Game Etiquette
Today is a magic day. It's un-official Newbie Day. Tens of thousands of completely novice video gamers will sign on to Xbox live for the first time with their freshly unwrapped video games ready to take on the minions of veteran players who wait for their latest victims with some apprehension.Sure, we can score hundreds of easy kills in a matter of hours, catapulting us to a new skill level after just a few games, however their is also plenty of frustration that occurs because of these encounters.
It's all about game etiquette, being cool, something that seems to be lacking more and more from XBOX Live game play.
Here are Bob Narley's Top 10 guidelines for "Game Etiquette:
- Never quit a game in the middle of a match, no matter how bad your loosing. Finishing a game to the end will only help your learning curve. Plus, it can earn you respect from the more advanced players. Many times I have learned more from loosing a game than I have from winning. Take your beating and come back for more, you'll earn respect and gain skills.
- Read your manual and know the basics. You'll save yourself, and your team, a whole lot of frustration if you have already gone over the basic skills and controls associated with your new game. Their is nothing worse than watching one of your teammates jump up and down in the corner trying to figure out what's going on. Every player needs to have his head in the game in order for the team to win.
- Please don't use voice masking. As a rule, most of us find the voice masking feature extremely annoying and hard to understand.
- Chime in! When you enter a new game lobby for the first time, it's considered very cool to give a quick "What's going on?" or "What's Up?". It lets everybody know your alive and ready to play.
- Congratulations! It doesn't matter if you won or took the beating of a lifetime, giving out a "Good Game" is always a cool way to exit, even if you don't really mean it.
- Turn down your stereo. We don't want to hear your latest CD purchase blaring through our headphones while we are trying to communicate with our team members. Remember that your microphone can pick up room noise if it's loud enough.
- Quit complaining. Nobody wants to hear your constant complaining throughout the whole game. We realize it can be frustrating when your having a hard time dealing with more skilled players. A better option would be to try and communicate with your team on a new strategy that might improve your chances of winning.
- Communicate. In team battles, communication is key to winning. Talk to your teammates, let them know what your going to do and what you see. Pick a strategy and try and follow it. Sometimes it's better to surrender to the idea at hand that force what you think is a better idea unto the team. The team with the best communication almost always wins the match.
- Refrain from using unnecessary swear words or racist comments. Gamers who continuously abuse fowl language and find the need to shout out racist remarks always come across as sounding ignorant. Abusive language ruins the game for everyone. Seriously, it's totally unnecessary and un-cool. I realize that hearing expletives is inevitable in any open forum these days, however your choice of wording in these situations is a clear indication of your character and skill. XBOX LIVE will permanently boot players who continuously receive negative feedback or cheat. You can send negative feedback on any player via your friends menu.
- Help. Be helpful to other players who could benefit from what you have learned. Everybody loves a hot tip or trick that they could use in the future. If a new player asks a questions, it's considered very cool to simply answer the questions or at least point them in the right direction. We were all new once.
For more information on the Xbox Live Code of Conduct: http://www.xbox.com/en-US/live/codeofconduct.htm
It's all about being cool and having fun. Be cool to your fellow gamers and you will create a game environment that is more fun and competitive for everyone.
Bob Narley
http://www.bobnarley.com
posted by Bob Narley @ 9:14 PM
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