Why do people play? To be better than someone else?

Bishop

I just got back from my local Zero Gravity arcade (Galaxy Arcade) and while I was there some guy wanted to face me. Now when I play, I play for fun. Others try to beat others with steps. I have the best looking dancing there. So he wants to face me on heavy. So I'm like ok, and I tell him I don't play heavy because it isn't fun. So he's all into it, 8 feet, and i'm just dancing, I look back see a poopy load of people and then ... he falls. Right off the stage! I couldn't stop laughing. Almost all the people who were watching laugh. I say to my friends "Who falls off the stage?", and the guy is like "I'm use to that side." So we fail and I walk away while he's all like, "Rematch!" I talk to some people who DDR and they said that guy was good at heavy but he looks stupid doing it and he was an bumhole. Anyone ever have this happen to them? And my final question is why do you play? Fun? Style? or to be the best?
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Yahiko00 · Trick Member Joined: 08 Dec 2003

Well.....I'm not sure if laughing at someone who falls off of the pad is the most nice thing to do.....but.....meh...

Bishop · Posted: Thu Jun 17, 2004 6:35 pm Post subject: re:

He didn't hurt himself. But it was funny.
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the 1x DYNOsaur, lol · Posted: Thu Jun 17, 2004 6:58 pm Post subject:

If u aren't good at it u play to get better, and if u are, u play for the competition. Thats just me.

OMGhi · Posted: Thu Jun 17, 2004 7:17 pm Post subject:

From what I see at my arcade people play to show the people who have no idea what the game is and are walking by a entertainment. Basically the people who are good will pick a song they are really good at to impress a crowd and just do it for the people watching basically showing off their skills. Not much competitors at my arcade since they neevr want to versus unless it's their friend. So yeah, that's what I think most people DDR for at least here..

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CryptopsyBodom · Posted: Thu Jun 17, 2004 7:46 pm Post subject:

fun/competition

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nyssa · Posted: Thu Jun 17, 2004 8:09 pm Post subject:

I play for fun and because I have nothing better to do with my time and money.

I don't usually look at the other person's score when I play with someone, because I don't honestly care how they did compared to me. I'm not much of a competitor in anything, DDR included.
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Mart · Posted: Thu Jun 17, 2004 8:46 pm Post subject:

Well, I do play for fun. Friendly competition doesn't hurt. But I don't know if I'm an alien from outer space or something, but it seems like nobody plays with altruistic motives. Let me explain myself...

All I see on DDR internet boards is scores/grade/performance comparison. All about competition. All about who's the best. Whatever happenned to cooperation? And by that, I don't mean the usual advice you can get on the forums about "haow i ken pass max300". No, I mean like taking a lower-level player under your wing, and basically training him. Acting as a mentor. I didn't see much people talking about how fun it was to show the ropes to... let's say, their cousin. Only thing close I saw is a guy berating his brother because the kid was proud of his D on Cowgirl. Not much cooperation there, I see...

Well, I do play for altruistic motives. Helping people can be fun, and the satisfaction you get from doing that is even better than passing any song, no matter how uber hard they are.

But hey... that's just me...
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Well i have to admit sometimes i get to much adrenaline and start showing off

but i have been working on it.

Tomo_kun · Trick Member Joined: 26 Oct 2003 Location: SE-WI.

I dont give at all about competition. I play for fun. Ive been playing for 4 years and have yet to pass a 10 footer, because i dont really care. I want to, yet i dont.
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I play cause its fun, and its one of the favourite pastimes of my friends and myself.
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AFAD · Posted: Fri Jun 18, 2004 8:11 pm Post subject:

I play to gain more muscle on my legs and to improve on my coordination. I don't look for competition, it comes to me ~_~.
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SetsunaKira7 · Posted: Fri Jun 18, 2004 8:35 pm Post subject:

I play to try and lose some weight. I'm not overweight, but I'd still like to lose a few pounds for the new school year. But, it's not really working that well for me, I never have any cash, and I always play light anyway(can't do standard

). So I guess I really play for fun. It's hard to find good japanese music...
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Mark of the DMast · Posted: Fri Jun 18, 2004 8:48 pm Post subject:

well I look stupid when I mlay and I'm not good enough to beat anyone so I gotta play for fun. I also play because it is something that is active to do so I don't grow up to be fat. Not that I need to loose weight since I'm almost the lightest players in my area.
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