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In response to "Look, groiny, how do you get good at something in real life?" by nubby

this is not practice, what are we talking about? practice?

Posted by groiny (aka groiny) Feb 13 '12, 15:16

no

Responses:

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

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