I wonder why online has become such a big thing when it comes to gaming nowadays. Im still not much of an online gamer, I do play games online every now and again, but rarely get too much into it. There are a few things which I hate about it though, people online are all jackasses, you get a few exceptions but most will just throw abuse at you for no reason. You get two types of people online, ones which you kick the crap out of in whichever game your playing, to then be insulted endlessly, whether it be me or my family, they just dont seem to care. Kids nowadays...eh. Then you get the types who play with you for one game, slaughter you, and then deem you unworthy of their time and leave to play with better people. No goodbyes, just gone. After an hour of playing a game online, Im usually so frustrated Ill go back to playing the computer. Good ol old fashioned AI, doesnt insult you, dont take losing badly, just gets on with what its doing. And usually puts up a much better fight. Yet people seem to prefer waiting for several minutes to play a game cut off half way through with a 12-year old kid who's favourite thing is Gears of War and insulting moms.

There are some nice things about online, getting to play with friends without having to invite them over to your house, and I guess online rankings is good for some, people who fail at life can finally soak in all the glory for not leaving their house and playing video games for days.

We should have a choice about whether we want to go to the hassle of putting their console online, were being forced nowadays almost. What I mean is that companies force us to go online to get the most out of their system. When a system has a fault, everything seems to be better when a company says there is patch coming online to download online. Well, this is good for the ones who are online, but what about the people who dont have ethernet cords heading up to their bedrooms. The PS3 had faults with backwards compatability, it was fixed through firmware updates online. I feel sorry for the people who cant do this and have to deal with their PS2 games looking crappy on their PS3.

So, what are everyones opinion on online gaming ?