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CardJoe · 12th Jun 2008, 08:57

http://www.bit-tech.net/news/2008/06...layer-gaming/1

A recent study into the statistics of multiplayer gaming has revealed an interesting trend - that the Red Team is always more likely to win.

FooTemps · 12th Jun 2008, 09:11

Red always defends cp maps in tf2. Therefore red loses more often than you think!

ch424 · 12th Jun 2008, 09:14

8% of men are red/green colourblind. On an outdoor map in a game, I have a lot of difficulty spotting a red player on a green background. When playing rugby (in real life, omg!!), I'm less likely to notice a red player than one in a different colour. I always try to get onto the red team in games like UT, because it makes it much easier to see people to actually shoot them (blue is a really obvious colour to me).

The results of this study (rather than their conclusion) seem fair enough to me.

sub routine · 12th Jun 2008, 09:30

"The boffins of Copenhagen have ventured forth a reason for this, stating that "the color red may act as a psychological distractor for men, possibly because men flush and turn red when they're angry."" WHAT???

the direct conclusion of this research is painfully obvious, people like tomatoes and therefor don`t want to squash red things.

.....an obvious psychological distractor.

liratheal · 12th Jun 2008, 09:31

You know that old-ish theory "It's red - It goes faster!"

Must be some truth behind it :B

However, give me blue any day. Blue is awesome.

Crunch77 · 12th Jun 2008, 10:33

Blue sticks out more on a lot of maps, whereas red blends more into the surroundings.
Another good reason for Brightskins.

/me runs

ch424 · 12th Jun 2008, 10:34

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Originally Posted by Crunch77

Blue sticks out more on a lot of maps, whereas red blends more into the surroundings.

No, it does to some people. I bet that you and I are the only people in this thread that think blue is a brighter colour than red. To everyone else, they appear about the same.

specofdust · 12th Jun 2008, 10:36

Good news for me. I've always avoided the red team. I hate being on the winning team.

MiNiMaL_FuSS · 12th Jun 2008, 10:45

did you know that muh research demonstrates that red activates the hunger reflex amongst humans, it's thought to be because of the value of obtaining and eating raw meat as a survival mechanism in earlier man. This is why big fast food companies generally incoperate as much red as possible into their logos....Mcdonalds, Burger King, Pizza Hut.... just another tit bit.

Crunch77 · 12th Jun 2008, 10:47

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Originally Posted by ch424

Quote:

Originally Posted by Crunch77

Blue sticks out more on a lot of maps, whereas red blends more into the surroundings.

No, it does to some people. I bet that you and I are the only people in this thread that think blue is a brighter colour than red. To everyone else, they appear about the same.

Well truthfully I was thinking of UT99 mostly, but I think the same holds true for UT2k4. Perhaps you're right in your assesment, that it seems equal to most, but at least in my case, I've had my eyes/colour sight tested more than once and it was found to be perfect.

In UT3 blue to me seems easier to spot, but I suppose this is not the point of the article at all, so I'll just quiet down

iggy2k · 12th Jun 2008, 11:59

RED WUNZ GO FASTA!

DannyDirect · 12th Jun 2008, 14:45

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Originally Posted by iggy2k

RED WUNZ GO FASTA!

LMFAO, that is some funny ****!

MrMonroe · 12th Jun 2008, 14:50

I'd like to see a CoD4 version of this: do Marines consistently beat out OpFor and SAS the Russians?

I fear, though I have little evidence, that this might be a function of another, more insidious problem: teamstacking.

smoothie · 12th Jun 2008, 15:01

I believe that I've always prefered being on the red team in multiplayer games, from UT to TF(2) to UT3. I prefer Terrorist in CS, simply because the scoreboard displays those names in red. Even when I used to play Delta Force: Land Warrior and Task Force Dagger, where there were red and blue teams but no indicator on players ingame (teammates names were always shown in green) I still prefered the red team.
My username is usually .smoothie though, and I prefer strawberry flavored smoothies to blueberry/raspberry flavored. My name is more appealing when displayed in red, I guess. Even before my username was smoothie, I enjoyed playing on the red team.
I believe that, since red is a color of urgency and passion, it gets you pumped to complete your mission.

Bluephoenix · 12th Jun 2008, 15:06

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Originally Posted by MrMonroe

I'd like to see a CoD4 version of this: do Marines consistently beat out OpFor and SAS the Russians?

I fear, though I have little evidence, that this might be a function of another, more insidious problem: teamstacking.

In smaller games where sound and stealth is a factor, yes SAS and Marines do indeed have the upper hand

try a 2v2 Sniper match on crossfire, the marines are hard to spot while the opfor has the "red flag 'SHOOT ME NOW!' beret" to quote one of my friends.

Timmy_the_tortoise · 12th Jun 2008, 15:52

In CoD4.. The red team is always MY team.

koola · 12th Jun 2008, 16:37

Luckily I'm only on the red team 50% of the time in BF:BC as the server rotates the player. Kills my KDR though :/

Bluephoenix · 12th Jun 2008, 16:38

Quote:

Originally Posted by Timmy_the_tortoise

In CoD4.. The red team is always MY team.

Aimbot much?

(joking, of course)

johnmustrule · 12th Jun 2008, 18:13

I noticed that in TF2 and CSS blue ppl tend to camouflage better in shadows and with stone making it harder to notice them, red also is the most noticed color to our eye's, I think it has something to do with red being an aggressive color.

fathazza · 13th Jun 2008, 01:39

surely if this were true then ginger people would win at life?

12th Jun 2008, 08:57	#1
CardJoe Player Character bit-tech Staff Join Date: Apr 2007 Posts: 7,953	Red team has advantage in multiplayer gaming http://www.bit-tech.net/news/2008/06...layer-gaming/1 A recent study into the statistics of multiplayer gaming has revealed an interesting trend - that the Red Team is always more likely to win. __________________ this is joe's non-bit-tech blog

12th Jun 2008, 09:31	#5
liratheal Just got a great book on tape Join Date: Nov 2005 Location: High Wycombe, UK Posts: 3,586	You know that old-ish theory "It's red - It goes faster!" Must be some truth behind it :B However, give me blue any day. Blue is awesome. __________________ Gigabyte MA790FX, X4 9950 Black Edition, 8gb Geil Black Dragon, 2x4870 512mb, Antec TruePower Quattro 850w I game, Do you?

12th Jun 2008, 10:36	#8
specofdust Banned Join Date: Feb 2005 Location: Aberdeen, UK, EU Posts: 7,609	Good news for me. I've always avoided the red team. I hate being on the winning team. __________________ Like marmite, only no-one hates it Mmm bop!

12th Jun 2008, 10:45	#9
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12th Jun 2008, 11:59	#11
iggy2k Hypermodder Join Date: Jun 2002 Location: everywhere Posts: 835	RED WUNZ GO FASTA! __________________ "I think, therefore I think I am" Zippy the pinhead

12th Jun 2008, 09:11	#2
FooTemps Minimodder Join Date: Aug 2004 Location: Seattle, WA USA Posts: 35	Red always defends cp maps in tf2. Therefore red loses more often than you think!

12th Jun 2008, 09:14	#3
ch424 Design Warrior Join Date: May 2004 Location: Oxford, UK Posts: 2,511	8% of men are red/green colourblind. On an outdoor map in a game, I have a lot of difficulty spotting a red player on a green background. When playing rugby (in real life, omg!!), I'm less likely to notice a red player than one in a different colour. I always try to get onto the red team in games like UT, because it makes it much easier to see people to actually shoot them (blue is a really obvious colour to me). The results of this study (rather than their conclusion) seem fair enough to me.

12th Jun 2008, 09:30	#4
sub routine Archie Gemel Join Date: Sep 2007 Posts: 149	"The boffins of Copenhagen have ventured forth a reason for this, stating that "the color red may act as a psychological distractor for men, possibly because men flush and turn red when they're angry."" WHAT??? the direct conclusion of this research is painfully obvious, people like tomatoes and therefor don`t want to squash red things. .....an obvious psychological distractor.

12th Jun 2008, 10:33	#6
Crunch77 Minimodder Join Date: Nov 2007 Location: Denmark Posts: 24	Blue sticks out more on a lot of maps, whereas red blends more into the surroundings. Another good reason for Brightskins. /me runs

12th Jun 2008, 14:50	#13
MrMonroe Multimodder Join Date: Dec 2007 Posts: 195	I'd like to see a CoD4 version of this: do Marines consistently beat out OpFor and SAS the Russians? I fear, though I have little evidence, that this might be a function of another, more insidious problem: teamstacking.

12th Jun 2008, 15:01	#14
smoothie What's a Dremel? Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: Connecticut, USA Posts: 17	I believe that I've always prefered being on the red team in multiplayer games, from UT to TF(2) to UT3. I prefer Terrorist in CS, simply because the scoreboard displays those names in red. Even when I used to play Delta Force: Land Warrior and Task Force Dagger, where there were red and blue teams but no indicator on players ingame (teammates names were always shown in green) I still prefered the red team. My username is usually .smoothie though, and I prefer strawberry flavored smoothies to blueberry/raspberry flavored. My name is more appealing when displayed in red, I guess. Even before my username was smoothie, I enjoyed playing on the red team. I believe that, since red is a color of urgency and passion, it gets you pumped to complete your mission.

12th Jun 2008, 15:52	#16
Timmy_the_tortoise International Man of Awesome Join Date: Feb 2008 Location: County Durham, UK Posts: 961	In CoD4.. The red team is always MY team. __________________ Q6600 @ 2.40GHz w/G0\|Gigabyte GA-G33M-DS2R\|4GB OCZ Gold PC-6400 800MHz\|Powercolor Radeon HD4850\|Samsung Spinpoint F1 1TB\|Scythe Ninja Mini\|LG Blu-ray/HD DVD/DVD-RW Combo Drive\|Corsair TX650W\|Antec NSK2480 Pioneer VSX-417\|2x Gale 3010\|2x Yamaha NSP110\| MS304W Centre \| MS308 Subwoofer

12th Jun 2008, 16:37	#17
koola Eat my... Join Date: Jul 2004 Location: UK Posts: 2,210	Luckily I'm only on the red team 50% of the time in BF:BC as the server rotates the player. Kills my KDR though :/ __________________ PSN: koola-uk

12th Jun 2008, 18:13	#19
johnmustrule Supermodder Join Date: Jan 2006 Posts: 345	I noticed that in TF2 and CSS blue ppl tend to camouflage better in shadows and with stone making it harder to notice them, red also is the most noticed color to our eye's, I think it has something to do with red being an aggressive color. __________________ "Your belief, unfortunately, is no endorsement of truth"

13th Jun 2008, 01:39	#20
fathazza Freed on Probation Join Date: May 2002 Location: Gloucestershire Posts: 3,110	surely if this were true then ginger people would win at life? __________________ I may be fat but at least I am not Ginger "The President is no longer a cross-eyed Texan warmonger, unelected, inarticulate, who epitomises the arrogance of American foreign policy" - Boris Johnson