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Edited by Psychic Donuts: 2/16/2016 5:50:14 PM
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Video Gaming has Become a Hostile Community.

Video games: an entertaining activity that we all do in our free time. What happened to us? I'm not talking about just the #Gaming portion of the Destiny forums, I'm talking about all of the Video Game community. Before I get into it, I would like to say that there are still some nice people, don't get me wrong there but I'm talking about the community as a whole. Just about everywhere you look for information on gaming there will be something about competition. This competition can be good in the sense that it furthers the gaming that we all love. Or it can be bad I'm the sense that people feel they need to be superior to their competitors. The main place that I see this is in the Xbox vs Playstation "fights". The fans that feel the need to be better then their competitor, these are the people I am addressing, the people who need to feel better. Saying that the other platform is bad or that yours is good is being one sided. Both of your consoles have their ups and downs, you fail to see that because all you want is to be better. Now to the bigger picture, we as a whole have taken this hobby and turned it into a hostile place. If we don't like a game then it is immediately a bad game, we give devs so much grief for just trying their hardest for making something FOR US. If you don't like a game then don't annoy the community with your hate. [b][i]I admit to doing this and many of us can[/i][/b]. The reason for why we have become such a picky, hate filled community is not entirely known but I can guess that the constant hate of a few made others hate and thus the cycle goes around, there's a name for this I'm sure of it*. Now, before you start saying that you are a good person, I'm not saying that we are all bad but the hate filled and those that feel the need to be better then others basically yell louder then the kind and good hearted. There are still good people, a prime example would be Reign of Bane. If we all just be a little more like him, or those that are just post a little more we can all attempt to make a difference. This is now sounding like a generic let's all be nice thing. I understand that we can't change our whole Video Game community but we can at least change our forums. Maybe it's just me, but I'm done with all the hate that goes towards each other when we all play and like video games. I'm finishing up here. So next time you feel the need to hate on someone else's beloved game or tell a dev they they f[u]u[/u]cked up think: would you want someone hating on your favorite game or someone saying that your hard worked on project sucks?[spoiler]TL,DR: We need to start being nicer to one another, please, send kindness around and let's see if we can't make this forum a little better. *goldenrule[/spoiler] Edit1: We are trending, thanks to all the people who support what we proposed above. Let's try to make this a reality in our section of the gaming community. Edit2: Many are calling me a hypocrite when I clearly state that I am not a perfect example of this nor should I be. I highlighted it because people aren't seeing it as they should. Edit3: If there are any spelling or grammatical errors that any of you find, please point them out to me. Edit4: [u]I see that Marcgmarajuana showed up, read his comment. It is a perfect example of what I'm talking about here.[/u] Thank you for your time.

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  • Edited by STDs101: 2/15/2016 4:39:35 PM
    Dude did you not go call the fact that I like only a specific gun in certain military styles stupid in one of my post without even taking the time out figure why i do? And then stalk my page telling other people that what I said was stupid?[spoiler]hypocritical to its finest [/spoiler]

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    • This is weird coming from someone who constantly says League of Legends is better than SMITE.

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      • Anonymity makes people feel tough.

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        • Bump

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          • Meh, fukk it. The world in general is a hostile place

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            • Im still gonna hate on destiny sorry

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            • Marc ain't so bad. He gave me some solid advice for bloodborne before. As for his threads about consoles, games, all that stuff.... I've seen some of them. Despite the arguments, I mean he [i]does[/i] usually at least bring up objective points. Idk why he'd care about which console does what best though. I don't necessarily care about such topics so I usually don't reply to them. They are however....full of entertaining users. Both of you being apart of that as well. So I am guilty of being a passerbyer I suppose.

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              Only this way because of what a let down destiny was for most ppl so now they come hear to make others mad most ppl I meet in any game even destiny do not act like they do on the forums

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            • >MarcG420

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              • Edited by MarcG420: 2/16/2016 3:18:13 PM
                What a hypocrite you are. [spoiler]and a joke[/spoiler] [spoiler]if you don't like what people say, ignore them. It's an open forum where people can say what they want. The adult thing to do is to ignore those whose message angers you or upsets you. [b][i][u]you seem incapable of that though and feel the need to ram your ideas and thoughts down others' throats though which is why people tend to be negative and aggressive towards you. People don't like it when the ignorant (you) try to act smarter than others.[/u][/i][/b][/spoiler] [spoiler]and for god's sake, learn the difference between than and then[/spoiler]

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                • Anonymity is the reason. People can get away with saying anything without consequence . Back in the day at an arcade. If you talked shit to a stranger standing right next to you, you wouldn't last long. ha ha. The good old days. ( geez , I feel old. ha ha. )

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                  • I was wondering how long it would take for Sony's Bukkake Boy to show up. At least he admits he's a troll.

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                    • No

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                    • Casual

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                    • It's because 90% are fat nerds who only play "competitive" and get mad but don't stop. They're also never face to face with who they talk to so can say whatever. People at my Muay Thai gym are nicer and fighting is seen to be quite a thuggish sport

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                      • I would actually like to see you be a mod for #gaming (even though you would probs ban meh ;~;)

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                        • Become a troll and every argument becomes hilarious

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                        • Destiny is about the only game I like to spill my hate on.

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                        • Tldr [spoiler]<3[/spoiler]

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                          • Kill yourself

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                            • It's been like this for years and it will keep getting shittier and shittier ( i.e quantum break free stuff complaints) no matter how hard we try the mayority will prefer to put their dick on the disc drive of their platform while screaming in the forums about their superiority instead of actually playing games. Good thread tho, bump i guess

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                                It's the Internet and you can get away with it

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                                • #soundslikelife

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                                • I completely agree.

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                                • Very well said. I like having discussions with people even if we have different opinions on a certain game. I like to know why they enjoy a game or don't. It's hard to find people like that though because it usually turns into something like "that game sucks, it's pure crap" sounding as if their opinion is truth. Everyone feels they are spreading facts when they express their opinion on something, it's annoying as hell and has ruined many gaming communities. It's also annoying when people assume somebody is a fanboy because they like something. Everyone has different opinions and we all need to act like adults about things. One thing I cannot stand is anything to do with console wars. Who cares what system you play on, we're all enjoying games regardless of platform, so why do so many people care or bash other people with different preferences? I agree that everyone really needs to start being friendly with one another, but forums are always full of dicks who feel their opinions are "better" than somebody else's. Reign of bane sets a good example and more people should follow him, he's much like yourself, just trying to spread actual gaming discussions. No fanboying, no judging someone's opinions, no console war crap, let's just talk about games. I've honestly thought about leaving these forums as they're filled with hatred and fanboys galore, but there's a few of you out there that keep me from doing so. I'm glad to see there are at least a few decent people out there trying to make the gaming community a better place. Happy gaming!

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                                  • When gaming became more then an at home past time. When online gaming became a norm. And gaming became peoples jobs. It's no longer a pass time. It's a way of life.

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