what is toxic and what is banter?

Hotaru is Waifu·8/23/2018, 11:20:36 PM·2 votes·2,152 views

im just curious as to what people think because ive been in games where people have told people to kill themselves racist and all that i believe there are some things that should not be said but i do not believe that telling someone they are sht on a video game is toxic there is no threats or making fun of peoples real world issues all that im doing is telling my enemy laner hes bad my smurfs have been punished in the past because of this and i think it is silly that me saying someone sucks has gotten me 14 day ban you can disagree but fighting with people and a little bm about gameplay and not real world issues should not be held at such a high standard i personally like it when i go back and fourth with my opposing laner everytime we make a mistake we trash talk its one thing i enjoy about online gaming
Ps i never call my team sh
t my opinion is that if your on the same team there is no room for that only enemy players

16 Comments

Umbral Regent8/23/2018, 11:24:52 PM4 votes

A quick Google Search for "Banter definition" provides this:

Banter noun

  • the playful and friendly exchange of teasing remarks.

verb

  • talk or exchange remarks in a good-humored teasing way.

Which means that telling someone that they're "shit", or that they suck, or whatever other insult you decide to throw at them is not banter.

Randomonium8/23/2018, 11:26:04 PM1 votes

The people you are playing with are strangers so in general I'd say treat them like how you would treat someone you were meeting for the first time in real life. In general, shit talking is only appropriate when you already have an established positive relationship with someone so I would argue that most shit talking is not appropriate for games, especially since tone is extremely important with things like playful insults and you can't convey tone with typing.

Clockwork Mouse8/23/2018, 11:31:08 PM1 votes

When I play Ekko or Lucian and people start calling me a %%%%%% and making all kinds of racist things, I know it is just banter. They are having fun and being creative. If they are doing it when i am not playing a black character then they are just edge lords

Automated Riven8/23/2018, 11:43:04 PM1 votes

If your want to know it's super easy.

Are you insulting someone?. It's toxic

If not its banter.

Hotaru is Waifu8/24/2018, 12:13:02 AM1 votes

oh no i got downvoted twice xD