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Xbox 360 COD+Console+Money = OMG!?

Discussion in 'Gaming' started by Da_Rude_Baboon, 21 Mar 2013.

  1. Da_Rude_Baboon

    Da_Rude_Baboon What the?

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    The European COD championships in all their horrifying spectacle. Everything that is wrong with online console gaming in microcosm.

    Video courtesy of Eurogamer.
     
  2. Gunsmith

    Gunsmith Maximum Win

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    oh god thats depressing.
     
  3. Jake123456

    Jake123456 Surprise!

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    What the actual fudge?...
     
  4. Mr Happy

    Mr Happy 4 8 15 16 23 42

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    Shouts "im the f***ing daddy man" whilst holding an xbox controller LMAO :lol:
     
  5. Parge

    Parge the worst Super Moderator

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    And this is why I don't play console games or COD.
     
  6. rollo

    rollo Modder

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    Well paid though last I checked.
     
  7. lp1988

    lp1988 Minimodder

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    Now try to compare that with something as the SC crowd, the difference is simply insane.
     
  8. supermonkey

    supermonkey Deal with it

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    Well that's - mature.

    Still, this isn't any different than the trash talking that's been around in recreational and professional sports since before civilization. And when you have a dozen cameras all pointing at you, you're pretty well expected to play your role in this little dynamic.
     
  9. Sketchee

    Sketchee Suddenly, looters! Hundreds of 'em!

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    Yea.. did I hear him say $ 1mil ??

    For this.. that's obscene!
     
  10. Tangster

    Tangster Butt-kicking for goodness!

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    If society paid professions like scientific and medical research this much, we would be in a far better state than we are now. Alas...:sigh:
     
  11. damien c

    damien c Mad FPS Gamer

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    Whilst I play Call Of Duty I must admit I hate that it has become what it is today, with the consoles being the only focus by the developers.
     
  12. rollo

    rollo Modder

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    For $1mil I'd pretty much do as I was asked for the cameras and I think most would.
     
  13. Guest-23315

    Guest-23315 Guest

    I had a sad..


    And they're using BenQ screens..
     
  14. Shirty

    Shirty W*nker! Super Moderator

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    ****s
     
  15. Da_Rude_Baboon

    Da_Rude_Baboon What the?

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    What I find particularly troubling is Microsoft and Activision are promoting the competition and by not stamping down on the behavior shown are promoting it as being an acceptable way to react when playing COD on Xbox online.
     
  16. Shirty

    Shirty W*nker! Super Moderator

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    What I find most troubling is that these **** slinging gibbons are purportedly members of the same genus as I am.

    That's right, genus - not species.
     
  17. Guest-23315

    Guest-23315 Guest

    I think psyching up the other team is important, but thats just openly aggressive and unsportsmanlike.
     
  18. Jedra

    Jedra Supermodel

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    Reminds me of the North Lincolnshire Regional tiddly-winks championship. Only for the brave that as those things can sting...
     
  19. dynamis_dk

    dynamis_dk Grr... Grumpy!!

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    Thats just funny...

    On a more serious note however, I think gaming is what you make if it. If I have some whining, foul mouthed youth screaming at me (which I do fairly often as I'm not half bad at CoD) - mute them, on xbox report them if it makes you feel better (not that I think MS actually do anything about the reports).

    Thankfullly I know from my own experience playing uk Clan Ladder CoD over the years, not everyone who plays online is like the video. I'd say video above roughly sums up youth+money+media = stupid
     
  20. GeorgeStorm

    GeorgeStorm Aggressive PC Builder

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    They do seem to be taking it a little far.

    I mean don't get me wrong, I get pretty worked up at LAN, but I wouldn't go that far.
     

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