Why are online gaming communities so toxic?

[Some random person]

Before you say anything, I have this to say. I'm not a terrible player, but I'm not a gaming elitist in any way, I'm simply a friendly player that plays offline or online games and tries to make a fun and enjoyable experience out of any game.

But every time I join in a online multiplayer game, it can quickly turn into a dreadful experience because of one single thing. No, it's not the graphics or gameplay..... It's the people that play them.... It seems that in online gaming communities there's always a large percentage of people that play to win no matter what, they'll get angry and barbarically insult anyone that isn't as good as them, or they just want to be ♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥s online because they know that if they try to pull off that kind of stunt in front of another gamer that involves insulting them to no end, they know they're going to get their teeth kicked in and end up with a black eye.

What happened to the respect people used to have for other gamers while they competed in a multiplayer match back in the time where you had to physically sit alongside your opponents and them alongside you in order to play a multiplayer match.

Have any of you people encountered these types of issues in which some multiplayer games are turned into terrible experiences by the game's own fan base?

[Yamashi]

Opprinnelig skrevet av john5963luis:

Before you say anything, I have this to say. I'm not a terrible player but I'm not a gaming elitist in any way, I'm simply a friendly player that plays offline or online games and tries to make it a fun and enjoyable experience out of any game.

you should try bad rats then, id like to know what fun experience youll have XD

[Aahzmandias]

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What happened to the respect people used to have for other gamers while they competed in a multiplayer match back in the time where you physically had to sit alongside your opponents and them alongside you in order to play a multiplayer match.

If you are insulting to a person, who is sitting in the same room as you, he is able to leap over the table to reach and punish you immediatly. ;)

The other thing is, that a real person in a LAN party is a real person, and mostly not a annoying screaming 13 year old punk, who should not even able to play the game.

[mimizukari]

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Opprinnelig skrevet av john5963luis:

What happened to the respect people used to have for other gamers while they competed in a multiplayer match back in the time where you physically had to sit alongside your opponents and them alongside you in order to play a multiplayer match.

If you are insulting to a person, who is sitting in the same room as you, he is able to leap over the table to reach and punish you immediatly. ;)

The other thing is, that a real person in a LAN party is a real person, and mostly not a annoying screaming 13 year old punk, who should not even able to play the game.

you still do lan parties for big tournament events so they can ensure no cheat environments, and you need good sportsmanship for those, if you made a ruckus you'd probably be dq'd.

[Duckilous]

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What happened to the respect people used to have for other gamers while they competed in a multiplayer match back in the time where you physically had to sit alongside your opponents and them alongside you in order to play a multiplayer match.

13 year old punk, who should not even able to play the game.

Implying that all 13 year old kids doesn't know how to play games, a thirteen year old.
I recall that kids by that age should know how to press buttons and able to do stuff by a controller/remote by now.

[Quint the Alligator Snapper]

Opprinnelig skrevet av john5963luis:

Before you say anything, I have this to say. I'm not a terrible player but I'm not a gaming elitist in any way, I'm simply a friendly player that plays offline or online games and tries to make it a fun and enjoyable experience out of any game.

But every time I join in a online multiplayer game, it can quickly turn into a dreadful experience because of one single thing. No, it's not the graphics or gameplay..... It's the people that play them.... It seems that in online gaming communities there's always a large percentage of people that play to win no matter what and they'll get angry and barbarically insult anyone that isn't as good as them, or they just want to ♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥s online because they know if they try to pull off that kind of stunt in front of another gamer that involves insulting them to no end, they know they're going to get their teeth kicked in and end up with a black eye.

What happened to the respect people used to have for other gamers while they competed in a multiplayer match back in the time where you physically had to sit alongside your opponents and them alongside you in order to play a multiplayer match.

Have any of you people encountered these types of issues in which some multiplayer games are turned into terrible experiences by the game's own fan base?

There are those people who refuse to scramble teams in TF2 even when one team is clearly stomping the other and it's no fun at all, because they find it fun to stomp the other team.

These people are jerks.

Thankfully this doesn't happen too often in TF2.

Then, you go look at all the CS:GO threads that pop up here. Scamming, scamming, impatience, scamming, racism, scamming, impatience, impatience, scamming.

Honestly I think some people play games just to live out some sort of fantasy they don't get to experience in real life. For example, someone mistreated them at school or work, and they couldn't take it out on the person who mistreated them, and so they turn a game to humiliate someone else instead.

This is an annoying problem. Doubly so when they go flying off the handle and start spewing all sorts of crap nonsense in the chat.

I don't much like competitive gaming, and I personally play very few multiplayer games. I prefer being able to have a game world for me to explore and to reveal its secrets, on my own. Trying to "win" meaningless matches of games is sorta silly to me, and stressing about having to depend on other people to do it is even sillier.

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13 year old punk, who should not even able to play the game.

Implying that all 13 year old kids doesn't know how to play games, a thirteen year old.
I recall that kids by that age should know how to press buttons and able to do stuff by a controller/remote by now.

13-year-olds can play the game, but that doesn't mean they know how to be courteous in a social environment.

[mimizukari]

Opprinnelig skrevet av Quint el Pizote Estacionamiento:

Opprinnelig skrevet av john5963luis:

Before you say anything, I have this to say. I'm not a terrible player but I'm not a gaming elitist in any way, I'm simply a friendly player that plays offline or online games and tries to make it a fun and enjoyable experience out of any game.

But every time I join in a online multiplayer game, it can quickly turn into a dreadful experience because of one single thing. No, it's not the graphics or gameplay..... It's the people that play them.... It seems that in online gaming communities there's always a large percentage of people that play to win no matter what and they'll get angry and barbarically insult anyone that isn't as good as them, or they just want to ♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥s online because they know if they try to pull off that kind of stunt in front of another gamer that involves insulting them to no end, they know they're going to get their teeth kicked in and end up with a black eye.

What happened to the respect people used to have for other gamers while they competed in a multiplayer match back in the time where you physically had to sit alongside your opponents and them alongside you in order to play a multiplayer match.

Have any of you people encountered these types of issues in which some multiplayer games are turned into terrible experiences by the game's own fan base?

There are those people who refuse to scramble teams in TF2 even when one team is clearly stomping the other and it's no fun at all, because they find it fun to stomp the other team.

These people are jerks.

Thankfully this doesn't happen too often in TF2.

Then, you go look at all the CS:GO threads that pop up here. Scamming, scamming, impatience, scamming, racism, scamming, impatience, impatience, scamming.

Honestly I think some people play games just to live out some sort of fantasy they don't get to experience in real life. For example, someone mistreated them at school or work, and they couldn't take it out on the person who mistreated them, and so they turn a game to humiliate someone else instead.

This is an annoying problem. Doubly so when they go flying off the handle and start spewing all sorts of crap nonsense in the chat.

I don't much like competitive gaming, and I personally play very few multiplayer games. I prefer being able to have a game world for me to explore and to reveal its secrets, on my own. Trying to "win" meaningless matches of games is sorta silly to me, and stressing about having to depend on other people to do it is even sillier.

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Implying that all 13 year old kids doesn't know how to play games, a thirteen year old.
I recall that kids by that age should know how to press buttons and able to do stuff by a controller/remote by now.

13-year-olds can play the game, but that doesn't mean they know how to be courteous in a social environment.

stomping other teams IS fun, in dota 2 and tf2 alike, if you don't enjoy a good stomp every now and then you cray.

[Quint the Alligator Snapper]

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Opprinnelig skrevet av Quint el Pizote Estacionamiento:

There are those people who refuse to scramble teams in TF2 even when one team is clearly stomping the other and it's no fun at all, because they find it fun to stomp the other team.

These people are jerks.

Thankfully this doesn't happen too often in TF2.

stomping other teams IS fun, in dota 2 and tf2 alike, if you don't enjoy a good stomp every now and then you cray.

No, it's boring, even on the winning team. The action just doesn't move, and usually just congregates at the losing team's spawn. There's no interesting tactics to be tried, going around various obstacles or parts of the map. Nothing exciting ever happens during a stomp. There's no rush of adrenaline when the other team is already capping something and you're trying to push really hard to prevent it, or you're so close to capping something but the other team's got a great defense to balance your great offense. "Oh hey there are easy-to-hit moving targets that we can shoot down repeatedly", whoop-dee doo. That's not fun at all.

And it's no fun at all to be on the losing team either.

[mimizukari]

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stomping other teams IS fun, in dota 2 and tf2 alike, if you don't enjoy a good stomp every now and then you cray.

No, it's boring, even on the winning team. The action just doesn't move, and usually just congregates at the losing team's spawn. Nothing exciting ever happens during a stomp. There's no rush of adrenaline when the other team is already capping something and you're trying to push really hard to prevent it, or you're so close to capping something but the other team's got a great defense to balance your great offense. "Oh hey there are easy-to-hit moving targets that we can shoot down repeatedly", whoop-dee doo. That's not fun at all.

And it's no fun at all to be on the losing team either.

there's plenty of stress release involved with whooping the other team's ass hardcore.

[Quint the Alligator Snapper]

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No, it's boring, even on the winning team. The action just doesn't move, and usually just congregates at the losing team's spawn. Nothing exciting ever happens during a stomp. There's no rush of adrenaline when the other team is already capping something and you're trying to push really hard to prevent it, or you're so close to capping something but the other team's got a great defense to balance your great offense. "Oh hey there are easy-to-hit moving targets that we can shoot down repeatedly", whoop-dee doo. That's not fun at all.

And it's no fun at all to be on the losing team either.

there's plenty of stress release involved with whooping the other team's ass hardcore.

Well, maybe humiliating people online is something you enjoy, but not for me.

Also:

Opprinnelig skrevet av Quint el Pizote Estacionamiento:

Honestly I think some people play games just to live out some sort of fantasy they don't get to experience in real life. For example, someone mistreated them at school or work, and they couldn't take it out on the person who mistreated them, and so they turn a game to humiliate someone else instead.

[mimizukari]

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there's plenty of stress release involved with whooping the other team's ass hardcore.

Well, maybe humiliating people online is something you enjoy, but not for me.

Also:

Opprinnelig skrevet av Quint el Pizote Estacionamiento:

Honestly I think some people play games just to live out some sort of fantasy they don't get to experience in real life. For example, someone mistreated them at school or work, and they couldn't take it out on the person who mistreated them, and so they turn a game to humiliate someone else instead.

sounds like someone's a little bit too hellbent with their morals. chillax, have fun, and sadistically destroy the other teams!

[Quint the Alligator Snapper]

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Well, maybe humiliating people online is something you enjoy, but not for me.

Also:

sounds like someone's a little bit too hellbent with their morals. chillax, have fun, and sadistically destroy the other teams! :IrisHeartRebirth3:

It ain't about morals.

It's just more fun to fight against someone who can fight back effectively.

What's more fun: beating a tough opponent or beating a pillow?

[mimizukari]

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sounds like someone's a little bit too hellbent with their morals. chillax, have fun, and sadistically destroy the other teams!

It ain't about morals.

It's just more fun to fight against someone who can fight back effectively.

What's more fun: beating a tough opponent or beating a pillow?

beating a pillow, because you can go as hard as you want and you'll always win. ehehe~; honestly, you should know this if you know the character I like the most in any game.

[Quint the Alligator Snapper]

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It ain't about morals.

It's just more fun to fight against someone who can fight back effectively.

What's more fun: beating a tough opponent or beating a pillow?

beating a pillow, because you can go as hard as you want and you'll always win. ehehe~; honestly, you should know this if you know the character I like the most in any game.

Might explain why you like playing sniper in TF2.

[mimizukari]

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beating a pillow, because you can go as hard as you want and you'll always win. ehehe~; honestly, you should know this if you know the character I like the most in any game.

Might explain why you like playing sniper in TF2.

I like playing sniper because I used to play tfc a lot, and sniper is the only one who has exactly their weapon from TFC with almost all of the same perks (just can't boost people across the map anymore)

[Quint the Alligator Snapper]

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Might explain why you like playing sniper in TF2.

I like playing sniper because I used to play tfc a lot, and sniper is the only one who has exactly their weapon from TFC with almost all of the same perks (just can't boost people across the map anymore)

Ehh, fair enough I guess.

I know my own playstyle preference very much explains why I like playing Medic. And maybe to a lesser extent, it might why I like playing Heavy, though that one's less clear.

Incidentally, Medic is probably the most boring class to be playing as when stomping the other team.