Board 8 > Why do Halo players seem so angry?

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Ace_Killjoy
08/18/11 10:04:00 AM
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I keep getting the "angry" vibe every time I go over to one of the Halo boards, or whenever I hear most people on X-Box live.

Is there something about the series that makes people inherently angry?

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KingButz
08/18/11 10:04:00 AM
#2:


They are playing on 360

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neonreaper
08/18/11 10:06:00 AM
#3:


Ace_Killjoy posted...
I keep getting the "angry" vibe every time I go over to one of the Halo boards, or whenever I hear most people on X-Box live.

Is there something about the series that makes people inherently angry?


could a game really make someone "inherently" angry?

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GranzonEx
08/18/11 10:06:00 AM
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Who wouldn't be angry when their console is abandoned in favor of the PS3?
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foolm0ron
08/18/11 10:07:00 AM
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I knew a guy in college that would play Halo and get SUPER ANGRY and just start screaming at the screen/xbox live. I think it was mostly just for fun though cuz it was hilarious to watch.

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PrivateBiscuit1
08/18/11 10:07:00 AM
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If you think they're angry, you should play any Call of Duty game.

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azuarc
08/18/11 10:09:00 AM
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I used to get angry every time I played Halo at my friend's. It's pretty annoying to be scoffed at by 10-year-olds in chipmunk voices telling me how much I suck because I don't know which weapons are better than which or how to navigate the maps.
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Biolizard28
08/18/11 10:14:00 AM
#8:


azuarc posted...
I used to get angry every time I played Halo at my friend's. It's pretty annoying to be scoffed at by 10-year-olds in chipmunk voices telling me how much I suck because I don't know which weapons are better than which or how to navigate the maps.

This sounds like the main reason.

It's usually not about the fact that you did poorly, but about somebody pointing out how much better at this he is.

When I get pissed off at an online game (Which is shamefully common) I can only picture some smug bastard on the other end silently judging me and thinking about how much of a scrub I am.

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Lord Ephraim
08/18/11 10:20:00 AM
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KingButz posted...
They are playing on 360

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Liquid Wind
08/18/11 10:22:00 AM
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Lord Ephraim posted...
KingButz posted...
They are playing on 360


and people actually try to deny it when we call this place nintendo 8
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ZFS
08/18/11 10:23:00 AM
#11:


Mute button is the best thing to happen to Halo. If you aren't playing with some friends it can be brutal.

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Theo72
08/18/11 10:27:00 AM
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BECAUSE **** YOU THAT'S WHY

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Ace_Killjoy
08/18/11 10:55:00 AM
#13:


neonreaper posted...
could a game really make someone "inherently" angry?

No. It just seems like it sometimes. The Halo boards seem like angry places too.

@ Biolizard:
Yes. I so know that feeling. Only, I don't imagine them being silent in their judgement.

I don't know. Maybe it's more of an FPS thing, as I have heard some insane stuff about Call of Duty. Or maybe it's a competitiveness thing.

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DeathChicken
08/18/11 10:57:00 AM
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If you've ever played Team Fortress (the original), it's the absolute worst for that kind of thing

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Ace_Killjoy
08/18/11 11:04:00 AM
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DeathChicken posted...
If you've ever played Team Fortress (the original), it's the absolute worst for that kind of thing

Never played the original. But I know that TF2 can get quite immature.

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SHINE GET 64
08/18/11 11:09:00 AM
#16:


360 guys are always angry
PS3 guys are always european
PC guys are always talking about how gay the guy they're playing against is


this has happened to me enough to be more than pure coincidence.

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DeathChicken
08/18/11 11:11:00 AM
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Well, I take that back. It's not as bad as Counterstrike, *That's* the worst

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OmarsComin
08/18/11 11:16:00 AM
#18:


Warcraft 3 is filled with mostly lovely people, and only occasional bad people. All hail RTS, the gentleman's genre. I haven't played Civ 5 online but I suspect there's mostly nice people there too. My small amount of GGPO Third Strike suggests to me that fighting game (or at least GGPO) has a pleasant userbase also.

Also they are angry because they are playing Halo instead of Timesplitters. I'd be upset too!
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ZFS
08/18/11 11:24:00 AM
#19:


PSN SSF4 people are pretty civil. I've gotten some nice post-match messages, no bad ones!

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KingButz
08/18/11 11:36:00 AM
#20:


Liquid Wind posted...
Lord Ephraim posted...
KingButz posted...
They are playing on 360

and people actually try to deny it when we call this place nintendo 8


I actually like 360 alot, but I also know how to make fun. It's a lot better than always *****ing about how the board likes a different console than you do. Who ****ing cares?

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ffmasterjose
08/18/11 12:12:00 PM
#21:


I admit, I get pissed when I play Reach. But only when I get killed by a camper. But then I just go back and throw a plasma grenade on their face and I feel tons better.

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Ace_Killjoy
08/18/11 1:34:00 PM
#22:


I get ticked sometimes when:
1) I have a fair amount of bad luck.
2) When my whole team and I get murdered by ONE banshee.
3) Campers.
4) When I have to go up against a team of insanely high ranking guys and, somehow, half my team quits.
5) When my shots don't register.

It's usually short lived, and mostly me raging at myself for not being better (and sometimes at them for cheese).

Also, T-bagging is one of the dumbest things I've seen.

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RevolverSaro
08/18/11 1:38:00 PM
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OmarsComin posted...
Warcraft 3 is filled with mostly lovely people, and only occasional bad people. All hail RTS, the gentleman's genre. I haven't played Civ 5 online but I suspect there's mostly nice people there too. My small amount of GGPO Third Strike suggests to me that fighting game (or at least GGPO) has a pleasant userbase also.

Also they are angry because they are playing Halo instead of Timesplitters. I'd be upset too!


Every match I've played of Shogun 2 Total War has been pleasant. Great fanbase. I feel like I'm playing a friendly game of chess or something

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JJH777
08/18/11 1:40:00 PM
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Because Halo is terrible.

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Ace_Killjoy
08/18/11 6:16:00 PM
#25:


I just discovered how fun it is to fake an accent online. That seemed to lighten things up.

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Azp2k32
08/18/11 6:20:00 PM
#26:


OmarsComin posted...
Warcraft 3 is filled with mostly lovely people, and only occasional bad people. All hail RTS, the gentleman's genre. I haven't played Civ 5 online but I suspect there's mostly nice people there too. My small amount of GGPO Third Strike suggests to me that fighting game (or at least GGPO) has a pleasant userbase also.

Also they are angry because they are playing Halo instead of Timesplitters. I'd be upset too!


SC2's got a good fanbase too. While you do have dicks, there's a lot of friendly people who will joke around with you as you kick their ass. TF2 also has a remarkably consistently awesome playerbase, perhaps the best of any game.

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Ace_Killjoy
08/18/11 6:30:00 PM
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I'm not sure, but I think the Armored Core fanbase is full of very irate people.

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TheCodeisBosco
08/18/11 6:32:00 PM
#28:


Ladies and gentlemen, the greatest ragequit of all time.

http://www.smogon.com/forums/showthread.php?t=3449637

Ace_Killjoy posted...
DeathChicken posted...
If you've ever played Team Fortress (the original), it's the absolute worst for that kind of thing

Never played the original. But I know that TF2 can get quite immature.


****ing VOUCH. I've never even played the freaking game, and I still find the TF2 fanbase mostly insufferable. It's surprisingly hard to escape their whining about free players and/or hats.

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Azp2k32
08/18/11 6:45:00 PM
#29:


TheCodeisBosco posted...


Never played the original. But I know that TF2 can get quite immature.

****ing VOUCH. I've never even played the freaking game, and I still find the TF2 fanbase mostly insufferable. It's surprisingly hard to escape their whining about free players and/or hats.


Are we talking about the actual game or the forums? The Steam TF2 forums are god awful abominations, but the players of the game itself are almost always chill, good humored people.

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Blairville
08/18/11 6:53:00 PM
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I'm not sure, but I think the Armored Core fanbase is full of very irate people.

It's pretty surprising. It doesn't seem like the kind of game for that fanbase.

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Emporer_Kazbar
08/18/11 6:56:00 PM
#31:


From: Liquid Wind | #010
and people actually try to deny it when we call this place nintendo 8


And yet it's clearly Sony 8!

Not that I'm complaining.

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Natwaf_akidna
08/18/11 6:56:00 PM
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Oh god that Smogon rage XD

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Blairville
08/18/11 6:59:00 PM
#33:


That Smogon rage actually makes me wanna play Pokemon.

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TheCodeisBosco
08/18/11 6:59:00 PM
#34:


Azp2k32 posted...
TheCodeisBosco posted...


Never played the original. But I know that TF2 can get quite immature.

****ing VOUCH. I've never even played the freaking game, and I still find the TF2 fanbase mostly insufferable. It's surprisingly hard to escape their whining about free players and/or hats.

Are we talking about the actual game or the forums? The Steam TF2 forums are god awful abominations, but the players of the game itself are almost always chill, good humored people.


A decent number of TF2 fans seem pretty irritating on forums, whether they're seasoned players, newbies, or in between. I haven't played the game itself (yet), though, so hopefully the in-game community is more civil!

Also, I have to stress this: to anyone who hasn't heard about the Energy Ball Jellicent/"Somalian Suicide" incident, please check out that link I posted! I swear, I was almost in tears from laughing so hard.

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Ace_Killjoy
08/18/11 7:03:00 PM
#35:


TheCodeisBosco posted...
Also, I have to stress this: to anyone who hasn't heard about the Energy Ball Jellicent/"Somalian Suicide" incident, please check out that link I posted! I swear, I was almost in tears from laughing so hard.

Oh, I checked it out alright. Wow. Just wow.
I wish I knew more about what they were referring to, but the first post alone sounds utterly ridiculous. :P

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TheGeonaut
08/18/11 7:05:00 PM
#36:


SHINE GET 64 posted...
360 guys are always angry
PS3 guys are always european
PC guys are always talking about how gay the guy they're playing against is


this has happened to me enough to be more than pure coincidence.


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XIII_rocks
08/18/11 7:08:00 PM
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Lol that suicide

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Kenri
08/18/11 7:11:00 PM
#38:


Ladies and gentlemen, the greatest ragequit of all time.

http://www.smogon.com/forums/showthread.php?t=3449637


Well, my day is 100x better now that I've read that!

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TheCodeisBosco
08/18/11 7:20:00 PM
#39:


Glad to see y'all are cracking up at the Somalian Suicide. The fanart is the best part!

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MegaWentEvil
08/18/11 7:21:00 PM
#40:


@SHINE GET 64

PC guys are always talking about how gay the guy they're playing against is

And they should get called out by that guy/gal EXACTLY for using gay as an insult. Homophobia is a special kind of prejudice.

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Natwaf_akidna
08/18/11 7:23:00 PM
#41:


external image

BEST

I must know more about this EB Jelly.

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TheCodeisBosco
08/18/11 7:26:00 PM
#42:


Natwaf_akidna posted...
external image

BEST

I must know more about this EB Jelly.


HAHAHAHAHA, that was freaking awesome. I'm totally using a Jellicent with this moveset now.

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Ace_Killjoy
08/19/11 9:34:00 AM
#43:


What game were they referring to?
/ignorance

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FFaddict1313
08/19/11 9:49:00 AM
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TF2's community will depend on just what servers you go onto. Found a good rotation server? It's probably full of a good, fun community. Got into the random 24/7 2Fort server? Well...

I get the feeling that most of the people complaining about hats, etc, on forums don't really play the game much in the first place.

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AlecTrevelyan006
08/19/11 9:51:00 AM
#45:


Icehawk used to get angry playing not because he was terrible, but because the people around him were so terrible. Icehawk hates his teammates.

And screw you PS3, you ruined the SOCOM community, my favorite community in gaming.

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VincentLauw
08/19/11 10:01:00 AM
#46:


I never get why people get angry at any game

isn't gaming a form of entertainment aka having fun aka not being angry

some people are just dumb I guess. If I'd get angry at a game I'd just stop playing. I almost never get frustrated though, only when I have to do the same part over and over again or something because I can't get past it. But that's not multiplayer so lol

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Ace_Killjoy
08/19/11 10:07:00 AM
#47:


VincentLauw posted...
I never get why people get angry at any game

isn't gaming a form of entertainment aka having fun aka not being angry

some people are just dumb I guess. If I'd get angry at a game I'd just stop playing. I almost never get frustrated though, only when I have to do the same part over and over again or something because I can't get past it. But that's not multiplayer so lol


When players value victory, it frustrates them when the fail. Also, the whole "competitive" thing really drives the rage up, I think.
Sometimes, people just get too serious and forget that it's just a game.

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VincentLauw
08/19/11 10:14:00 AM
#48:


From: Ace_Killjoy | #047
VincentLauw posted...
I never get why people get angry at any game

isn't gaming a form of entertainment aka having fun aka not being angry

some people are just dumb I guess. If I'd get angry at a game I'd just stop playing. I almost never get frustrated though, only when I have to do the same part over and over again or something because I can't get past it. But that's not multiplayer so lol


When players value victory, it frustrates them when the fail. Also, the whole "competitive" thing really drives the rage up, I think.
Sometimes, people just get too serious and forget that it's just a game.


I don't have that thrive to be 'the best' when it comes to games I guess. Sure, I have more fun when I'm winning but it doesn't mean I don't have fun when I'm losing.

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the icon ownz all
08/19/11 10:15:00 AM
#49:


you guys should play UC2 with Wigs

now that guy gets angry

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Ace_Killjoy
08/19/11 3:29:00 PM
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VincentLauw posted...
I don't have that thrive to be 'the best' when it comes to games I guess. Sure, I have more fun when I'm winning but it doesn't mean I don't have fun when I'm losing.

You must be a rare breed.
When I loose and get frustrated about it, it's because:
A. I made a mistake or could have done better.

or

B. I'm not even getting a chance to do anything. (I.E. My team is down to like 3 guys against 8 high ranking guys in warthogs, tanks, and ghosts, with snipers picking us off, and no place to hide.)

The first one is my problem, but I honestly doubt the second is fun for anyone.

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