10 things only coop gamers will understand
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Date: 2023-09-23
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CARBman95
During the pandemic, my friends that are a couple bought a used ps4 to have fun while staying home. They were only exposed to sports games u until this point, because 80% of people in my country exclusively play sport games on the PlayStation.
They got a hold of the Witcher 3 Wild hunt and they thought it look cool, but they didn't know what they are supposed to do, they have played over 6 hours without much progress.
They asked me to come over and help.
When I got there, I explained them the controls, even though I am a PC gamer, I am familiar with controllers as well of course, and when I opened inventory, all I could find was a pair of boots and a few flowers. They didn't even know they had inventory, what it meant, and they didn't know when they picked up those items.
What happened next was I spent the next hour talking and demonstrating what the game is supposed to be.
Needles to say, their faces looked like they share 1 brain cell between them, those blank stares still haunt me.
In the end the quit the game, and I realized I don't have the patience to teach grown ass adults something I have learned from my childhood.
I have failed as a teacher.
But it is really surprising how differently we think when it comes to games, how much intuition we develop for these kinds of things through years of learning.
They used their PS4 for Netflix and that's it, when the pandemic died down, they sold it.
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During the pandemic, my friends that are a couple bought a used ps4 to have fun while staying home. They were only exposed to sports games u until this point, because 80% of people in my country exclusively play sport games on the PlayStation.
They got a hold of the Witcher 3 Wild hunt and they thought it look cool, but they didn't know what they are supposed to do, they have played over 6 hours without much progress.
They asked me to come over and help.
When I got there, I explained them the controls, even though I am a PC gamer, I am familiar with controllers as well of course, and when I opened inventory, all I could find was a pair of boots and a few flowers. They didn't even know they had inventory, what it meant, and they didn't know when they picked up those items.
What happened next was I spent the next hour talking and demonstrating what the game is supposed to be.
Needles to say, their faces looked like they share 1 brain cell between them, those blank stares still haunt me.
In the end the quit the game, and I realized I don't have the patience to teach grown ass adults something I have learned from my childhood.
I have failed as a teacher.
But it is really surprising how differently we think when it comes to games, how much intuition we develop for these kinds of things through years of learning.
They used their PS4 for Netflix and that's it, when the pandemic died down, they sold it.
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SpyanLord
I'm totally done with co-op games. It's one of these activities that brings the very worst out of people. I might be generalizing a bit but I've a had a lot more negative experiences playing coop than positive ones. Shame. I used to be a massive fan of L4D2 and had a great time, but at one point, the playerbase just got more and more toxic and imature, to a point where I just cannot play coop games anymore. I actually lost IRL friends playing starcraft 2 (well at least one, and he always was a bit of an a-hole to be honnest. Apex Legends was the nail in the coffin for me. Too many tryhards and sweaters that take themselves way too seriously.
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I'm totally done with co-op games. It's one of these activities that brings the very worst out of people. I might be generalizing a bit but I've a had a lot more negative experiences playing coop than positive ones. Shame. I used to be a massive fan of L4D2 and had a great time, but at one point, the playerbase just got more and more toxic and imature, to a point where I just cannot play coop games anymore. I actually lost IRL friends playing starcraft 2 (well at least one, and he always was a bit of an a-hole to be honnest. Apex Legends was the nail in the coffin for me. Too many tryhards and sweaters that take themselves way too seriously.
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SilverSkyCloud
number 6, i automatically thought you were gonna say monopoly, you know whats REALLY annoing af? picture this, you're playing a coop shooter, battlefield, cod etc, you join this random match and either on your team or your enemies is the most nails against chalkboard prepubesant 12 year old squawking down the mic and yelling profanities or other crap, i dont care if kids are playing these games, i played mk and res eve when i was about 11 but for the love of anything shut the food hole in your mouth until your balls drop
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number 6, i automatically thought you were gonna say monopoly, you know whats REALLY annoing af? picture this, you're playing a coop shooter, battlefield, cod etc, you join this random match and either on your team or your enemies is the most nails against chalkboard prepubesant 12 year old squawking down the mic and yelling profanities or other crap, i dont care if kids are playing these games, i played mk and res eve when i was about 11 but for the love of anything shut the food hole in your mouth until your balls drop
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Biscuit
I had a situation with a friend and FPS games, ive played them my whole life, he was a RPG/RTS player so fast paced action wasnt his thing, he played with me for years and got sick of me complaining at him but after years of playing comp FPS it made him a snob aswell, he played with another friend and said he ended up in my position where he was the better FPS player then apologised to me suddenly i saw him get better and react quicker to situations without question or hesitation. i have shown him the path and succeeded
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I had a situation with a friend and FPS games, ive played them my whole life, he was a RPG/RTS player so fast paced action wasnt his thing, he played with me for years and got sick of me complaining at him but after years of playing comp FPS it made him a snob aswell, he played with another friend and said he ended up in my position where he was the better FPS player then apologised to me suddenly i saw him get better and react quicker to situations without question or hesitation. i have shown him the path and succeeded
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Jake
We had a rule growing up that there was no backseat gaming allowed unless you were specifically asked for help.
For the most part people just want to facilitate the fun being had, but it was of a better help to limit the amount of bad directions someone might give: Go left. no, _left_ not _that_ left! Why won't you listen? Go _left_ but not _that_ way. you're doing it wrong!
Better to just figure it out yourself if people won't take the time to learn how to provide clearer instructions.
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We had a rule growing up that there was no backseat gaming allowed unless you were specifically asked for help.
For the most part people just want to facilitate the fun being had, but it was of a better help to limit the amount of bad directions someone might give: Go left. no, _left_ not _that_ left! Why won't you listen? Go _left_ but not _that_ way. you're doing it wrong!
Better to just figure it out yourself if people won't take the time to learn how to provide clearer instructions.
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random
Ok slight disagreement on #4. Watching this actually reminded me of this memory from when I was a kid and somehow convinced my mother to play the old Mortal kombat vs DC on the 360. Complete chaos. I never really played fighting games and she didn't play any. Was a good few hours of ridiculous entertainment and I think the only time I ever got her to game with me.
Not including wii bowling for the like 6 months that was popular but let's not count that
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Ok slight disagreement on #4. Watching this actually reminded me of this memory from when I was a kid and somehow convinced my mother to play the old Mortal kombat vs DC on the 360. Complete chaos. I never really played fighting games and she didn't play any. Was a good few hours of ridiculous entertainment and I think the only time I ever got her to game with me.
Not including wii bowling for the like 6 months that was popular but let's not count that
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Nic
About quarterbacking, if im the one that is calling the plays, there some things i dont mention either because it should be self-explanatory by the point of our progress or im letting the person/people learn from first hand experience which i find is the best way to learn mechanics of encounters. I usually just give vauge descriptions of what to watch for like when adds spawn in that need to be taken care of but i wont say from where and what kind of enemies.
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About quarterbacking, if im the one that is calling the plays, there some things i dont mention either because it should be self-explanatory by the point of our progress or im letting the person/people learn from first hand experience which i find is the best way to learn mechanics of encounters. I usually just give vauge descriptions of what to watch for like when adds spawn in that need to be taken care of but i wont say from where and what kind of enemies.
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Rayvin
bought atlas fallen for 70 and have barely played it cuz my dumbass friend wanted to go to bed before we were done wit side mission. all we had to do was walk back to camp and complete it but nooooo. so I go alone complete it. Now it resets his dude everytime we play because I'm further in the story now ig. so yea host only saves pls get rid of them. we beat the entire opening are just for him too lose like 6 hrs of progress, haven't played since
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bought atlas fallen for 70 and have barely played it cuz my dumbass friend wanted to go to bed before we were done wit side mission. all we had to do was walk back to camp and complete it but nooooo. so I go alone complete it. Now it resets his dude everytime we play because I'm further in the story now ig. so yea host only saves pls get rid of them. we beat the entire opening are just for him too lose like 6 hrs of progress, haven't played since
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Raka
Yeah, it's an actual challenge to get some non-gamer play coop with you, this taught me to actually get a game that is not so reflex demanding and has few/simple controls, Portal is a great series for non-gamer, also to show them how good a puzzle game can be where they can take it slow, plan things out, then execute
But other than that, every other coop game feels like a jump in difficulty after playing Portal with them
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Yeah, it's an actual challenge to get some non-gamer play coop with you, this taught me to actually get a game that is not so reflex demanding and has few/simple controls, Portal is a great series for non-gamer, also to show them how good a puzzle game can be where they can take it slow, plan things out, then execute
But other than that, every other coop game feels like a jump in difficulty after playing Portal with them
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Boney4000
Teaching a non gamer is, enlightening. I have been trying to play It Takes Two with my wife who only plays Sims and City Skylines. It is REALLY tough goings. Working the dual sticks for movement and camera control does not come natural to her. Also the timing for certain actions like jumping to moving platforms or avoiding obstacles is an insurmountable task at times. I take these basic skills for granted
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Teaching a non gamer is, enlightening. I have been trying to play It Takes Two with my wife who only plays Sims and City Skylines. It is REALLY tough goings. Working the dual sticks for movement and camera control does not come natural to her. Also the timing for certain actions like jumping to moving platforms or avoiding obstacles is an insurmountable task at times. I take these basic skills for granted
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Cup n
On the note of number 8, my dad was in the military and it made co-op much WORSE with him because he'd forget that he's trying to pull off a Spec Ops mission with a child We only managed to eventually get all the original MW2 stars about a decade later! Quicker reflexes and gaining more confidence in my skills and pitching led to a lot more teamwork and success than just following orders in the past lol
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On the note of number 8, my dad was in the military and it made co-op much WORSE with him because he'd forget that he's trying to pull off a Spec Ops mission with a child We only managed to eventually get all the original MW2 stars about a decade later! Quicker reflexes and gaining more confidence in my skills and pitching led to a lot more teamwork and success than just following orders in the past lol
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Harpoon
I literally am the quarterback in every game I play. Like I will not say anything to let my homies choose for themselves but they literally act like bots that need a command. Then I get angry because they I have to tell them everything but then they don't want me to tell them everything. But then they say Why didn't you say anything! I hate being the leader/ best player
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I literally am the quarterback in every game I play. Like I will not say anything to let my homies choose for themselves but they literally act like bots that need a command. Then I get angry because they I have to tell them everything but then they don't want me to tell them everything. But then they say Why didn't you say anything! I hate being the leader/ best player
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ReaperOG83
Yes, I know a friend of mine that quarterbacks all the time and doesn t do a damn thing and doesn t know what he s talking about when it comes to the game he even does it when he s never played any other genre of that game before like Diablo he first played Diablo three and now thinks he knows everything about Diablo games I can t stand him
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Yes, I know a friend of mine that quarterbacks all the time and doesn t do a damn thing and doesn t know what he s talking about when it comes to the game he even does it when he s never played any other genre of that game before like Diablo he first played Diablo three and now thinks he knows everything about Diablo games I can t stand him
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fanjoy
I had tons of fun playing lego games with my younger sister, she basically just smashed stuff while i did the objectives.
Playing San Andres with the boys was fun, except when one guy just kept trolling by moving the car, while the rest of us were trying to move in, cancelling our actions. A grenade took care of that problem real quick lol
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I had tons of fun playing lego games with my younger sister, she basically just smashed stuff while i did the objectives.
Playing San Andres with the boys was fun, except when one guy just kept trolling by moving the car, while the rest of us were trying to move in, cancelling our actions. A grenade took care of that problem real quick lol
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Rob
Because I hosted the co-op sessions in Rainbow Six Vegas, my friend never got to see the ridiculous ragdoll physics or fire effects of incendiary grenades that I got to witness. We also found out in Heavy Weapon that the host will always get the megalaser powerup if you both try to acquire it at the same time. Good times (for me at least.
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Because I hosted the co-op sessions in Rainbow Six Vegas, my friend never got to see the ridiculous ragdoll physics or fire effects of incendiary grenades that I got to witness. We also found out in Heavy Weapon that the host will always get the megalaser powerup if you both try to acquire it at the same time. Good times (for me at least.
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Xclouder
I experienced number 8 this morning, when playing Payday 3. I was following the steps to beat the first heist, and a my partners were just following me. Then an idiot got spoted by a guard and, instead of following the guaed's instructions, the mf run away, triggering the alarm. We had a hard time and couldn't scape with the loot.
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I experienced number 8 this morning, when playing Payday 3. I was following the steps to beat the first heist, and a my partners were just following me. Then an idiot got spoted by a guard and, instead of following the guaed's instructions, the mf run away, triggering the alarm. We had a hard time and couldn't scape with the loot.
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Medusa
#8 is the reason I love watching Neebs, the chaos is hilarious. #3, I'm the 100% er and my son is the speedrunner, we drive each other crazy in games lol.
You missed including when one player has no idea how to use a map and you're constantly having to lead them around or stop and guide them when you get ahead: D
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#8 is the reason I love watching Neebs, the chaos is hilarious. #3, I'm the 100% er and my son is the speedrunner, we drive each other crazy in games lol.
You missed including when one player has no idea how to use a map and you're constantly having to lead them around or stop and guide them when you get ahead: D
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fanjoy
nr4, I taught my 4 year old niece how to play breath of the wild. The hardest part was teaching her how the camera and movement worked. But once she got a hang of it, shes been able to use that info in other games. her progress is slow. But whenever shes over we have a blast together and i feel like a proud uncle _
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nr4, I taught my 4 year old niece how to play breath of the wild. The hardest part was teaching her how the camera and movement worked. But once she got a hang of it, shes been able to use that info in other games. her progress is slow. But whenever shes over we have a blast together and i feel like a proud uncle _
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Ravenism
man you're so judgy about new players. we all had to start somewhere - if you are kind and patient and just hang back, taking a supportive backup role, your new gamer can learn to play the game on their own pace while you got them covered, they can learn to ENJOY games when you're not being an impatient asshole
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man you're so judgy about new players. we all had to start somewhere - if you are kind and patient and just hang back, taking a supportive backup role, your new gamer can learn to play the game on their own pace while you got them covered, they can learn to ENJOY games when you're not being an impatient asshole
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