Here's why you're surprised when you stink at multiplayer games

Here's why you're surprised when you stink at multiplayer games
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Louie	Apr 3 2012, 08:50 PM Post #1
Posts: 7,318 Group: Warrior Member #2,398 Joined: December 5, 2010 CPU louie	http://www.gamasutra.com/view/news/167729/Heres_why_youre_surprised_when_you_stink_at_multiplayer_games.php interesting article Quote: Named after the authors of a 1999 paper by Cornell University professor of psychology David Dunning and his then graduate student Justin Kruger, the effect describes how those who really aren't very good at something overestimate their skill while those who are experts tend to sell themselves short. The reason is that the more skilled you are in some complicated task (the effect is more prominent for difficult, complex tasks), the more you understand that there's stuff you don't understand. Or that you haven't mastered. basically if you think you're good at something you're probably really bad
	arcade Jun 2 2010, 08:24 AM blade you can post screenshots of you beating people like louie in 1v1s as much as you want (seriosly with your sound, set up, and stopwatch you shouldnt lose a 1v1) but it doesnt change the fact that he is 20x the player you are.


deviant	Apr 3 2012, 08:52 PM Post #2
Posts: 207 Group: Warrior Member #2,803 Joined: March 26, 2012	Quote: You can't accurately reflect about your own opinion of yourself because you're not good enough. oh...



vo0	Apr 3 2012, 08:56 PM Post #3
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Louie	Apr 3 2012, 08:56 PM Post #4
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	arcade Jun 2 2010, 08:24 AM blade you can post screenshots of you beating people like louie in 1v1s as much as you want (seriosly with your sound, set up, and stopwatch you shouldnt lose a 1v1) but it doesnt change the fact that he is 20x the player you are.


imnotflare	Apr 3 2012, 09:01 PM Post #5
Posts: 2,481 Group: Warrior Member #195 Joined: April 13, 2008	This doesn't really apply to a competitive video game w/ a good skill ranking system around it. The goods rank high and the bads rank low, so one's self-opinion doesn't matter much. Sadly HPT doesn't accurately reflect game skill, so we're left with 50 page long 'who is the best' threads, etc. Edited by imnotflare, Apr 3 2012, 09:01 PM.



deviant	Apr 3 2012, 09:01 PM Post #6
Posts: 207 Group: Warrior Member #2,803 Joined: March 26, 2012	Louie Apr 3 2012, 08:56 PM channeling my inner sam



Louie	Apr 3 2012, 09:03 PM Post #7
Posts: 7,318 Group: Warrior Member #2,398 Joined: December 5, 2010 CPU louie	imnotflare Apr 3 2012, 09:01 PM Sadly HPT doesn't accurately reflect game skill, so we're left with 50 page long 'who is the best' threads, etc. that's basically what i was getting at
	arcade Jun 2 2010, 08:24 AM blade you can post screenshots of you beating people like louie in 1v1s as much as you want (seriosly with your sound, set up, and stopwatch you shouldnt lose a 1v1) but it doesnt change the fact that he is 20x the player you are.


Deleted User	Apr 3 2012, 09:09 PM Post #8
Deleted User	imnotflare Apr 3 2012, 09:01 PM This doesn't really apply to a competitive video game w/ a good skill ranking system around it. The goods rank high and the bads rank low, so one's self-opinion doesn't matter much. Sadly HPT doesn't accurately reflect game skill, so we're left with 50 page long 'who is the best' threads, etc. There comes a point when one has exceeded potential and everyone's skill becomes baseline. JPhish mode.
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ocse	Apr 4 2012, 02:51 AM Post #9
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Skyson	Apr 4 2012, 12:04 PM Post #10
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low	Apr 5 2012, 12:48 AM Post #11
reject Posts: 4,809 Group: Warrior Member #51 Joined: March 23, 2008	Louie Apr 3 2012, 08:50 PM http://www.gamasutra.com/view/news/167729/Heres_why_youre_surprised_when_you_stink_at_multiplayer_games.php interesting article Quote: Named after the authors of a 1999 paper by Cornell University professor of psychology David Dunning and his then graduate student Justin Kruger, the effect describes how those who really aren't very good at something overestimate their skill while those who are experts tend to sell themselves short. The reason is that the more skilled you are in some complicated task (the effect is more prominent for difficult, complex tasks), the more you understand that there's stuff you don't understand. Or that you haven't mastered. basically if you think you're good at something you're probably really bad take notes thrax
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Randy	Apr 13 2012, 12:26 PM Post #12
Posts: 203 Group: Warrior Member #2,250 Joined: August 12, 2010	I still feel like I suck at Halo for the simple fact that I haven't played in so long. That, and even though it's the fastest way to get better, playing with people with a higher skill level than you, it's real discouraging when you go 0/∞. :( Edited by Randy, Apr 13 2012, 12:28 PM.
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Deleted User	Apr 13 2012, 02:15 PM Post #13
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