KMA-628

Well, I have been playing FPS games off and on for about 10 years now and I am considering trying multiplayer games online. Since I have never done this before, I thought I would reach out to you guys for help and advice.

Currently, I play a bunch of hand-me-down games since I am usually to cheap to pay $40-50 bucks for a new game. I have BF:1942 (including Desert Combat, DCX and FH), COD, and MOHAA (full set). Things might change a bit in the next week depending on how Santa wants to treat me.

The main reason I would like to try online is that I am tired of watching my "teammates" shoot at walls, run into fences and drive the wrong direction. I thought it might be interesting to play Battlefield with real people running around.

The first thing I am looking for is a place to play where everyone is there just to have fun. Its just a game and I have no desire to play with people that think their whole world revolves around this stuff. I would like to enjoy my time, not get all stressed out and bug-eyed over the experience.

Also (and no offense) I would like to find a place to play that has a more "adult" atmosphere. I would rather not deal with pre-pubescent kids hiding out in their mom's basement living the fantasy life through these games. I'm married and I have kids, I get enough of that at home, this is a release for me.

My wife plays MMORPG's online so I get the horror stories of some of these kids (she has had to get several banned from the game because they "stalk" here when they discover she is really a girl--let's just say she wasn't very brilliant when picking a handle, she used her first and middle names.) and I would rather not deal with it.

So, back to my question.

Since I have never even tried this, I don't even know where to start. I know I need to find a server to play on, but how do I find teams, etc.

Thanks in advance for your help,