Literary Droppings #144: Xbox LIVE
By Mark Gillespie - October 18th, 2009
The other day, before work, I decided to play a quick game of NHL 09 over Xbox LIVE. So I picked my team (Habs), and a random dude logged in and picked his (Sharks). Cool.
Now I didn’t have my headset connected because I’m not that committed – I’m just playing a game of hockey, after all. But this guy was talking away: “Oh!” and “Shit!” at every missed chance. Then I scored. All I heard after that was “Gay!” and “You’re Gay!” So I was thinking, “Whatever, sore loser.”
But wait, there’s more. He then tried to start fights with my players, while I wanted nothing to do with it. So he continued to get penalties, and I was scoring on each power play – one goal after another. He started screaming, “FIGHT ME!” and also sent me messages to fight him. I didn’t because what’s the point? So you can beat up my player in a hockey video game. Is that really a victory? Then he quit out, like the loser he is.
So I pose this to you, faithful readers: Should I have fought this guy? Why?
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Ah, the joys of random matches over Xbox LIVE. The odds are you’ll have to play against someone who is a jerk, sadly. You did the right thing by actually PLAYING HOCKEY in the game. Sounds like this guy subscribes to the Toronto Maple Leafs way of playing hockey.
That’s hilarious. While I do participate in online games, there are 2 things that keep it from being a perfect experience:
1) Cheaters
2) Douchebag Crybabies
I wouldn’t have bothered fighting him. Just think: What would Gretzky have done?
Taking the high road is usually the best way to go. Just think about it..
- You can look down at the situation from a better vantage point
- The air is clearer above the fray
- If you aim properly you can shit on the asswipe that’s causing trouble.
So there you have it.
An ordered list and an unordered one.
Way to take the high road, Mark!
Actually, you did fight this guy; specifically, you pitted sportsmanship against immaturity and ended up the far and away winner. Well played!
(Pity you’re a dirty stinking Habs fan…)