Quest Objective 2: Let's be Gaming Gandhis

It's time for your second objective in The Quest, Knights.

If you missed out on the first objective, here it is: Breathe.

I hope the first objective helped you to become more aware of your own rage and to help you avoid it. That's a very important step to being an honorable Knight in the Army against Rage.

A while back I was posting in the Gears of War 3 forums on a thread about achievements. I said that there should be an achievement for just getting along with everyone online. No degrading anyone, no making fun of anyone, no insulting anyone, no yelling at anyone. Just being respectful and having a good time.

Sadly such an achievement would likely be very hard to attain for most gamers. But not for the Knights in the Army against Rage.

I have faith in you guys.

When I suggested this obviously unimplementable achievement, I was naturally accused of being unrealistic.

One poster in particular said that I could go ahead and try be a 'Gaming Gandhi' but that he would go on playing games and insulting people as he did.

I was honestly quite flattered to have been so unworthily compared to such a great historical figure such as Gandhi.

You second objective in The Quest is to try and also be 'Gaming Gandhis'. Now I understand that this label might not be very accurate.

Gandhi was all about solving things through nonviolence, and let's be honest, most game's we play online are loaded with violence. This seems to be a bit of a contradiction and possibly even a defamation of Gandhi's name. (It might look something like this.)

So instead of misusing the name of Gandhi, let's instead aspire to be 'Gaming Mahatmas'. Mahatma is Sanskrit for "great soul." The term can also be used to adepts, or liberated souls.

I would think that gamers who play online and enjoy themselves without insulting or degrading others or participating in any other form of douchebaggery would be considered liberated souls in the gaming world.

Are you up for the challenge of becoming a liberated gaming soul? Do you have what it takes to be a Gaming Mahatma?

When you star playing a game online be courteous to everyone you're playing with. If there is a doucebag in the room, don't antagonize him. That'll just make it worse for everyone. Don't give in and be a dick back.

You're better than that. You are a Gaming Mahatma.

Help out your teammates. If there is a noob on the team, don't put them down, be helpful. Someone who is new  to a game would greatly appreciate a more experienced player showing them the ropes and watching their back.

If you act kind and fun mannered, odds are you'll start making lots of friends online who are also fun to play with.

Try and make the game as fun for the other players as you can. Making others happy is a way to make yourself happy.

Don't rage. Don't insult people. Don't be a dick.

Be a Mahatma.

Let your gaming sould be liberated and get the most out of your games.

This is your second objective in The Quest. Be conscious of this mission every time you log into an online game.

Be a Gaming Mahatma.

Be a liberated soul.

Not a douchy one.

Enjoy your game.

Enjoy your life.