Coping With

January 24th, 2012

Juan Sanchez

When you begin with a game, don't let the pressure of staying in the game prevent you from doing the unthinkable: dying. A personality dying in a game is inevitable at certain points, and unless you happily let go of a lose-lose situation, you’ll run the danger of holding the game up for everybody else. It is like a game of chess. If it's checkmate – it’s checkmate. Call it a day and start anew. Whatever you do, don’t hang around waiting for some magical fairy to come to your rescue. Please let your character die with grace. There are some new Kinect Games like Star Wars that you can apply these principle to.

On the same principle, you do not want to take dying personally. Remember that online gaming is still simply a game. A character that dies in a game isn't representative of your character as a person. Turn a death into learning experience. At the very least, you will learn your way around a web game by learning everything that you are not intended to do!

Above all else, ensure that your computer has what it takes to maintain the current pace of a web game. Don’t try to play an internet game with a slow PC or slow Web connection. In reality if you are still using dial up, find another hobby. A slow processor and connection will make sure quick death because other players are not going to politely wait for their own defeat. They are going to squash you like a bug.

Hunt around for a PC that was built for online gaming and get a DSL or ISDN Web connection. You’ll need a fast processor, a top quality graphics card, and a sound machine to match.

By following these easy recommendations, you will have passed the “newbie” test and earned respect as a significant gamer much more quickly than if you stumbled your way thru what others pride as “the ultimate hobby. “.

If you would like to learn what the best gaming system is read my Xbox Kinect Review and my list of best Kinect Games so you know where to get started.