A video game rant...

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It annoys me just a little bit when grown adults get mad about video games. They’re just games. Not news, not family stuff, not school, not work, but video games.

It’s a little bit immature. Can anyone else relate?

How annoying on the scale one to ten?

Could I put it in another perspective; Have you as an individual dedicated or invest in a TV show, movie or anything emotionally that a outcome did not meet your expectation like on Jane the Virgin that Jane chose Raphael over Michael and you spiral into misery because the writers or at least the most annoying and god awful villian kills them.

Have you ever lost your temper at least once because a dog would constantly barking over you and jumps at you when you are just travelling from one room to another or somebody does something you do not like? How do you feel about it?

Adults have emotions also, unfortunately.

I dislike it when I play an online game and make a mistake, then get bombarded with insults. Now, if I do slip up, I don't mind people showing some annoyance at me and / or offering advice to improve, but when people start saying "Wow, you moron, you (swearing for a long time), you should just go (more profanity). How dare you make us lose?", then I find that off-putting. If you're playing on a public server, then you should be aware that you're playing with all kinds of players of varying skill ability. Chances are, you didn't start off great either. I dislike people who act this way because it puts off new players joining the game. The game is supposed to be fun. If you only want to play among professionals, then either join or make a private server strictly for top players.

Now, I understand that it can be easy to get invested in a game. Still, it's important not to scare or put everyone who isn't amazing off. After all, researching the game and practicing it is how you improve. I also dislike the attitude of having to complete everything in the game and that anyone who doesn't isn't a true fan. Look, I just want to play the main game- I don't want to spend my time searching for all fifty hidden objects.

Further, I dislike that I'm treated differently if others know my gender. Now, this isn't true of all gamers of course. However, I have noticed that people tend to assume that I'm more competent if they think I'm male. When referred to as he in the game, I don't correct them. I pick a neutral username and a fairly default neutral avatar. Also, I find that people are more likely to form alliances with me if they think I'm a guy. The only time people know that I'm female is when I'm playing on a private server among friends. I avoid games that require audible voice to communicate, preferring text-based ones.

Personally, I don't consider myself a gamer because I tend to just play casually to wind down. There's a lot of baggage that comes with that term and I dislike people wanting me to prove it. People are allowed to like things casually. Being a more invested fan is fine, but there's no shame in liking something without researching it inside and out. I mean, I'm an obsessed fan over various book series but I wouldn't yell at someone for not knowing / remembering more niche facts that I know about the story.

^It is pointless being rational with irrational people, especially those who are emotionally out of control.
Some jump at the opportunity to vent.
My best advice is: Don't Feed The Trolls."
These gaming venues are the haunts of sociopaths and psychopaths who like pulling people's "Emotional Chains".

There are a lot of dickeds in online gaming.
A simple fact.
I just ignore them, in the games I play.
Simples.

PEPE STOP BEING RIGHT ALL THE TIME

<from the background>
Don't be too nice to Pepe. He might fall perpetually in endearment with you.

It's ok I only set him on people who are bad to me.

I thought about that. The interaction with guys is usually easier. Beside of that tend people to think that guys are much more obsessed to win and become less fast confused in difficult situations. It's like in real life where women are nice and social but bad team players who would risk a lot to win or to safe their friends especially if those are males. Of course there are things where women are faster at recognizing them and their fine motoric skills as required for gaming are usually better.
In real life there are several differences in nonverbal communication as well. Men use and care more gestics as required for hunting women care facial expressions for social interaction more.

It applies to games like CSGO that either have hackers, Russians or kids or all of the above.....I am surprised that I did not get a response from the original thread creator so we can have a discussion over it like adults but I am pretty sure she will chasing her tail on why it annoys instead of accepting that anger is part of the gaming. But there are certain gamers who rants over nothing and my example might have driven her away because I went on rant about a TV show.

BTW sort of unrelated but I am still recovering from the Last of Us Part II for screwing Ellie over and not let her settle with Dina at the end.

I stopped reading before I hit the *SPOILER*! !!
I am only halfway through!

I get frustrated easy, and if I’m really into something I can go overboard with it. I don’t like how I act so I’ve been learning to calm myself down, along with just removing myself away from the situation. Calm down, and try again later.

Games are designed to elicit an emotional response, it is part of their purpose. When you play chess for instance, it is a competition; someone will win and someone will lose. You can experience different emotions from a loss, so anger can be one such expectation.

From another viewpoint, family stuff, school, work, etc. Do you value these experiences over games because they are more "physical"? To me, online, offline, virtual, physical; those are all very real and to be taken just as seriously. People exist behind avatars, screen names, and webcams. Even NPC's exist as electrical signals in the physical world. I have learned many applicable life skills from games, as well as found ways to better understand people, even formed physical friendships.

I think the reaction is more of a sign of temperament, not maturity. People can be angry after a fight with a sibling, failing an exam, or from a bad interaction with a customer or coworker at work, I think it is just as valid as "losing" at a game.