{"id":4315,"date":"2015-06-09T09:18:43","date_gmt":"2015-06-09T09:18:43","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/192.168.3.178\/?p=4315"},"modified":"2016-02-29T12:00:15","modified_gmt":"2016-02-29T12:00:15","slug":"the-5-stages-of-playing-any-online-game","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.musicmagpie.co.uk\/blog\/2015\/06\/09\/the-5-stages-of-playing-any-online-game\/","title":{"rendered":"The 5 stages of playing any online game"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The days of playing a game by yourself are dead. Thanks to the internet, gamers across the globe are regularly facing off against each other, setting off a chain of uncontrollable and inevitable reactions.<\/p>\n<p>We\u2019ve documented the whole harrowing experience below. Whether you\u2019re a FIFA addict or a dedicated <i>Call of Duty <\/i>player, see if you can relate &#8211; and find out what you can do about it.<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h3><b>Excitement<\/b><\/h3>\n<p>Hooray, you\u2019ve got a new game. And oh boy, it\u2019s got a vibrant online community too! You really can\u2019t wait to get online and start enjoying your new game with some new buddies.<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" class=\"giphy-embed\" style=\"max-width: 100%;\" src=\"\/\/giphy.com\/embed\/3ea61c2ItHAwU\" width=\"480\" height=\"258\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h3><b>Joy<\/b><\/h3>\n<p>After a few wobbly games, success! You win a game, or you slay a boss, or you just get loads and loads of magical coins that\u2019ll buy you a new gun\/sword\/player. Life is peachy. Let everyone you love know you\u2019re never leaving the house again; you\u2019ve found a blissful place where happiness never ends!<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" class=\"giphy-embed\" style=\"max-width: 100%;\" src=\"\/\/giphy.com\/embed\/BNBsX9OFigPvO\" width=\"480\" height=\"271\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h3><b>Annoyance<\/b><\/h3>\n<p>Oh, that\u2019s annoying. Someone just killed you by sitting in a dark corner (replace with someone scored a chip goal with a pacey striker\/a high level player killed you for laughs\/you lost all your equipment as appropriate). Oh, and they\u2019ve done it again. And again. And again. Hmm\u201d\u00a6<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" class=\"giphy-embed\" style=\"max-width: 100%;\" src=\"\/\/giphy.com\/embed\/iL89EO3ShO5yM\" width=\"480\" height=\"291\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h3><b>Full-on Fury<\/b><\/h3>\n<p>ARGH! *&amp;%&#8221;!!! SHAUHGUAAAH!!! ARGH!<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" class=\"giphy-embed\" style=\"max-width: 100%;\" src=\"\/\/giphy.com\/embed\/Mg1ENiRr0tIdO\" width=\"480\" height=\"270\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h3><b>Despair<\/b><\/h3>\n<p>What\u2019s the point? You\u2019ll never amount to anything. You hate games and vow to do something more constructive with your time, like building stuff out of wood or watching that series everyone\u2019s been talking about. You might have a little cry too.<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" class=\"giphy-embed\" style=\"max-width: 100%;\" src=\"\/\/giphy.com\/embed\/MinrEWsDSJfb2\" width=\"480\" height=\"270\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>Repeat until the end of the time or until you sell the game to musicMagpie in a fit of rage and move onto the next infuriating online experience.<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p>If games are making you angry, check out our handy guide to <a title=\"5 practical ways of dealing with gamer rage\" href=\"http:\/\/192.168.3.178\/2015\/03\/10\/5-practical-ways-of-dealing-with-gamer-rage\/\">dealing with gamer rage<\/a>. Or, <a title=\"Sell games\" href=\"http:\/\/192.168.3.178\/entertainment\/trade-in-games\/\">sell games with musicMagpie<\/a> &#8211; just click below to get started!<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/192.168.3.178\/start-selling\/basket-media\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-3496\" src=\"http:\/\/192.168.3.178\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/02\/Sell-Games-Button.png\" alt=\"Sell Games\" width=\"299\" height=\"50\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The days of playing a game by yourself are dead. Thanks to the internet, gamers across the globe are regularly facing off against each other, setting off a chain of uncontrollable and inevitable reactions. We\u2019ve documented the whole harrowing experience below. 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