Why I Prefer Single Player Games to Multiplayer : Divide By Zero

Because I suck at multiplayer. If I play Rock Band, like I was just doing, I seem to get paired with people 10x as better as me. Once in a blue moon I will get someone at my skill level and it will be a close race. Out of the 10 or so matches today I beat 2. You know, it just becomes disheartening and frustrating after losing 5 times in a row.

Maybe I suck at guitar? If I tried drums I might be better.

The one game I can play and not get angry at is Team Fortress 2. Somehow dying in TF2 isn’t so bad. It’s comical. I see myself get blown to bits and funny remarks abound. Maybe it’s because I die in a way that doesn’t make me feel retarded, like getting a flamethrower in my face.

Still, I much prefer the tried and true single player experience. I played Morrowind for hours and hours when I discovered it. I even started playing again, since it is the one game my computer can play at max settings (well, alright, it can play a lot of games). Also I can win.

The one exception to mutiplayer is when it’s a LAN party or playing with friends. Then I am all for MP because even if I suck it’s a lot of fun.

It seems like if I want to have fun playing a game online I have to play 24 hours a week to be able to do anything, otherwise I just keep dying. I like matching better, games like Halo 3 or [sometimes] Rock Band, where I can get on randomly and beat a few people who are as bad as me.