Poll: Video Game Ethics

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azncutthroat

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Does anyone follow a "moral" guideline for playing video games, as in differentiating between "good/moral" (informing teammates of enemies or traps, healing another player, etc.) and "bad/immoral" (spamming, camping, tea-bagging, etc.) behavior, and choosing to do moral/not to do immoral things? If you do have video game ethics, why do you follow it? So that everyone can enjoy the gaming experience? Because it's wrong to act like an asshole? Because that's not how the game was meant to be played?

Or do you just play to win? I know some people like that. They give reasons like they don't believe in a difference between "good" or "bad" behavior (but still differentiating between "asshole" and "friendly"), the end justifies the means, it's "dog-eat-dog", survival of fittest, etc.

Personally, I used to have some ethics, such as never using Juggernaut (ever; I wouldn't even use the standard LMG class because it had it), not attacking if the enemy is afk, not tea-bagging (unless it's a joke thing with friends) etc. But now, I've seem to lost that morality; if someone uses Juggernaut, I use Juggernaut (but I really prefer Stopping Power). I tea-bag everyone I defeat on SC4. I trash talk if someone annoys me.
 

ButanicXpandA

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Anything to win (as long as i dont get booted)
As for tea bagging, pissed off players dont play as well as calm players, if someone is immature enough, they will get uber pissed off over a tea bagging.
 

Worgen

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Whatever, just wash your hands.
for the most part I play as a professional but if I see someone getting pissed off I will try and kill them more often
 
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I have 1 rule. Random stranges with mikes means my mike is off and away.

I dont have morals because it hinders gameplay. Even in karma situations in single player. I just do whatever gets the most for me.

I will trashtalk my friends and t-bag them for superioty reasons. Except you cant t-bag in gh sadly.

but if its a heated multiplayer match I will be too busy playing to trashtalk or t-bag.
 

Supreme Unleaded

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Yeah, if i know what your talking about i have the good moral code... sort of. I'm the guy who kinda screws around and can be helpfull.

Like yesterday me and 2 other guys where playing pyros on TF2, we where on Defence and we just did a little pyro guitar dance thing. We didnt kill anybody just stood and danced, eventuall all fighting stopped and both teams where just dancing with engis and pyros, ah good memories.

And also I got honor code i follow, if somone wants a knife fight ill fight em, im not going to tak out a shotgun at the last minuted and gun them down, i will figt them fairly then give them congrads for either winning or good trying lets do it again.
 

azncutthroat

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Worgen said:
for the most part I play as a professional but if I see someone getting pissed off I will try and kill them more often
Ugh... I forgot about the "professional" approach. That's kind of like sportsmanship, though, right?

*Edited for wrong quote
 

BehattedWanderer

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I have limits, yeah. Being a dick is for rare occasions. All other times, asshole will suffice.
 

Vrex360

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I have morals, mostly obvious ones like don't break the rules and don't teamkill but whatever the case I generally remain moral when I play because having ethical rules is what seperates the men from the beasts. For that reason I always attempt to be polite when playing.
 

azncutthroat

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Supreme Unleaded said:
Yeah, if i know what your talking about i have the good moral code... sort of. I'm the guy who kinda screws around and can be helpfull.

Like yesterday me and 2 other guys where playing pyros on TF2, we where on Defence and we just did a little pyro guitar dance thing. We didnt kill anybody just stood and danced, eventuall all fighting stopped and both teams where just dancing with engis and pyros, ah good memories.

And also I got honor code i follow, if somone wants a knife fight ill fight em, im not going to tak out a shotgun at the last minuted and gun them down, i will figt them fairly then give them congrads for either winning or good trying lets do it again.
Sounds like a live and let live [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Live_and_let_live_(World_War_I)] thing.
 

Kuchinawa212

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I don't trashtalk. But that's it really. If I'm a medic I heal if, I ran into a trap I say so. I don't run across the map to give a guy a health pack or anything like that
 

Supreme Unleaded

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azncutthroat said:
Supreme Unleaded said:
Yeah, if i know what your talking about i have the good moral code... sort of. I'm the guy who kinda screws around and can be helpfull.

Like yesterday me and 2 other guys where playing pyros on TF2, we where on Defence and we just did a little pyro guitar dance thing. We didnt kill anybody just stood and danced, eventuall all fighting stopped and both teams where just dancing with engis and pyros, ah good memories.

And also I got honor code i follow, if somone wants a knife fight ill fight em, im not going to tak out a shotgun at the last minuted and gun them down, i will figt them fairly then give them congrads for either winning or good trying lets do it again.
Sounds like a live and let live [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Live_and_let_live_(World_War_I)] thing.
Thats my moral code man, good job.
 

Eldarion

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I follow a good moral code...to a point.

if you start up with the racist/hateful shouting, I will kill you no matter whose team you are on.

Other than that, I'm a good boy.
 

Debatra

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My moral code:

1. No Teabagging.

1b. Ever.

2. Teabaggers get my special attention.

3. Unless there's a spawnpoint in an objective-specific area, no camping.
 

azncutthroat

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Dark Templar said:
I follow a good moral code...to a point.

if you start up with the racist/hateful shouting, I will kill you no matter whose team you are on.

Other than that, I'm a good boy.
You sound a lot like this guy...

"I come in peace, I didn't bring artillery. But I am pleading with you with tears in my eyes: If you fuck with me, I'll kill you all."
-Marine General James Mattis, to Iraqi tribal leaders
 

SnootyEnglishman

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If i'm on a team i will help you out and point out the potential hazards to you, if you choose to be an asshole and not follow my advice then it's your problem. If you itentionally try and teamkill me i will then teamkill you right back. If one decides to berate and belittle me with trashtalking and threats all because i either beat you or do better than you in some way i will ignore you because my responding back will be pointless.

When it's free for all i tend to follow the Machiavellian principle of "the end justifies my means"
 

Timotei

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I try as hard as I can to follow a code of ethics in gaming. I don't ever tea bag and I don't ever cheat, even in the face of those who do.
 

NeutralDrow

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I just try not to act like an ass. I guess you can call that an ethical code, though to be honest, most of those tactics you name simply don't occur to me.
 

Akai Shizuku

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I have a simple yet unique ethical code in online gaming.

Help your teammates out and do all you can to help your team win while still playing fair. Provide support, follow orders if it's that kind of game, and don't get your team killed if you're the one giving the orders. Remember that sometimes it's just a game so it's for lulz so don't get butthurt if the guys decide to do something different like knives only. If you hack or use uncalled-for cheap tactics you are immediately a loser. Also,

TEABAGGING FTW!! WOOO!!!!