*Peeks out from under his hat*
I'll make this brief....or as brief as I can. Since the dawn of the MMO scene's "Roleplaying Community", contention has been present. There was once a time more than a decade ago where the community itself would rise up and say "Quit it" and issues would be halted by the sheer desire not to be ostracized for being a "insert your chosen expletive here".
Like all good things, this came to an end as MMOs became more widely used. Without getting too political or sociological (and please, read this as evenly as possible) new paradigms have joined in the once sleepy culture of RPers. Most notably, the entitled gamer. I've said my piece on this before in various threads. These are where a lot of opposition stems from, because they personally have a clear-cut view that their opinion is key and anyone not on board is actually assaulting their lifestyle.
Okay, so...this isn't going to be brief after all.
There is no true and right answer to this condition, because it is a matter of respect and morality which in our current age is murky at best. Many of us just want to have a good time, play and smile and log off. Some live and die by the pixellated sword and become so emotionally invested in it that it becomes who they are and we all know what happens when someone disagrees with the core of a person, group, or established method of thinking.Â
Violent (See: Verbally Abusive) response is the desperate act of a cornered critter and challenging an individual's entire being (in this case, the game that they devote themselves to) is tantamount to murdering their household pet in front of them. I'm not saying that it's right or wrong, just that it is....in their perspective.
Others just like to push people, it's enjoyable to them and this is where trolls come from (generally speaking). Some trolls only do it for the, as they put it, lulz and mean no actual ill will beyond being a prat for the sake of laughing at another person's misery.Â
The solution? There isn't one that I can tell, unless we change the way we deal with these behaviors. I have watched this behavior swallow roleplaying chats, forums, and MMOs for at least a decade now and what's left eventually is we resilient few who just keep playing for the sake of RPing surrounded by a horde of bickering trolls and sensitive types, telling a story to each other and logging off. Ignoring the problem does not make it go away, it only removes it from your immediate view.
In the words of George Carlin (May he rest in peace): Scientists say they have found a cure for apathy. However, they claim that no one has the slightest interest in it.
Cheers
-Black Hat
I'll make this brief....or as brief as I can. Since the dawn of the MMO scene's "Roleplaying Community", contention has been present. There was once a time more than a decade ago where the community itself would rise up and say "Quit it" and issues would be halted by the sheer desire not to be ostracized for being a "insert your chosen expletive here".
Like all good things, this came to an end as MMOs became more widely used. Without getting too political or sociological (and please, read this as evenly as possible) new paradigms have joined in the once sleepy culture of RPers. Most notably, the entitled gamer. I've said my piece on this before in various threads. These are where a lot of opposition stems from, because they personally have a clear-cut view that their opinion is key and anyone not on board is actually assaulting their lifestyle.
Okay, so...this isn't going to be brief after all.
There is no true and right answer to this condition, because it is a matter of respect and morality which in our current age is murky at best. Many of us just want to have a good time, play and smile and log off. Some live and die by the pixellated sword and become so emotionally invested in it that it becomes who they are and we all know what happens when someone disagrees with the core of a person, group, or established method of thinking.Â
Violent (See: Verbally Abusive) response is the desperate act of a cornered critter and challenging an individual's entire being (in this case, the game that they devote themselves to) is tantamount to murdering their household pet in front of them. I'm not saying that it's right or wrong, just that it is....in their perspective.
Others just like to push people, it's enjoyable to them and this is where trolls come from (generally speaking). Some trolls only do it for the, as they put it, lulz and mean no actual ill will beyond being a prat for the sake of laughing at another person's misery.Â
The solution? There isn't one that I can tell, unless we change the way we deal with these behaviors. I have watched this behavior swallow roleplaying chats, forums, and MMOs for at least a decade now and what's left eventually is we resilient few who just keep playing for the sake of RPing surrounded by a horde of bickering trolls and sensitive types, telling a story to each other and logging off. Ignoring the problem does not make it go away, it only removes it from your immediate view.
In the words of George Carlin (May he rest in peace): Scientists say they have found a cure for apathy. However, they claim that no one has the slightest interest in it.
Cheers
-Black Hat
What a colossal waste of time and energy.
