I have an idea.

tl;dr: In this post, Kate makes a promise she won't keep and rages at S4 League.

For those of you that didn't read the title:

I have an idea.

Let's write a blog post every day for the next three weeks. I'm not doing much over the next three weeks (sans tomorrow), so it shouldn't be too hard. For that matter, it doesn't matter if they're particularly funny or high-quality. Because if I start criticizing myself, I think I'll post less.

No, let's make the goal of the next three weeks to write something everyday. And you know, I have incredible ideas mid-day. The best ideas, if only I had the time/motivation/energy to post them... So, instead, let's just try to get something down.

In other words, I want to have...let's see. 23 posts in December. Wait, there's not 23 days left in December?...Fuck, what day is it? The 13th?

Well, shit, I'm doomed to fail. Anyways.

So I want 23 blog posts between December and January. That's not so much to shoot for, right? Okay. Okay. Let's get to something interesting to read.

~`~

So I booted up S4 League again recently. Ironically, I played the best before all of the adrenaline-related twitch-yness took over. Also, chewed off a significant part of my fingertips. Bad habits die hard. But my recent experiences in S4 have made me ponder the gap between "noobs" and "pros". It seems to me like everyone falls into either one category or the either. Either someone sucks, or they're so ridiculously good that they make whatever team their on win.

Okay, so I think it would be really awesome to be in the latter category. Who wouldn't? Who LIKES losing? But I can't honestly think I suck, because, while I don't usually score, I get the ball pretty damn close, and while I rarely survive in Chaser mode, I usually beat the shit out of the chaser. In Deathmatch, my kill/death ratio is usually above 1:1, and I...well, okay, I make a really shitty chaser. Whatever. Either way, I don't think I'm terrible. Maybe I don't have the twitch factor I really need to pwn these nubs, but I can aim.

So where's that leave everyone else? Terrible (below me) or above average (above me)? And, more importantly, why is it that someone's apparent skill in a game is the only thing that matters? SCREW real life, because in a game you're just numbers. Literally, if you're a dumbass and your name really is just numbers. People tout their superiority like it's a crown that'll buy them the world.

I want to continue from there, but it's hard to without making myself sound dumb. For example: "Are people really that self absorbed?" Yes, yes they are. The Greater Internet Fuckwad Theory: Ordinary person + audience + anonymity = fuckwad. Now don't get me wrong. There are decent human beings on the internet. If you can find one, let me know. It won't be on S4 League. Well...eeeh. It's not that black and white. But it is a dark, dark shade of grey versus a light tint of grey.

Another thing I wanted to say was: "Are people really that dumb?" Yes, people really are that dumb. I know that. It hasn't been scientifically proven, but if you look into a crowd of people I guarantee that you will want to punch at least one of them for being clincially retarded. Of course, some people just have their moments, but this is the internet people. I have some friends that I'd like to punch ever now and then (quick, instantly assume you're one of those people. NOW I want to punch you. jesus.) but I mostly try to avoid the super-retarded.

It's just...why the hell do people get such a high opinion of themselves because they're good at a game? GRATS, YOU'VE SPENT MORE TIME ON THIS SHIT THAN ME. OR PICKED IT UP FASTER. OR HACKED. OR SOMETHING. I'd love to do nothing other than play S4 for a while. Sit around, do nothing but play, gain weight, start to smell. That would be great. Unfortunately, I have aspirations, such as finishing school or getting money. In short, I'm a nerd gamer, but that's not ALL I am.

It's not that I'm trying to insinuate that I'm better than these people (I am), but that I'm just trying to say "Calm the fuck down". It's not about who epic fail'd at defense or who's sucking or god dammit, the chaser's too fucking good. Don't get your panties in a bunch about the fact your team lost and that hurt your pride, god forbid you and your friends be pitted against each other because OH THE HORROR YOU WOULD HAVE TO KILL EACH OTHER BUT OH WAIT YOU COULDN'T ANYWAYS (Friends aren't friends if they can't shoot each other and then laugh about it afterwards, ESPECIALLY in a game). It's about jumping off walls and shooting people.

Just....fuck. Calm down. You people take this way too seriously.

Heuristic of the day: If you can't laugh light-heartedly after dying, you've been playing too much.

Want to tell this author what you think, but you don't want anyone else to see it? Think she's full of it and need to set her straight? Want to worship the ground she walks on? Well, good luck with that last one, but you can email Chrys at catharticgamer@yahoo.com and at least tell her what you think.