Are you willing to dedicate yourself to getting really good at high-skill games?

Just wondering... it seems like very time I try to introduce a friend or two to games like Quake Live and Fortress Forever, which are both free to play, they give up after a few days and say it's way too hard and they'll never get good at them, etc.

Then they go back to BF3 and COD. :( I'm not sure whether it's the small player bases (unlikely) or the high skill ceiling and high barrier to entry that puts them off.

How about you? Do you enjoy practicing and getting really good at these types of games? Or are you more of a hop-in-and-have-some-fun-occasionally person?

I used to.

But I've grown tired of MP.

I have a nack at being good at MP games even when I just start playing, so I don't know. (Company of Heroes and Dawn of War excluded)

On the PC? Yes.

On the consoles? I can't, I get bored too fast.

Depends if the game is fun or not.

If Ubisoft came out and said Assassins Creed 3 is going to be one of the hardest games on PS3, i would figure it out because i love Assassins Creed.

Not anymore. I've become very tired of multiplayer games, especially FPSs. I'd rather spend a hundreds of hours playing various singleplayer games than getting to a professional level at a game. If I'm going to play multiplayer, I want it to be like Battlefield where you need no practice outside of playing some FPSs to do well.

The original Gears had a fairly hardcore online community back in the day and I got quite good at that game. I've probably never been better at a competitive online game.

I've had my fill of multiplayer in Doom, Duke Nukem 3D, GLQuake, Quake 2, and Unreal Tournament when those games were at the peak of their popularity. Nowadays, I prefer singleplayer. Also, if I ever resume multiplayer, it'll be via LAN only.

I require, of myself, to be the best at all the games I play

Do you enjoy practicing and getting really good at these types of games? Or are you more of a hop-in-and-have-some-fun-occasionally person?

CaptainAhab13

No. First, a game has to be good to bother with playing. That removes about 99.9% of all MP games available.

Then, the game has to run well online. Remove 99.9% of the remainding online games.

Then, the game still has be the type I enjoy. Remove the rest.

dedicate myself to up-skilling for a game?

Fuuck to the no.

I prefer to put that level of effort into being good at real world, tangible stuff. Gaming is something I end up doing when I'm feeling altogether more lethargic. It's just a bit of fun, escapism, entertainment to me. Nothing more.

Counter Strike is the only high-skill required game out right now ... everything else is easy peasy.

I'm dedicated to getting good at Counter Strike Source. I'm 100 hours in and I really suck (0.67 kdr)

But it's mostly because everyone else has 1000 hours so I can't really learn when the first thing that happens when I peak out a door is get awped. Hopefully GO will even the playing field

No, I wouldn't brutalize myself by trying to be competitive against people with addictive personalities who play 12 hours a day.

No. I just don't have the time.

Back in my teens and early 20's... I used to care. But as you get older life becomes slower and you don't have the drive to do meaningless things any more. I mean really. Who is gonna care about all your WOW achivements after the last server is brought offline? Or leader boards of a dead game? It's as they say in terminator "in 100 years, who's gonna care?".Truth_Hurts_U

did you ever think people might do it for fun? (and not for glory or leadboards?)

yes, competative play can be damn fun.

On the PC? Yes.

On the consoles? I can't, I get bored too fast.

tjricardo089

this...as good as i am at shooters on pc...i try to pick up a console one...i get frustrated cause of the controller or just get bored cause its so simple/slow in comparison

^^mind you theres nothing wrong with a slow shooter...but not an arcade shooter that is slow(read halo and killzone)

but OT...i cant force myself to dedicate my time to gettin extremely competitive at video games...while im good at shooters(ive been playing them since theyve existed and got in on quake and unreal when fps mp was NEW)...i work with guns everyday(mp in the army)...why would i spend the time learning the ins and outs of shooting fake guns when i could spend the time trying to figure out how to shoot better in real life...you know...when it could keep me alive

did you ever think people might do it for fun? (and not for glory or leadboards?)

yes, competative play can be damn fun.

Jankarcop

[QUOTE="Truth_Hurts_U"]Back in my teens and early 20's... I used to care. But as you get older life becomes slower and you don't have the drive to do meaningless things any more. I mean really. Who is gonna care about all your WOW achivements after the last server is brought offline? Or leader boards of a dead game? It's as they say in terminator "in 100 years, who's gonna care?".Jankarcop

did you ever think people might do it for fun? (and not for glory or leadboards?)

yes, competative play can be damn fun.

I somewhat I agree.

Playing competitively on Counter Strike with a team of buddies all using voice chat and using teamwork is hella fun.

I somewhat I agree.

Playing competitively on Counter Strike with a team of buddies all using voice chat and using teamwork is hella fun.

OB-47

In 2009/2010 I was said to be one of, if not, the greatest Pro Evolution Soccer players in the world by the PES community which consisted of both amateurs and professionals of the game alike and not only did I turn pro at the game I became probably the best at it but damn did I invest a lot of time getting there.

This video is considered the best 2009 video on the internet and all the goals were scored by myself against the highest CPU difficulty all with default, stock settings:

PES 2009 Ultimate Goals

I also in that time set the world record in Road Rage mode on Burnout Paradise which still hasn't been broken:

Burnout Paradise World Record

To those who say "nah I'd rather do stuff in the real world"...wtf logic is that? That's like watching someone playing football, they score a great goal and then some troll goes "yeah that was good but then again, that's all he does, he just practices football all day long"...well, duh.

Until you're the best/extremely good at something that MILLIONS of other people have played then you don't have a clue. Those two games above that I listed have sold a combined minimum of 8 million copies and to be considered the best at them and with proof is something I'm proud of. Whether or not it is in video-game format it does not matter.

Right now though? Hell no! I just don't have the amount of time any more plus I have no desire. Once you've mastered something to death and have no competition then you just get bored...

It's been a while since I dedicated myself to a single game. I'll rather experience a variety of different games then stick to one.

There's no games to get good at... the last i spent over 300h (mostly in pvp) playing n was pretty trollish beast at was Dark Souls, if that counts. I want something like Perfect Dark Zero where skill matters.silversix_

I used to be. I dedicated a lot of my time mastering 2 characters on Tekken 6 and playing competitively. But I cant be like that anymore. Crazy work schedule kept me out of the local tournament scene. Besides, there are many great games out there that gives me great single player experience. I cant just dedicate my time and effort to play just one game and be competitive on it.

Counter Strike is the only high-skill required game out right now ... everything else is easy peasy.

rasengan2552

come quake live then :P not that easy peasy :P

It depends on the game.

MP? Probably not. I have gorwn tired of MP and I'm just done, especially with shooters.

Other games? Perhaps.

i used to but now i dont really care. i just like to have fun.

DJMAX Portable 3(PSP digital backlog on VITA)

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5Zjc3Aye4q0

^ That is nice.

Not usually. I'm thinking about taking another stab at the fighting genre though.

Yes, in 1998 I entered my first competitive tournament ever for Vampire Savior 3. The Dark Stalkers series got me into fighting games and I heavily played them back then, later I played competitive SF, both Alpha and with the VS series. I stopped playing in the fighting competitive scene in 06.

The most serious and best I have done was in SSBM. I was a peach user and qualified top for many a tournaments. Even played Ken, and Husband, and other top players numerous times. Ahh those were the days.