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Subject: I only have fun when I'm winning

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How can I change this? Yes, I am a very sore loser. Even if I'm playing a team game and we win, I still get mad if I wasn't the one getting the most (or even second most) kills, especially if I go negative. Although I'm no tryhard I feel I get overly competitive over something that just doesn't matter... a game.

I'm not the best player, and I played for the first time yesterday in almost a week, so I wasn't playing my best (my KD for yesterday's 25 games was 1.09... before that it was almost 1.6).

Any suggestions for how to enjoy the game even if I'm not doing well?

  • 02.28.2012 4:57 PM PDT
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Uhm play with a full team i was going to say of people better than you so you win. But you know you said you like the most kills. So maybe people worse than you but then you have a tiny chance of winning :S

  • 02.28.2012 4:58 PM PDT

Win?

  • 02.28.2012 5:00 PM PDT

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Posted by: ankerd123
Uhm play with a full team i was going to say of people better than you so you win. But you know you said you like the most kills. So maybe people worse than you but then you have a tiny chance of winning :S


The only person I can play with is my brother, and he usually plays worse than me.

However, due to living in a rural area, my connection isn't good enough to host a party. The only other person I can connect with has a KD of like .4 and plays nothing but Living Dead and Grifball.

And the only reason I get mad about not getting the most kills in team games is because I feel like I was holding the team back and hindering them.

  • 02.28.2012 5:04 PM PDT

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Posted by: Wumpa Warrior
Win?


Well obviously everyone would love to win 100% of their games. It's taking a loss well that I have issues with, or just plain doing bad in a match.

  • 02.28.2012 5:06 PM PDT
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Posted by: Fahn777
Yes, I am a very sore loser. Even if I'm playing a team game and we win, I still get mad if I wasn't the one getting the most (or even second most) kills, especially if I go negative.


I see. I'll see where this is going...

Although I'm no tryhard I feel I get overly competitive over something that just doesn't matter... a game.

Kind of contradicted yourself there, but no big deal.

What I do is ignore the score. That's not the point of the game. Going positive should be a priority but not your main priority. Remember: the point is if you're having fun while you play. I myself enjoy gunning down somebody while they run away. And I ignore the point that I gain from it. The idea is finding enjoyment in the process itself, not the result. (And I'm well aware I made that sound very much like something else. Sorry.)

If dominating is how you find fun with the game at hand, good, just try to enjoy it even when you're not doing so great. Compliment somebody if they kill you in a spectacular fashion. It'll take the edge off the fact that you just died, and make the game less serious. It isn't meant to be serious unless money is on the line. And for the love of god, be the better man. If they insult you or something after you've complimented them, ignore it or mute them.

I'm not the best player, and I played for the first time yesterday in almost a week, so I wasn't playing my best (my KD for yesterday's 25 games was 1.09... before that it was almost 1.6). Any suggestions for how to enjoy the game even if I'm not doing well?

Like I said, it's not about playing well. It's just about playing. It's a game; a way to pass the time for a few hours when you're bored, not try to be some ungodly superman at it.

If you find winning fun, great, you'll have even more fun when you win - but try to enjoy the game at hand just as much as the end result, eh?

(A little half-assed, but whatever...)

  • 02.28.2012 5:07 PM PDT

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Posted by: Fahn777
]Although I'm no tryhard I feel I get overly competitive over something that just doesn't matter... a game.


Kind of contradicted yourself there, but no big deal.


What I meant was that I'm not looking to be some MLG pro with a 2.5 KD and 85% W/L.

Still, I appreciate the advice.

  • 02.28.2012 5:17 PM PDT
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Posted by: Achronos
It isn't our shiznit anymore.

Play with friends, and let the shenanigans ensue.

Edit: If you want friends to play Halo with, there's an index somewhere that lists more than a dozen groups you can get connected with to play Halo. I think it's called the GGG or the GGC. Groups like OcR and HWM have group friends lists where you can play with anyone online playing Halo.

[Edited on 02.28.2012 5:25 PM PST]

  • 02.28.2012 5:20 PM PDT