Whats With All The Hostility On Xbox Live
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Tip to UK/European people: the only people who live in the USA that really buy headsets for video games are people who actually like to have fun with the game and casually talk and laugh about all the random things (aka me, but I don't have a headset), people who are like what you talked about, and people who want to try to disprove the stereotypes mentioned. There are also occasionally the people who just like to talk about that kill they just got. There are also the 8-13 year olds. We...we don't talk about those.
captcha: cycli(some screwed up letters) and some Chinese characters. Wtf? Does captcha even support Chinese input?
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It's also a NZ one(sheep shagging, for drugs it's more marijuanaRationalization said:
). As well as the fish and chip thing 
I have a simple solution for this problem, either mute everyone or just go into a private chat with a friend, thats how I deal with rampant abuse.
Anyway CoD frustrates a lot of people sometimes and when people get angry they tend to rage at anything even slightly irritating, I say this because I do the exact same thing and if it weren't for me chating with my friends then I would probably be the guy arguing with you purely because it is a way to vent frustration.
Anyway CoD frustrates a lot of people sometimes and when people get angry they tend to rage at anything even slightly irritating, I say this because I do the exact same thing and if it weren't for me chating with my friends then I would probably be the guy arguing with you purely because it is a way to vent frustration.
That good sir is because in around 6 months of playing Reach when it first came out I only encountered a handful of people with mics which is probably due to the fact that lots of people are in party's in Halo, not necesarily in-game parties, just party chat. I say this because Halo doesn't kick you out of party chat in certain playlists to "encourage teamwork" like CoD does.Nouw said:
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Wishing no offense to people who may fall into this category, I find that a good number of people who are assholes from the get-go for no good reason are usually morons.
Wishing no offense to people who may fall into this category, I find that a good number of people who are assholes from the get-go for no good reason are usually morons.
Lies,lies and blasphemy, when I play with friends in demolition or some such with no party chat I frequently argue with Americans over nothing and more often than not they started the argument.Megabobster said:
Also don't imply that Europeans buy mics only to badmouth people, its not true now is it?
I apologise for ranting at you but I don't like people who imply things in there comments but don't outwardly say them, once again sorry.
OT: I meant to add that a lot of the higher levels who play CoD have got there using, shall we say "questionable tactics" not boosting necessarily but just by using overpowered guns in a very irritating way like camping at spawns and whatnot, and that these people tend not to be the friendliest when they start being beaten.
Simply put; you are playing Call of Duty /thread
I mean it; Call of Duty nowadays has the most offensive players ever; doesn't matter what country you come from, they will offend, somehow. I've even listened to two Americans once arguing and they were from neighbouring states, which degenerated into accusations of who was more of a redneck and why their state was better. No idea why, but Call of Duty just seems to bring the worst out in people.
I mean it; Call of Duty nowadays has the most offensive players ever; doesn't matter what country you come from, they will offend, somehow. I've even listened to two Americans once arguing and they were from neighbouring states, which degenerated into accusations of who was more of a redneck and why their state was better. No idea why, but Call of Duty just seems to bring the worst out in people.
Did you read my entire post? TL;DR version: the only people who use headsets (at least in the US) are people who have fun with the game, assholes, and people who try to assert that not all (insert country here) are assholes. There's occasionally the uber nerd who says something along the lines of "LOLZ NOOB U DED I KEELED U WIF MASSIV HEADSHOOT", and then the 12 year olds.Randomorific said:
As said earlier, Anonymity = Dickhead. Many just decide to start shit for the sake of doing it on Xbox Live. I usually just play in Parties with my friends unless we actually feel like pissing them off or just annoying them. That's all it really is.
As the old saying goes; Don't feed the troll. They just do it to piss people off and get a reaction out of them. Give it to them, and you make them happy and want to do it more. That's all it is. It also takes people to go through something like 9/11 in order to completely understand it.
...Just my thoughts. -.slithers back into his hole now.-
As the old saying goes; Don't feed the troll. They just do it to piss people off and get a reaction out of them. Give it to them, and you make them happy and want to do it more. That's all it is. It also takes people to go through something like 9/11 in order to completely understand it.
...Just my thoughts. -.slithers back into his hole now.-
People of that age should never bring WW2 into any argument. They weren't there and didn't contribute to any of the ass-saving, and should take no credit for it.
I don't know, I think it depends on the game: maybe I am just lucky, but when I play fightings on my PS3, or play TF2, I don't hear/read anything too offensive. Sure sometimes there are some random guys who say/send dirt and you can ALWAYS hear something like: "Holy shit, we are being had!", but thats managable and sometimes helps the mood.
Never played CoD, so it's just theory of mine.
Never played CoD, so it's just theory of mine.
Hah I quite frequently play grifball, and I just accept that as a hazzard. I never fail to be amused when I witness a blatantly obvious betrayal on the opposing team. When it happens to me I just think "ugh, typical" and carry on because the respawn counter is like 2 seconds. On the other hand I have accidentally betrayed many times simply out of misco-ordination. As I hit the trigger I see a team mate suddenly appear in front of me and bam! 1 kill, 1 betrayal. Whoops.drbarno said:
Haha I love it when banter like that back fires. I'm not too good at it myself though :SBrutal Peanut said:
I always think of mine AFTER the fact. "Oh that's a good one! You should have said that stupid!" I say to myself. I always say I'll say it next time....I never do. lolSkinyJim said:
It's because there's no social queues. Why? There's no repercussions, because the person saying it isn't actually that person, it's SpartanDude165493. So social queues go right out the window.
Yes, a lot of Yanks are annoying as all hell, though one or two I've met are ok. But if you we're to say something like that to a Yank IRL, the appropriate social response is to get spat on, and for those that we're actually near ground zero 9/11, it should be a solid punch to the groin. Now, online you have what? You get put on mute by someone you don't know? Pfft, so? Serious flaw with online gaming. Yeah that's right, I just used the word 'serious' on the internets...
Yes, a lot of Yanks are annoying as all hell, though one or two I've met are ok. But if you we're to say something like that to a Yank IRL, the appropriate social response is to get spat on, and for those that we're actually near ground zero 9/11, it should be a solid punch to the groin. Now, online you have what? You get put on mute by someone you don't know? Pfft, so? Serious flaw with online gaming. Yeah that's right, I just used the word 'serious' on the internets...
Sorry to hear of your difficulty.
As a general rule, people are selfish and cruel at heart, law of the beast, and will indulge themselves if it causes them no immediate perceived danger, no matter how socially inappropriate, "unnatural" or illegal their pleasantry is considered by their compatriots. If you don't agree, good for you, but work in the fetish community for a year and try to deny that one.
This is part of why I just don't give a damn about online-dependent gaming. I game to enjoy the fantasy aspects and fun of a good story with a little excitement to not remind me of what self-centered clootzahks the rest of the world are. Thus, mostly single player or local online for me.
As a general rule, people are selfish and cruel at heart, law of the beast, and will indulge themselves if it causes them no immediate perceived danger, no matter how socially inappropriate, "unnatural" or illegal their pleasantry is considered by their compatriots. If you don't agree, good for you, but work in the fetish community for a year and try to deny that one.
This is part of why I just don't give a damn about online-dependent gaming. I game to enjoy the fantasy aspects and fun of a good story with a little excitement to not remind me of what self-centered clootzahks the rest of the world are. Thus, mostly single player or local online for me.