The backwards logic of the community

AstroFerrari ·Sep 7, 2015·5 votes·674 views

People say they hate playing ranked because of AFKs and disconnections, people who are unranked who avoided that are ridiculed and are made to feel like their opinions of the game are less valid

People say to play simpler champions before trying more mechanically demanding ones, those same people call others scrubs and noobs for playing garen, yi, or darius

People come to these boards to solve the problem of new players having a tough time adjusting to the game, people say "haha nub get gud"

You like Vayne? Congratulations, you're practically Hitler in this communities eyes

I don't play video games to give myself a headache. I don't play video games to prove how good I am to anyone. I just play to have fun with my friends. When did this game stop being about having fun? Isn't that the literal point of video games?

9 Comments

Deep Terror NamiSep 7, 20153 votes

You aren't talking about "the community" here, you're just talking about Diamond jerks that make a bunch of smurfs specifically to insult and shit on people all day.

AstroFerrari Sep 7, 20152 votes

it does make more sense now that you put it that way.

Sona PingSep 9, 20151 votes

"Diamond"? You give them too much credit.

AlljoySep 7, 20152 votes

Fun means different things to different people.

To you, fun might be playing with your friends, to a psychopath, fun might be playing with their friends'

.. innards.

Rand0mH3r0XSep 7, 20152 votes

I don't play CoD because of how much BS shooting at someone for an hour = you died because they saw you three hours ago and shot you. Some games get me really frustrated because of things that just make the dumbest sense.

Angry MonsterSep 7, 20152 votes

learn the history of the word "game". It is deeply tied to the word compete.

AstroFerrari Sep 7, 20151 votes

the history of the word "video game" is deeply tied to entertainment and fun. it's meant to be enjoyed

Miror BSep 9, 20151 votes

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the history of the word "video game" is deeply tied to entertainment and fun. it's meant to be enjoyed

The problem of course being that this isn't so much a "game" anymore as it is an "e-sport". Look at the world finals for this game, and look at how much $ is being handed out for all the teams, and it kinda throws much of what you say out the window. People can enjoy it if they want, but if they also choose to enjoy it a bit less in exchange for making $ off it, there isn't any real harm in it.