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Have you just ever let "anyone win" when playing on xbox live?

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C- Warrior

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Not too long ago I was playing some LP multiplayer. (I figured out how to taunt so I wanted to bust that out =p ) Anyway, so I figure some one vs one elimination matches should be fun so I started doing that. A few fun games go by and then I go one on one against some user named snurkle.

He has a mic., so when we start the game I notice this player is a kid. Like, a 4 yr. old kid.

So I figure, oh great -- a middle school yet toddler sounding douche is going to talk shit just like 99.9% of all the younger xbox live generation tends to do. Turns out, this kid is actually REALLY just a little kid. He had the giggles, so on so forth. It was really cute, reminded me how I use to be entertained by the smallest dumbshit shit when I was that age. (i.e, my older brother playing shark attack with me). Brought back good memories.

So, I realized how video games today are the anti-thesis of fun for a little kid like that (seriously no older than 6 yr. old I don't think, tops). Just imagine all the dickheads cursing, playing like asses, so mind-bent on winning and most likely talking shit to this little kid who just wants to play. And heres this kid, representing why we all starting playing video games in the first place. The act of him jumping around and shooting (rather, trying to shoot) seemed to give him the time of his life. He even shrieked when he first saw me come at him.

So, having said all that, I let him win. And when he won he said "oh wow I finally won [gigle]." (although he had a hard time pronouncing finally) It was kind of sad, that the next game he'll play will be with flaming assholes.

So, yeah -- I've let someone "win" on live before. Half the reason was because the first time I killed him he gave a big "awww man, I tried to win him." quote. That got me in the heart, damn GAF why am I so WEAK? WHY?!?!?
 
I used to let my little brother win. It wasn't long before I was begging him to let me win, though. As far as XBL, I don't give any quarter when playing racers because nobody seems to get that upset in the lower-level matches.. ;)
 
C- Warrior said:
Long, bleeding heart spiel
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Wow. great job. You just gave up valuable XBL rep points by giving away such an easy win.
 
I have let a couple people win. Usually when the rest of my team quits and I'm the only one left and they're destroying me. I then go to them and kneel down waiting for execution or franticly start shooting in the air. I just refuse to quit.
 
C- Warrior said:
Not too long ago I was playing some LP multiplayer. (I figured out how to taunt so I wanted to bust that out =p ) Anyway, so I figure some one vs one elimination matches should be fun so I started doing that. A few fun games go by and then I go one on one against some user named snurkle.

He has a mic., so when we start the game I notice this player is a kid. Like, a 4 yr. old kid.

So I figure, oh great -- a middle school yet toddler sounding douche is going to talk shit just like 99.9% of all the younger xbox live generation tends to do. Turns out, this kid is actually REALLY just a little kid. He had the giggles, so on so forth. It was really cute, reminded me how I use to be entertained by the smallest dumbshit shit when I was that age. (i.e, my older brother playing shark attack with me). Brought back good memories.

So, I realized how video games today are the anti-thesis of fun for a little kid like that (seriously no older than 6 yr. old I don't think, tops). Just imagine all the dickheads cursing, playing like asses, so mind-bent on winning and most likely talking shit to this little kid who just wants to play. And heres this kid, representing why we all starting playing video games in the first place. The act of him jumping around and shooting (rather, trying to shoot) seemed to give him the time of his life. He even shrieked when he first saw me come at him.

So, having said all that, I let him win. And when he won he said "oh wow I finally won [gigle]." (although he had a hard time pronouncing finally) It was kind of sad, that the next game he'll play will be with flaming assholes.

So, yeah -- I've let someone "win" on live before. Half the reason was because the first time I killed him he gave a big "awww man, I tried to win him." quote. That got me in the heart, damn GAF why am I so WEAK? WHY?!?!?
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You, sir, are a good man.
 
I let peeps win in GoW multi all the time. Keeps them from quitting on me :) I'm talking a few mercy rounds, not the entire match of course. :lol
 
C- Warrior said:
I don't think the rep system works like that for a demo...
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Fine, GAF rep points. We show no mercy.

Seriously though, I wish I could go back to when I enjoyed games that much.
 
Vustadumas said:
I let peeps win in GoW multi all the time. Keeps them from quitting on me :) I'm talking a few mercy rounds, not the entire match of course. :lol
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TIA

because I suck... for now


and to the OP.... good stuff that.
 
I don't let anyone outright win, but I'll purposefully stop myself from dominating in Halo 2 so people dont up and leave.
 
yea i let someone.
someone bitched at me, cursed at me for cheating, etc cuz i was winning, i was pwning badly, i felt sorry for him so i faked to lose, to let him win, didnt care bout winning cuz game = fun.
but after i "lost" he realized i was faking he wasnt happy.
"be careful what u wish".
 
Having kids of his age I feel uncomfortable thinking how can a parent put a kid on Live, or even just playing a violent game all by himself. Anyway good show, he probably needed five mins of feeling good and you gave him those.
 
C- Warrior said:
Not too long ago I was playing some LP multiplayer. (I figured out how to taunt so I wanted to bust that out =p ) Anyway, so I figure some one vs one elimination matches should be fun so I started doing that. A few fun games go by and then I go one on one against some user named snurkle.

He has a mic., so when we start the game I notice this player is a kid. Like, a 4 yr. old kid.

So I figure, oh great -- a middle school yet toddler sounding douche is going to talk shit just like 99.9% of all the younger xbox live generation tends to do. Turns out, this kid is actually REALLY just a little kid. He had the giggles, so on so forth. It was really cute, reminded me how I use to be entertained by the smallest dumbshit shit when I was that age. (i.e, my older brother playing shark attack with me). Brought back good memories.

So, I realized how video games today are the anti-thesis of fun for a little kid like that (seriously no older than 6 yr. old I don't think, tops). Just imagine all the dickheads cursing, playing like asses, so mind-bent on winning and most likely talking shit to this little kid who just wants to play. And heres this kid, representing why we all starting playing video games in the first place. The act of him jumping around and shooting (rather, trying to shoot) seemed to give him the time of his life. He even shrieked when he first saw me come at him.

So, having said all that, I let him win. And when he won he said "oh wow I finally won [gigle]." (although he had a hard time pronouncing finally) It was kind of sad, that the next game he'll play will be with flaming assholes.

So, yeah -- I've let someone "win" on live before. Half the reason was because the first time I killed him he gave a big "awww man, I tried to win him." quote. That got me in the heart, damn GAF why am I so WEAK? WHY?!?!?
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Good story. :)
 
I've never let anyone win on XBL, though I never run into people on XBL that I would want to let win! :lol

I have had to hold back and sometimes let people in my dorm win Halo 2 rounds to keep things fun for them. As the huge difference in skill between people who play on XBL, like me, and just locally with friends, like them, is too hard to overcome.
 
If you wanted to do him a favor, you should have told him to go play in the dirt while he's still young and save him from the nerdhood of videogaming.
 
what the hell are parents doing letting their kids get on xbox live (or really, the internet in general)? I mean, seriously, have they ever sat by and listened to what people say to their kid online? I'm surprised he isn't already in therapy.
 
Sometimes locally with friends i let a few go. If I play a racing game with my little cousin or something i'll just do donuts and stuff keeping up with him. Online I don't think i have let someone win before.
 
I once played against an 8 year old kid in Virtua Tennis at the arcades. It was my first time so I thought I would face him as an easy opponent; afterall I wanted to get my 50cents worth. He beat me flawlessly, I didn't even score a regular point against him. Never again.
 
I always let guys like Fmt,Dm,Mr.Bob,Fifty,CK etc beat me in Madden.
 
I sometimes let some people win when I play 3rd Strike online, if they're not very good but have a mic (which is rare for that game). That way they don't get frustrated and leave.
 
I used to let people win a lot in Forza. Sometimes I would be neck-and-neck with another car, jockeying for first place, and in the strategic speeding up, slowing down, and sharpness or shallowness of the turns, sometimes I would push the other player off the track, or worse, bump into them from behind (think Laguna Seca's last turn before the straight away to the finish line). Since I don't appreciate it when other player's treated my car like a guard rail, if I ever ****ed up someone else's right, I would let them pass me and take first place.

I was never one of the worst offenders who were completely unaware of -all- the rather sharp turns, slamming into other cars at 150mph+ after a long straightaway, but accidents happen from time to time. It's only a game, after all... and besides, my ELO ranking was always over 1400 anyway hahah. A little sportsmanship every once in awhile goes a long way to improving the amount of fun you have with a game online.
 
Scullibundo said:
Thanks for the win, my routine F-F-Fuh-FINALLY paid off. *Giggle*
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Yeah, me too lets people win just to have them stay until some more people join the game. It's fun goofing around, playing with them, and any weapon you might have. :)
 
Shouldn't... shouldn't 6 year olds be playing with their friends or siblings or something? And not some T rated game on Xbox-****ing-live?

Nice of you and all, but I mean... the mind, it boggles.
 
Reminds me of that game of squash I had with my boss Randal Winston. I was trying to let him win that game, but when he kept taunting me I snapped. Turns out I crushed his ego by doing that, and when I finally convinced him to have a rematch we were both trying to lose on purpose. No, they weren't all happy days.
 
To answer your question, no I don't. But that's pretty nice that you let the kid win, and it sounded like he had a good time too
 
To be a bit more serious, I too am wondering why a 6-year old is loitering around on Live. I generally avoid random matches and stick to playing with my friends as I can get a bit touchy when someone curses at me for no reason, or marks me for being "aggressive" when my mic isn't even on.

Online is a blessing for experienced players, but a youngster like that should stick with playing his friends as I'm afraid sooner or later he's gonna get very upset by the various amount of cursing asshats, or become so bitter that he'll eventually become one.
 
emomoonbase said:
Lost Planet. A great game for 4 year olds.
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OH! Well that sets my mind at ease at least trying to figure it out. Some reason that demo was eluding me. (only played it a couple of times)

I'm proud of NeoGAF tonight. Already 37 posts, and no pedobear in a thread about someone playing with a kid.
 
SaggyMonkey said:
I'm proud of NeoGAF tonight. Already 37 posts, and no pedobear in a thread about someone playing with a kid.
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That is because we are beyond Pedobear and we are down with Pedobit!

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I let my nephew win at whatever we play most of the time. But now I think he knows that if I want to, I can turn it up and make him 'earn' that win. At the very least, he knows that just because I start with 50% health and he starts with infinite health doesn't mean he won't get killed in Soul Calibur.

He thinks XBL is boring though; sacriliege!
 
I've given people the win in PC games before, but I've not been go enough at Live ever to consistantly win against anyone
 
I always let people win the first few fights in Street Fighter 3.

Why? Because every time I beat someone in the first or second game they disconnect. So I let them win a few so they think they can get some easy rankings with me, and then I know they'll stay on for at least a few more games.

It ruins my ranking and wastes my time, but it's still a lot quicker then waiting for an opponent every single time because the douches disconnect.
 
C- Warrior said:
The next time we play elimination zap...I will destroy you.

that is all.
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Hahaha. Bring it!

(Nah. I'm pretty much done with the MP demo... but if you wanna set up a time and place, I'll be there. Can't wait for the real thing though...)
 
Only in DOA4, and only when I'm playing against someone who's cool, and has been trying to beat me for awhile and is getting frustrated. I like winning, but I also like knowing the people I'm playing against/with are having fun, too.
 
Zaptruder said:
Hahaha. Bring it!

(Nah. I'm pretty much done with the MP demo... but if you wanna set up a time and place, I'll be there. Can't wait for the real thing though...)
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Same here. I don't want to get burned out of the experience before full verion ships. Plus -- I gotta finish Vegas :lol

As for the responses, yeah -- no joke, the laughter and enjoyment the kid was getting really put a smile on my face. Essentially, the emotion this kid was getting from this match was something we don't have anymore. We're impressed when a game does bump-mapping or HDR well or some shit, this kid was having fun in its purest form. It really actually got me thinking and introspective on the whole issue and all that other pussy shit.

PS: I don't think it was the older brother playing while the little brother was on the mic thing, the person playing really had the skills and coordination of a 3 - 6 yr. old.

I'm guessing it's his dad's account or older bro's. He fully completed call of duty 2 on regular difficulty. The way this kid was playing (literally, he was trying to shoot me and it took him forever to lay shots on me.) So anyway I figure the dad or whoever probably realized lost planet is pretty mellow (and most people don't use mics on that game) and let his son have a go.

You know, it is really sad how hard its become for young kids to enjoy games. I really wish there was a well made game for young kids. Seemingly, all high production value games that are 'geared' towards younger children tend to fit more better with the older demograph to their 'high-budget complexity' (i.e, viva pinata).
 
I played Kameo co-op with this little kid over XBL the other time, it was quite fun. He was all like yeah hit him hit him! Now we gotta go there and there, and it was quite cute :lol .
 
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