Many of us have played online games. Even more of us play them with the intent of socializing during the game with our fellow players.
However, there is another group of online gamers, the mute ones.
Ars Technica’s Opposable Thumbs journal has an interesting post concerning the online gamer segment that just wants to play against a human. They don’t have any interest in interacting outside of the regular game play itself.
I wonder how many gamers there are out the like this. Is there a market for a service that caters to those who only use the online games and online components to garner non-AI opponents?
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*sigh* I myself have been known to mute and/or ignore other player whist playing online. Though im not a console gamer per-say, I do enjoy playing online in that people do make humanistic mistakes.
it’s about the only human contact I enjoy…