What keeps you playing ET?
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21 Jan 2012, 21:28
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I was having a discussion with my ex-clanmate 
Snatch about ET in general. One thing kept boggling our minds that was realizing that at least by reading Xfire, you get the picture that its the same faces that carry playing on, even on the serious level, year after year.
One of my theories is that these people keep playing because of the company. Its normal to bond strong ties with people you spend time almost daily. I have met many nice people in my journeys but after stopping playing, Im only talking to a few anymore. So after stopping playing, there's a chance that you are left with nothing in common, which usually kills slowly the relationship between friends. So occasionally playing mixwars or mashing offis on serious gaming level, you are keeping yourself socially occupied, which is a blessing especially if you are a loner and having problems with it.
This leads to a possible problem: having tight bonds, knowing each other well, new faces arent accepted easily to the crew. Only by knowing someone from the original gang, you have a chance to slide in. I have no idea but Id like to know how many high-level players there are who started this game 2008-2009?
For myself, it has always been the company. ET was always in its most relaxing form to me when you were bashing lowmed-enemies and having a nice discussion with your fellow-players in comms. That and shooting with MG in the public servers.
Song related
http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_detailpage&v=b4zO9caGMDo#t=14s
Not related but its the best Finnish band to me so what the hell: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gcMsEGPOvmc
Snatch about ET in general. One thing kept boggling our minds that was realizing that at least by reading Xfire, you get the picture that its the same faces that carry playing on, even on the serious level, year after year.One of my theories is that these people keep playing because of the company. Its normal to bond strong ties with people you spend time almost daily. I have met many nice people in my journeys but after stopping playing, Im only talking to a few anymore. So after stopping playing, there's a chance that you are left with nothing in common, which usually kills slowly the relationship between friends. So occasionally playing mixwars or mashing offis on serious gaming level, you are keeping yourself socially occupied, which is a blessing especially if you are a loner and having problems with it.
This leads to a possible problem: having tight bonds, knowing each other well, new faces arent accepted easily to the crew. Only by knowing someone from the original gang, you have a chance to slide in. I have no idea but Id like to know how many high-level players there are who started this game 2008-2009?
For myself, it has always been the company. ET was always in its most relaxing form to me when you were bashing lowmed-enemies and having a nice discussion with your fellow-players in comms. That and shooting with MG in the public servers.
Song related
http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_detailpage&v=b4zO9caGMDo#t=14s
Not related but its the best Finnish band to me so what the hell: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gcMsEGPOvmc
about everyone left, even most of the nice and/or good opponents
E: Lol that sounds so harshly like Im claiming to be a good guy (well I am) but Im too lazy to correct the sentence to better form, blaah.
and hey, i too had quite alot of fun with them, not only the playing, also some nice and totally unique(:P) conversations.
true, it's one after another leaving, and the more do, the more will follow.
see it this way - there's nothing wrong with people writing to strangers and call them sort of friends? well there surely isn't anything wrong about calling someone something like a friend if you had even more in common than written words... well e-friends anyway^^
and imo it all too depends on the time one does spend with someone. and that there was something one enjoys/enjoyed and in which someone else was interested in too, with quite alot dedication mostly too i assume.
well sometimes it's probably more than that - especially when it comes down to getting to know new people, which is fairly easy online for a few reasons:
e.g. you already know upfront at least a few things about the person and that this person is interested in a few similar things, so one can already skip the "do i really want to know this person" and actually get to know the person better
(no intention in making it sound a bit...awkward/romantic :o)
anyway, yes it's been more the people than the game itself, that kept me playing it for so many years. and at some point i got fed up with a) starting to find new people over and over again (stable and reliable ppl are hard to come by... these days anyway) and b) with too many obviously differentminded people (yes mostly younger persons)
though the fast gameplay was what first got me to stick with the game, and still was part that kept me play it for so long aswell.
that and maybe the challange when playing against better opponents (anyone who played with me knows it, and probably hates me a tiny bit for that xD)
The community mainly consists of young adults or teenagers, this alone gives you the answer.
When you think back to a memory or place as a child or teen, you think wow, those were awesome times... for example is cartoons, everyone here enjoyed cartoons as a kid. Some people will sit there and think WOW, Cow and Chicken was awesome, and so was Dexters Laboratory... and the reason they think like that is because of memory recognition, which links with emotion. When one thinks about a happy memory (whether it food or cartoons), it automatically make you feel happy and 'at rest'.
I know that people still remember in their head the awesome games they had with buddies, releasing Serotonin and Melatonin. Thinking about that conversation you remember clearly, automatically makes you release these hormones, therefore putting you in the position of feeling that again.
I had this, and I still think back to 2003-2006, the best years EVER in my life to me. Gaming was fun, no worries as a teenager, just come home and play with e-friends... happy memories... but sadly I don't feel happy about ET in my current life.
It's about feeling happy and happy memories. Even people who're bored with it will still play, purely because of past experience.
Same goes for kids of todays generation, they're exactly the same as you. Cold dark night, inside having a really good time with their mates. Doing glitches, having laughs etc... this will ALWAYS stick in their minds. Whenever they think of for example CoD they think HAPPY TIMES AFTER SCHOOL, WARM, RAINING OUTSIDE... they're no different from ET players, it's just a different game, same feelings.
lol
ET is simple ( i dont care about graphics ) ... teamplay+aim... i also play CSS but well ... 1 shot = enemy dead... theres not that much action as ET can give or allready had :)
and for me i mostly like the oldschool egoshooter like MoH or RTCW ;)
you didn't play 1o1 vs me yet
New games are unfinished due releasing fast. Makers wanted too fast money?
So you have to accept to new games it will change all the time. Therefore it will be harder to see patterns and your playstyle needs to change a lot. There are just TOO much factors which can cause you a win. Another reason is that in ET 1 shot received = still alive. Meaning 1 lucky shot isn't finishing a duel. The longer a duel is, the more fun i have. I guess that's why WoW is aswell fun for some gamers or some other games that have long duel time (WoT). Games as cod4 are therefor boring because everyone plays the same pattern. In ET the pattern is every map/round different (oh wait supply isn't).
or what games are you talking about sir :)?
I asked for a few hours to think about it, and then I said 'No, I miss tracking'.
Competitivily I've always liked challenges of some sort of. Whether its been picking a rifle or totally making team out of nowhere i've done it. Probably have different reason for pretty much every team i've played in. Whats next? I dont know, feel like there's nothing new for me out there. Maybe ill not play for a while just to make a comeback few years later just to proof myself i can? haha i wish. Maybe i should test if highskill playing is possible with Slartilike-muscles, that should be unique enufff
Sano. Se.
Say. It.
so basically when i wanted to start again i got trolled by low+ newschool fags so i quitted instantly again
...so today whenever im on the internet i spend the main time trollin some nerds
go and try quake ;S
i could elaborate more but ahh fuck this
Best mates are gone, people became skilled and everyone's trolling nowadays...
Feels strange sometimes.
Never managed to find a better or even equal game, maybe that's what keeps me playing this game.
ET is special (:
I piss on this game
Also my first FPS game ever, like many others, can't quit it, too many memories about it.
+ doing 4hs on medics is awesome
Have to say I haven't really enjoyed playing ET as much since those times. Game gets pretty stale and of course I would have to invest more time to get back to an acceptable level - time I'd rather spend on other games and stuff.
The community mainly consists of young adults or teenagers, this alone gives you the answer.
When you think back to a memory or place as a child or teen, you think wow, those were awesome times... for example is cartoons, everyone here enjoyed cartoons as a kid. Some people will sit there and think WOW, Cow and Chicken was awesome, and so was Dexters Laboratory... and the reason they think like that is because of memory recognition, which links with emotion. When one thinks about a happy memory (whether it food or cartoons), it automatically make you feel happy and 'at rest'.
I know that people still remember in their head the awesome games they had with buddies, releasing Serotonin and Melatonin. Thinking about that conversation you remember clearly, automatically makes you release these hormones, therefore putting you in the position of feeling that again.
I had this, and I still think back to 2003-2006, the best years EVER in my life to me. Gaming was fun, no worries as a teenager, just come home and play with e-friends... happy memories... but sadly I don't feel happy about ET in my current life.
It's about feeling happy and happy memories. Even people who're bored with it will still play, purely because of past experience.
Same goes for kids of todays generation, they're exactly the same as you. Cold dark night, inside having a really good time with their mates. Doing glitches, having laughs etc... this will ALWAYS stick in their minds. Whenever they think of for example CoD they think HAPPY TIMES AFTER SCHOOL, WARM, RAINING OUTSIDE... they're no different from ET players, it's just a different game, same feelings.
Good Buddies makes me play this game and enjoy this :)
Will keep on playing on the day until there's one public left even if it hurts my heart to know that this great gaming is about to end :'(
When you look at this game compared to cod I really do wonder wtf why am I playing this ugly game :S
I played RTCW from release when I was very young like 8 ? Me dad is a gamer to:P So he had RTCW and ET on release aswell.
Dont know what it is about ET but its just unique I guess although its ugly cant lie its still an awsome game.
you're right though I havent always played etpro but I must say since I have I noticed year by year the same people are the main people playing at higher levels its tough to join a group of lads who are at a higher skill level.
I also feel lost when I've never played a game and I don't want to waste time learning.
I'd like to add that there is a lot of kids on new games..
I start the computer, check my team's ts, if there is nobody I open irc and find a few guys to play. 5 minutes maximum before playing.