Have you ever played a game in multiplayer and got your ass kicked? Of course you did, we all have. But did you ever think why that happened?

Multiplayer gaming is competitive and can be very brutal. In some games it actually seems impossible to get better because you get pummeled into the ground faster then you can say “pummeled into the ground”. Also, you might actually stick to playing only certain types of games, because you know that if you start playing RTS’s or simulations online you will lose. So far you’ve described it as a ‘barrier’ or stuck to the usual defense of  ”i just don’t play those games”. But is it the game’s fault, or yours?

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