When you play online with friends in any kind of co-op style you develop a rhythm with your team and gain a significant advantage over the hoards of disorganized free-roamers. Listening to their whining and hate-speech filled rants in the lobby after an educational experience rivaled only by ivy league institutions. But what are you to do when that advantage is out of reach and you don't see those familiar names sign in to the XBL or PSN? You have to go it alone.
Being alone in an online setting can be a scary thing. It can also be liberating. I can sometimes be hesitant to play online if no one I know is online, but for a week now I have done it and it's different every time. New players are constantly entering into games as others leave.
Snorly the Snorlax was online playing some Halo: Reach and was waiting in the lobby for a game to start. He is also a dedicated Pokemon trainer and took this opportunity to get a few more XP for his team. While getting help at a PokeCenter the ever famous healing chime was broadcast over his mic. All of a sudden another idle Halo gamer asked, "Are you palying Pokemon?" The following exchange led to Pokemon trades during what started as a lonely expedition.
Normal gamers may just enjoy the variety of play styles they experience. I like the challenge of not being the best player and struggling to beat n00bkillerz32 at the end of a match. There's lots to do on your own online away from friends. Don't bother waiting. Maybe you'll even find that ever coveted female gamer. One can only hope.
Being alone in an online setting can be a scary thing. It can also be liberating. I can sometimes be hesitant to play online if no one I know is online, but for a week now I have done it and it's different every time. New players are constantly entering into games as others leave.
Snorly the Snorlax was online playing some Halo: Reach and was waiting in the lobby for a game to start. He is also a dedicated Pokemon trainer and took this opportunity to get a few more XP for his team. While getting help at a PokeCenter the ever famous healing chime was broadcast over his mic. All of a sudden another idle Halo gamer asked, "Are you palying Pokemon?" The following exchange led to Pokemon trades during what started as a lonely expedition.
Normal gamers may just enjoy the variety of play styles they experience. I like the challenge of not being the best player and struggling to beat n00bkillerz32 at the end of a match. There's lots to do on your own online away from friends. Don't bother waiting. Maybe you'll even find that ever coveted female gamer. One can only hope.
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