expectations vs. reality, gaming version

[mizolo]

expectations:
endless supply of hot pizza rolls next to me in my gaming chair, on a desktop tower with an analytics board and a 32 MB RAM and super processor, relaxing as I make youtube videos and make money right from my seat, with gaming headset.

reality:
hot pizza rolls next to me, on a couch, on a laptop with sub-par, but reliable PC with 6 MB RAM and average processor and normal graphics card, no gaming headset, but a nice pair of headphones.


what is your expectations vs. reality?

[NoahKirchner]

300 dollar laptop and tuna.

250 dollar laptop and no tuna.

[RedsPro]

Can run Crysis 3 at 60 FPS steady.

Wastes it on SS13.

[Shyguychizzy]

Has Okay Laptop can run Insurgency, Total War Rome 2 on high graphics in options, Hearts of Iron 4. Uses not even headphones, but earbuds, decides to play rimworlds and mainly SS13 CM on laptop only.

[MrJJJ]

Expectation: WO-style gameplay or PVP-like gameplay that is fun and enjoyable, not nessecary very fair but decent balance

Reality: 80% of people are baldies, one side is masochist, the other is salt incarnate, the other 10% are decent, the other 5% are really shitty people and the other 5% are super good at playing alien and almost can't be defeated, making you wonder why you haven't just packed all the napalm yet to deny the satisfaction of killing you

[completelynewguy]

Expectation: Desktop arrives, ready to go.

Reality: Shits itself the moment it tries reading your flash drive and takes it down with, leaving you to use your laptop with a broken #2 key and funky mouse.

[Crab_Spider]

Expectation : I'll be a well respected Marine by outliving everyone else and getting more kills

Reality: No one mentions me when I die or in OOC

[Renomaki]

Expectation: "If I work really hard to be a model marine, I'll get to be as popular as all the cool kids!"

Reality: I live in the shadows of all the cool kids despite being the best that I can be. Became a fine engineer, a decent doctor, a respectable CO and a hardened SL, and in the end... Nothing. Not even a cookie.

[NoahKirchner]

Expectation: "If I work really hard to be a model marine, I'll get to be as popular as all the cool kids!"

Reality: I live in the shadows of all the cool kids despite being the best that I can be. Became a fine engineer, a decent doctor, a respectable CO and a hardened SL, and in the end... Nothing. Not even a cookie.

Do something hilariously stupid and people will remember it.
Or grief and people will recognize you.
Don't actually

[Azmodan412]

No viruses/adware on a $900 laptop and a steady, secure job to fork over money to gaming companies.

Some adware on a $1000 laptop and no job.

[Kerek]

play security, make the law

Give booze to the PO and have him sell it to marines for a 50/50 profit

[Skycave1]

Expectations: A round with good RP

Reality: Sub par RP and friendly fire

[Recounted]

golden elite in counter strike

bottomfrag

[Halinder]

Expectation: Fucking die constantly but usually accomplish something with said death, like inspiring marines to charge or encouraging aliens to get greedy and misplace themselves.

Reality: Turns out that if you expect to lose dramatically, that's usually what you get.

[johners12345]

expects to be the best BO ever and have a good squad that listens and calls in supplies and Orbitals..

Reality- Team shits the bucket and then calls you a useless BO for not reading their minds.

[coroneljones]

Be a model MP and keep order at all times

Be a model MP and enforce the law at all times, chaos rises.

[TeknoKot]

making a ban appeal and getting unbanned

entire staff calling me a sperg and denying my ban appeal

[completelynewguy]

Do my job as medic.

Get lumped in with the other shittier medics.

[Xurphorus]

Could be out getting laid, smoking weed, hanging out, and running from the law.

Instead I'm home, getting high, playing CM, and ignoring my DMs from my side chicks.

[Crab_Spider]

Could be out getting laid, smoking weed, hanging out, and running from the law.

Instead I'm home, getting high, playing CM, and ignoring my DMs from my side chicks.

You never had or did any of the above besides play CM

[nerocavalier]

I play on permadeath, one save to deal with real consequences.

I promptly close it and restart because I can't handle real consequences. Savescumming is instinct for me, apparently.

[TheMaskedMan2]

I play on permadeath, one save to deal with real consequences.

I promptly close it and restart because I can't handle real consequences. Savescumming is instinct for me, apparently.

XCOM woes.

It was 98% chance dammit! How did you miss?!

[TeknoKot]

Could be out getting laid, smoking weed, hanging out, and running from the law.

Instead I'm home, getting high, playing CM, and ignoring my DMs from my side chicks.

implying.

[Xurphorus]

You never had or did any of the above besides play CM

You just seriously love commenting on everything I say.

[Crab_Spider]

You just seriously love commenting on everything I say.

Congrats, you're a mind reader, what am I thinking right now?