Ok, so in my last post I posited having some sort of test you take before playing a multiplayer game to direct you to a section with others like yourself. Here's the one I came up with for Mass Effect 3.
How do you feel when you fail a mission?
a) Fine, I guess. There's always a next time.
b) I throw my mouse at the screen with rage and contemplate suicide.
Someone joins your game who is obviously inexperienced. Your thoughts?
a) Everyone has to learn. And hey, if they suck that means I get a higher spot on the final board.
b) I shoot at their avatar to let them know they are not welcome.
One of your teammates is in trouble. They're surrounded by lower level enemies, but you are busy wearing down a high-scoring boss enemy. What do you do?
a) Help them out - I can probably clean up those grunts before someone steals my kill.
b) Help them out - but rage grumble the whole time about having to carry n00bs through the game.
The round is over and someone else got first place. Your reaction?
a) Wonder how they got so many more points than me than move on.
b) Sit agape with horror for several minutes, then swear revenge on my Master Chief figurine.
Someone is playing in a very jerk-ish manner - stealing kills, yelling insults over the mic, etc. What do you do?
a) Try to kick them out of the game, then deliberately kill their avatar every time they spawn. Who cares about points, this guys being an idiot!
b) Try to kick them out of the game, then groan and move on. I've got points to rack up here.
Thank you, you will be directed accordingly.
Of course, you could straight-up ask people if they want to be in a "just here for fun" group or a super-competitive group. As long as people are honest about how they like to play it would be easy to create separate groups for different playstyles - and I think it would make for more fun gaming for everyone.
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