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Some people are destined to be saints, while others personalities are black. Black as the aces of spades! (Whoever remembers this reference has had a good childhood!). I for one am not toxic... I’m...
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@apostolateofDOOMYou mean you don't like Sergeant Gunny types?! I really want to quote him but I'm fairly confident that would get me into trouble. I'm actually fairly chill.. I don't hand out advice unless people ask for help. I might occasionally ask for a portal, zip or one of the abilities from a teammate. Every once in a while I get a really new player, most of them you have to guide with their ult/abilities. Nothing like being with a new Gibi player who throws down their ult inside of the tunnels near train yard.. My heart rate increases and I go into full on panic mode. If we survive, I become the most passive player in the game hoping for top 3 and third party opportunity.
Worst I do now is a "what are you doing looting?! We are engaged in a fight!"
@OldTreeCreeper I don't mind no mic players. But mics definitely help with looting and clearing areas, especially if you're looking for certain guns or certain attachments. I have a teabag system.. Teabag if you need this or that. Let me see what guns you have, so I can look for attachments..
@Koochi-Q I agree with what you said but think it was a bad example. 😛
@DarthValtrex I don't give advice to randoms now even in ranked as it usually falls on deaf ears anyway.. unless like you said asking for an ult and I also don't do backseat gaming as I know how off putting it can be but I might talk to them about it after.
Sergeant Gunny types just shows a heated passion and sometimes they're quite creative but laughter is the best medicine and they don't like that. 😉
- @apostolateofDOOM That’s the main reason I don’t hand out advice. I don’t want to be a back seat gamer. I do give encouragement and praise, try and build up that confidence.
I try and have fun with all personality types and people. Even the people who seem to be angry at the world. I don’t try and psychoanalyze people, but I know what it’s like to be depressed among other things. Those are typically the ones who need a friend the most. @DarthValtrex I'm not well versed in Psychology but like you I have seen the bottom of the barrel a couple times and those that have been there are usually more empathetic and protective of others from that pain.
Gamers that use games as a form of desperate escapism definitely could do with some positive reinforcement and just like behavioural issues, homelessness or drug addiction, there is a stigma where people don't want to be involved but it's that involvement that's sometimes critical to helping that person in need.
People forget it's someone's son/daughter, brother/sister ect..and in the case of raging toxic gamers there have been multiple instances where they have had outbursts and I take the brunt of it but we managed to resolve the difference and went on to play further games together that were pretty chill and their attitude changed for the better from then on.
In my eyes, if he does that with others too, is a win.
- @apostolateofDOOM Not well versed in psychology but I see some clear psychological words there sir DOOM :P
Escapism however is never, and I mean never a good coping mechanism. Always try for reactive one if one’s not very proactive. This is always better than escapism which is a sort of reactive coping but it’s more in it’s own league...
Immersion in something, like gaming for instance, is a good reactive coping as you don’t bury your head in sand while not trying to think of the thing you want to forget (sounds weird right). As long as you sooner or later (try to) face whatever it is you’re running from.
Free advice right here ppl... now pay me! XD - @Koochi-Q Which ones so I can remove them. :P
Although time does help heal some wounds, I agree, escapism is never the answer but sometimes the person knows it and doesn't know how to deal with the issues until someone offers a hand in support.
That hand and some time can sometimes be the key.
Wait, what? Where's my money!! xD
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