gaming Why is the gaming community so cruel sometimes?

[TheJLeeTeam 914]

I'm not saying that the gaming community is always cruel but sometimes it has cruel arrogant elitist members who play a certain type of game but boycott others. What I mean is people who will bash bash others based on the games they play or bash a game, platform, or company to feel cool to themselves but diss fans of other games, platforms, companies or whatever. For instance there are people who play so called "mature" games but bash games that are deemed kiddie, cartooney, unrealistic, or not serious. I mean they're just games but sometimes the community is harsh.

 

Conversely the film and animation community isn't as cruel so why is the gaming community so cruel sometimes?

[pakicetus 312]

Because many forms of gaming are highly competitive by nature. As a result, they bring in competitive people.

[Megas 27,934]

Because most of the time people want to justify their purchases, and the way they want to do that is to act like douchebags to people who are into something different

[Windseeker 546]

The gaming community is huge, it's a melting pot of various noticeable fanbases complete with their own fair share of rambunctious people. Sometimes things tend to become heated when folks bear witness to any form of criticism from whom they may see as the "enemy fandom".

 

Can't say much about the animation/film community though, I did see a plenty of Youtube Poopers clashing swords with one another. However, I'd hardly consider them as part of the animation industry.

[Moved to Elsewhere 11,331]

Because gaming is like an internet civil war where people will just attack others who like systems or games deemed, "less worthy" leading to the never ending flame wars.

[aoEAF2FBvC0MIo2Q 3,674]

@@TheJLeeTeam, I hear that the sports community is far worse.

 

Anyway, more often than not, people in the "gaming community" don't see it as such but instead it's more like clusters of gaming-related fanbases. There's all sorts of ways to split gamers by platform. Even there you can split each fanbase by franchises and still you can split those fanbases to timelines or whatever incarnation, timeline, genre or whatever.

 

Well, an "us versus them" mentality tends to lead to these sorts of clustering of elitist behaviors.

 

Relevant:

 

Edited May 14, 2015 by SunBurn

[[NULL] 907]

Are you sure you're not talking about kids and teenagers in general?

 

The reason why those types of people are usually attracted to m-rated games is because they're trying to prove that they're becoming "grown ups", and supposedly have no association with what they liked when they were younger. People usually grow out of that phase eventually, so I wouldn't worry about it, let alone take them this seriously.

Edited May 14, 2015 by SpaceOnion

[TenorSounds 832]

It's human nature, and I bet if you are as invested in film or cartoon as gaming you'd see similar things, I'm sure. People have a hard time understanding that all entertainment isn't meant to appeal to everyone, and just because you don't like something doesn't mean that someone else is wrong for enjoying it.

 

There's a difference between critiquing games/entertainment, which I think is very important, and just bashing something because you aren't a fan of that type of game or what-have-you. I recommend finding communities/reviewers that like what you like, as that is where you'll find the most useful interactions. For instance, I love Musou games (Dynasty Warriors and the like) but they're a niche series that doesn't appeal to everyone. If I want to talk critically about the series, maybe compare contrast the differences between Dynasty Warriors 8 and Samurai Warriors 4, I'm not going to go to a general gaming forum because I'll probably get a lot of "they both suck" or whatever. I wouldn't see that as cruel, I would just understand that they don't like that series so of course that's not a discussion that's going to happen. I'll go to a Musou forum, where we can discuss how Blitz attacks changed SW4 for the better or how DW8 had a better character Roster.

Basically, don't worry about people who are being toxic because they just haven't realized certain things about how entertainment works. They're the console fanboys, the movie snobs, the people who look down on "kid's shows", it's all the same; they don't understand how something they don't like is liked by someone else. That doesn't mean we need to shove it down their throats, but pick and choose our battles; they'll either come around eventually and get that people can like different thing than them and not be "wrong", or they don't and they're just "that guy" for the rest of their life. No skin off of our nose, eh?

Don't take it personally; that's just how people are in general.

Edited May 14, 2015 by TenorSounds

[Wicked Funky 2,955]

 

You tried Riot, You tried....

 

 

I don't really know why the a big part of the gaming community is like this... Alot of people seem to not be able to loose in competetive games, And they take it out on the other players

[Vemillia Nightshade 2,247]

@pakicetus, @TenorSounds, and @SpaceOnion nailed this one on the head, not to discount any other good answers. Gaming does, to some level, promote competitive behavior. This is why kids and teens will tend to get more competitive and therefore much more aggressive. Their behavior can get unacceptable but it's something that comes from being competitive and seeking to be better than others in whatever they play that is online or otherwise.

 

However, as we become adults, we tend to grow out of this behavior to act up and be mature about how we approach things. Does that mean we will not get angry or not rage quit on occasion? No. Any gamer will have moments where they'll get frustrated, but how we go about acting when we do depends on us. It's also our job to report any abusive behavior and move on. Ultimately just ignoring younger players and reporting them if they get abusive is the best way deal with it on online gaming especially.

[Ziggy + Angel + Rain 11,303]

Because they are a******s? x3

 

At some point, being a nerd gamer inexplicably became "cool."  It became about status and outperforming others rather than, you know, having fun.  Enjoying yourself.  Immersing yourself in something that brought a smile to your face.  A lot of gamers have to turn playing a game (which is all the hell it is or will ever actually be) into an indication of superior personal taste or demonstration of prowess.  In which case they're just wasting their time and yours and should be largely ignored.

 

What's especially adorable is the "you're not a real gamer unless" arguments.  I can't wait for the next big nerd-thing to become crazy popular; I hope it's math.  "A calculator, bro?  You're not for reals into math unless you use an abacus, b****.  Filthy math casual."

[kanashimi purinsesu 244]

i really wish i knew why myself. all i see when i visit gaming forums is just anger and rage at everything and those that are actually trying to talk about something, the thread just gets into argument #30404930920 on the website all the time. in my experience back in the ps2 and xbox days it was a bit different but when the xbox 360 and ps3 came on the scene idk what happened. now im antisocial as ever when it comes to games and tbh its rubbed off on more than just that. the whole internet just seems like nothing but a gigantic pissing contest and negativity hole.

[A Black Circle 1,586]

It's a minority, just a very loud one. Accept that some "gamers" are going to be assholes to everyone else and enjoy your damn video games. I usually just play singleplayer games. Nobody can call you a noob when it takes you 90 attempts to beat that ONE stage in Monkey Ball.

[CaptainDoubloon 857]

I like to watch this channel sometimes and they covered this topic:

 

[rarity1 461]

All communities are cruel sometimes.  

[Lotus002 130]

Poster above is right, if you've seen what other fandoms and communities act like...

 

(Warning: Sort of a video spam)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

IHE because he's practically an expert on this.

[Revy ~ Two Hands 862]

Because everyone who doesn't have a 12K triple monitor and sli gtx970 with water cooling is a scrub.

Or because there are very dull people with literally nothing else going on in their lives.

[Discordian 6,015]

People often confuse gamers knowing what and why they think the way they do for being cruel. Many gamers don't bother with niceties because it gets in the way of proper explanation.

 

Gamers also want others to see things the way they do. Some are willing to look at things from other points of view, others aren't, but everyone wants that same feeling of having someone to talk to.

 

More often than not you need to look past whatever hostility you may or may not see and try to understand why they think what they do. Gamers aren't cruel, they're just very to-the-point.

 

If you are actually met with cruelty you're likely talking to people who spend more time talking about the games they play than actually play them and are just doing it to feel entitled. Or young ones who feel the need to justify that they didn't waste their money.

 

In the end, like any other internet community, you just gotta learn to filter out things that aren't worth your time and move on.

[The Lonely Paradox 124]

'Tis human nature to be cruel. It is a way of asserting your dominance and showing that you are more important than someone else, which (at least in theory) improves the way you perceive yourself, and more importantly, the way others perceive you. All of these things would be good if they did not come at the expense of others, but the simple fact of the matter is that many people choose not to think about how their actions may affect others because it would get in the way of them getting what they want. The question you are really asking is "Why are people cruel?", and the answer is "Because we are human".

[A Black Circle 1,586]

'Tis human nature to be cruel. It is a way of asserting your dominance and showing that you are more important than someone else, which (at least in theory) improves the way you perceive yourself, and more importantly, the way others perceive you. All of these things would be good if they did not come at the expense of others, but the simple fact of the matter is that many people choose not to think about how their actions may affect others because it would get in the way of them getting what they want. The question you are really asking is "Why are people cruel?", and the answer is "Because we are human".

No. No it isn't. It's human nature to be unperceptive and naturally self-centered - not in a selfish way - which can lead to... this.

[The Lonely Paradox 124]

No. No it isn't. It's human nature to be unperceptive and naturally self-centered - not in a selfish way - which can lead to... this.

Being unperceptive causes people to be unintentionally mean. Cruelty is intentional.

 

Edit- I looked up the definition of cruelty and it turns out that we're both right.

 

Cruelty: callous indifference to or pleasure in causing pain and suffering.

Edited May 14, 2015 by The Lonely Paradox

[A Black Circle 1,586]

Being unperceptive causes people to be unintentionally mean. Cruelty is intentional.

No. It really isn't. You never believe that you are the bad guy, from your own perspective.

[The Lonely Paradox 124]

No. It really isn't. You never believe that you are the bad guy, from your own perspective.

See the edit to my last post.

[Trine 665]

I can somehow imagine being a game developer in the 90s. Thinking how fun it is making games and making it fun for others to play it... only to find out years later... on the internet becoming a slugfest among ranting reviewers on YouTube. I'd be like... oh geeh, thx..

 

Mostly the reason that this is a thing now, is that games used to be a hobby, now its a trendy thing in general. So basically if you want to make game experience less fun, then go to YouTube, watch some horrible vids and rants. Congratz, you are now converted into the chess pool of a horrible community

Edited May 17, 2015 by Trine

[Sugar Pea 2,682]

As a few other people said, gaming is competitive. Therefore will be full of elitists who think their the shiz.