A lot of people don't get what a try hard is, or why it could possibly be a bad thing to be called that. So hope this helps.
A try hard is someone that is trying harder than someone else wants to try. While at first this seems innocent enough after a closer inspection this creates a few huge problems for both parties.
The whole reason a try hard is a negative word is because casuals that just wanted to relax or play the game casually are getting yelled at or directed to follow things that the try hard is telling the casual to do. This creates the word ?try hard? which actually implies that the person isn?t a horribly person for trying their best, but is trying way too hard in the situation at hand. Like a pro football player playing their best against a group of 6th graders is a try hard. This stems from the situation directly.
Starting off with a few examples, when?s the last time you played chess with a few friends? For a lot of people a game of chess is only about 20 minutes. If you try and think your moves out, your friend more than likely told you to ?hurry up? (with much more profanity). While if you were to play at a pro tournament level, you might have 6 hours to play the entire game. The difference between these two games is that one is a more casual game, and one is a lot more centered on winning and testing one?s skill. While both scenarios are justifiable ways to play a game of chess. This leads to certain outcomes that creates bad situations for both parties if they were to mix.
Say you just wanted to play a casual game, you wouldn?t want to play in a tournament, screw that. ?IF? you were to play against a person playing like a tournament, you would be probably be crushed and annoyed that the person is taking forever to play. You play the game, you didn?t have fun, you leave angry and unsatisfied.
Say you wanted to play at a tournament level, you don?t want to relax, you want to test your skills. ?IF? you were to play against a casual, the opponent isn?t taking the game seriously, so you crush them horribly without much effort. You might feel good that you crushed such an easy opponent, but let?s see how this plays out in a different type of game, notably League of legends.
This situation is uniquely different in a few places, firstly, the rules for where to play a casual match are less defined, and now both parties have team mates, sometimes with each other.
The casual thinks that bots is for screwing around with friends, normal games is for screwing around with friends against real people, and ranked is for all those try hards. The try hard is taking the game more seriously, they might think that bots is for practicing one?s skills for the real game, normal games are for champions you know, but need time to test some things against real people, and ranked is where everyone is trying their best.
What has happened is both parties are set up to hate each other. The casual doesn?t really want anything to do with a competitive game, so when they run bots, the try hard is telling them to practice as if this were a real game, but they don?t give a crap, ?dude it?s just bots, chill out? (with much more profanity).
You have ranked, where the casual gamer doesn?t ever go, for they don?t really care, but the ?try hards? are trying their best against each other, and probably having some good games, minus a few bad apples.
When they play in normal games together this is where most of the problems stem from and where try hard gets its real meaning as a negative term. I?ll keep things simple and only present four different scenarios.
One is where a casual is on a team with casuals. The opponent doesn?t really matter, they aren?t really playing to win, no one followed the meta (correct set up for greatest chance at winning), and no one cares. Either they win and they celebrate or they lose and are sad.
Two is where a try hard is on a team with try hards. Once again the opponent doesn?t really matter, they all follow the meta, whether they win or lose, they are happy or sad.
Three is where problems start arising. A casual is on a team with a try hard, and they don?t follow the meta because they just wanted to play the game as Ashe, it doesn?t fit well with the team, but they just wanted to play a match as Ashe, not someone else. The try hard gets angry because they are not following the meta, this creates a problem before the game even starts. Most notably, this is where you will first hear the casual say, ?shut up you try hard?. During the game this doesn?t get better, the casual isn?t last hitting because they just want to hit a few people and wait for mid game because that?s where all the funs at. The try hard is pissed at the casual because they are not only playing a bad class, but are doing poorly, they yell at the casual to go mid because they are in trouble of losing a tower. The casual says ?it?s just a game you try hard? (with much more profanity). This continues for the rest of the game.
Four is the same problem, except now a try hard is on a team with a casual. The try hard picks a class that is well suited to fit the team, they go tank jungle because no one else picked that class, and it creates the best situation to win. Followed thereafter by the casual picking Ashe, to which the try hard is now furious because that pick alone is horrible, and proceeds to let the casual know that. The casual tells the try hard, ?shut up I don?t care?, and now the try hard is angry to start. The game starts, the try hard lets the casual go where ever, and just kind of hopes that they can make up for the casual being a bad choice by making plans to help attack the casual?s lane and carrying them. The casual has never played Ashe before, so is making fundamentally basic Ashe play mistakes. The try hard is furious and yells at the casual to stop making those, the casual responds with ?it?s my first time bro lay off?, the try hard responds with ?than you should be playing against bots for practice?. And thus once again the situation is toxic for both parties involved.
In short, the reason that a try hard is meant to be taken as a negative term is because the person in a given situation is not supposed to be trying so hard. If you have a back yard football game with your family, and your uncle is trying his best against you and your grandpa, like ripping the ball outta your grandpa?s hands or not passing to your 6 year old niece because she can?t catch, your uncle is a try hard. It?s not an insult for trying too hard, it?s an insult for someone that is trying so hard to the detriment of their fellow players.
A try hard is someone that is trying harder than someone else wants to try. While at first this seems innocent enough after a closer inspection this creates a few huge problems for both parties.
The whole reason a try hard is a negative word is because casuals that just wanted to relax or play the game casually are getting yelled at or directed to follow things that the try hard is telling the casual to do. This creates the word ?try hard? which actually implies that the person isn?t a horribly person for trying their best, but is trying way too hard in the situation at hand. Like a pro football player playing their best against a group of 6th graders is a try hard. This stems from the situation directly.
Starting off with a few examples, when?s the last time you played chess with a few friends? For a lot of people a game of chess is only about 20 minutes. If you try and think your moves out, your friend more than likely told you to ?hurry up? (with much more profanity). While if you were to play at a pro tournament level, you might have 6 hours to play the entire game. The difference between these two games is that one is a more casual game, and one is a lot more centered on winning and testing one?s skill. While both scenarios are justifiable ways to play a game of chess. This leads to certain outcomes that creates bad situations for both parties if they were to mix.
Say you just wanted to play a casual game, you wouldn?t want to play in a tournament, screw that. ?IF? you were to play against a person playing like a tournament, you would be probably be crushed and annoyed that the person is taking forever to play. You play the game, you didn?t have fun, you leave angry and unsatisfied.
Say you wanted to play at a tournament level, you don?t want to relax, you want to test your skills. ?IF? you were to play against a casual, the opponent isn?t taking the game seriously, so you crush them horribly without much effort. You might feel good that you crushed such an easy opponent, but let?s see how this plays out in a different type of game, notably League of legends.
This situation is uniquely different in a few places, firstly, the rules for where to play a casual match are less defined, and now both parties have team mates, sometimes with each other.
The casual thinks that bots is for screwing around with friends, normal games is for screwing around with friends against real people, and ranked is for all those try hards. The try hard is taking the game more seriously, they might think that bots is for practicing one?s skills for the real game, normal games are for champions you know, but need time to test some things against real people, and ranked is where everyone is trying their best.
What has happened is both parties are set up to hate each other. The casual doesn?t really want anything to do with a competitive game, so when they run bots, the try hard is telling them to practice as if this were a real game, but they don?t give a crap, ?dude it?s just bots, chill out? (with much more profanity).
You have ranked, where the casual gamer doesn?t ever go, for they don?t really care, but the ?try hards? are trying their best against each other, and probably having some good games, minus a few bad apples.
When they play in normal games together this is where most of the problems stem from and where try hard gets its real meaning as a negative term. I?ll keep things simple and only present four different scenarios.
One is where a casual is on a team with casuals. The opponent doesn?t really matter, they aren?t really playing to win, no one followed the meta (correct set up for greatest chance at winning), and no one cares. Either they win and they celebrate or they lose and are sad.
Two is where a try hard is on a team with try hards. Once again the opponent doesn?t really matter, they all follow the meta, whether they win or lose, they are happy or sad.
Three is where problems start arising. A casual is on a team with a try hard, and they don?t follow the meta because they just wanted to play the game as Ashe, it doesn?t fit well with the team, but they just wanted to play a match as Ashe, not someone else. The try hard gets angry because they are not following the meta, this creates a problem before the game even starts. Most notably, this is where you will first hear the casual say, ?shut up you try hard?. During the game this doesn?t get better, the casual isn?t last hitting because they just want to hit a few people and wait for mid game because that?s where all the funs at. The try hard is pissed at the casual because they are not only playing a bad class, but are doing poorly, they yell at the casual to go mid because they are in trouble of losing a tower. The casual says ?it?s just a game you try hard? (with much more profanity). This continues for the rest of the game.
Four is the same problem, except now a try hard is on a team with a casual. The try hard picks a class that is well suited to fit the team, they go tank jungle because no one else picked that class, and it creates the best situation to win. Followed thereafter by the casual picking Ashe, to which the try hard is now furious because that pick alone is horrible, and proceeds to let the casual know that. The casual tells the try hard, ?shut up I don?t care?, and now the try hard is angry to start. The game starts, the try hard lets the casual go where ever, and just kind of hopes that they can make up for the casual being a bad choice by making plans to help attack the casual?s lane and carrying them. The casual has never played Ashe before, so is making fundamentally basic Ashe play mistakes. The try hard is furious and yells at the casual to stop making those, the casual responds with ?it?s my first time bro lay off?, the try hard responds with ?than you should be playing against bots for practice?. And thus once again the situation is toxic for both parties involved.
In short, the reason that a try hard is meant to be taken as a negative term is because the person in a given situation is not supposed to be trying so hard. If you have a back yard football game with your family, and your uncle is trying his best against you and your grandpa, like ripping the ball outta your grandpa?s hands or not passing to your 6 year old niece because she can?t catch, your uncle is a try hard. It?s not an insult for trying too hard, it?s an insult for someone that is trying so hard to the detriment of their fellow players.