bingojohn: Don't get discouraged. This is a great online game and xlink is a great place to play. Unfortunately there are some turds that come and go. If you want to practice up, try running through the missions and terrorist hunts, they diffinitly help the reflexes. However, there is nothing like competing against real people.
A couple things you need to know are, if you don't already.....
1. Don't camp too much. Most people hate that and it's usually noobs that do it.
2. Don't use the 50cal. rifle
3. Don't use grenade launchers, even if they are enabled, unless everyone discusses it first.
4. You're less likely to be picked on, if you have a headset.
5. Don't cheat. Don't mess with any of that hacking shit for online play. If you need to hack, do it on the single player games.
6. I am with the XR group and you are welcome to play in any of our open games anytime. We smoke'n'joke and talk alot of trash, but we are truly in it for the fun and comradery we get out of it.
-boxorox