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Look, groiny, how do you get good at something in real life?

Posted by nubby Feb 13 '12, 14:59

Practice! That's all you're doing.

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this is not practice, what are we talking about? practice? - groiny Feb 13, 15:16 55
- Did you get good at sex by screwing only the women you loved? No. - nubby Feb 13, 15:55 4
  - wait ... Groiny's a sex god ... what WHAT? -- nm - JenBro Feb 13, 16:35 1
    - Yes -- nm - Epiphany Feb 13, 17:08
  - I guess I'll have to take your word for it. Well, not your word, but the word of whomever told you this. -- nm - Mop (196 lbs) Feb 13, 15:59
  - yes, but they were awake and fighting back. nm -- nm - groiny Feb 13, 15:55
- You're also the one who had an issue with building off of words in scrabble/WWF in a way that cheaply pluralizes them, right? -- nm - Beryllium Feb 13, 15:20 49
  - see, in my mind, if I beat someone at something, I want it to feel legit. - groiny Feb 13, 15:26 37
    - FWIW, I think that's admirable. - David Feb 13, 15:33 35
      - I think I'm a lightweight gamer. I just like to play the story (and don't need to work up to an "expert" level. I don't need to play all the little - pmb Feb 13, 15:40 19
        
        FWIW, CoD is well known for having mediocre campaigns. Online is why it is so beloved. -- nm - David Feb 13, 15:46 18
        
        I'm not surprised, but the online thing doesn't interest me so much. Are there better campaign games you'd recommend? -- nm - pmb Feb 13, 15:48 12
        
        Borderlands is a nice mesh of RPG and action shooter. It's also modular so you can play as much as you want in given installments. -- nm - David Feb 13, 15:50 8
        
        I'll have to give that one a try. -- nm - pmb Feb 13, 15:55 2
        
        you can get the game of the year version for like 20 bucks now. - groiny Feb 13, 15:56 1
        
        very well worth it. QUite fun. -- nm - Remlik Feb 13, 16:09
        
        Borderlands is the only campaign I have ever even come CLOSE to finishing. - groiny Feb 13, 15:53
        
        it's also the funniest game I've ever played. -- nm - Reagen Feb 13, 15:52 3
        
        its good, not Portal good, but good. -- nm - tRuMaN Feb 13, 19:20
        
        Have you played Portal/Portal 2? -- nm - David Feb 13, 16:12 1
        
        Because that game is your wheelhouse. -- nm - David Feb 13, 16:12
        
        I haven't gone looking - I tend to concentrate that sort of single-player gameplay on indie titles like Limbo and Braid -- nm - Beryllium Feb 13, 15:49
        
        Borderlands. Skyrim. nm -- nm - groiny Feb 13, 15:49 1
        
        oof, right, I need to start Borderlands -- nm - Beryllium Feb 13, 15:49
        
        yes, this. I have not even finished the campaign in Black Ops, but love multiplayer - groiny Feb 13, 15:47 2
        
        I finished the campaign - I'd say it's one of the better CoD titles in terms of the campaign -- nm - Beryllium Feb 13, 15:48 1
        
        I loved the campaign. Quite fun. -- nm - Remlik Feb 13, 16:09
        
        Yes, this is true. -- nm - Beryllium Feb 13, 15:47 1
        
        Huh. I'm surprised to read this. I have great affection for CoD. Perhaps I have a low bar for campaign 'quality'. - Dr.Vermin Feb 13, 16:23
      - my determination and desire to be competetive drives me to get better. - groiny Feb 13, 15:37 14
        
        I'm the same way. I wish there were ways to improve sniping without playing team snipers. - David Feb 13, 15:39 13
        
        most sniper games, after about a minute, I switch to the pistol and go hunting. - groiny Feb 13, 15:40 12
        
        The brutal reality is that you and I are playing against people half and sometimes even a fourth of our age. - David Feb 13, 15:43 10
        
        I will be highly interested to play against my son in a few years. - Beryllium Feb 13, 15:45 8
        
        Intellect is the only reason I can hang in Halo. - David Feb 13, 15:47 7
        
        Your IM is sadly where I am. -- nm - Spawn - Blood Feud Legend Feb 13, 16:05
        
        CoD has spoiled me on Halo, though. Halo just feels too squishy and boring by comparison. -- nm - Beryllium Feb 13, 15:48 5
        
        it is a very different speed when you go back and play Halo. - groiny Feb 13, 15:50 4
        
        Yep ... I had a wicked round of Black Ops yesterday ... kitted out the sniper rifle at first, and ... - Beryllium Feb 13, 15:52 3
        
        I really would like to play with you one night. nm -- nm - groiny Feb 13, 15:53 2
        
        I wish that's what she said -- nm - Beryllium Feb 13, 15:59 1
        
        you're not missing anything... -- nm - Mrs. Groin...s.i. Feb 13, 16:26
        
        it is more time related than age. - groiny Feb 13, 15:45
        
        heh, I think I prefer pistol sniping over regular sniping in Reach, so that sounds fun -- nm - Beryllium Feb 13, 15:41
    - yes, cheevo whores are a different class of player than a full-time practitioner - but even the cheevo whores can become experienced. - Beryllium Feb 13, 15:32
  - I do think that it is a shady way to play. - groiny Feb 13, 15:22 10
    - I disagree, I think scrabble has proven that it's a valid transformative tactic that you must defend against. - Beryllium Feb 13, 15:30 9
      - this. It's a perfectly valid strategy, and it's your job not to let it happen. -- nm - loosilu Feb 13, 15:36
      - I get it now, and try to keep it in mind when playing. - groiny Feb 13, 15:32 7
        
        A game is defined by its rules and construction, not by some arbitrary morality you choose to impose upon it to make yourself feel better. -- nm - znufrii Feb 13, 15:34 2
        
        huh? nm -- nm - groiny Feb 13, 15:39 1
        
        He's talking about scrabble, just ignore him. :) -- nm - Beryllium Feb 13, 15:40
        
        If you think that adding an "S" onto the word "QI" is the same as a modded controller, you really don't get it. :) -- nm - Beryllium Feb 13, 15:33 3
        
        it is all in the mindset, and I am not saying that I am right. - groiny Feb 13, 15:34 2
        
        all games are strategy games. Connect Four is a strategy game. -- nm - Beryllium Feb 13, 15:35 1
        
        (I'm not trying to knock your epiphany; I'm just trying to expand it) -- nm - Beryllium Feb 13, 15:38
But you're not enjoying the game the right way! -- nm - Reagen Feb 13, 15:02 11
- I did not exactly say that, I said you are taking some of the enjoyment out of it - groiny Feb 13, 15:17 8
  - ....that's pretty much exactly what you're saying. - Reagen Feb 13, 15:21 7
    - well this is true, if you want to smith daggers for 4 hours, have at it! nm -- nm - groiny Feb 13, 15:22 6
      - The deciding factor that makes it not an exploit to me is that there is literally no way for my actions to affect your game. -- nm - Reagen Feb 13, 15:36 5
        
        true, until someone decides to brag about how they have everything leveled to 100. nm -- nm - groiny Feb 13, 15:38 4
        
        It's the exact same philosophy as body-building; people choose a metric to concentrate on (ripped abs) and they grind it at the expense of all else. - Beryllium Feb 13, 15:40 3
        
        example being Spawn bragging about his Halo rank - groiny Feb 13, 15:42 2
        
        Spawn plays Halo? -- nm - David Feb 13, 15:44 1
        
        once he realized he was out classed he quit. nm -- nm - groiny Feb 13, 15:45
- Chris Brown, master of Skyrim -- nm - David Feb 13, 15:09 1
  - I won't lie and say I haven't considered saying "bring it on" to an entire town. -- nm - Reagen Feb 13, 15:10

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