I have been to many LAN parties when I was a teen. This typically was not because of privacy, but the glare/reflections on your monitor catching all the people and lights in the bright room. It was hard to see the game when most are used to playing in a dark room.
How can people this into gaming who are this obsessed with screen blocking not know about monitor privacy screens? You can buy ones that clip on for like $40 on Amazon, and then you don't have to look absolutely fucking insane and/or destroy your posture like some sort of gaming gremlin.
lol, as a gamer. even my friends and I didnt take it this srs when we did halo lan parties when I was a kid! I had the biggest TV so I'd split with people a lot. Are these people getting paid? or they just sweaty players? Why not just use one of these.
back in my time if you got caught they would just toss you out the lan uncle phil style so you better have a good case because that thing will get some airtime.
Back in college, we made a cardboard divider to prevent screenwatching in Goldeneye. It worked until we started using audio clues for where each other worked (e.g., timing between doors opening or ammo pickups).
I feel like any advantage you gain by preventing screen peeking is lost by being distracted by the uncomfortable environment of playing under a blanket etc.
Remember playing Goldeneye, and all 4 players had access to everyone's information and we just free-balled chaotically based on the honor system, and everyone cheated and we were kinda fine with it because what're ya gonna do?
I loved prox mines specifically for that reason. You'd have to social-engineer distractions to get them placed. Or just taunt the AF while barricaded behind mined corridors.
It depends on how well you know the levels. If you all know the levels really well then you know where each other are. It's only a huge disadvantage if the game owner has it all memorized and invites a noob over.
Well sure! It was gonna happen, someone was gonna get upset, you were gonna do it again anyway because what other option is there, everyone passes out from Dr. Pepper overdoses an hour later. Good times!
IPS mo itors have an extra wide viewing angle like that, and a lot of the new monitors use it or have nearly as good viewing angles now with other types of screens.
The smartest solution would have been the place doing this building privacy panels in.. something you could easily raise/lower. Then it can be moved with them as needed. You having to bring your own solution is just stupid.
Cheapest, but also may ruin the monitor— they're meant to be on glass screens, not LCD/OLED panels. They have different tensile strengths and breakage force points, and then there's the strength of the adhesive on the protector itself. All together (especially considering the number of protectors on that screen), the amount of force that'd be required to remove them would most assuredly crack the monitor's panel, makeing the whole procedures cost far more as you've DEFINITELY ruined the monitor
so those things she is putting on the screen or mobile phone polarizing film. essentially they block you visuals unless you look at the screen head on so sitting at an angle would make the screen look dark and hidden. they make ones specifically for moniters. but the best and cheapest solution.
well duh. they are incentivized to go to PC bangs (PC cafe) you get extras just for playing there. its actually super unfair to the rest of the world. and yea they do have strict limits on kids and at home gaming.
it...isn't, not really. While reaction times are extremely important in counterstrike, and knowing where people are via screen peeking would help, the distraction of playing in an uncomfortable environment cancels it it out.
I would think one would generally play like complete shit with their monitor pointed at their desk, but I'm just a filthy casual who likes to view my screen from its normal direction, so what do I know?
They’re playing a first-person shooter game where the goal is to eliminate each other’s characters. If you can sneak up on an opponent, spot them first and open fire, or find a good sniper’s nest, you gain a significant advantage. However, if your opponents can see your screen, they’ll know your location on the map, negating your advantage and potentially allowing them to sneak up on you or take a better position.
You're welcome. And for added context - casual players generally don't need this kind of privacy. So even if you've played these kind of games before, you likely have not encountered this. Say we're playing a game like this, and I catch a glimpse of your character somewhere on your screen - I probably have no idea where they are. But skilled players, and/or those who have spent countless hours with a game, memorize the maps and are able to identify where other players are by their surroundings.
labtob
counterstrike :(
Zuegma197777
Why?
Voygt
I have been to many LAN parties when I was a teen. This typically was not because of privacy, but the glare/reflections on your monitor catching all the people and lights in the bright room. It was hard to see the game when most are used to playing in a dark room.
mrshihtzu
Last guy either isnt getting any kills. or cheating like mad
SubTrout
How can people this into gaming who are this obsessed with screen blocking not know about monitor privacy screens? You can buy ones that clip on for like $40 on Amazon, and then you don't have to look absolutely fucking insane and/or destroy your posture like some sort of gaming gremlin.
hydrocarbon82
With everyone literally glued to their screens, do they seriously think someone will take eye off their prize to cheat? (the answer is yes)
HarryBeauner
Damn, I thought they were supposed to be working.
lonelyrangerofthedreams
https://media0.giphy.com/media/1M9fmo1WAFVK0/giphy.mp4?cid=65b91fbes0zn9hyb26bh7tmbuneirqqvpq50zo02hvgu9zoj&ep=v1_gifs_search&rid=giphy.mp4&ct=g
howimetyourauntrobin2
How we have to watch porn in Florida
cjandstuff
Don't forget the VPN.
Sevulturus
At that point I'd just bring one of those really curved monitors and keep it close.
ManOfKent1967
I guess they've never heard of partitioning screens, like in office workplaces?
Iblamemyparentstoo
Right??
HEARTS0FSPACE
I guess dividers are too expensive for the venue?!
CountryGuyMike
lol, as a gamer. even my friends and I didnt take it this srs when we did halo lan parties when I was a kid! I had the biggest TV so I'd split with people a lot. Are these people getting paid? or they just sweaty players? Why not just use one of these.
certainlynotaserialkiller
back in my time if you got caught they would just toss you out the lan uncle phil style so you better have a good case because that thing will get some airtime.
S3rginho
walnutbreath
Back in college, we made a cardboard divider to prevent screenwatching in Goldeneye. It worked until we started using audio clues for where each other worked (e.g., timing between doors opening or ammo pickups).
iusedtodream
Maybe they should just switch to circle tables or cubicles??
whereismymind86
I feel like any advantage you gain by preventing screen peeking is lost by being distracted by the uncomfortable environment of playing under a blanket etc.
ClutterMonkey
I don’t game that hard to warrant all this bullshit.
ThomasTheWankEnglne
what a flex
ClutterMonkey
I’m C tier at best in pvp arenas. It is really hard for me to care enough about my 3:1 kd ratio to make myself more uncomfortable to play a game.
rookie23
You can't really see the screen if you're taped to the ceiling too.
oldguyexlurker
I understood that reference...
DragoWhooves
a man of culture
tzahtman
I want you to see what I'm doing. GAZE UPON IT!
vizeroy42
Well.. AMD has an app for that...
https://www.amd.com/en/products/software/adrenalin/amd-privacy-view.html
BurlRavenscroft
Remember playing Goldeneye, and all 4 players had access to everyone's information and we just free-balled chaotically based on the honor system, and everyone cheated and we were kinda fine with it because what're ya gonna do?
hydrocarbon82
I loved prox mines specifically for that reason. You'd have to social-engineer distractions to get them placed. Or just taunt the AF while barricaded behind mined corridors.
tropicanajones2
We played with airsoft next to our PCs. Cheaters would be shot irl.
ROBOTvsMAN
But did they notice you shot the shield many times to move the spawn location under the stairs?
PenguinNamedWobbles
It depends on how well you know the levels. If you all know the levels really well then you know where each other are. It's only a huge disadvantage if the game owner has it all memorized and invites a noob over.
ChareAndFlaff
If by "fine with it" you mean, you look to the side and your "friend" catches you looking he'll punch you in the arm, then yes, I do remember.
BurlRavenscroft
Well sure! It was gonna happen, someone was gonna get upset, you were gonna do it again anyway because what other option is there, everyone passes out from Dr. Pepper overdoses an hour later. Good times!
aShogunNamedMarcus
Last guy giving himself crippling eye and neck strain definitely takes the cake
Dyslexiya
Which one?
DougTheLlama
Even worse when he finds out they've been lying about the cake
Emuc64
*A few years later* I may be crippled now, but I flipping owned that match.
yourbassist
RIP vertebrae
circlebreaker
IAmWhoEverYouSayIAm
I'm surprised that the monitor viewing angles are that good. My monitor would look discolored and washed out from the angle
ImAGrower
IPS mo itors have an extra wide viewing angle like that, and a lot of the new monitors use it or have nearly as good viewing angles now with other types of screens.
fractalsphere
The polarized cellphone screens are likely the cheapest / smartest solution here. But they have full screen polarized ones as well.
AceJohnny
I’m a bit slow so that’s the one that made me realize it’s all a joke
Shewy92
Yea, my work has privacy screen protectors. They've been around for at least 10 years.
whereismymind86
definitely better than whatever the fuck screen pointed at the desk guy is doing
eventide215
The smartest solution would have been the place doing this building privacy panels in.. something you could easily raise/lower. Then it can be moved with them as needed. You having to bring your own solution is just stupid.
HashMaster9k
Cheapest, but also may ruin the monitor— they're meant to be on glass screens, not LCD/OLED panels. They have different tensile strengths and breakage force points, and then there's the strength of the adhesive on the protector itself. All together (especially considering the number of protectors on that screen), the amount of force that'd be required to remove them would most assuredly crack the monitor's panel, makeing the whole procedures cost far more as you've DEFINITELY ruined the monitor
eventide215
What screen protectors are you using for literally anything that would have that strong of an adhesive..?
Babomonkey
I think smarter and cheaper would be to put blankets over the heads of the people to either side of you.
NowhereMan313
"Night-night you parrot motherfucker"
ImAGrower
Having tried it back in the days. It's a fucking sweat tent and sucks in long games or matches.
JaceTiger
Cheaper than a blanket? Or tilting your screen down as far as you can?
whereismymind86
well...maybe not cheaper, but less stupid
vegivamp
Polarised privacy screens should be standard in an internet cafe.
distractedFreek
The medical bills to take care of the eye strain and neck problems do add up.
JaceTiger
I dunno. That looks like a civilized nation with universal healthcare, not a backwards dystopian nightmare like the US.
Source: I'm from and live in the US.
1in400trillion
But, my friend does not get it. Care to explain ?
MoopsyLD
so those things she is putting on the screen or mobile phone polarizing film. essentially they block you visuals unless you look at the screen head on so sitting at an angle would make the screen look dark and hidden. they make ones specifically for moniters. but the best and cheapest solution.
losersmanual
Bold of you to assume there are any women there
1in400trillion
Ah ok. Thanks mate
QuestDjinn
I'd leave my screen wide open, thus way when I lose I can blame everyone around me like a real gamer
yyzyyz
Exactly. How else can you also smash your monitor with your keyboard like a well adjusted teenager
GorillaStark
As is custom
KyraLee
This is the way.
stayingalive4life
You mean like a certain President?
Kyen155
lukebagpiper2
I'm gonna do what's called a pro gamer move
ChiLLeCheeze
Fucking LAG!
lukebagpiper2
Nah man it's always the damn controller. Yours has got to be better than mine
Sonicschilidogs
Me, with a ping of 18.
ChiLLeCheeze
If we mashed our names together it would be SonicsChiLLeCheezeDogs.
SuperLuminalMan
Gotta go fast, through your digestive tract.
MediocreExtremist
can someone explain why this privacy is so important here ?
GloriousPirateBeard
No siblings eh?
Beleethisnow
They may be playing against each other, so looking at someone else's screen gives away their location.
ThrowAwayAcct0000
Porn.
Noodlesocks
screen cheating
Maverick8778
Clearly youve never played goldeneye or local halo multiplayer
bvngholio
They probably don’t have computers at home.
MoopsyLD
well duh. they are incentivized to go to PC bangs (PC cafe) you get extras just for playing there. its actually super unfair to the rest of the world. and yea they do have strict limits on kids and at home gaming.
whereismymind86
it...isn't, not really. While reaction times are extremely important in counterstrike, and knowing where people are via screen peeking would help, the distraction of playing in an uncomfortable environment cancels it it out.
InfocalypseRising
So the other team can't look at your screen to see where you're hiding.
jesuisgur
Team ? Isn't that an individual game ?
DefinitelyaHumanNotanAlien
You must be young! 😄
MediocreExtremist
I wish lol
DarkwingDuc
Or old.
whereismymind86
i mean...this game is nearly thirty years old soooo....
Smidge204
Looks like they're playing CS:GO? If you're familiar with the game you'd understand how someone peeking your POV can be a major concern.
dafrey
I've killed my brother many times like that playing America's Army back in the day
mjperk
I would think one would generally play like complete shit with their monitor pointed at their desk, but I'm just a filthy casual who likes to view my screen from its normal direction, so what do I know?
whereismymind86
I'd imagine this is true, any advantage you get preventing screen peeking is lost by playing at such a weird angle and being distracted by neck pain.
DarkwingDuc
They’re playing a first-person shooter game where the goal is to eliminate each other’s characters. If you can sneak up on an opponent, spot them first and open fire, or find a good sniper’s nest, you gain a significant advantage. However, if your opponents can see your screen, they’ll know your location on the map, negating your advantage and potentially allowing them to sneak up on you or take a better position.
MediocreExtremist
thx
DarkwingDuc
You're welcome. And for added context - casual players generally don't need this kind of privacy. So even if you've played these kind of games before, you likely have not encountered this. Say we're playing a game like this, and I catch a glimpse of your character somewhere on your screen - I probably have no idea where they are. But skilled players, and/or those who have spent countless hours with a game, memorize the maps and are able to identify where other players are by their surroundings.