Following on from my last post, I just read an interview over on the MLG website with Rainbow 6 Vegas 2 pro player Phobia (http://www.mlgpro.com/?q=node/232490), in which he pretty much sums up the way I'd like to play:

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Once or twice, people have mentioned that I can get pretty competitive when playing Halo 3. My knee-jerk reaction is to disagree. I don’t swear, I don’t get particularly shirty when my team loses. Compared to some other folks out there, I’m a saint. Besides, I reckoned I’d be the last person in the world to actually get seriously competitive.

But wouldn’t you know it? They mightn’t be wrong. In matches, I tend to put a lot of emphasis on playing the game when I communicate. If I can’t...

About a week ago, I was in conversation with PMS PeskySheepy in a Halo 3 lobby, after a pack of lads on the opposing side had made some sort of misogynistic comment. While I was incensed, she said she’d long since got to the point where she laughed any such cheap comments off.

At the time, I couldn’t see her point, but since then I’ve realised all me getting angry does is feed the other guy’s beast, and we both get into a feedback loop of anger and misery. And boy, do I have better...