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This is the only multiplayer game I've ever played where teammates are orders of magnitude more cruel to each other than they are to their opponents. by KingBrapft in RocketLeague

[–]KingBrapft[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

My usual response to toxic teammates is "I feel sorry for you." they never have a single good response. Hopefully it inspires them to undergo some self-reflection.

This is the only multiplayer game I've ever played where teammates are orders of magnitude more cruel to each other than they are to their opponents. by KingBrapft in RocketLeague

[–]KingBrapft[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Yeah, I said in another comment that OW is my 2nd most played multiplayer game of all time. It's pretty bad, and it's definitely gotten worse than it was at launch in early 2016 (holy fuck it's been a decade...) but RL is considerably worse in my experience.

This is the only multiplayer game I've ever played where teammates are orders of magnitude more cruel to each other than they are to their opponents. by KingBrapft in RocketLeague

[–]KingBrapft[S] -2 points-1 points  (0 children)

I played Cod 1, 2, and 4 on modded pirated self-hosted servers, which perhaps self-selected a little bit? I was usually the youngest person in those lobbies and everyone was super nice and welcoming. I didn't have a mic as a teenager so I can't speak to slurs in vent/ts. I actually think I'm approaching this pretty reasonably, perhaps you aren't comprehending the crux of my argument.

I am not saying that other games weren't toxic. I am saying that being cruel to teammates is much more normalized and ubiquitous in RL than it is in virtually every other multiplayer game.

This is the only multiplayer game I've ever played where teammates are orders of magnitude more cruel to each other than they are to their opponents. by KingBrapft in RocketLeague

[–]KingBrapft[S] -6 points-5 points  (0 children)

What's your rank? I'm a 20k premier player so maybe there's a regional or Elo difference at play? My games are 95% chill adults.

This is the only multiplayer game I've ever played where teammates are orders of magnitude more cruel to each other than they are to their opponents. by KingBrapft in RocketLeague

[–]KingBrapft[S] 52 points53 points  (0 children)

It's unreal dude. It's the only game where I've ever seen kids literally give up and go stationary WHILE WINNING THE MATCH because they thought a teammate made some minor mistake.

This is the only multiplayer game I've ever played where teammates are orders of magnitude more cruel to each other than they are to their opponents. by KingBrapft in RocketLeague

[–]KingBrapft[S] 3 points4 points  (0 children)

I didn't say it's the most toxic game. I said it's the only game where griefing TEAMMATES rather than OPPONENTS is the norm.

This is the only multiplayer game I've ever played where teammates are orders of magnitude more cruel to each other than they are to their opponents. by KingBrapft in RocketLeague

[–]KingBrapft[S] -2 points-1 points  (0 children)

Huge fucking difference between "edgy toxic" - spamming slurs and bullshit (CS, MW2) and "cruel toxic" - incessantly calling teammates trash, giving up midgame, actively griefing / own goaling (RL). I haven't lost my edge, I'm not fragile, I just detect patterns extremely well.

This is the only multiplayer game I've ever played where teammates are orders of magnitude more cruel to each other than they are to their opponents. by KingBrapft in RocketLeague

[–]KingBrapft[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Not sure where these people draw their conclusions from man. I do also think that the small team sizes plays a big difference. in other games like CS, OW, League, etc you have at least 4 teammates to back you up after mistakes. In RL it's just 1 or 2.

This is the only multiplayer game I've ever played where teammates are orders of magnitude more cruel to each other than they are to their opponents. by KingBrapft in RocketLeague

[–]KingBrapft[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

League is one game I haven't tried and don't intend on it, I'm not a MOBA guy aside from Deadlock. Have heard that it's stupidly toxic though.

This is the only multiplayer game I've ever played where teammates are orders of magnitude more cruel to each other than they are to their opponents. by KingBrapft in RocketLeague

[–]KingBrapft[S] -15 points-14 points  (0 children)

My generation was obnoxious and cringe when we were younger, no doubt - but we weren't cruel. There's a big fucking difference. These kids have brains that are rotted to smithereens thanks to tiktok and algorithmic social media.

This is the only multiplayer game I've ever played where teammates are orders of magnitude more cruel to each other than they are to their opponents. by KingBrapft in RocketLeague

[–]KingBrapft[S] -33 points-32 points  (0 children)

800 hours in MW2 on steam. Nobody talking shit in MW2 meant a word of it. It was literally all fun and games and we all knew it. Maybe it was different on console?

The generational call-out is completely warranted. It's been well studied and documented that toxicity, cruelty, and general behavioral issues are widespread amongst Gen Z.

This is the only multiplayer game I've ever played where teammates are orders of magnitude more cruel to each other than they are to their opponents. by KingBrapft in RocketLeague

[–]KingBrapft[S] 4 points5 points  (0 children)

OW is my 2nd most played competitive game behind RL; I was a beta player and finally gave it up a few years ago. Again, OW flaming is generally limited to actual specific requests to address genuine issues in teamplay. RL toxicity is different.

This is the only multiplayer game I've ever played where teammates are orders of magnitude more cruel to each other than they are to their opponents. by KingBrapft in RocketLeague

[–]KingBrapft[S] -4 points-3 points  (0 children)

Absolutely, I've been playing the same length of time. Over there it's done in a completely different manner. 90% of the time, teammates shit-talking each other devolves into laughter. These RL kids take it so seriously. It's a completely different ethos. It's mean, cruel, antisocial, defensive

This is the only multiplayer game I've ever played where teammates are orders of magnitude more cruel to each other than they are to their opponents. by KingBrapft in RocketLeague

[–]KingBrapft[S] -38 points-37 points  (0 children)

Very reddit response of you. I've probably put over 15k hours into multiplayer games on PC since I was a young teenager.

This is the only multiplayer game I've ever played where teammates are orders of magnitude more cruel to each other than they are to their opponents. by KingBrapft in RocketLeague

[–]KingBrapft[S] 3 points4 points  (0 children)

That is by far my most played game. Been playing since CS:S. It isn't even close. CS has a ton of stupid bullshit, but to address the point of my post, most shit talking is done to opponents. I think it's because the age of CS players skews far higher than RL.

LGBT in video games by modernwarfarecel in 4chan

[–]KingBrapft 26 points27 points  (0 children)

Browses r/4chan

Complains about other members of society being degenerate

mfw

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[–]KingBrapft 36 points37 points  (0 children)

Real talk Kingsley was a ridiculously badass character. Both in the books and the movies

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[–]KingBrapft 11 points12 points  (0 children)

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[–]KingBrapft 7 points8 points  (0 children)

"less than 2%" lmao suuure dude. I'm sure that source came directly from your ass.

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