OK, we all know pvp and conflicts can be infected, its to be expected when dealing with real people and i can take alot of decaying. mob training etc thats no problem.
But what is not ok to say to another person ingame? We all know some trashtalking can occur and it sure adds some spirit to PK, and maybe soc wars in general, thick skin is needed for that.
The following was thrown in my face today in public chat.
[NAME NOT DISCLOSED] “ur so dumb emrik hope u get killed in ur car on ur way home from work”
Is it ok? , is this the game we want?
If it is well, maybe its time for a “Loot a ASI TEN” thread.
its the salt of the pvp.. trash talk i mean.. i used to do it alot in one game when i was maybe 13yr old.. and i did it so well that i really got into their head and made them play badly therefore got easy wins/ratings.. but in this kinda game its a different story..
No it’s not OK. You could probably report them for playing the game underage. If not physically at least mentally. But then if you reported every immature comment in PVP you wouldn’t have time to play.
Nah that definitely crossed a line and shouldn’t be written/said to another player. Then again I am not too surprised you get insulted, your forum signature alone is kind of insulting. Which isn’t to say that I don’t agree with it. lol
Since Asherons call in the early 90’s ive seen pvp trash talk, it hasnt gone away in really any game that has decent pvp that I have ever played. This kind of stuff is simply par for the course, IMO.
Im not sure what it is about PVP, but it brings out some serious hate from within people. Coupled with the anonymity of the internet and it is compounded.
In Rift I used to sneak into the main “non-pvp” enemy capital with my rouge and stealth kill carebear crafters, city mission runners, and innocent auction listers, some of the worst insults were from those who wont even go into PVP…I can kind of see, and appreciate why they make that choice much more now..
Main lesson I learned…
Internet pvp with anonymous people with nothing to hold the nerd rage back = the darker side of humanity in text form.
It’s obviously not, but putting it in the forums really isn’t very constructive. You are clearly bothered by it and you gave that person too much power over you.
Many people are tough on the internet or the phone which would totally cower down face to face… I got a death threat on the phone once… When I met the guy I had never seen before, he didn’t so much raise his voice at me since he discovered I was an intimidating person to stand in front of… Unfortunately, you can’t usually do that with internet tough guys, but I always imagine these folks at tiny little people which would probably mess their pants if I showed up at their door which some of these people should consider, because someone like me will do exactly that if I find out where you are…lol… Remember when you said you’d beat me up, well here I am… :laugh:
Well not all PvP is crap, stuff set aside that is PvP like the Cyrene Hub is not so bad, you can avoid it with ease. Space however is a whole realm of PvP, that has moral implications as you can’t really avoid it much and it is lootable.
I am not a fan of PvP lootable but stuff set aside that is PvP like the oil rig, PvP toxic zones, the Hub are morally ok because you actually have to want to go there to get involved. Space ugg… to get to other planets and play the game you must endure the lootable hell that it is.
When entering pvp, sometimes it’s a good idea to shut off the chat, or move it off screen, and mute the sound… Nothing annoys bratty wannabe pkers more than being ignored as the majority of them are just emotional voids seeking attention as they are not getting enough irl. Too bad MA doesn’t put ‘hugs’ as an emote in game so you can just go up and give them a big bear hug as that’s what they really need.
