What Was It Like When You Were A Noob?

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#1 Goyoshi12
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I would have made this into a blog post, but I want to get a broader more diverse answer to this question. So, this is a simple question, what was it like when you were one of those users who made half-@$$ed to full-@$$ed reviews stating that a game sucked and gave it a 1.0? :question: How was it to make a blog that was really just...um...bad, I guess? :? How did it feel to %$@#& at GameSpot for thier reviews and general topics along with asking questions even when they already have answered it multiple times? :|

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For me...here was MY nooby life before I actaully put on the adult boxer shorts! :D

Why did I just say THAT? :?

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In my time of joining GameSpot I had not many games to play and review, so I focused myself on demos and such. They made me want to get the games but my wallet was low in cash and so I decided on writing reviews based off the demo. :o This explains my Halo stuff because at the time I played the Halo Combat Evolved demo. I thought it was the best "game" ever so I made my banner and avatar to reflect my love of the demo. :oops: PS: Don't worry, I'm changing the avatar and banner pretty soon. Just gotta wait for my slaves to be done. :twisted: So I wrote pathetic reviews and based them on the demos only and some games I just outwardly wrote reviews even without playing them! :shock: I do admit to them, but I deleted them when my brain finally switched on and so now they are gone, lost in the uncharted blackwaters of the internet. :P I wrote a review for Brutal Legend and Halo ODST. I'm ashamed of my work, but again it was when I was a young GameSpotter and did not know how to write good reviews or even write anything!

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It didn't stop there however, I purposfully wrote fourm posts on games and over dramatized my epierence. For instance, in a fourm post on scary games (I won't even link it because I forgot where it is) I stated that BioShock was a scary game, all I could base this on was the demo and the demo itself wasn't scary, atmospheric is a much better term for it. :) I even said I screamed and ran away from my computer. :? Now I know not to over dramaitze things like that and only use it if it is true, ie. I play Amnesia the Dark Descent, I played the demo, thank god it was morning. :| I also made some really bad comments on things like disagreeing with a score and saying that an amazing game sucked and I do believe I one time posted a 1st Comment comment. :? Yes, I know...I suck...badly. :|

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Futhermore from my pathetic reviews of games I had, games I had only played the demo, and games that I never played before, and my over dramatizing and completly pointless comments I also made bogus blogs. :( (Huh? See what I did there? Bogus Blogs? See that's cool cause they both have a b and an o in the beginning...aren't I so smrt?) :roll: They were attempts of leveling up here on GameSpot to my imaginary level cap of 100. It was a foolish and pathetic idea and with that my time on GameSpot halted until I decided to come back for round 2. Luckily, I'm still in Round 2 and have been doing much better than Round 1. :)

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So, that's my life here on GameSpot as a noobie in a much more shorter and more condensed read. Was my beginning the same as yours or did you do so well in Round 1 that you're still in that round and are still going strong? Let me know fourm posters! :D

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FYI: I put these | in between paragraphs because spacing is a bit weird...well...for me it is. :?

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#2 certifieddata
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I thought nothing of it when I did, but looking back at earlier posts and such is just painful.

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#3 jetpower3
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Notoriously unforgiving.

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#4 CHOASXIII
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Well I was Noob Saibot so it didn't matter.

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#5 one_plum
Member since 2009 • 6825 Posts

Well I was Noob Saibot so it didn't matter.

CHOASXIII

Crap, someone firsted me.

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#6 deactivated-6016f3a1e8420
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I was a Gamespot Mod.
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#7 raiden509
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[QUOTE="CHOASXIII"]

Well I was Noob Saibot so it didn't matter.

one_plum

Crap, someone firsted me.

When i read your post i saw it without the r . That was awkward.
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#8 Skarwolf
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When I first got into online gaming it was originally quake 2 then everquest. I visited a forum that dealt with everquest. While browsing some posts I noticed one guy make the comment that since he was a certain level of poster his opinion was more important then someone who was disagreeing with. This angered me to such an extent I took it upon myself to relentlessly make fun of this person anytime he posted something. I'd argue my points logically and prove the individual wrong. This persons reply lacking anything else to say was to comment on my level as a poster on the forum and what kind of gear he had in game trying to compare it to mine as if that somehow proved him better.

It was so pathetic and laughable to me that an individual would put so much value on something that was essentially worthless.

Newsflash kids you're online persona means nothing, nor does your forum level, your character level what you have. 5 years from now it won't mean jack sh-t.

This is why I laugh at forums who try to punish you by penalizing your levels if you violate their rules. I could care less what my title is it won't change how I post.

I've posted the same from day one. I say what I think and don't beat around the bush. Its offended people at times. For example when I first got into Dark Ages of Camelot I criticized one player for how he played. Turned out to be a twink of someone who was "popular" on that servers forums. Without my having known he went and whined on the forums to get he "e" friends to back him up. So a few days later these individuals are sending me tells they sounded like 12 year old kids. I just added them to ignore and kept playing.

They basically had no ground to stand on. I didn't use the forum, I played with different people. In fact I quit the game and didn't play for two years. Upon returning primarily out of curiousity I was astounded that during all this time these people were obsessed with some anonymous poster who mocked them. Just because one guy suggested it was me they automatically assumed it to be the truth without any proof. I didn't even use the forum I was told this by friends in game. So some anonymous poster for two years bugged them and all this time this guy was obsessed that it was me for just having told him to "learn how to heal." It was actually kind of strange to be honest. The great part was that when I started playing again they began sending me tells trying to dig for something and all it took was a few tickets to GM's claiming my son is playing the game being harrassed by X player and they all got banned.

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#9 JediXMan
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Frustrating, I suppose.

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#10 psn8214
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I posted in normal color.

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#11 kris9031998
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[QUOTE="one_plum"]

[QUOTE="CHOASXIII"]

Well I was Noob Saibot so it didn't matter.

raiden509

Crap, someone firsted me.

When i read your post i saw it without the r . That was awkward.

Not as bad as

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-Yq0rS67IEg

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#12 MetroidPrimePwn
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I was never a n00b. I was born with over 40 years of internet experience.

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#13 berserker2389
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So many smileys......
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#14 zeldaluff
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I didn't post until I got a good idea of what not to post :P

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#15 XiaolinPrincess
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I started on TV.com. Looking back at blog posts, they were very short, then very long, then shortened.
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#16 metallica_fan42
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I got lots of mods because I acted like a jackass.
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#17 Gaming-Planet
Member since 2008 • 21107 Posts

Are you trying to make a picture out of smilies?

Oh, I was never a noob. Always been l33t.

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#18 laser-pointer
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At first I was like :? but then I was like 8)

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#19 tekken220
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Well I was Noob Saibot so it didn't matter.

CHOASXIII
I entered this thread, thinking of posting this. Damn :(
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#20 Nibroc420
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[QUOTE="raiden509"][QUOTE="one_plum"]

Crap, someone firsted me.

kris9031998

When i read your post i saw it without the r . That was awkward.

Not as bad as

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-Yq0rS67IEg

:lol: haha wow

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#21 Empirefrtw
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Was? I still am :P
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#22 weezyfb
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So many smileys......berserker2389
it seems he just discovered them.... can someone say noob?
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#23 tekken220
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I used to talk only about Tekken back then. :?
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#24 mitu123
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I can barely remember 2006...

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#25 CammiTac
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It was somewhat similar to now.

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#26 mlbslugger86
Member since 2004 • 12867 Posts

when i was? my dear sir i'm still a noob

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#27 Baconbits2004
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I can barely remember 2006...

mitu123
You joined in 06? lol noob.
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#28 mitu123
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[QUOTE="mitu123"]

I can barely remember 2006...

Baconbits2004
You joined in 06? lol noob.

It was suppose to be 2003.D= I had a different name but a account that was never made, it had my name in it.
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#29 Baconbits2004
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[QUOTE="Baconbits2004"][QUOTE="mitu123"]

I can barely remember 2006...

mitu123
You joined in 06? lol noob.

It was suppose to be 2003.D= I had a different name but a account that was never made, it had my name in it.

Pfft, I've been coming to this site since it was videogames.com.
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#30 mitu123
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[QUOTE="Baconbits2004"][QUOTE="mitu123"][QUOTE="Baconbits2004"] You joined in 06? lol noob.

It was suppose to be 2003.D= I had a different name but a account that was never made, it had my name in it.

Pfft, I've been coming to this site since it was videogames.com.

I typed that in and found this site.
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#31 Baconbits2004
Member since 2009 • 12602 Posts

I typed that in and found this site.mitu123

Can't recall the reasoning they changed from videogames.com to gamespot.... seems kinda pointless when it leads you to the same place. =S

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#32 mitu123
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[QUOTE="mitu123"] I typed that in and found this site.Baconbits2004


Can't recall the reasoning they changed from videogames.com to gamespot.... seems kinda pointless when it leads you to the same place. =S

Probably wanted to avoid confusion later on. Plus it sounds like a better name.

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#33 GEE_WIZZ
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I was pwned everyday.

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#34 CreasianDevaili
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Dunno. Been a member here since 2005 and never wrote a game review, nor use this place for reviews. I use gamestop for a proper game database of platform releases, dates, and new releases. Also, to come to OT, solely, to have debates that do not require me to walk away with a better outlook.
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#35 Nude_Dude
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Got moderated a few times for the same thing over and over again. Also, I had this annoying habit of making new blog posts almost every day, up until three years ago when I just got bored and quit that.
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#36 Aspen706
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I was awesome when I was a noob, now I'm just shallow and boring.:cry: :P