Overcoming the fear of causing problems for other players is one of the most intimidating aspects of beginning online gaming. Playing a game and making mistakes at home is one thing; playing a game and making mistakes that can lead to failure in other people's games is quite another. However, there is no reason to let this anxiety prevent you or any other newcomer to gaming from having fun. You will learn the ins and outs of online gaming in this article, giving you the confidence you need to start.
Learning how to play offline should be the first step for anyone new to online gaming. You can avoid seeing the infamous acronym "RTFM" scroll across your screen by reading the game's manual. Do you know what that abbreviation means? It means "Read The Fu**ing Manual," and serious gamers use it to warn novices who interrupt a game by asking, "What is this place?" or, "What ought I to do?"
You can look online for game-related discussion groups, frequently asked questions, and walkthroughs. Additionally, game-specific Usenet newsgroups could teach you more. That is to say, you could complete your "homework." How to play, make characters, gather equipment, and use clever strategies are all examples of the kind of information you want to learn. We guarantee that your gaming buddies will appreciate it!
You can familiarize yourself with the game's interface in addition to reading instructions on how to play an online game. You can also search the internet for a game's screenshot (or series of screenshots), just as you did for the game's textual instructions. You can practice memorizing where each game's controls are by viewing a graphical representation (.gif or.jpg) on your screen. Before you play a game, knowing where everything is will speed things up not only for you but also for everyone else. When everyone else knows where an inventory panel or message screen is, no one wants to wait for you to find it in a game.
Don't let the pressure to finish a game stop you from doing the unthinkable once you start it: dying. At certain points, a character will die in a game; unless you are willing to let go of a lose-lose situation, you run the risk of holding up the game for everyone else. It's similar to playing chess. If it's checkmate, then it is. Give it up and start over. Don't wait for a benevolent fairy to come to your aid, no matter what you do. Kindly allow your character to pass away in dignity.
In the same way, you shouldn't take death personally. Keep in mind that playing games online is still just a game. A game character who dies is not a good representation of your character. Make a loss into a learning opportunity. Learning all the things you shouldn't do in an online game will, at the very least, help you navigate the game.
Above all else, make sure your computer can keep up with an online game's current pace. If you have a slow computer or Internet connection, you should not attempt to play an online game. In point of fact, if you still use dial-up, find another pastime. Because other players won't wait for their own defeat, a slow processor and connection will guarantee instant death. You will be squashed like a bug by them.
Find a computer designed specifically for online gaming and connect it to the Internet using DSL or ISDN. You'll need a sound system that matches, a graphics card of high quality, and a fast processor.
You will have passed the "newbie" test and earned respect as a serious gamer much more quickly if you follow these straightforward recommendations than if you stumbled through what others consider to be "the ultimate hobby."
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