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SennApex0's avatar
SennApex0
Rising Scout
3 years ago

why am i being purposely teamed up with greifers/ toxic players

i can't have A SINGLE match without being called the r word or without someone [CM - removed] the entire match
why can't i have just one normal ranked game? without any throwers/ toxic trash cans
idk if my ban history has anything to do with it but its fr hindering my ability to play this game
ffs even if i get 2000 more dmg than my team combined i still get * talked 

reporting doesnt do * since this always happens over vc

discussion

8 Replies

  • XHelperZ's avatar
    XHelperZ
    Hero+
    3 years ago

    @SennTV 

    Some regions might have some more toxic players, switching datacenters might help with this.

    F2P games usually have a high % of players that really don't like to follow rules or be nice, it sucks a lot.

  • Xubunnytwo's avatar
    Xubunnytwo
    3 years ago
    @SennTV here is a good idea. If you don't like random PUGs play with a friend. Don't have friends? Make some friends in the game or find someone in your community who enjoys playing. I get into a random PUG once in a while, and never expect much from my team, but some surprise me.
  • reconzero's avatar
    reconzero
    Seasoned Ace
    3 years ago

    @SennTV

    In 20 years of playing competitive shooters I never once found ranked play to be anything but a sewer, including for the reasons you stated but for many others as well. And I have yet to hear a rationale that makes sense to me for why people go into ranked matches when they could just play unranked instead. What is the carrot that ranked play is dangling in front of you that makes you willing to tolerate that kind of abuse? Whatever it is, it isn't worth it.

  • matzesingt's avatar
    matzesingt
    3 years ago
    @reconzero The carrot is called a high rank 🙂

    Just thicken up and ignore the “abuse“ never cared about those raging kids
  • matzesingt's avatar
    matzesingt
    3 years ago

    @SennTVNo sir ea is not out for you, the reality is that online gaming is a toxic pisspit… I’ve been arround in online gaming for like 20 years and it’s always been that way and always will be. As long as there are no rl consequences people will do it…ea cannot stop this with banning some people here and there, their zero tolerance policy falls flat on hits butt since by now every soul knows that nothing will happen in voicechat.
    If you can’t handle those toxic kids, mute squad and be done with it.

  • reconzero's avatar
    reconzero
    Seasoned Ace
    3 years ago
    @matzesingt

    "The carrot is called a high rank"

    Somebody once said, "That and a dime will get you a phone call." Dating myself there, I know.

    The utility that I can see in a ranking system is to have it tell you where you stand relative to other players. That is one aspect of ranking systems that seems psychologically coherent to me. But in my experience most of the players I came across in ranked, or conversed with in forum environments, treated ranking systems like a ladder. And got incredibly frustrated and even angry when they hit their ceiling. They would vent this frustration liberally on the developers and also on their teammates or anyone within earshot. It's just depressing to see people so frustrated over something they completely misunderstand, or possibly understand too well but can't control or master. It's a rare player in my experience who enjoys the process of ranking up to the limit of their abilities and then feels no bitterness about that limit. Unless you're a player who is a household name. And therefore probably has no skill ceiling at all to be frustrated about.

    All that said, more power to the people who genuinely love the grind.
  • JamieFameFlame's avatar
    JamieFameFlame
    10 months ago

    I have made a simular post two days in a row now.
    Both my posts have been marked as spam.
    It seems that this issue is not valid to whoever is administrating this site.

  • Asmodeus566's avatar
    Asmodeus566
    Hero+
    10 months ago

    @JamieFameFlame 

    Hey Everyone,

    As this thread is a bit old at this point, we are going to lock this down so that we can prevent any necro-posting.

    If you run into any further issues please create a new thread so that we can begin tracking accordingly!