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Honestly curious, why do people get so upset over insults towards them in game?

Billy VoHagen··1 votes·328 views

I'll put this out there first, I'm not toxic in game, but if Riot was more lenient with toxicity punishments, I'd probably be more toxic towards people who intentionally ruin games.

Moving on, why are people so offended by things said in game? Who cares if some asshat in a game calls you a bitch or tells you to kill yourself? He's just some angry kid in his room? If they're just toxic, they're not ruining the game. The people who intentionally feed are the ones people should be upset over.

I've actually been in a game where there was a guy feeding, he was flaming everyone, and someone on our team said, completely seriously, "You're giving me PTSD."

Fucking PTSD. (The guy was a dick and should be punished, but still) Do people actually get so offended that they think it relates to actual PTSD, like when you watch your friends get shot?

I don't know, can someone help me understand?

6 Comments

Guy Fox Teemo4 votes

The same reason people get offended IRL, those are still real people. Just because its a game doesn't make it any different.

Being an asshat IRL is just as bad as being an asshat online. Do you think kids in school who are bullied, call shit, stupid, loser , etc. Don't feel bad?

Words are a lot more powerful then you think man.

Billy VoHagen1 votes

If someone said the same thing to me in the real world as they do on league, I would brush it off. Who cares what they think?

And I know words can hurt, I've been bullied. When I was younger, I didn't talk until I was about 6, so I went to a school for mentally disabled kids. When I moved to an elementary school, I was bullied for that. Later on in life, I was also bullied a bit for being chubby. But I matured and learned to not let it affect me.

The thing is, if the person saying the mean things to you doesn't mather, then why do the words?

Guy Fox Teemo2 votes

You're not a Psychologist and you know nothing about how word affect people. Different people react differently, theres a lot of reasons behind it I can't explain, why? I'm not a Psychologist, who studies this matter, so I don't suggest you vent about it either if you know nothing on the subject.

D3m37r11 votes

Some people take this game a bit to serious.

Veruka1 votes

Some people take being insulted serious, and it has absolutely nothing to do with the game.

Fuzzyears1 votes

It creates a negative atmosphere in the game. That does ruin games for the other people in game.

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