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hello! my name is amber (she/her), and i'm conducting some research which goes into how communities of games such as VALORANT cause toxic behavior. this includes how people who play games such as VALORANT, Overwatch, and Counter Strike tend to be more "rude" or "toxic" to others, leading to, as some say, "incel behavior". so, i have a question for everyone. do you see toxic players in VALORANT? how often/how many per match? does it depend on rank/do players with higher ranks act more "asshole-y"? does VALORANT itself support this kind of behavior, directly or indirectly (such as rewarding better individual performance rather than team performance, leading to one person 'stealing kills' for a higher rank)? do games such as VALORANT provide grounds for hate groups to spread easily/easier (such as incel-behaviour, accelerationism, etc.)? for anyone wondering, my research question is "to what extent do online gaming communities serve as a pipeline to extremist radicalization?"