Poll: Rage and Gaming

[Scrythe]

As a child, I used to be prone to extreme bursts of anger while gaming. It scared the shit out of my parents.

As an adult, I've got it pretty much under control, although I have a few exceptions:

- Mirror's Edge frustrates me in ways that words cannot describe. Unfortunately, I refused to let that game beat me. I eventually made Hard mode my *****
- The first God of War. I played the second one before I played this one. I beat the second one on Titan. On the first one, I could barely get out of Normal. Fucking Cerberus puppies.
- Recently, Saint's Row 2 has been having that effect on me, but mostly because my shitty gfx card renders this game nearly unplayable, yet it's too damn fun to drop.
- Playing any game with my "friend" Vinny. He's not only one of the biggest shit-talkers in gaming, but he get's way too personal with it, and he has no clue when to stop.

Spoiler: And worst of all...

Years ago, I rented this game at a local Blockbuster because I read a ton of reviews and it got so many high scores.

Long story short, I put a hole in my TV.

Fuck this game.

 

[Ddgafd]

Sometimes, though I've calmed down a lot from my childhood. One good scream and it's okay.

 

[TheZapper]

I do have a tendency to destroy things when playing certain games, Including any nearby handhelds.

 

[fanklok]

yeah I RAEG sometimes when games piss me of but if I'm on my 360 I tend to try and leave the controller alone or if I do end up throwing it its a a couch or something, there was one time I got so mad I tore (yes tore) a PS2 controller in half good thing there's generic ones that are like $5.

 

[IamQ]

When I was 8 and playing SSX, oh, you didn't want to get near me then. The PS2 controller we had back then, was usable, but extremly damaged. When I got angry (Usually when I lost), I started squeezing the controller really hard, and try to bend it so it broke.

Well, eventually it did, kind of. The PS2 controller had two parts of the "shell" so to say. Well, one match I lost and got angry and squized'n' bended controller until these two parts broke loose. They weren't completely seperated from the controller, but enough that, whenever you used it, it would always get loose, and made it extremly hard to hold it, since it was more or less, breaking appart.

 

[lvl9000_woot]

I rage at Armored Core games. I love to play them because I'm a mech/robot fan but I just plain suck at them .

 

[JackyJack]

Yeah. Kicked ass.

 

[Oh That Dude]

Playing Call of Duty has shown me just how bad can rage and ***** about something over the internet. Be it the rage quitters, the control destroyers, or the people who complain about the bullshit of the game.

I cant say I've never been mad or frustrated with a game but to take it to the level of Call of Duty or to the point where you throw your controller seems a little much. Sixty dollars for a few moments of stress relief is a crappy trade off.

I c wut u did thar with that poll option and all. Unfortunately it's Calm Like A Bomb.

OT: I very rarely RAAAAAAAAAGE whilst gaming, I'm often frustrated though.

 

[TheBadGamer]

I some times get so angry that I get killed becuse I don't think, it gose for any game fighting games, FPS, Platformer you name it.

 

[Ubilaz]

I used to be bad with my rage like throwing my controller and breaking it, but now I haven't been near as bad with it.

 

[axle 19]

Closest Ive ever come to breaking a controller was cracking the housing on one of those generic ps2 controllers by squeezing it.

 

[Gylukios]

The worst I ever did was childishly grind my controller against the carpet while trying to beat "Contingency" on Mew Two veteran. Actually sanded a bit of the plastic down, and partially ruined a cheap carpet. Well, at least I'll always know which controller is mine.

 

[Seldon2639]

I've gone on killing sprees when I can't find the "right" way to win a level. I've quit games, and come back to them later after a frustrating mission (a few times in Fire Emblem, I walked away, came back, and finished it handily).

But, never anything big and rage-like. If I'm not enjoying myself, I finish what I'm doing, and go do something else. Easy as pie.

 

[Ruagh]

Most of the time, I'm fine. But there's the occasional day when I'm just in a bad mood and the poor controller end up flung at the floor...

 

[Optimus Hagrid]

This only really happened with online multiplayer games.

Now it never happens because the only time I play online multiplayer is to piss around.

 

[reg42]

As for the reference you were going for in the poll, it's "Calm Like a Bomb".

But yeah, I get angry at games a lot. When I do, I usually hit myself on the head (which I now realise is quite strange) or smash my keyboard, which is why I've had to hi-jack my moms keyboard and mouse.

 

[Deadlock Radium]

I've only ruined something once, and when I tell you why, you will understand and support me.
Burnout 3, Road Rage, 42 cars, 45 is the required limit. Failed 8 times in a row, 42 all those times. That PS2 controller never saw daylight again, it stumbled in my hand and fell into the wall. Hard.

 

[axle 19]

As for the reference you were going for in the poll, it's "Calm Like a Bomb".

But yeah, I get angry at games a lot. When I do, I usually hit myself on the head (which I now realise is quite strange) or smash my keyboard, which is why I've had to hi-jack my moms keyboard and mouse.

I know wasnt really paying attention when I typed the poll responses

 

[zacoid5]

I've quit WoW a couple of times, raged at people and punched walls because of my rage, the usual stuff

 

[Gimelbub]

I once smashed a keyboard after one-too-many deaths in I Wanna Be the Guy. Just remembering it makes me angry again.