{"id":503902,"date":"2022-10-26T15:30:05","date_gmt":"2022-10-26T12:30:05","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/en.buradabiliyorum.com\/are-you-the-cheap-player-in-multiplayer-video-games\/"},"modified":"2022-10-26T15:30:05","modified_gmt":"2022-10-26T12:30:05","slug":"are-you-the-cheap-player-in-multiplayer-video-games","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/are-you-the-cheap-player-in-multiplayer-video-games\/","title":{"rendered":"#Are You the \u201cCheap\u201d Player in Multiplayer Video Games?"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"ez-toc-container\" class=\"ez-toc-v2_0_85 counter-hierarchy ez-toc-counter ez-toc-custom ez-toc-container-direction\">\n<p class=\"ez-toc-title\" style=\"cursor:inherit\">Table of Contents<\/p>\n<label for=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-item-6a3b7625ce14e\" class=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-label\"><span class=\"\"><span class=\"eztoc-hide\" style=\"display:none;\">Toggle<\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-icon-toggle-span\"><svg style=\"fill: #dd3333;color:#dd3333\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" class=\"list-377408\" width=\"20px\" height=\"20px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\"><path d=\"M6 6H4v2h2V6zm14 0H8v2h12V6zM4 11h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2zM4 16h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2z\" fill=\"currentColor\"><\/path><\/svg><svg style=\"fill: #dd3333;color:#dd3333\" class=\"arrow-unsorted-368013\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"10px\" height=\"10px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" version=\"1.2\" baseProfile=\"tiny\"><path d=\"M18.2 9.3l-6.2-6.3-6.2 6.3c-.2.2-.3.4-.3.7s.1.5.3.7c.2.2.4.3.7.3h11c.3 0 .5-.1.7-.3.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7zM5.8 14.7l6.2 6.3 6.2-6.3c.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7c-.2-.2-.4-.3-.7-.3h-11c-.3 0-.5.1-.7.3-.2.2-.3.5-.3.7s.1.5.3.7z\"\/><\/svg><\/span><\/span><\/label><input type=\"checkbox\"  id=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-item-6a3b7625ce14e\" checked aria-label=\"Toggle\" \/><nav><ul class='ez-toc-list ez-toc-list-level-1 ' ><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-1'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-1\" href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/are-you-the-cheap-player-in-multiplayer-video-games\/#%E2%80%9CAre_You_the_%E2%80%9CCheap%E2%80%9D_Player_in_Multiplayer_Video_Games%E2%80%9D\" >&#8220;Are You the \u201cCheap\u201d Player in Multiplayer Video Games?&#8221;<\/a><ul class='ez-toc-list-level-2' ><li class='ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-2\" href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/are-you-the-cheap-player-in-multiplayer-video-games\/#What_it_Means_to_Play_Cheaply\" >What it Means to Play Cheaply<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-3\" href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/are-you-the-cheap-player-in-multiplayer-video-games\/#Where_Are_They_Now\" >Where Are They Now?<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n<h1><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"%E2%80%9CAre_You_the_%E2%80%9CCheap%E2%80%9D_Player_in_Multiplayer_Video_Games%E2%80%9D\"><\/span>&#8220;Are You the \u201cCheap\u201d Player in Multiplayer Video Games?&#8221;<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h1>\n<div>\n<!-- UNCACHED CONTENT --><\/p>\n<figure style=\"width: 1200px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"type:primaryImage size-full wp-image-775976\" data-pagespeed-no-defer=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/www.howtogeek.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/xbox-controller-TV.jpg?width=1198&amp;trim=1,1&amp;bg-color=000&amp;pad=1,1\" alt=\"Xbox controller with TV.\" width=\"1200\" height=\"675\"\/><figcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\"><span class=\"type:primaryImage imagecredit\"><a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.shutterstock.com\/image-photo\/guy-playing-on-console-663218446\">korobskyph\/Shutterstock.com<\/a><\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>It was always frustrating playing my one of my friends in Sega hockey as kids. During every possession, he would simply dart directly toward the net and score an easy breakaway goal, whereas I would try to set up an elaborate play, finding those goals much more satisfying.<\/p>\n<p>Today, he works in business (having purposely eschewed the arts for a more logical path), and I\u2019m an idiot writer. The correlation is painfully obvious.<\/p>\n<h2 role=\"heading\" aria-level=\"2\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"What_it_Means_to_Play_Cheaply\"><\/span>What it Means to Play Cheaply<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>Every video <a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/game\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"7\" title=\"Game\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">game<\/a> has the perceived cheap manner of playing, the overt way to take advantage of the game\u2019s basic programming. In hockey video games this meant always doing the one-timer, in football using the best team or playing with <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=5UPJjsaG5n8&amp;ab_channel=soupcan44\">Tecmo Bo Jackson<\/a>, and in basketball games always dunking or shooting from that one spot where the ball never seems to miss.<\/p>\n<p>So that pixelated player, no matter how bad his rating, will probably score. Even when he enters the game\u2019s locker room the other players taunt him.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cYou know you only scored because of the awful code, right?\u201d<br \/>\u201cWhatever,\u201d he says, concealing a single tear.<\/p>\n<p>Maybe you only use sniper rifles and hide on a hill in first-person shooters, or always go for the best weapons and spells in role-playing games. Whatever the genre, you are the designated cheap player, the one that causes your friends to shake their heads in constant dis<a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/download-scripts-themes-apps\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"9\" title=\"Download Scripts &amp; Themes &amp; Apps\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">app<\/a>ointment.<\/p>\n<p>In the same way that board game nights always feature the one person who takes it a little too seriously, video game gatherings have the one player who is always more interested in winning than everything else, like having fun, for instance.<\/p>\n<h2 role=\"heading\" aria-level=\"2\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Where_Are_They_Now\"><\/span>Where Are They Now?<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>How this carries them through life always remains to be seen. But when you notice them playing that way, you seem to keep a distance, as if they\u2019re the type of person who would kill and eat you on a deserted island. That\u2019s also how I look at anyone who eats the last piece of bacon at breakfast.<\/p>\n<p>Being a cheap video game player doesn\u2019t necessarily mean you\u2019re a bad person, just that you typically have an eye out for any loopholes, and sometimes aren\u2019t the type to take the scenic route through life.<\/p>\n<p>Perhaps it\u2019s best to find a middle ground. Because the emphasis on constantly going for the original play may lead to an inability to score a simple goal or get a point or land a kill when you need one in the game. Winning is, after all, part of the point. You take too scenic of a route through life and you\u2019ll never get anywhere.<\/p>\n<p>What I\u2019m trying to say is that I could kill my friend at that game today. There\u2019s ultimately no shame in both being a little cheap and a tad creative here and there while playing video games.<\/p>\n<p>Just be thankful that neither of you are the button masher. That guy\u2019s probably in prison now.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><script>\n setTimeout(function(){\n  !function(f,b,e,v,n,t,s)\n  {if(f.fbq)return;n=f.fbq=function(){n.callMethod?\n  n.callMethod.apply(n,arguments):n.queue.push(arguments)};\n  if(!f._fbq)f._fbq=n;n.push=n;n.loaded=!0;n.version='2.0';\n  n.queue=[];t=b.createElement(e);t.async=!0;\n  t.src=v;s=b.getElementsByTagName(e)[0];\n  s.parentNode.insertBefore(t,s) } (window, document,'script',\n  'https:\/\/connect.facebook.net\/en_US\/fbevents.js');\n   fbq('init', '335401813750447');\n   fbq('track', 'PageView');\n  },3000);\n<\/script><\/p>\n<blockquote><p><strong><span style=\"color: #ff6600;\">If you liked the article, do not forget to share it with your friends. 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