Boards›Player Behavior

Counter Flame

braindead eboy·3/1/2018, 11:39:23 PM·1 votes·817 views

I have noticed that when there is a troll trolling someone, if you tell the victim to calm down and you will report said troll, they usually do. The problem comes from when no one speaks up, that leaves a person feeling helpless. I think this is the main reason people argue for the "counter flame" method of dealing with trolls. Nothing hurts more knowing that 3 other people are watching you suffer and won't do anything about it. At that point the game really is a waste of time, that troll wont get banned and you still lose and have a bad time AND have to sit there for the full game just to suffer. I think anyone would be annoyed at this situation so counter flame is fine. If it gets their stress out right then than what is the problem. It really is there only defense physiologically from such a HELPLESS situation. The other 3 people obliviously don't care or they would speak up.

I also think counter flame is a attempt at highlighting the trolls actions. If a few other people aren't saying or doing anything about it then one way for them to notice would be to make a big deal out of it.

This is something I have noticed and my thoughts on the subject. I think a solution to this problem would be to add a report player option in game as many games have, that way people do not feel so helpless in game. Making it visible to everyone like the surrender vote would be good as well.

11 Comments

Xidphel3/1/2018, 11:48:49 PM2 votes

highlighting the trolls actions

Why? So others can report? That's redundantly redundant. A single report flags the game for review.

Telephone Booth3/2/2018, 4:15:03 AM2 votes

Counter flame? What is your kitchen on fire or sumthin?? Tssss tssss...

Telephone Booth3/2/2018, 4:21:48 AM2 votes

I disagree with the premise that flaming back makes the person feel better. I don't think it does. They still feel bullied and miserable and want out. Counter flame does nothing but add more fire to the flame. That's why they need to just mute. Why do people constantly bitch about getting flamed, yet they never seem to use the mute button?? Now THAT is some complex psychological shit. I don't wanna play a match and listen to someone get bullied the whole time... But even more so, I don't want to play a match and have to feel the repercussions of two people arguing, saying the cringiest shit (insulting video game skills? Fucking retarded) and not focusing on the game cuz they're busy trying to verbally one-up eachother. That's where mute doesn't help so much. Idiots arguing throughout a match don't play well at all.

Rhastalord3/2/2018, 12:14:43 AM1 votes

If you don't know already, convicing others to report the troll is negative behaviour and you can get banned for it. You either say things that will please your teammates, or shut up and mute them, else you'll get punished. That's the system and that's the world we live in. ;)

ModEvangele12/30/2019, 10:09:02 AM1 votes

Nami Spooky when long dead threads come back from the grave!

While the art of thread necromancy can be useful in some cases, this unfortunately, is not one of those times. I am putting this poor zombie back gently into that good night.

RIP thread.