I've played FPS (first person shooter for gaming noobs) games for over 12 years now. I've even played MMO's for about the same amount of time, which a genre that absolutely requires teamwork to complete any quest.
My point is that I've notice a disturbing trend these past few years in the gaming community. Players in-game have lost the tactic of teamwork.
Players these days are more interested in their own individual stats than actually working with their teammates to complete their objective in the game.
A perfect example is the game I'm currently been playing since mid-December , Battlefield: Bad Company: Vietnam.
Your team is made up of 16 players on each side, which in turn can be divided into four, 4 man squads. By the way, in 90% of the servers that I regularly join, there are only two to three squads made. So, that means on average there are four or five players that are in the game playing alone!
In the game mode called Conquest. Your objective is to capture and hold three flags. A, B, and C flags! Points are rewarded for actions taken during each round such as defending or capturing a flag! Assault classes distribute ammo, Medics heal and revive fallen comrades, Engineers repair choppers, tanks and vehicles, and finally the Recon class (snipers) mainly spot enemies and use TNT to destroy vehicles!
What generally happens towards the end of a round if the opposing team has captured at least two flags, most players will give up trying to advance and switch over to the Rceon class and spent the rest of the time sniping from a distance!
A sad state of affairs....
