Online Gaming: The Gears Debacle.

The state of online gaming really angers me, if it's not tea bagging on Halo it's taunting on Gears Of War the fact is games used to be more fun when people used to play in the same room. I am a huge fan of the Gears Of War series and am ranked around 1390 in the world at one of the game modes yet I play out of boredom. Sure it's fun at the start but now I seem to play it more out of comfort rather than enjoyment, the online community leaves something to be desired.

In the game you can chainsaw through your opponent and it's quite visually impressive but heaven forbid you actually do it! You will be plagued with messages from opposing players about being a noob because everyone else uses a shotgun. Use the shotgun on someone and then you will be buried in messages about being the Host. Truth is this game is broken when it comes to online modes. There is lag and a massive host advantage and this is despite six..SIX title updates. The truth is the demand for dedicated servers was so strong that they had to do it. Gears Of War 2's main problem is the community I know it's a mature rated game but I don't believe I should be called all the names under the sun because I used a cool looking move. Gears 3 will no doubt pander more to the COD audience then the hardcore Gears crowd therefore I see most of the worst offenders who play this game to be frustrated and angered by the fact that it will be more casual, I am all for this approach I think online games sould be about fun and not just to try and upset people. I play Halo: Reach and it's community is much more friendly as is Call Of Dutys.

I long for the days when I used to sit on a couch and play Mario Kart and Mortal Kombat, when I could write down Pay Per Views and play them with my brother on WWE Smackdown. Truth is I feel some fun has been lost with online gaming or maybe it's just the fact that Gears Of War is more like an addiction and to be honest I think it's time to give it up.