I would certainly agree that coh can cause rage. I used to get extremely angry when I was trying to learn coh1, which I came to late hence having to fight experienced players constantly.
The same can be said for my old flat mate, who despite rating coh as one of the best games ever, had to stop playing it because it enfuriated him so much. (and he is a lead level designer for a big games studio).
The main reasons I think coh can make people mad is because:
1) its such an amazing game, that we really want to win at it.
2) Unless you are very experienced at the game, simply not understanding why you are losing/ have lost, enduces rage, because all you see is the 'OP unit' or blob of troops etc.. not the 50 mistakes you made before that point to allow it to happen.
It takes a lot of practise, just to compete at a reasonable level.. never mind win.
Luckily, as you understand the game more, you realise your losing a game much earlier.. so when a game breaking unit /combo turns up, you were already expecting it, and it is not rage enducing anymore.
Luckily for me, I seem to fare much better in coh2, and dont really get mad. I tend to put this down to being on more of a level playing field with the player base, in terms of amount of practise. And I guess just generally not being as much of a newb.
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Charlie Dont Surf
Relic Entertainment
