Comments on: The conversation economy: talking to strangers with confidence http://gamerdork.net/?p=1861 Wed, 01 Sep 2010 19:05:03 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0.1 By: Valeska http://gamerdork.net/?p=1861&cpage=1#comment-625 Valeska Wed, 12 Aug 2009 13:06:01 +0000 http://gamerdork.net/?p=1861#comment-625 Conversation economy? I'm all for it, I've certainly been on both sides of this divide, the quiet person in public games and a relaxed (okay loud) participant in friend games. Only thing I would say is that it could be as open to abuse as normal xbox live chat is (as you say) - persistent offenders i.e noisy brats will find ways to annoy you that don't involve talking, and I find people not taking the game seriously far worse than people talking too much. But then I am used to muting abuse, oh those heady early days of xbox live when logging a game as a lass was like waving a red flag to a bull. Great article love. ;) Conversation economy? I’m all for it, I’ve certainly been on both sides of this divide, the quiet person in public games and a relaxed (okay loud) participant in friend games.

Only thing I would say is that it could be as open to abuse as normal xbox live chat is (as you say) – persistent offenders i.e noisy brats will find ways to annoy you that don’t involve talking, and I find people not taking the game seriously far worse than people talking too much.

But then I am used to muting abuse, oh those heady early days of xbox live when logging a game as a lass was like waving a red flag to a bull.

Great article love. ;)

]]> By: SENNBAD http://gamerdork.net/?p=1861&cpage=1#comment-620 SENNBAD Tue, 11 Aug 2009 20:24:28 +0000 http://gamerdork.net/?p=1861#comment-620 Uh, yes. The memories of 9 to 13 year old boys with verbal diarrhea. Ok, let me step up and be a man, as a Halo fan-boy I take full responsibility for, uh, wait, no I don’t! I’ve been bitching about this since my second or third day on line! Yes, most blame Halo for its basically open mic when ever in close proximity to other player or 5 seconds of verbal abuse after someone kills you. Halo 3 certainly shut that down. Let me say thanks. But, unfortunately there’s nothing you can do about idiots on your own team except mute them. But, then there goes any chance for team work with the rest of the squad unless they mute too. But truthfully Bungie killed teamwork when they killed clans anyway. Finding good regular players willing to play enough to learn team roles had become extinct in my opinion. But I digress, back to the subject at hand. What about a voting system in all online match team play only. Obviously would not work in free for all matches, everyone would boot who ever was winning, haha. You can boot for a betrayal, why not a majority rules vote on verbal abuse. Or for those immature little piss ants that like to yell at the top of their prepubescent squeaky voices every time they get hit, shot, die, or kill someone. Then there is the unexplainable need for one moron in each game to BLAST music so loud that its sound distorts any attempt to communicate. Voice Recognition software will be great for a review system on banning people for excessive language. But then where do the moderators draw the line? Is bad word, two in a row? A 3 minute rant? I drop bombs more then I should, but not to a point I think It should be reviewed and action taken. As for the quiet ones, I think they would learn to step up if given the chance also. If there is anyone on here that plays Halo 3 or wants to start playing from 9 to 12 pm central three to four nights a week, I’m looking for teammates to help refine my skills with before ODST comes out. Send a message or friend request referring to GamerDork to gamer tag SENNBAD Uh, yes. The memories of 9 to 13 year old boys with verbal diarrhea. Ok, let me step up and be a man, as a Halo fan-boy I take full responsibility for, uh, wait, no I don’t! I’ve been bitching about this since my second or third day on line! Yes, most blame Halo for its basically open mic when ever in close proximity to other player or 5 seconds of verbal abuse after someone kills you. Halo 3 certainly shut that down. Let me say thanks. But, unfortunately there’s nothing you can do about idiots on your own team except mute them. But, then there goes any chance for team work with the rest of the squad unless they mute too. But truthfully Bungie killed teamwork when they killed clans anyway. Finding good regular players willing to play enough to learn team roles had become extinct in my opinion. But I digress, back to the subject at hand. What about a voting system in all online match team play only. Obviously would not work in free for all matches, everyone would boot who ever was winning, haha. You can boot for a betrayal, why not a majority rules vote on verbal abuse. Or for those immature little piss ants that like to yell at the top of their prepubescent squeaky voices every time they get hit, shot, die, or kill someone. Then there is the unexplainable need for one moron in each game to BLAST music so loud that its sound distorts any attempt to communicate. Voice Recognition software will be great for a review system on banning people for excessive language. But then where do the moderators draw the line? Is bad word, two in a row? A 3 minute rant? I drop bombs more then I should, but not to a point I think It should be reviewed and action taken.
As for the quiet ones, I think they would learn to step up if given the chance also. If there is anyone on here that plays Halo 3 or wants to start playing from 9 to 12 pm central three to four nights a week, I’m looking for teammates to help refine my skills with before ODST comes out. Send a message or friend request referring to GamerDork to gamer tag SENNBAD

]]> By: Jay http://gamerdork.net/?p=1861&cpage=1#comment-619 Jay Tue, 11 Aug 2009 17:51:58 +0000 http://gamerdork.net/?p=1861#comment-619 Excellent piece qazimod. Funnily enough Microsoft have been developing voice, or rather word, recognition software. So who knows maybe one day the games themselves may kick you out of the game for swearing etc, if that day ever comes I'm well and truly screwed! Excellent piece qazimod. Funnily enough Microsoft have been developing voice, or rather word, recognition software. So who knows maybe one day the games themselves may kick you out of the game for swearing etc, if that day ever comes I’m well and truly screwed!

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