Video games and people don't mix.

[AD_Pony 32]

(Gaming people in general ALSO fall into this category.)

You know what pisses me off? When I'm going online just to unwind after a stressful day of filling out applications and calling companies for a potential job just so have some (excuse the language) punk ass bitch of a human tell me how I need to kill myself because I'm not playing how he wants me to play.

This applies to any gamer, nothing is worse than when you're playing a game minding your own GOD DAMN business having a grand old time and then that ONE person that ONE INSIGNIFICANT person comes waltzing along just to ruin what little fun you may be having! I understand if you're having a bad match or a bad game, that's fine. What's INEXCUSABLE is them telling you things like "You should kill yourself, you're so bad. Uninstall then re-install just to uninstall again that's how bad you are."

Now I know what you're thinking, "Just forget about it. He's a nobody, probably a loser who hates his own life." That's true and probably accurate but tonight really made me upset. I'm just so sick and tired of people thinking "Oh just because I'm on the internet I can call you whatever I want!" Psh, if you were face to face with that person I'm sure you'd think twice.

Please understand that I don't usually let things people say online get to me but last night was just too much for me and I had to vent.
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                            

So tell me what you guys think, do you have personal experiences that you remember that just drove you crazy?

Have you yourself been the troll?

Have you done anything to stop the bullying?

What can we do as a society to stop these jerks?

Do you think anything needs to be changed?

Have you ever been threatened over a game or in person?

When do you think the bully takes it too far?

[Looks 130]

Most of the time it's the people themselves being stupid, and the reason you should ignore it mostly is because... well.. there really is no purpose to. Try to unwind, league of legends is a great game but it's pretty competitive, meaning that matches will be taken a lot more seriously; and hence, much like a lot of things in life, stupid people will join in to ruin the fun. Try getting used to another day, try your best to forget about that one individual, because the world is filled with despicable scum like them. 

 

Generally the second someone tries to say that face to face will most likely coward away, most of the time it's just kids not knowing that threatening someone on the internet is stupid. I know you're probably extremely frustrated, but you really do have to forget about him. Try distracting yourself, maybe take a nap or something

[AD_Pony 32]

Most of the time it's the people themselves being stupid, and the reason you should ignore it mostly is because... well.. there really is no purpose to. Try to unwind, league of legends is a great game but it's pretty competitive, meaning that matches will be taken a lot more seriously; and hence, much like a lot of things in life, stupid people will join in to ruin the fun. Try getting used to another day, try your best to forget about that one individual, because the world is filled with despicable scum like them. 

 

Generally the second someone tries to say that face to face will most likely coward away, most of the time it's just kids not knowing that threatening someone on the internet is stupid. I know you're probably extremely frustrated, but you really do have to forget about him. Try distracting yourself, maybe take a nap or something

No you're correct, I don't usually get upset over games I just let things happen and forget about it, but yesterday I couldn't hold my rage.

[TubeSock2018 325]

Have you done anything to stop the bullying?

 

Yes, I stopped playing with that person.

lol

 

I play Smash Bros online and this one guy beat rekt me something awful and just started insulting me.

I left the room because wow, what an @$$hole. I wanna get better by playing better players, but if they're gonna be like that, I might as well leave.

 

So in my experience, I could hardly call it bullying and more of a brief encounter with someone who isn't happy with their life because I was free to just leave. That's exactly what I did. There were plenty of other people to play online with.

Edited October 17, 2015 by pollo20x6

[lomk 20,663]

Bruh. I don't even game online for the most part. Offline single player games with huge branching stories with big decision trees. That's where it's at. Even if the game doesn't have an ending affected by the decisions you make, that's still better than most of my online experiences. 

 

I ain't even gaming on my PC much these days. I've been experiencing a blast to the past on my PS2. If I come home from working all day and I want to unwind, I'm not gaming online for this very reason. Either there are trolls everywhere or you're getting murdered every 3.16 seconds. That's not unwinding. That's more stressful than work anyway. Part of it is that this is the internet and everybody is big and bad behind a keyboard and monitor. If someone is trolling you, don't feed them. You've gotta be thicker skinned than to lose your cool to some troll or someone who is just better than you. 

[Buck Testa 5,505]

Unwinding and League of Legends don't mix. I won't even touch that game because of how disgustingly toxic their community is. I want nothing to do with it, period, end of story, regardless of how good the game could possibly be. 

 

If you want to unwind, single player is the way to go, or some game that isn't occupied by 12 year old dumbasses. 

[AD_Pony 32]

Yes, I stopped playing with that person.

lol

 

I play Smash Bros online and this one guy beat rekt me something awful and just started insulting me.

I left the room because wow, what an @$$hole. I wanna get better by playing better players, but if they're gonna be like that, I might as well leave.

 

So in my experience, I could hardly call it bullying and more of a brief encounter with someone who isn't happy with their life because I was free to just leave. That's exactly what I did. There were plenty of other people to play online with.

Yeah that usually does it but it still upsets you enough to do it.

 

Bruh. I don't even game online for the most part. Offline single player games with huge branching stories with big decision trees. That's where it's at. Even if the game doesn't have an ending affected by the decisions you make, that's still better than most of my online experiences. 

 

I ain't even gaming on my PC much these days. I've been experiencing a blast to the past on my PS2. If I come home from working all day and I want to unwind, I'm not gaming online for this very reason. Either there are trolls everywhere or you're getting murdered every 3.16 seconds. That's not unwinding. That's more stressful than work anyway. Part of it is that this is the internet and everybody is big and bad behind a keyboard and monitor. If someone is trolling you, don't feed them. You've gotta be thicker skinned than to lose your cool to some troll or someone who is just better than you. 

It's not the dieing in League that gets me, I don't care if I die. If I die it's like "oh well guess I'll browse YouTube or whatever till I'm up." what I'm talking about is the people who say stupid shit to make you upset. This isn't just in League either, it can be in Call of Duty, Super Smash Brawl, Modern Warfare, Zombies, you name it.

 

It also has nothing to do with people "being better than you" if they're legit better then that's fine, I'm sure I'll also be on that scale it's just the shit talkers I'm referring too.

 

Unwinding and League of Legends don't mix. I won't even touch that game because of how disgustingly toxic their community is. I want nothing to do with it, period, end of story, regardless of how good the game could possibly be. 

 

If you want to unwind, single player is the way to go, or some game that isn't occupied by 12 year old dumbasses. 

This is true, you're correct however I'm not playing normal unranked or ranked, I'm just playing the "All for one" that's currently going on. And this game is good for unwinding and getting out pent up stress, as long as you don't start shit talking other players.

[lomk 20,663]

It's not the dieing in League that gets me, I don't care if I die. If I die it's like "oh well guess I'll browse YouTube or whatever till I'm up." what I'm talking about is the people who say stupid shit to make you upset. This isn't just in League either, it can be in Call of Duty, Super Smash Brawl, Modern Warfare, Zombies, you name it.

 

Okay. Then you just don't feed the trolls. This is the internet. If you've not been here long, this can be both the friendliest and most hostile place you'll know. Do you realize how many times I was told on sites like YouTube to go die or just kill myself for just being a brony? Yeah, it sucks. But I generally don't answer people like that. Generally. There was one dude who told me I'd never get a girlfriend as long as I was a Zelda fan Ironic thing is I was talking to a girl at that time. I did answer him telling him I get knocked for MLP all the time but it was the first time I'd received flack for LoZ. I was really more in hysterical laughter than I was upset. 

 

But yeah. People in online gaming can be pretty hostile. Someone's always trying to rustle your jimmies. It's crap, but it's the way things are.  

Edited October 17, 2015 by Buttertoast

[Buck Testa 5,505]

 

 

This is true, you're correct however I'm not playing normal unranked or ranked, I'm just playing the "All for one" that's currently going on. And this game is good for unwinding and getting out pent up stress, as long as you don't start shit talking other players.

 

Unfortunately unless you have control on whom you are playing with, you are going to end up running into shit talking squeakers, because people don't monitor their dumbass kids do or say anymore. 

[Side Bird 566]

I've trolled a few times when I used to play on a console, but it was mostly playing music through my mic.

 

A lot of times when you play CSGO you get smurfs, that kinda ruins the match in my opinion.

 

As a society we can't do much to stop trolls and hackers and the like, but I do enjoy what Titanfall did to hackers.

 

If you get reported or complained about too much you should only be able to play with others in the same category for so many months. Or have to make a public apology to be let back into playing with normal people. Like in H1Z1.

[AD_Pony 32]

Okay. Then you just don't feed the trolls. This is the internet. If you've not been here long, this can be both the friendliest and most hostile place you'll know. Do you realize how many times I was told on sites like YouTube to go die or just kill myself for just being a brony? Yeah, it sucks. But I generally don't answer people like that. Generally. There was one dude who told me I'd never get a girlfriend as long as I was a Zelda fan Ironic thing is I was talking to a girl at that time. I did answer him telling him I get knocked for MLP all the time but it was the first time I'd received flack for LoZ. I was really more in hysterical laughter than I was upset. 

 

But yeah. People in online gaming can be pretty hostile. Someone's always trying to rustle your jimmies. It's crap, but it's the way things are.  

No kid, I'm not "new to the internet" I was told that this forum site is good for discussion and that's what I'm doing here today. I'm discussing my opinion and you're free to tell your opinion as well I'm not knocking you for that. I'm knocking you for assuming that I'm a newfag when that's simply not true.

I've trolled a few times when I used to play on a console, but it was mostly playing music through my mic.

 

A lot of times when you play CSGO you get smurfs, that kinda ruins the match in my opinion.

 

As a society we can't do much to stop trolls and hackers and the like, but I do enjoy what Titanfall did to hackers.

 

If you get reported or complained about too much you should only be able to play with others in the same category for so many months. Or have to make a public apology to be let back into playing with normal people. Like in H1Z1.

Playing your music on the mic isn't that bad, sometimes you actually hear a good song from other random players.

One time we were all singing to Behind Blue Eyes because some guy was playing it.

 

Smurfs are just people who want to make themselves seem important but it does ruin it for new players.

 

Yeah you're probably right, just report and move on.

Unfortunately unless you have control on whom you are playing with, you are going to end up running into shit talking squeakers, because people don't monitor their dumbass kids do or say anymore. 

What the fuck is squeakers? I'm assuming children...

 

Yeah that's true too, if my kids ever start talking shit online and I hear it I'm gonna embarrass the hell outta them.

Edited October 17, 2015 by AD_Pony

[Invincible 2,091]

First off, let me tell you that I understand your predicament. Now, gamers aren't just people playing competitive on-line games shouting at each other, I usually think of gamers as anyone who enjoys video games as a time-consuming hobby, but then again It might not be the definition everyone would use. 

 

Heh, when I'm having a particularly bad day and some loser decides to call me names I decide to ruin the game for them, reports and what not be damned. But that's just what I would do out of petty vengeance, no need to follow my example really.

[Catpone Cerberus 23,599]

I always take voice chat (sometimes the normal chat too) off just because this. It's pretty hard to find game in online games (more than 4 players in server) where isn't at least one of that kind. But my opinion about them is that I don't really care, they are making themselves look like idiot.

Do you have personal experiences that you remember that just drove you crazy?

Not really because I leave the server if it goes too much.

Have you been the troll?

Not ''kill yourself'' type of thing

Have I stopped?

Haven't been in type of situation what didn't stop by itself (or by somebody else).

 

Have you ever been threatened over a game.

Yes but I ignore them and mute them. 

When too much?

When it actually hurts somebody.

[green 331]

No point to get mad as people online know you cant see them and will say all kinds of nonsense. Happens to me all the time. Though If your having a bad day its probably better to play offline or something.

[GuyNamedEarl 1,332]

People online hide behind the anonymity of their computers and talk like they're all tough.

[SweetHeart 13]

That's the reason why I don't play online games. People bully and troll all the time. And I especially hate when people are so good that it seems they're pro or just cheating/hacking, and they probably are cheating. Playin Mario Kart and being passed by someone who was three positions behind me a few seconds before. ????

[Silver Herald 169]

Your title is insanely misleading and wrong on so many levels.

 

It's pretty clear that the problem you're having is 100% due to the people who PLAY video games. In this case, the games aren't the problem- it's the way people react to them that creates the issue. Yes, it's no secret that communities behind some games are inherently toxic, but that is, in no way, the fault of the game. If you don't like the way people treat you in online lobbies, queue up with some friends and enjoy the game as it was meant to be played. Nobody is forcing you to take shit from some random guys online who get overly competitive, and there's so much more you can do to avoid it (find friends, mute and report toxic players, take a break and play a different game) rather than venting on a forum and making a claim that's entirely wrong.

 

In conclusion, video games and people definitely mix, because the game provides the person with entertainment and enjoyment.

 

PEOPLE and people don't necessarily mix, and that's where your problem lies. It takes time to realize that people online can be complete shitholes, and the faster you can accept that and forget about them, the better your online gaming experience will be.

[Luna the Great of all the Russias 2,984]

​So tell me what you guys think, do you have personal experiences that you remember that just drove you crazy?

 

Have you yourself been the troll?

 

Have you done anything to stop the bullying?

 

What can we do as a society to stop these jerks?

 

Do you think anything needs to be changed?

 

Have you ever been threatened over a game or in person?

 

When do you think the bully takes it too far?

-In terms of people on gaming, I don't think so.

-I may have though more in terms of weapons, equipments, etc. I use. When I do troll by communicating, it's usually a response to another who first began the trolling.

-No because it's almost always losing battle. Best you can do is report, ignore, leave game (possibly to join another one hopefully less toxic) or combination of the three.

-I don't know. Perhaps tell parents to monitor their children's behaviour online. While this wouldn't apply to older gamers, I think this would at least address a sizable portion of gamers.

-Would be nice to have fewer toxic people online. At same time, however, it could be amusing when people become too angry.

-I don't think so; definitely never seriously.

-Once they somehow manage to dox people.

[SoniaSquishy 69]

Honestly the only time someone has told me to "uninstall" they were VERY clearly hacking. 

Basically, they were sniping as Scout in TF2 from the midpoint of cp_orange. 

But this nonsense does need to stop, or a separate competitive option should be available for most games.

[FlootahBabby 265]

I'm used to it.

I just laugh a lot of things off.

[IcyHaze 594]

Well...LoL does have one of the worst communities ever, due to the fact that one weak person on the team can tip the whole game.

 

Have you yourself been the troll?

 

Yes I have, but never to an extreme amount. I never feed on purpose or ruin the game...but I onyl troll people who are complete asshats in the first place.

Have you done anything to stop the bullying?
 

All you can really do is tell someone to chill, advise eveyrone ot mute them, and then mute him yourself. And report, if you're game allows it.

Do you think anything needs to be changed?
 

What can be changes? People are going to get angry, and all you can do is report them when it happens.

Have you ever been threatened over a game or in person?

 

Yes

When do you think the bully takes it too far?

 

Any death threats or telling someone to kill themselves is just stupid.

[TailsIsNotAlone 3,695]

No problem here, as I don't game online.

 

When I do play with somebody, I'm generally sitting right next to them, so they can't just say whatever they want. 

[InactiveUser 44]

Usually if there's a troll picking on someone or attempting to pick on me, I'll just be ridiculously nice XD Not even joking. It really annoys trolls when you offer them a hug or something along those lines. They really want a reaction and if you don't give it to them, they can't understand it XD

[n0body555 334]

People are assholes. Usually, I just avoid those types of players. I just cannot stand them. Especially in games where you have to rely on your team.. take cs for an example. There is a ton of toxic players, and it makes you not want to play sometimes.

 

I admit, I was that kind of person a while ago. When I was younger. Not any more. These guys are seriously un-motivating, it sucks. But.. just mute them as soon as they start being that way. It brings everyone down someway or another.

[Gestum 2,493]

People who live in glass houses shouldn't throw rocks.

 

Seriously, don't talk shit about people while you complain about how they say mean things to you.