September 9th, 2008

Gametrainer!?!

I don't know about you, but most gamers I know had someone close to guide them in times of need. I am not talking about their parents, obviously, although I've seen lately some families "fully loaded" with gamers, from the grandfather way into his sixties to his 5 year old grandson. Anyway, I won't get into dangerous topics such as gaming at early ages, since there's something more important to take care of - what happens if you simply don't have and can't find your gaming guru?

Play, save, play, die, reload, play, die, reload, play, save, die, reload...that's what usually happens when you're gaming without anyone to stand by your side. While single player games can be finished after some struggle, if you go online, then things may look worse. Why? Think about this - your countless reloads, deaths and save games are usually happening in your room, without any spectators, in most cases, but if you're playing online, a lot of people can watch you being humiliated.

Gamertrainer.com is a website recently released, and its goal is to help you own instead of being owned. Promising full training sessions for computer and console games for any experience level, Gametrainer charges $30 for an hour with your own professional gaming guru. No, you won't get Jenna Jameson to show you how to use your joystick for that fee, but you could become a WoW expert in a few sessions, especially since a 5 hours training is worth "only" $130.

I know - the pricing seems ridiculous, but you could also think about the time you can spare by paying an expert to help you get to know a certain game better in a few hours, instead of days, maybe even weeks.

There are a lot of questions you'd like to ask about Gametrainer, I am sure of that, and I think there's nothing easier to do than read the interview with Dave Williams from Gamertrainer from TechPin.

Just one more thing - be sure to get back here and share your impressions with us, all right? I am dying to hear what others have to say about this, especially since I would gladly buy a game, instead of paying somebody to teach me how to play it...