Friday, October 9, 2009

5 people we all hate in FPS games

A first person shooter game is a video game wherein you play in a first-person perspective while shooting bad guys, or other players. First person shooters are becoming a popular genre for video games ever since Doom debuted in the early 90's. Game engines supporting first person shooters evolved ever since, from the first Quake Engine to Valve's Source engine.

Like every other video game, there are good players and bad players. However, there are just some players that you can't keep around in your game, because they act like dicks, or just plain stupid. Like...

5. The spammer



The spammer comes in two variations. He can be a fire spammer (firing excessively and unaccurately at people)or a chat spammer (chatting unnecessary words). Whatever the spammer is, he is always illogical, non-thinking and prefers quantity over quality.

Noticeable features: They pick guns with more capacity to spam with.

4. The Rambo or Leeroy Jenkins




A "rambo" is derived from John Rambo in the film "Rambo". Like John Rambo, rambo'ists charge at the enemy with little or no concern for self-preservation. Their chances of killing an enemy is mostly 60-40, but it could be higher or lower depending on the success of their attacks. Rambos usually attack solely on themselves, however, their skills can be augmented if one of their teammates bait themselves to the enemy, allowing rambos to freely attack their distracted enemies.

Noticeable features: Usually they don't listen to you about ambushing the enemy. They'll just charge right in and die afterwards.

3. The Sniper




A "sniper" is someone who is fond of using sniper rifles, or weaponry equipped for long range combat. A sniper usually sits somewhere hard to reach, with an open view of the battlefield, taking out targets as they go. They're usually annoying to people who are involved in the crossfire, therefore some games ban sniping to improve game performance. Nevertheless, sniping is still a popular trade.

Noticeable features: Brags about his AWP or similar powerful rifle and how he kills you a thousand game meters away.

2. The Grenadier



Grenadiers have a special love for grenades. They usually prefers grenades over everything, and strongly believe that grenades are the solution to everything.

Noticeable features: They meet you in close range and decides to lob a grenade at you instead.

1. The Dumbass




Dumbasses in FPS games are characterized by failing in a scale above normal. They usually brag about their skills when they have none at all. Dumbasses can be a fail rambo, a fail sniper, a fail shooter, or a combination of everything.

Noticeable features: It's you.