This is kind of a troll thread, which is why I have been hesitant about posting. Anyway, here goes.

Have any of you (the good, level headed guys on this forum, you know who you are) ever gotten sick of playing online? I am stuck in G2, and it's turning into a real buzz kill. Occasionally, I get matched up and it's some one good and I have a great time playing, win or lose. Lately, I found that there has been a great deal of people who play extremely defensively, not the skillful "I have a defensive play style" players, but people who just sit back even when they are behind in a fight, waiting to block and counter. When I am in the mood to boost my GP I would be more patient, but when I am out to have fun, playing these guys really turn into work. As in it bores and tires me to play through them. Often times, I just rush in, since I was there for the entertainment, and I didn't really care if I win or lose. But if I do run into someone like this, 3 games in a row, I end up just turning it off. And yes, I can throw them etc. and it's not like they have an impenetrable fortress going on, but it just gets boring, wouldn't you feel the same way when you have to do the same thing over and over again? Before, I recall a time when I would move 1000GP a session, now, I always end up playing for 15 mintutes (1 or 2 tournements pending if I win or not) and shutting down. So it's like a double edged sword, either suffer and play through and tough it out till I get to G1 (I assume they are at least good if they are defensive) or, quit every 15 minutes and reach G1 at a later time.... Uggg, since when did playing video games become work? Not sure if you guys out there feel the same way, but this has been eating me away from a week or two now...

An example of the unskillful defensive:

I play a gief who didn't lariet, didn't attack, he jumped back the entire time, till he reached the back end of the screen, not moving, and only jumping over fireballs. I got hit like twice jumping in, but either way I had his health down to maybe 5% and I still had a bit over half. I stopped moving. He just stood there, we starred at each other for like 5 seconds, and with like 15 seconds left, I got really pissed and frustrated. So i jumped in for the kill. I was fine with my stratgey, and then my thumb slipped off my controller, and of course he ended me with his ultra. Granted that was 1 round, and I ended up winning anyway. You see what I mean? I could have easily waited it out, but what's the fun in that? I often find myself being the aggressor in online battles, and I honestly can't see what fun the opponent is experiencing when he just sits there. I am not saying just attack and don't block, but really, you're just gonna sit there? I find this in a lot of giefs, blanka's, ryus (waiting for the upper cut ultra), bisons, chuns, the list goes on. Please help me understand.

The rant/ trolling stops here. Tell me it's a troll thread and I will delete it =)  (I can do that right?)

I'm pretty sure any sentence that begins with "Have you ever gotten sick/annoyed/frustrated (in SFIV)" I'll agree with.

I know what you mean.

I am fed up of fighting the lariat spamming Zangiefs, the attack and run Blanka's, the stand back Hadouken/Shoryuken spamming Ryu's, and the lame Guile users that use the same damn moves..

I love a smash mouth fight, and I hate playing cat and mouse with people ¬¬

Jun 13, 2009 -- 3:42AM, ™©®HollowTatsumaki®©™ wrote:

 I hate playing cat and mouse with people ¬¬

Couldn't have said it better myself.

Funny thing though, after posting this thread, I played again later at night, and went three tourneys in a row without encountering "those types". Even in the match I lost after, it was against someone legitimate. =) I think it was the longest session of gaming I have had in weeks (13 fights, except my match against Mo). LOL

"those people" are definitely out there. I create matches and seem to have a lot less of them than when I join matches for some reason...