tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8074451.post5374955143258778992..comments2024-02-05T05:56:50.392-05:00Comments on Insult Swordfighting: I couldn't score in high school, eitherMitch Krpatahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15987162934932391765noreply@blogger.comBlogger9125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8074451.post-51743990687909883132008-08-05T20:08:00.000-04:002008-08-05T20:08:00.000-04:00@CP Actually, I found myself logging on to defend ...@CP Actually, I found myself logging on to defend my crown on a number of tracks in Audiosurf. I found that the email system that let you know when you had been "Dethroned" was catalyst to that.<BR/><BR/>As soon as I saw that someone had knocked me down, I felt the need to reassert my superiority.Daniel Purvishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15678228002879207522noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8074451.post-82016391951707521852008-08-05T12:38:00.000-04:002008-08-05T12:38:00.000-04:00The same thing happened to me with Audiosurf... an...The same thing happened to me with Audiosurf... and i thought high-scores were so 80's. Oh how wrong i was... High-Scores are AWESOME!<BR/>:PCPhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08490036549613148758noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8074451.post-20760869879575810102008-08-05T11:39:00.000-04:002008-08-05T11:39:00.000-04:00I don't generally like the way I feel when I get c...I don't generally like the way I feel when I get competitive - the lows of defeat are much more extreme for me than the highs of victory. So I'd say my gameplay experience is worsened when I'm put in a competitive position. On the other hand, I usually try to offset that by not taking the competition very seriously (which takes a concerted effort), so sometimes I actually get less frustrated than I do during the single-player game. I didn't wake any neighbors during my <I>GTA IV</I> multiplayer misadventures, but I was yelling things at my TV during the final mission in single player that would've made a sailor blush.Quinnhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10665823669624714322noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8074451.post-87694230218795547272008-08-05T09:07:00.000-04:002008-08-05T09:07:00.000-04:00Omari, I know the feeling. You always want to try ...Omari, I know the feeling. You always want to try to rationalize why someone might have a better score. "They must have no life!" is a common one. But I have no life, and my scores are still pitiful.<BR/><BR/>Quinn, do you find that your experience is better or worse -- or just different -- when the competitive fires are stoked? I find myself getting furious at games like Geometry Wars, which doesn't happen when I'm making my way through an easier, narrative-based game in which failure isn't really punished.<BR/><BR/>Matthew, the overuse of bloom has had me wondering if something's wrong with my glasses at times. The menus in particular really don't need it.<BR/><BR/>Daniel, godspeed.Mitch Krpatahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15987162934932391765noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8074451.post-12165351963973070272008-08-04T20:10:00.000-04:002008-08-04T20:10:00.000-04:00Dammit people. It's all about Super Stardust HD! I...Dammit people. It's all about Super Stardust HD! I'm ranked number 2135 in the world.<BR/><BR/>And, as you have said, I have a strong desire to rise in the rankings. My goal is to break 1000. Then screenshot it. Then blog it. Then drink heavily.<BR/><BR/>Since the Trophy system has been introduced on PSN, the one console I care about, I've been been roped in to the ePenis Expansion Competition (EPEC - I just made that up). Basically, I WANT that 10x multiplier, not just so I can careen, like a bat out of hell, upwards through the ranks (where the highest score is like 2,000,000,000 or something) but also to grab that elusive Gold Trophy.<BR/><BR/>And to think I never cared about Gamerscore, all it took was Sony to get in the game.<BR/><BR/>Bastards.Daniel Purvishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15678228002879207522noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8074451.post-2630089193152226242008-08-04T17:52:00.000-04:002008-08-04T17:52:00.000-04:00As a fellow tourist, I went through the exact same...As a fellow tourist, I went through the exact same process! I'm currently sitting at the bottom of nearly every leaderboard ><<BR/><BR/>I have a coworker who recently picked up an Xbox 360. I had been ranting about how good Geometry Wars 2 was, so he downloaded it a few days later when I was over at his house. <B>He beat my high score on the first run</B>. That certainly put me in my place!<BR/><BR/>Finally, I'd definitely file the use of glow/bloom in GW2 under the "aesthetic choice" category. That being said, it does get in the way of the gameplay more often than not.Matthew Gallanthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01592343625367336913noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8074451.post-80219681831932646682008-08-04T15:02:00.000-04:002008-08-04T15:02:00.000-04:00Geometry Wars 2: Electric Boogaloo. Someone had t...<I>Geometry Wars 2: Electric Boogaloo.</I> Someone had to say it.<BR/><BR/>I think being a videogame tourist can be tough sometimes when we come face-to-face with the natural human instinct to compete with each other. I consider myself a tourist as well, and when I got <I>GTA IV</I> I never even gave a thought to playing it online. Then my (one and only) Xbox Live friend got a Gold membership for a while, and since he had <I>GTA</I> as well, it seemed reasonable to get out of the Silver ghetto and play with him for a stretch. I did, and it was fun, but to my surprise I started playing total strangers online as well, something I'd never had any interest in doing before.<BR/><BR/>Suddenly I cared about winning, and got angry when I lost, and actually compared my gamerscore to other people's for the first time. All these emotions from my childhood came surging back and took a while to subside. We all want to be good at what we do, but that desire can grow a great deal stronger when we suddenly realize someone else is doing better than us.Quinnhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10665823669624714322noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8074451.post-84074790754244496802008-08-04T15:00:00.000-04:002008-08-04T15:00:00.000-04:00Sadly, I use the exact same excuse for my pitiful ...Sadly, I use the exact same excuse for my pitiful placement among my fellow gamers on various online leaderboards. I usually attribute the ridiculously high scores of others to the "fact" that they only play that game and nothing else, but a quick look at their gamertag will swiftly put that theory to rest. If their score really bothers me, I check their overall gamerscore to see if I can put them to shame on that front. I may even go as far as to comparing individual game achievements in some desperate attempt to pull myself from the dregs of loserdom. But you are absolutely right that this constant beating can ultimately make the games you are playing more fun. Even if I am at the bottom of the totem, I can usually spot a realistically attainable position. I set that as my goal, and play my heart out trying to reach it.O. Dennishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12494153787452489650noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8074451.post-88593689160491068412008-08-04T14:54:00.000-04:002008-08-04T14:54:00.000-04:00This comment has been removed by the author.O. Dennishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12494153787452489650noreply@blogger.com