TAG Posted July 7, 2009 Report Share Posted July 7, 2009 http://www.nola.com/news/index.ssf/2009/07/loyola_university_professor_be.html XD Man, this is just too good. Just goes to show the kind of people that play online, no? Currently reading the full document, but for those who don't want to read it (or the website), lemme put it shortly: [spoiler=summary]55-year old college professor David Myers did an experiment to see the interaction between online gamers by creating the hero Twixt (the above character) in City of Heroes/Villans. He often fought other players (only villains, though) by teleporting them to a, in a sense, "robotic firing squad", which finished them off quickly. This led to him making mass kills while rarely being killed himself. Athough deemed ok by the game's standards, it was settled by gamers that such tactics were cheap and unfair. What happened? By playing by the game's rules (over the course of a year, I believe), he became notorious and hated among the community, receiving threats and slurs, having people band together to try and kill him, and even being accused of being a pedophile and racist. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OmegaWave Posted July 7, 2009 Report Share Posted July 7, 2009 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Guest JoshIcy Posted July 7, 2009 Report Share Posted July 7, 2009 God... I hate players like that.I've encountered my fair share... (The ones that bash the professor). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Axel Bind Posted July 7, 2009 Report Share Posted July 7, 2009 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dark Posted July 7, 2009 Report Share Posted July 7, 2009 That is pure epic. He is now the most hated person in the game. And he can't get b&. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Felix Posted July 7, 2009 Report Share Posted July 7, 2009 lol, he's just better at the game than them. No need to get p!$$y over it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dark Posted July 7, 2009 Report Share Posted July 7, 2009 "...by teleporting them to a, in a sense, "robotic firing squad", which finished them off quickly." Cheater! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TAG Posted July 8, 2009 Author Report Share Posted July 8, 2009 "...by teleporting them to a' date=' in a sense, "robotic firing squad", which finished them off quickly." Cheater![/quote'] Twixt's power is to teleport nearby enemies to nearby locations. SOOOOO it's not cheating. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jacoby746 Posted July 8, 2009 Report Share Posted July 8, 2009 That just goes to show that those people have no live if they care that much about a video game. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Saturn of Elemia Posted July 8, 2009 Report Share Posted July 8, 2009 Wow, I never would've thought to do something like that. That's a GREAT strategy. Wonder why more villains don't do stuff like that... Sad that people got so worked up about a video game like that, though... =/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rise of the Eldrazi Posted July 8, 2009 Report Share Posted July 8, 2009 Jeez, i hate people who get so worked up over games Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Man0waR Posted July 8, 2009 Report Share Posted July 8, 2009 ^ its called: Nerd Life Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Axel Bind Posted July 8, 2009 Report Share Posted July 8, 2009 nerds nerds nerds! lol Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Toffee. Posted July 8, 2009 Report Share Posted July 8, 2009 TELEKENETIC POWERS FTW! And the guy who invented that charactor should get the award for bieng the most hated player killer. I <3 Player Killers Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Phantom Roxas Posted July 9, 2009 Report Share Posted July 9, 2009 Wow, and no one even tried to make a character that was teleport-proof? If he's just such a good player, you have only yourself to blame for not making a character that could at least survive his simply strategy. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lazer Yoshi Posted July 9, 2009 Report Share Posted July 9, 2009 And this is an example of being too serious in Video Games. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Axel Bind Posted July 9, 2009 Report Share Posted July 9, 2009 if you make a charecter which cant die its not challenging and GAY!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
evilhorus Posted July 10, 2009 Report Share Posted July 10, 2009 We sometimes borrow a DS from my Sisters friend, amd me and my Sister play New Super Mario Bros. I beat her sometimes (she is surprisingly good) but when she is winning, i just jump on her character. She gets so annoyed she turns the DS off and throws it away. Surprisingly, the DS is still working. XD Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
El Beasto Perezoso Posted July 13, 2009 Report Share Posted July 13, 2009 Um, y doesn't someone just stop his teleporting ability somehow? Or better yet, do it to him first! God, some people... I'm not saying I'm immune to getting worked up aout video games, but that is ridiculous... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nnoitra Jiruga Posted July 15, 2009 Report Share Posted July 15, 2009 I just can't seem to stop laughing at this Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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