From: 00mslantz@leo.bsuvc.bsu.edu
Newsgroups: rec.games.video.arcade
Subject: Re: usnet:games
Date: 15 Nov 92 18:02:23 GMT
Distribution: rec
Organization: Ball State University, Muncie, In - Univ. Computing Svc's

In article <199210.2185.7800@dosgate>, patrick.evans@canrem.com (patrick evans) writes:
> RE: Ettiquet
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>   Well, aside from the lack of reasonable places to put quarters on the
> machines to show you how much one wants to spend in the next X minutes
> (can the designers stick quarter trays on the machines?  Hey, what an
> idea!  AND ASHTRAYS for the those people who insist on burning out their
> lungs AND leaving ugly black stains on the buttons), I find THE most
> 
> _RUDE_
> 
>  thing that people do while waiting for MK and SFII is PUT A QUARTER OR
> FIVE IN THE MACHINE WHILE YOU ARE PLAYING, ON YOUR SIDE, and stand
> there.  Damn rude.  They feel they have the right to decide when YOU are
> done playing!  On top of it all, there are *many* (that is what makes me
> sick) people who will insert the quarters while you are playing, and
> when you lose, reach out and tap the 1P or 2P buttons and start the
> game.
>    I have found two ways of dealing with these people:
> A) you use their money to keep playing, *possibly* giving them back the
> money when you're done
> B) turn around and smack then in the nose with an elbow;  this is very
> easy to do if you pretend you're yawning or coughing violently.  (grin)
> (and no, I don't support arcade violence, it makes me sick too...)
> 
>   I always try to keep people informed of how long I intend to play, and
> I will much of the time simply quit playing if a line-up is forming,
> since other people should hace a chance to participate.  Essentially,
> the rudest quarter-packers are found on the MK machine, followed by
> SFIITCE, not so much SFII.  Pinballs players are usually pretty timid,
> and there are not often lineups for them.
>   I guess this is due to the type of audience the game attracts...
> Another interesing observation I found is that most people, on first
> glance, DISLIKE MK, and then after watching some blood fly and spines
> ripped out, say it's awesome...
> 
Actually, I believe each person should only play one game, and the
systems which you ointed out as being so rude, are to make sure they
get to play sometime withen the hour.  if a person w/ just one 
quarter is behind a person w/ 100, that's not fair.  If the preson w/ 100
quarters waits his turn like everyone else, life is happy once again.
True, some may take longer than others, but this can be eliminated by practice.
So if one person lasts longer than another, that is based on skill, not the 
size of their (or their employer's or parant's) wallet.  This I believe is the
best system, untill people like you go elbowing us in the face because you're
not willing to wait your turn in line.  'nuff said.

> 
>   =- Patrick Evans -=
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