I love playing online. I think it’s a great experience, and it’s even better when you’re playing with friends.
From what I’ve seen, most users play with people they know in real life or have some kind of relationship, as it feels more fun. The thing is, I don’t have many friends in real life who have a PS3 AND play online often. I only have 3 real life friends with a PS3. Two of them have no internet, the other one plays at hours I can’t play. I have probably played like 5 times with a real-life friend.

So, as I couldn’t play with people I know in person, I started playing with dudes online.

I made a really good friendship with a guy I’ll name Dave. I met Dave on an Uncharted 2 deathmatch and some time after Modern Warfare 2 came out, I started playing with him. Then, Dave started playing 3rd person tactical. I cannot express how much I HATE that mode. Everybody camps (especially Dave) and never goes for the damn objectives. As I was the only one doing what had to be done, I was killed a bazillion times, of course I raged a lot. Dave never wanted to change game mode, even if I asked him. So after a bunch of 3rd person games with Dave, I decided I wasn’t going to play MW2 with him anymore.

Then, I started playing with a guy I’ll name Russ. Everything was cool and fun (no 3rd person games yay!) until, I met his real-life friends (in online of course!). One day, he invited me to his MW2 party, we were like 5 people. We played one game and it was all good, and then one dude asked if I was a girl. At the time I didn’t own a microphone so I replied a message saying yes, obviously. Then a guy told Russ NO WAY, and Russ kicked me from the party! He then wrote me that he had to believe his friends because he knows them and he hasn’t met me. What. A. Dick.

I guess he has the right to do that, but his excuse was totally lame. I mean, he played with me all that time and one friend tells him it’s bullshit and suddenly he doesn’t want to have anything to do with me. Jerk.

After those events, I didn’t play with an online friend anymore, because you know, I’m a sensitive gal. (Entering college may have influenced too, but it doesn’t sound as dramatic as I wanted.)

I just couldn’t understand how someone could be so selfish and not consider another member’s opinion in a party. The point of a party is that everyone in it has a good time playing, so why couldn’t he think of my misery and help me have a good time too?

The thing with Russ made me realize that the sex I claimed to have actually mattered! I think that’s the most stupid shit ever. Why does it matter in online gaming? It’s not like I flirt or act all weird online. I guess some guys just can’t accept that females actually play videogames online (though I still don’t see how that’s important).

Well, I’m sure there are a lot of nice people online out there who I hope to meet, I guess they’re just not in MW2 :P

Wow, that was a long post. Sorry, I was letting it all out, I’ve never told that story before!


Have you guys ever had a douchey, online friend?

I’ve been checking Destructoid for about a year and a half, but never had the cojones to actually write in my blog. Please bear with me on my grammar and spelling, English is not my main language :) .

I’m an 18 year-old girl who enjoys videogames. I’m an extremely shy person, to the point that I don’t like expressing my opinion on the internet or in reality (with people I’m not too familiar with). Also, I love Destructoid.

I like Destructoid not only for the comments they make at news posts, but also for how they integrate the community to the site. I’ve never seen another gaming site that gives that much importance to user’s posts, to the point of front-paging them. I like that they create topics and contests for the community to participate, always encouraging them to share their opinion.

But, I love the Dtoiders even more.

I like knowing what others think, and many Dtoiders say what they think. I read a lot of blog posts and comments, as they’re usually funny and/or interesting, but I just don’t comment on them (I know that makes me look like a stalker or some sick person, but I assure you, I am not). I love Dtoiders as you share your thoughts on videogames and by doing so, share a bit about who you are. It’s cool how you support someone when he or she tells a sad event, or how you insult a troll. To me, it really feels like a community.

And after some thinking, I’ve decided to be part of that community, even if my posts suck and no one reads them.

Well, that’s all I have to say for now people! I look forward to posting a lot! Have a nice day.




Note: I hope I didn’t sound like an ass-kisser or something, I just really like the site/community. Sorry if I sound dorky and weird, I’m new to this extroverted kind of attitude and to blog posting. Also, this post took me like 3 hours to write. I hope you enjoyed it!