Crap at Call of Duty? Online bodyguards for nOObs could be the answer

Quite interesting, Keep up the hard work and you shall be rewarded for the same in future.

Is it wrong to laugh while reading this? :D

Anyway the kid does have a point and maybe he'll earn some extra bucks from the right people

Is it wrong to laugh while reading this? :D

Anyway the kid does have a point and maybe he'll earn some extra bucks from the right people

You not the only one having a laugh ... Isn't the point of a game to work your way up anyway!

I have a 15 year old protect me at all times. He does all my dirty work because he's still a minor. Saves me the time in the big house (could only get a ps2 and 720i tv - can you believe the inhumanity).

Is it wrong to laugh while reading this? :D

Anyway the kid does have a point and maybe he'll earn some extra bucks from the right people

Sadly the kid is quite correct in his assessment about the current state of user "communities" in online gaming. Cooperation, even within teams that need to cooperate in order to win, is usually non-existent.

My own recent experience is mostly limited to WoW battlegrounds, and it's just stunning how utterly incapable of working together many (most, even) people are even in situations where not working together guarantees you'll lose the scenario.
Reading forums, people whine and qq about others not helping them succeed and survive, then immediately go out and rant about people needing help in order to survive and succeed.

If they'd think a moment before rushing off and starting to hack at random opponents, build a game plan and get some teamwork started, things would be much less frustrating.
But the current generation of players (mostly the younger ones I think, judging from their language usage) seems utterly incapable of grasping even the concept of putting the team before themselves, of lending a hand so the entire team benefits (and in the end, they will as well).
Hyper individualism, overinflated sense of ego, massive sense of entitlement ("everyone must help me even if what I do is not beneficial to the team as a whole"), etc. etc. seem the attitude of pretty much everyone you meet.

And that extends to a degree to non-pvp related content as well (though there not working together means no personal benefit either to a large extend, so they're forced to at least try).

Sadly the kid is quite correct in his assessment about the current state of user "communities" in online gaming. Cooperation, even within teams that need to cooperate in order to win, is usually non-existent.

Wow sounds like you needed to vent.

i feel you pain though i'm playing battleField 3 at the moment and although you are put in squads there's not much point in them everyone runs around like headless chickens and with little to no tactics other than run forward untill you get shot.

Counter Strike Source Beta sounds like a good game to be a bodyguard in, just for shoots and giggles.

Wow sounds like you needed to vent.

after having 3 tanks in a row pull half a dungeon and then quit mid-fight in a single run, yah.

Wow sounds like you needed to vent.

i feel you pain though i'm playing battleField 3 at the moment and although you are put in squads there's not much point in them everyone runs around like headless chickens and with little to no tactics other than run forward untill you get shot.

One of the reason why people in FPS games create clans/clubs and talk over TeamSpeak etc. Nobody listen to public VoIP, not interested in rubbish language.

Actually there are many "services" alike this one in the online gaming world. Just in, say, mmorpg's ppl don't ask for money to help you lvl up or do quests and so on.It is wide practice for higher lvl's to help noobs, some games even give bonuses for "teaching"

indeed, and commercial services are strictly against the terms of service of most mmos.
Most such services are run by computer criminals and goldsellers, requiring access to your account details so they can log in and play your toon for you, but in reality to use it for gold farming and scamming other players before stripping it of all its posessions and stealing your creditcard in the process.

This guy however seems to offer an on the face of it genuine service to a community where there is no sense of community (as if there were there'd be no market for people demanding pay for helping each other).

This guy however seems to offer an on the face of it genuine service to a community where there is no sense of community (as if there were there'd be no market for people demanding pay for helping each other).

Well looking as he is only 15, I think he's just after some pocket money

I love this guy. Fleece all those grown-up saddoes that play this crap. Make a mint.

I love the fact that some of you all carp on about "he's only 15". He's probably the only one mentioned/posted on this forum that should be playing them. It's like listening to a kid asking an old man, "I'll read Harry Potter to you, you useless old git, if you want. But you'll have to pay me. Enough to buy my own real magic wand." :(

Well looking as he is only 15, I think he's just after some pocket money

maybe, but if it sells he's still offering a needed service :) More power to him for recognising and monetising that need, that's the stuff entrepreneurs are made of.

maybe, but if it sells he's still offering a needed service :) More power to him for recognising and monetising that need, that's the stuff entrepreneurs are made of.

Well if we think about it this way, he could even make a guild that would provide this kind of services, would be like real life mercenaries :idea:

I love this guy. Fleece all those grown-up saddoes that play this crap. Make a mint.

I love the fact that some of you all carp on about "he's only 15". He's probably the only one mentioned/posted on this forum that should be playing them. It's like listening to a kid asking an old man, "I'll read Harry Potter to you, you useless old git, if you want. But you'll have to pay me. Enough to buy my own real magic wand." :(

If you think about it . . . he's only 15 . . . call of duty is an 18 . . . he shouldn't realy be playing it because he's under age.

However my 14 year old brother beats me on call of duty all the time and this kid offering this service clesrly has his head screwed on to make money from it, shame he can't compete in LAN's yet or he could be making a heap of dosh

I didn't knpw the game was for big kids. Well i still reckon he's probably the only one that would look right playing it.

I didn't knpw the game was for big kids. Well i still reckon he's probably the only one that would look right playing it.

What does it have to do with being a kid or not? Looking at the good point the game helps to develop reaction and some strategic basics.

maybe, but if it sells he's still offering a needed service :) More power to him for recognizing and monetizing that need, that's the stuff entrepreneurs are made of.

He needs a lesson in economics. No one is going to pay $10 thereabouts for a half hour of protection. Most MMORPG's take many many hours to be decent, much less good, between raiding/fighting/farming/questing.

And as mentioned, that's what Guilds are for. As a former WoW addict I can vouch for the many WEEKs of help I got from the higher levels, and the help I gave the noobs as I got better in the game.

you'd be surprised...
A lot of kids haven't got a life, have unlimited acccess to daddy's credit card, and haven't got a clue as to the value of money or time.

then still comes the question:
do you want to PLAY the game yourself, or have it played for you while you pay extra for it?

isn't it more fun to do the actual building of your character yourself, rather than to wait until someone else made it strong enough to beat up the lower levels without breaking a sweat?

I 'm not that much of a gamer anymore, but in the time I did play, I had the most fun in the game searching for scrap and items to actually earn my way up. I doubt I would have as much fun playing if it was all handed to me.

I don't game much these days either. But I'm with you. I preferred finding a good guild, and working my character. I used a lot of research resources online to determine character/class/race spec advantages and how to gear for different results. That was the fun of it...not having someone else build it for you. Plus, a good guild will have the lower level stuff which to them is often throw away but to you is mint new gear and that always helped level and farm.

then still comes the question:
do you want to PLAY the game yourself, or have it played for you while you pay extra for it?

if I understand correctly, this guy is offering a service where you pay him to watch your back while you play, maybe give some tips.

He's not offering a powerlevelling service, which would no doubt be against the terms of service of the game (as it is for most games).

That's how I read it too. I just think that 5 pounds (just under $8 at current rates) for 30 minutes isn't going to get many takers. Then again, if someone is getting bullied a player might use his services to make the bullies think twice about it.

Either way, I give the kid props for having an entrepreneurial spirit

if I understand correctly, this guy is offering a service where you pay him to watch your back while you play, maybe give some tips.

He's not offering a powerlevelling service, which would no doubt be against the terms of service of the game (as it is for most games).

yes and no .. defending yourself and fighting your adversaries is also part of the game, so, yes, if you just started and you get into a fight with a level 50 player, you're sure to get your butt whipped. avoiding this is part of the complete experience (imho) and by paying someone to make sure you don't have to do an effort at that point anymore, it's like buying a game and only playing levels 3, 7 and 10 because you think "the other levels to be boring". He may not be offering a powerlevelling service, he is offering a way for you to level a lot faster than you would be able to do normally, and with a lot less effort from your side.

A lot of gamers I know, really enjoy levelling up, simply because they know how hard they had to work to get there, not just doing jobs, but doing jobs, performing tasks and watching their backs while doing so, this seems to me like just another way to become an "experienced" player, without putting too much effort in it yourself.

Either way, I give the kid props for having an entrepreneurial spirit

Even though I'm not the biggest fan of the service he's offering, I do have to agree with this :)

yes and no ..

From reading the interview it 100% sounds like his service is you play the game and he covers your back for a fee. your still going to do all the leveling up yourself this guy is just going to stop you getting killed as much so that you stand a better chance, a bit like getting more people involved in a quest in WOW to make it easier(i've never played the game myself but i'm guessing thats how it works).

From reading the interview it 100% sounds like his service is you play the game and he covers your back for a fee. your still going to do all the leveling up yourself this guy is just going to stop you getting killed as much so that you stand a better chance, a bit like getting more people involved in a quest in WOW to make it easier(i've never played the game myself but i'm guessing thats how it works).

I didn't say I disagree with that, it's just my opinion that loosing a few battles on the way is part of the game.

loosing a few battles on the way is part of the game.

My apologies. Agreed, i usually only play call of duty with friends so we can work as a team and we usually do well because we cover eachother like this guy offering this service would . . . when you get out classed you've just got to tip your cap and respawn.