Winning games! Do you really care?

In life I am competitive as **** and the same goes for games but I also realise that I am not that great, so don't get mad if I get owned etc. It does grate me a bit but not as much as the olden days.
 
Now I'm older not so much, a win is nice from time to time but I don't rage due to not winning or if I die to something out of my control, granted I'm playing games now that generally don't have winners and losers but a good community.
 
For me:
Offline games I definitely play to win otherwise there wouldn't be much motivation in completing it.

Online
Against people I know, yes.
Against randoms, ain't bothered.
 
V F said:
It's not? A tough loss feels better than an easy win. Personally even winning games doesn't feel fun. I love extremely tight close matches. Even if I've lost.
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I concur, if your only enjoyment in a game is winning you're probably playing the wrong game. Playing with people I know and having a laugh is big for me along with what you said.
 
Yes, playing with friends and having a good laugh is more fun. Win or lose. There has been hilarious moments.
 
Nope don't care at all if I lose a online game, as longs as its a decent game with no cheats etc then I couldn't care less win or lose,which is good I guess as im total poop at games now lol
 
I always want to win but I don't really get mad about losing. Only game that has really got me annoyed with losing has been Fifa if I lose to a friend. But I rage-quit Fifa many years ago and never returned.

If I get outplayed on a FPS though I don't really mind I may shout at my monitor and make excuses in the heat of the moment but it doesn't ruin my fun. Just cheating bothers me but it's more from a "what's the point?" standpoint
 
Only FIFA makes me rage, I've no idea why it's just that game that does it.

I always try to do my best and learn from mistakes as fast as possible but it doesn't bother me if I'm not winning every match. There's always going to be a plethora of high IQ plays by younger players with insane game sense and reactions.

It depends what level you're playing at as well, beating silver ranked players for example in CSGO or global elite/private matches with things like FACEIT.
 
~>Dg<~ said:
taking part saying is always from people who arent good enough to win :D
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If you really only care about winning then why not cheat? Or twink your account/character so you always end up matchmaking against lower ranked/ability players so you can kerb stomp them and get your kdr up with minimal effort?

Don't get me wrong, I'll try my best to win, but not at the expense of having a good game
 
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There was a time when I would rage if a game wasn't going my way. Looking back I see it as silly now. I don't care if I win a game, sure I will always aim to perform to the best I can but if that doesn't include a win, I'll just try again next time. I'm done with the raging, it never does me any good to get annoyed. Just try to enjoy the game you are playing and have fun.
 
Haggisman said:
If you really only care about winning then why not cheat? Or twink your account/character so you always end up matchmaking against lower ranked/ability players so you can kerb stomp them and get your kdr up with minimal effort?

Don't get me wrong, I'll try my best to win, but not at the expense of having a good game
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because cheating is the very opposite of winning. if you have to cheat you are even worse than a person with no game sense.
 
~>Dg<~ said:
because cheating is the very opposite of winning. if you have to cheat you are even worse than a person with no game sense.
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But you still win? If winning at all costs is the ultimate goal, then surely cheating to ensure that goal is the logical course of action :confused:
 
its not at all costs is it.are we really going to debate about this ? cheating isnt winning is it . if you are going to debate this you must have a mental age of 5.
 
Not really, just making the point that actually, it's not just about winning. How you win is also important, and once that point is accepted, it logically follows that the "taking part" obviously does have some significance, ergo losing a good game is (to what extent is dependent on your perspective) better than winning a poor game.

I'd argue that someone with a mental age of 5 is far more likely to dismiss phrases such as "its not the winning that counts, its the taking part" than someone with a fully developed adult brain who is able to understand that the world is rarely so black and white. That being said, personally I'd modify the phrase to be "its not just the winning that counts [...]"
 
its arguing semantics. how you put it across and lets not lie about it is if you want to win at all costs cheat .

why not just say exactly as what you putting now ? straight forward with no bs. saves time. it would help if i knew you or understand fully what you meant but your post just basically came across cheat to win.
 
Um, you don't 'win' upon completion of an SP game, you complete it.

V F said:
I love extremely tight close matches. Even if I've lost.
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This a 1000x, unless I'm on the brink of demotion/promotion :p

I hated it when people would drop from L4D2 just because the opposition wound up spreading their lead by like 10 points in front, or someone did something noob and rage quit. Totally broke the game and since it wasn't ranked who the **** cares as long as it's as said, an extremely tight match.
 
~>Dg<~ said:
its arguing semantics. how you put it across and lets not lie about it is if you want to win at all costs cheat .

why not just say exactly as what you putting now ? straight forward with no bs. saves time. it would help if i knew you or understand fully what you meant but your post just basically came across cheat to win.
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Post 51... that's exactly what I did say :confused:
 
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