by Owen Jones
Imagine that you were asked to play football for your country in an important international game that was being televised to a worldwide audience and when the referee blew his whistle to begin the game, you admitted to your captain, that you did not understand the rules of football, in fact that you had never played the game before, but that you had played pool a couple of times.
How do you imagine that you, your captain, your team mates and the whole viewing audience would feel? Embarrassed, annoyed, upset, let down? This is how lots of novices (newbies) think about going into a colossal, online, interactive multi-player game like 'Dungeons and Dragons' for the first time. They are worried that they will spoil the game for everybody else.
And it is a fair point, but everybody in that game was a newbie at one time and there are steps you can take to learn a few pointers before you start playing. The very first thing to do, is find the game that you would like to play and read the manual.
And then read it again and again. The game you choose may also have a practice zone, where you won't displease the experienced players.
If you see the letters RTFM after you have asked a question of someone, you will know that you did not read the (effing) manual carefully enough and that it is time to read it again.
You could also join forums to do with the game in question. Frequently there is a forum attached to the game itself. Players are a lot more friendly and will be much more indulgent in the forum than in the game.
Trust me, the Wizard of Daz would rather get asked where the bathroom is whilst he is in the forum than whilst he is battling his archfoe!
You also have to acquaint yourself with the controls of the game. There will be shortcut keys for things like inventory, spells, weaponry, jump, cast a spell, turn left etc etc., so learn them until they become second nature. Again, it is very tedious if every time someone meets you in a game, you ask: "Excuse me, but how do I ....".
Don't be amazed if people begin shooting you on sight, if that is how you propose playing the game. Which brings us to another important point: it is just a game. You win some and you lose some and like chess or checkers, if you lose, you merely reset the game and start again. Don't let your death become boring when it is unavoidable. Resign yourself to your fate, fall on your sword and start again.
The last essential for a immense online multi-player interactive gaming experience is a fast Internet connection and a moderately new computer although the connection speed is the more vital.
Fellow players are not going to wait for your arrow to kill them as it flies from your bow and speeds across the screen towards them at a snail's pace - they will just side step it, walk across to you and put you out of their misery with a dagger before your arrow gets to where they once were.
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Title: The Etiquette Of Multi-Player Games
Author: Owen Jones
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Keywords: gaming,equipment,computers,home movies,internet,entertainment,leisure,hardware,technology,multimedia,home improvement,other,uncategorized,happiness
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