always make sure to pick one up when ever I find one. So why do some players just like totally ignor their excistence?!

"There's a Pipe-bomb here" I say to the guy who isn't carrying one.

"There's a Pipe-bomb over here!!" I say again to the guy who isn't carrying one.

"There's a ****** Pipe-bomb here!!" I say for the last time as i'm throwing it, primed to explode at the idiots face.

Sometimes it's like I need a connection to the persons computer, so I can play them through certain parts of the game. Like i'll say to one guy "please drop down this hole in the floor into the room down below, because otherwise I know what's going to happen, a hunter will pounce on you and we'll all be downstairs with no way to get back to you and we'll be a man down. So please, drop down now!"

No reply, so I guess they Italion and can't speak English or something, so I wait. They just stand there, I use the ingame commands to tell him to move on (they are translated by region) the guy just can't grasp the situation, he's quite content with staying up there. This is espeically irritating on VS mode when smart players of the infected look out for people who stay in areas where the rest of the team can't get to.

Why do some people just stand on the spot shooting when a tanks come charging at them?! How some players have the reactions and perception of a blind man playing games. You got a hunter pounced on top of you and they are more concerned with sniping a zombie from a mile away with a pistol! Of course that's not something that a blind man could pull off, which is what makes it so stupid!

I happen to be a person who has grown up on video games. I would say I'm an extreme veteran gamer.

(30 years experience.... still haven't grown up by choice!!!)

I find it pretty easy to grab the controller of any console & fairly seemlessly adapt to any game. Here's the thing..... While I have played for most of my life, especially in the earlier years of my gaming youth, there wasn't a lot of people like me that could play well so I guess I've always been used to the less coordinated than average gamer. Gaming is a lot bigger now than it was back then so there's plenty of competition.

I can understand your frustrations because I have also been in similar situations, but I think we, as the gaming community, should whole heartedly support all gamers whether they're pro's or shmoe's; because the more people that are playing, the more support the console & game developers get, so the harder they'll work on breaking the limits of gaming developement!

Not everyone is good at everything my young friends. Have some patience with your clutsy gaming friends & do what you can to help when ever you can!

Without them, we might not be enjoying gaming as we know it today, & you probably wouldn't be as good as you all think you are! :D