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[blastedmast3R]

So, I'm relatively new to MWO, I've only played since the spring, and this is my first post here. I just want to say, this is easily the best game community I've run across. I've been a gamer for a long time. We're talking Atari in 1986. I was active in the Bungie.net community back in the early 2000s, as well as the Xbox.com forums around the same time. I also dabbled in the modding community for Space Engineers a few years ago. I've been around the block.

This past weekend was packed full of matches where the in-game communication was on point, and the level of good sportsmanship (or sportspersonship, if you prefer) was very high. Everyone seemed very pleased to be there, and though there were a few salty characters, they were few and far between.

It was a distinct pleasure. Thanks everyone, and please keep it up!

-blastedmast3R

[CFC Conky]

blastedmast3R, on 08 November 2021 - 01:00 PM, said:

So, I'm relatively new to MWO, I've only played since the spring, and this is my first post here. I just want to say, this is easily the best game community I've run across. I've been a gamer for a long time. We're talking Atari in 1986. I was active in the Bungie.net community back in the early 2000s, as well as the Xbox.com forums around the same time. I also dabbled in the modding community for Space Engineers a few years ago. I've been around the block.

This past weekend was packed full of matches where the in-game communication was on point, and the level of good sportsmanship (or sportspersonship, if you prefer) was very high. Everyone seemed very pleased to be there, and though there were a few salty characters, they were few and far between.

It was a distinct pleasure. Thanks everyone, and please keep it up!

-blastedmast3R

Noob! Git gud loser!

Just kidding, welcome to MWO!

Good hunting,
CFC Conky

[Heavy Money]

blastedmast3R, on 08 November 2021 - 01:00 PM, said:

So, I'm relatively new to MWO, I've only played since the spring, and this is my first post here. I just want to say, this is easily the best game community I've run across. I've been a gamer for a long time. We're talking Atari in 1986. I was active in the Bungie.net community back in the early 2000s, as well as the Xbox.com forums around the same time. I also dabbled in the modding community for Space Engineers a few years ago. I've been around the block.

This past weekend was packed full of matches where the in-game communication was on point, and the level of good sportsmanship (or sportspersonship, if you prefer) was very high. Everyone seemed very pleased to be there, and though there were a few salty characters, they were few and far between.

It was a distinct pleasure. Thanks everyone, and please keep it up!

-blastedmast3R

Glad you're here!
Don't let any salt posters get you down

[knight-of-ni]

Good to read something positive.

Sounds like we are about the same age. I earned my Atari 2600 by mowing grass.

Edited by knight-of-ni, 08 November 2021 - 06:09 PM.

[blastedmast3R]

knight-of-ni, on 08 November 2021 - 01:38 PM, said:

Sounds like we about the same age. I earned my Atari 2600 by mowing grass.

Probably so, I turned 41 this year (ouch). I was rocking Battlezone and Asteroids on the Atari 7800. I think that was the black sheep of the Atari consoles, but I didn't know any better. I loved it. I even had a copy of that ET game that they buried all the surplus in the desert.

[Hela Centrella]

Glad you had a good time, hope you stick around!

[Heavy Money]

Feel free to friend request me in game if you need a group to drop with.

[w0qj]

A warm welcome to MWO !

My own first run in with video games is also with the Atari 2600 (Star Raiders) !

Wishing you a happy stay

[Vamboozle]

Hello and welcome to the Sphere.

Old time gamer here (old enough to remember being amazed by the first colour tv I saw).

I love the MWO community - the salty ones are rare. My favourite group are the ones I’ve called “drunk antipodeans” - no idea if they are drunk but they are hilarious - sometimes found myself laughing too hard to play properly.

[DaZur]

Vamboozle, on 10 November 2021 - 12:52 AM, said:

My favourite group are the ones I’ve called “drunk antipodeans” - no idea if they are drunk but they are hilarious - sometimes found myself laughing too hard to play properly.

Games are supposed to be "fun"... Aligning yourself with the right players or groups makes a huge difference in whether games, especially online games, are enjoyable.

Sadly new players often are a little shy on buddying-up and get soured before they have an opportunity to experience "fun".

[blastedmast3R]

Vamboozle, on 10 November 2021 - 12:52 AM, said:

“drunk antipodeans”

DaZur, on 10 November 2021 - 09:17 AM, said:

Games are supposed to be "fun"... Aligning yourself with the right players or groups makes a huge difference in whether games, especially online games, are enjoyable.

Sadly new players often are a little shy on buddying-up and get soured before they have an opportunity to experience "fun".

That was me for a little while. Other games soured me on the idea of a game community actually acting like a community. Then I turned on my VOIP. You guys have a good thing going here.

[TheCaptainJZ]

I think the biggest difference is that the playerbase tends to be a little older than most other games out there. There's generally not a lot of toxicity in-game from my experience. There's more here on the forums than in-game but it's still manageable. PGI also is more hands-off since they started development on MW5 a few years ago. Most of the toxicity of the past was aimed at a decision they made.

[w0qj]

Just try LRM Assault boat.
And watch the fireworks start (and not the LRM kind).

TheCaptainJZ, on 11 November 2021 - 07:27 PM, said:

I think the biggest difference is that the playerbase tends to be a little older than most other games out there. There's generally not a lot of toxicity in-game from my experience. There's more here on the forums than in-game but it's still manageable. PGI also is more hands-off since they started development on MW5 a few years ago. Most of the toxicity of the past was aimed at a decision they made.