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Key-Composer5478 t1_j6lq5v2 wrote

Reply to comment by MkLiam in Trash talking culture in PvP gaming? by MkLiam

I think sometimes it can be difficult playing with younger players who have a different idea of what respect is.

And as you can see being anonymous makes some people brave. People online will say things to you that they would never say to your face.

In the pvp world there is a lot of blaming, and belittling behavior, esp when you loose the game.

But there again, that is human nature.

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Key-Composer5478 t1_j6lo5x8 wrote

Reply to comment by MkLiam in Trash talking culture in PvP gaming? by MkLiam

I'm so old that I actually played some of the original video games. And I have never played a multi-player pvp game that didn't have it's share of ass-hats. And the more popular it is, the more soul crushers there will be.

I didn't mention it, but you are probably playing with people that are not that mature, so you have to take that into account. Be the bigger person and ignore them if you can.

So you have to decide, either you can handle it, you can ignore it, or you choose another type of game to have fun playing. I don't want to write a book, but I should tell you about the time someone griefed my Minecraft world. I thought I was safe and sound, just building stuff in the woods. But no, someone blew my whole world up. I just started over again and laughed about it.

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Key-Composer5478 t1_j6lmcor wrote

Reply to Trash talking culture in PvP gaming? by MkLiam

It is human nature. People are competitive and they trash talk for a lot of reasons.

  1. To get into your head, you play worse, make more mistakes. They win.
  2. It makes them feel good (and makes you feel bad). See #1.
  3. It is fun (for some people). And entertaining for others.
  4. It is part of our culture (I'm assuming you are American.) Just listen to any sports team, basketball players are the worst (in my opinion) followed closely by football players. I recently was at a female soccer game, and I could not believe the things these young ladies were saying to each other (made me laugh by the way.)

But if it really bothers you, don't play those games. There are also a lot of single player games (I kind of lean that way). But there is nothing like fragging some nube, and rubbing his/her face in it with a sharp, witty barb.

It's always been that way and it always will be that way, probably.

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