Why are people such jerks in online games?

[wafflehammer]

MW2 has the worst community. There really isn't anything to due but quit playing.. or go to speech theropy to get rid of the accent.

...are you saying it's a bad thing to have? That seems sort of rude like you're blaming it on me :|

And yea..I know it's a horrible community. I'd love to pick up a different game but I have no fun money at this time and it was a christmas gift, so I might as well take advantage of it :\

 

[overlord20]

Did I once mention it was a bad thing? Calm down now. I basically said this "TWO OPTIONS. 1) Don't Play or 2)Speech therapy." You can't change the people. SOOO...

 

[wafflehammer]

No but the way you worded it sounded like I was the only person that needed to change rather than people acting more mature..which made it sound that way

 

[james.wired]

I think it was a joke. either way dude just mute the players...they are usually nothing but annoying people that randomly put their mic on with music or are kids yelling, or people breathing/wheezing endlessly into the mic.

 

[Harper]

I find that being online some times bring out the worst in people. I have had plenty of experience where IRL some one will be a good friend to you. But online, they are a complete jerk.

 

[wafflehammer]

I find that being online some times bring out the worst in people. I have had plenty of experience where IRL some one will be a good friend to you. But online, they are a complete jerk.

yea..pretty much. Just like the anonymous thing that was said earlier..people feel the need to be jerks as long as no one knows who they are :|

 

[Spit-wad]

Internet anonymity rules. At least until you're enough of a jerk to make someone come and find you irl.

 

[acerinpa]

It is also really difficult to do Jokes/humor in writing- it just doesn't work - so it is easy for it to be taken the wrong way.

 

[carnageX]

It is also really difficult to do Jokes/humor in writing- it just doesn't work - so it is easy for it to be taken the wrong way.

Voice it isn't as easy to take the wrong way though, which is what waffle is talking about . Although a good example of what you said, was what Overlord said.

 

[Harper]

Internet anonymity rules. At least until you're enough of a jerk to make someone come and find you irl.

Yes. I do remember giving one of my friends a rather abusive phone call 2 weeks ago telling him to stop being such a keyboard jockey as he some of his remarks on my Facebook page I found a little insulting.