For True Face To Face Competition
Dont you ever get the unearthed feeling that competing online is such a cowardly way of battling another player? Anyone can talk the talk when youre 500 + miles away, the amount of times a 14 year old kid has beaten me at a game and sent me a rather incoherent, yet nonetheless colourful, message. I wont o into exact detail, but it usually explicitly states their age, that Im new and that I should eat excrement. I just cant help but feel that it would be advantageous if I was in the same room with some of these people so I could just clarify the matter in detail; what are the true nutritional benefits of eating ones excrement? Needless offences aside, competition thrives when people are together. If you win several games of FIFA online you receive fleeting praise and self satisfaction; if you win several games with friends you garner reputation of being a champion - a slightly arrogant, self-serious champion, but still a rightly owner of champion status. Split-screen play also offers old school cheating. When youre playing with a younger sibling who harnesses the unfair advantage of quick reaction speeds on playing the last lap of rainbow road, the cheeky hand across the eyes manoeuvre always does the trick. Another classic that everyone knows, yet tries not to admit, is screen watching. It worked wonders on Perfect Dark, the same old utterance of I hope youre not looking at my screen! is a conflict that you can always get away with as they cant prove it otherwise, and if they tried to look at you theyre not looking at their screen anymore! These mischievous deeds were always so much more fun than wall hacks and glitch exploits that online players use, all of which could also be done offline too of course, but split-screen competitive experiences at least have the option of dignity.