Halo, Taunting, and Getting Butt-Hurt

[Harry Seldon]

Unreal was pretty good.

[DrSpike]

I have to say there is a good deal of taunting in my MP games, but no butt-hurting. Perhaps a more careful choice of words might be advisable.

[Sarxis]

In-game taunts are a major turn-off for me. Yes, enough to make me quit playing the game.

I had to go through this with Tribes2. Fortunately, the engine in T2 allowed some modders to make taunt blockers.

[Harry Seldon]

I have to say there is a good deal of taunting in my MP games, but no butt-hurting.

No butt hurting? So you never had any sore losers?

[Nubclear]

It's fine by me, so long as the person has SOME humility and I enjoy their company.

[rah]

Yes, it's easier if you're familiar with the other players and can easily sort out what's personal and what's just HOT AIR>

[Zero]

I dont think there would be any merit in winning if the person didnt trash talk. There's nothing like forcing a trash talker to stop talking the talk and walk the walk.

[DrSpike]

Agreed. Shutting them up by thrashing them is the best strategy.

[Verto]

"Trash talking" is the greatest feature of MP games. Your friend is a wuss, or he was no good and wanted a way out of losing.

[BustaMike]

Originally posted by Harry Seldon
Unreal was pretty good.

It was ok, but the autotaunt got annoying sometimes. Speaking of Unreal taunts, why did everyone say "You fight like Nollie" all the time? I have no idea what that refers to.

"Trash talking" is the greatest feature of MP games. Your friend is a wuss, or he was no good and wanted a way out of losing.

See, that's the thing. He's not the best player, but he's certainly better than a good portion of the other people we play with. My theory is that he just can't handle losing. Originally he used to play with some other people. Some of those people still play, but my close group of friends that plays consistently now is quite a bit better than that other group. I think maybe he used to beat up on the old group, got used to it, and now just can't handle it when he loses.

[General Ludd]

I didn't realise Apolyton was home to all these annoying "quaker" types that ruin online games.

Trash talking is the reason I don't play any online FPS games anymore, it's like playing with a bunch of snotty 6 year olds all the time.

[DrSpike]

Surely you don't want to waste good Sims-playing time posting here with us snotty 6 year olds.

[General Ludd]

Originally posted by DrSpike
Surely you don't want to waste good Sims-playing time posting here with us snotty 6 year olds.

Nope, I'll go back to my war-sim WW2online now, and play with the adults.

[Nubclear]

Originally posted by Osweld
I didn't realise Apolyton was home to all these annoying "quaker" types that ruin online games.

Trash talking is the reason I don't play any online FPS games anymore, it's like playing with a bunch of snotty 6 year olds all the time.

I'm not sure why everyone is attacking you with the "Sims" and "Mario Sunshine" routine.

[Paul Hanson]

Me and my mates often play linkup games on Halo, and the one thing that really pisses me off is when people congratulate their team-mates in a really over the top fashion, as if to taunt the other side. Aside from that, I also have a mate who takes it a little too seriously - that can seriously spoil the fun of everyone else, who are basically playing for a laugh rather than to win, because none of us are particularly good at the game.