I may have said it before, I like playing video games. I'm not great at video games, but generally I can hold my own.
Also, I remember growing up in the country where it was difficult to find other people to play games with. Now I live in the city and close to friends who like to play video games, but I, like my friends, have a job and it's not also easy without planning to get together for playing a game. One of the beautiful things about the internet is that it has created a way for people from all over to get together and play video games. Of course that also usually means that you end up playing against someone who is much better than you. I've learned not to mind that. After all, playing against someone better is a good way to learn how to play better.
But now video games incorporate the sounds of players. It's nice to be able to chat with a buddy while you kill orcs or tell a teammate where the enemy is. It also let's other players chastise you when you play poorly. Generally most people are pretty cool about not being mean about it. Especially if it's obvious if, like me, you suck compared to the rest of the group.
But nothing feels quite as humiliating as being ridiculed by a disembodied voice from a kid. I don't know how old he was, but with Summer Break going on he could have been quite young and it didn't sound like his voice had changed yet. Worse, he was one of the administrators for the game server I like to play on and had the ability to ban me from playing there if I said anything. Even worse, I had made a rookie mistake and he was right to say something.
Ahhh....
Ain't technology great?
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