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Suxor Reason #4  New Game Addiction

I’ll admit it. I have this thing about new games. I love them…. I love the way they feel ….. I love the way the smell…. I love cracking them open and installing them and reading the manual… Yeah – I actually read the manuals. The first time you weave your way through a new interface or game is sweet. My wife is extremely jealous of that other woman (The New Game).

The first console we ever owned was the X-box!  Yup no Sega, Nintendo, or Playstations. My second oldest son somehow worked out a magical deal with my wife and arranged for the ban on consoles to be lifted. She said yes and minutes later we were buying the X-box and a copy of halo. After racing home and booting up the game I realized I was in trouble. I had this controller thing in my hand. No mouse or keyboard. I had to look at the stupid buttons!!!! In fact I had to look at the stupid buttons for over a year. I was still glancing when halo2 came out.

Suxor Reason #2 – No Talent!

I’ll admit it, I have no talent. Never really had any! Any reasonable amount of skill I have ever had in the multiplayer environment is from practice. Practice knowing the levels, weapon locations, and shooting skills have made me a decent player in the past.  Spending hours doing jumps and shooting drills have given me an advantage. I am willing to do some of that these days but there always seems to be something else, more fun, to devote my time to.

Lately, I have been thinking about my game play or more accurately the lack thereof. Am I simply a suxor or are there reasons why I play badly. Perhaps if I blog this out – I’ll figure it out.

SUXOR REASON #1 – Leading guildz can drop your skilz…..