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Subject: does anyone just play for the fun of it?
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Video gaming is supposed to be a fun experience.

  • 06.27.2007 8:35 AM PDT
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I play Halo with a competitive spirit but enjoy the game for what it is, a game. It's hard to enjoy Halo when you are so competitive that you scream into the mic and quit every losing game. As many people would say, it's not the destination that's fun it's the journey. You guys should all check out Layed Back Gamers, we're a clan devoted to just that, layed back gaming. ;-)

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  • 06.27.2007 8:39 AM PDT

I definitely play for the fun of it because I don't have the time to invest to play enough games to become "competitive".

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  • 06.27.2007 8:44 AM PDT
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I have no idea why I play... I get so mad at this game it makes my head explode... I REALLY want to play for fun... But every game I get matched up with players that are ten times better than me... The rating system is pointless... We should be matched up by OVERALL rating... Or at least give people the option to chose... I just want to play with people my own level... THAT'S what makes it fun... I don't care if I'm getting better or my rank goes up... I actually want it to go down so I can play for fun... But it doesn't matter if it's up OR down... There's still people 50 times better playing with beginners... Every game it doesn't matter... whatever you play... When I see "Matched Player" pop up before the game starts i just have to laugh out loud...

One time I hooked up with a guy in double team and we were both equal in skill level... Our rating was pretty much the same too... Neither one of us was drunk or high... We played 15 games with people who were supposed to be "matched"... We lost every game in a row to people "matched" but at least twice as good as us... Some teams we played got three times as many points... What are the chances? How can someone play that many games and not win one? If the rating system worked the odds are we would win at least half... Not even one...

I wish I could play for fun... I don't even know why I play anymore... But I know it's not because I'm serious about my rating... I just got done with another Rumble Pit game of screaming at the TV screen... With players that were supposed to be "matched"... Is this FUN?

  • 06.27.2007 9:33 AM PDT
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i hate playing with people who take games seriously. although it is funny to hear them talk about MLG and stuff when they are probably never gonna go pro

  • 06.27.2007 9:45 AM PDT

GTNukem v3

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"Well I think the thread creator is stupid... plus he's fat and his mom rocks out on my weiner"

It's hard to play for fun with other asses ruining the game experience. What with all the button glitches, -blam!- talk, and other crap flyin around it kinda defeats the search for fun. Training and Big Team are two good ways of havin fun, but try not to get booted.

  • 06.27.2007 10:25 AM PDT
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Well I switch back and forth. on a ranked game obviously i try hard and implimint strategy. on unranked i usually just do what i think wiuld be cool

  • 06.27.2007 10:54 AM PDT
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Posted by: CyF x HeAdShOt
Posted by: deerman890
Posted by: TokenBlackGuy4U
Posted by: unlucky17
Posted by: deerman890
Am I the only one here that doesn't play just for the fun of it?! I play to be competitive. I DO play to win. I love fighting for higher ranks and then yelling in disproval when i loss a close match. But i still have Fun at the same time while yelling. I fight for ranks and i play to win. If you just want to screw around and play for kicks and giggles get out of the Ranked matchs and go back to your training games.


You do realize that a game is meant to be fun, right? If you don't play for fun then I'm not even sure why you're playing a GAME. If you're in a tournament or a serious competition where you might actually win something, yeah, then it would probably make sense to get pissed about losing or be very excited about winning. But... it's a GAME. With no reward. This kind of an attitude is the exact reason the game sucks to play because jerks like yourself make it too serious for everyone to enjoy.



exactly what u said bro. its a game after all. if we were meant to b all serious n win all the time, it would't b fun. it wouldn't b a game anymore.
if ur that serious about wining all the time go serve ur country deerman890. I think that would better suit u type of ppl. there u do have to win u do have to fight for ur rank and guess what? that ain't a game and this is bro. there if u dont fight to win ur dead...
So go get out of ur mums basement and go serve ur country or calm down coz this is only a game and u ruin it for all the ppl that play it for fun(the way its meant to be played) and i'm pretty sure thats what most ppl play it for...

just my 2cents worth again



I'm pretty sure i DO play it how it's suppose to be played. The whole reason Bungie added in the ranks is to ONE: match people up with the same skills and TWO: let people fight Compititively for there ranks. It wouldn't be fun to me if we played over and over again without going up ranks or getting medals. I get more of a joy when i win a ranked game against other competitive players then i do against idiots running around not caring if they win or loss, not much joy in that.

Actually, they only intended it to match players up with the same skill level


Exactly. I wish the ranks would be invisible so no one would know what rank they are, when you start focusing too much on what your level is then the game stops being fun.

  • 06.27.2007 1:54 PM PDT
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Posted by: MLG Mark
I play to win

Winning = Fun

Losing = Teh Suck


Losing doesn't bother me at all as long as the victors aren't sore winners.

  • 06.27.2007 1:56 PM PDT
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Posted by: BerserkerBarage
[quote]Posted by: MLG Mark
I play to win

Winning = Fun

Losing = Teh Suck


I'd rather lose a really close game than win by a landslide...

~B.B.[/quote

I kind of agree, winning by one to two points is a LOT more satisfying than winning twenty or so. ]

  • 06.27.2007 1:58 PM PDT
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i play btb alot coz its fun, i play the others to prove my skill, im not a trash talking lil kid, but i prefer to win and its not called a sore winner its a sore loser, its a -blam!- -blam!- winner LoL

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  • 06.27.2007 2:01 PM PDT
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i PLAY FOR FUN BUT I DON'T ENJOY PLAYERS WHO REALLY JUST DO WHATEVER YOU WANT. AT LEAST FOLLOW WHAT YOUR SUPPOSED TO DO. BUT YEAH I PLAY FOR FUN.

  • 06.27.2007 2:05 PM PDT
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wow i never knew so many ppl would post in here. i'm shocked, i was sure i was the only person that played for fun these days

  • 06.30.2007 2:51 AM PDT
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Posted by: BerserkerBarage
Posted by: MLG Mark
I play to win

Winning = Fun

Losing = Teh Suck


I'd rather lose a really close game than win by a landslide...

~B.B.


I'd rather win a really close game than win by a landslide...

Posted by: Xelyx68
Posted by: MLG Mark
I play to win

Winning = Fun

Losing = Teh Suck


Losing doesn't bother me at all as long as the victors aren't sore winners.


Losing bothers me a whole lot! Most of the time(and I'm not trying to brag or anything like that) I do very well in a match. I go positive 98% of the time I play and most of the time my team loses, I DON'T DESERVE THE LOSS! I always try hard to win, it's just how I win. And to know I put effort into it and still got shafted because some kid on my team goes -9 makes me extremely pissed off. That's just me tho. If my team and I lose fairly tho, I only get mad at myself for not doing better. As a side note, when I mention my team I am not talking about an actual team of people I play with regularly, rather, a team I get put on through the MM system. Another side note, I don't get mad in unranked games lol.

I wouldn't say I take the game too seriously at all... I just like winning/doing good too much.



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  • 06.30.2007 2:54 AM PDT

Wait, i thought this was a video game. You know, those weird things that you are supposed to have "fun" with.
Some people should go outside once in a while...

  • 06.30.2007 7:59 AM PDT
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Posted by: Xelyx68
Exactly. I wish the ranks would be invisible so no one would know what rank they are, when you start focusing too much on what your level is then the game stops being fun.


Whoa 'Xelyx68'! I have a serious problem with that pyramid quote of yours. What the hell kid? What a waste of space. That's not necessary, nor did you actually use the quote for anything -- except to be bloody annoying. Idiot.

Bungie forum rules: Clearly states that pyramid quoting isn't allowed. The price for breaking rules: Death by ninjas.

As for the topic subject: Don't we all play Halo for fun? Whether we're competitive, don't like losing or whatever our playing styles are. The reason we all play is because its fun! Its quite stupid actually, this thread. We wouldn't play if it were not fun. Blindingly obvious this is.

Request for this to be locked, or preferably deleted.

-- Mukade

[Edited on 06.30.2007 8:17 AM PDT]

  • 06.30.2007 8:15 AM PDT
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Posted by: Mukade
Posted by: Xelyx68
Exactly. I wish the ranks would be invisible so no one would know what rank they are, when you start focusing too much on what your level is then the game stops being fun.


Whoa 'Xelyx68'! I have a serious problem with that pyramid quote of yours. What the hell kid? What a waste of space. That's not necessary, nor did you actually use the quote for anything -- except to be bloody annoying. Idiot.

Bungie forum rules: Clearly states that pyramid quoting isn't allowed. The price for breaking rules: Death by ninjas.

As for the topic subject: Don't we all play Halo for fun? Whether we're competitive, don't like losing or whatever our playing styles are. The reason we all play is because its fun! Its quite stupid actually, this thread. We wouldn't play if it were not fun. Blindingly obvious this is.

-- Mukade


...says Mukade, as he wastes 75% of his post space NOT responding to the original thread.

And no, not everyone does play Halo for fun. They have no lives and it evolves from something fun to something that completely determines their happiness for a given day based on if they get a measly 20 or an amazing 22 kills in a round. These people don't have fun playing the game. I am all for a competitive game now and again, but it is a game, so we should try to enjoy it.

And great thread, by the way. People need to ask this question more often, I think.

  • 06.30.2007 8:19 AM PDT
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Posted by: dkfrumwithin
...says Mukade, as he wastes 75% of his post space NOT responding to the original thread.

And no, not everyone does play Halo for fun. They have no lives and it evolves from something fun to something that completely determines their happiness for a given day based on if they get a measly 20 or an amazing 22 kills in a round. These people don't have fun playing the game. I am all for a competitive game now and again, but it is a game, so we should try to enjoy it.

And great thread, by the way. People need to ask this question more often, I think.


I do believe, whilst showing disregard to the more profound reasons, the fundamental reason we all play Halo is for fun. It doesn't matter how one would play, there is fun in the nexus of their soul. *sarcasm*

Well, this thread has really begun to bore me. And so have you 'dkfrumwithin'.

-- Mukade


[Edited on 06.30.2007 8:58 AM PDT]

  • 06.30.2007 8:57 AM PDT
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Posted by: CoolDude440
Wait, i thought this was a video game. You know, those weird things that you are supposed to have "fun" with.
Some people should go outside once in a while...


that is exactly what i started this thread for bro and i agree with those words totally.
but i'd change the last part of ur quote to some ppl should go outside for awhile not in awhile...

as i side note though i'm still surprised so many ppl posted in here n so many positive comments n that ppl still play for fun like games should b played...

if any1 wants to add me to their friends list just send me a request sayin ur from this thread

  • 06.30.2007 5:59 PM PDT
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Posted by: dkfrumwithin
Posted by: Mukade
Posted by: Xelyx68
Exactly. I wish the ranks would be invisible so no one would know what rank they are, when you start focusing too much on what your level is then the game stops being fun.


Whoa 'Xelyx68'! I have a serious problem with that pyramid quote of yours. What the hell kid? What a waste of space. That's not necessary, nor did you actually use the quote for anything -- except to be bloody annoying. Idiot.

Bungie forum rules: Clearly states that pyramid quoting isn't allowed. The price for breaking rules: Death by ninjas.

As for the topic subject: Don't we all play Halo for fun? Whether we're competitive, don't like losing or whatever our playing styles are. The reason we all play is because its fun! Its quite stupid actually, this thread. We wouldn't play if it were not fun. Blindingly obvious this is.

-- Mukade


...says Mukade, as he wastes 75% of his post space NOT responding to the original thread.

And no, not everyone does play Halo for fun. They have no lives and it evolves from something fun to something that completely determines their happiness for a given day based on if they get a measly 20 or an amazing 22 kills in a round. These people don't have fun playing the game. I am all for a competitive game now and again, but it is a game, so we should try to enjoy it.

And great thread, by the way. People need to ask this question more often, I think.


thanx 4ur comment n especially ur last comment bro...
that is y i started this post and that is y i'm continuing to post here so this thread stays alive + plus i wanna get a good list of ppl that plays 4 fun so when i actually go into MM i can have a full team of ppl that play 4 fun n don't take this winning/losing garbage serious... that way mayb i could actually start enjoying this game more again

  • 06.30.2007 6:05 PM PDT
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I usually only take ranked matches seriously ... but most of the time me and my friends dick around in Team Training

  • 07.01.2007 8:50 AM PDT
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the only thing i take seriously in this game is havin fun.. so what if i lose a macth, all it means is some1 better bet me... and anyway i most likely just picked up another statagy lol so they wont b so lucky next time...

and as for ranked matchs, whats a rank anyway? do u win a prize if u go up a rank? i doubt it, its only a stuoid lil number that doesn't do anything now does it?

  • 07.01.2007 4:31 PM PDT

$50,000,000,000 REWARD!!!

Santa Claus must be stopped! He is a menace who is not only guilty of billions of counts of breaking in entering, but also runs an illegal sweatshop of midgets forced to work for no pay using stolen materials to make gifts that infringe on every company and manufacturer around the globe, causing world wide economic disasters. He is to be taken dead or alive!

I play custom game mostly. So yeah I do.

  • 07.01.2007 4:34 PM PDT
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i play for fun...but i enjoy winning, but i understand you can't win em all. nothing like winning a game by 1 point..

  • 07.01.2007 4:44 PM PDT
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Posted by: A random loser
I play custom game mostly. So yeah I do.


same here these days, sick of every1 b@tchin on MM


Posted by: JesuszillaCorp
i play for fun...but i enjoy winning, but i understand you can't win em all. nothing like winning a game by 1 point..


same can b said for nothing like losing a game by 1 point...

don't get me wrong, i like winning just like most other ppl, the only difference is i hardly take any notice if i win or not coz i'm 2busy having "fun" n playing with "friends" to notice...

After all its only a "game" lol hehehe

  • 07.01.2007 4:53 PM PDT