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Get your RAAAAAGE face on!

I’m fortunate that with the gaming centre I can get to see the things that people do while they are playing. These people are usually oblivious to the things that they’re doing. A lot of these things are the usual — tongue out in concentration, moving along with the on-screen action — but the most prevalent thing that people do in game is rage. Like properly rage. Shout out abuse, bang the mouse on the table, sometimes even quit the game entirely.

I’ve seen it so many times that I now think it’s the acceptable norm. I don’t doubt that if you think about it, you’ll also find that you have been sitting at home furious at something or someone to the point where you have shouted at the screen, left the game or even, a recent case of which I was on the receiving end, sent a message of hate which leaves the offender no question as to how badly they have wronged you.

theking of HATE lives up to his rep
theking of HATE lives up to his rep

The message made me laugh. Probably the opposite reaction than the sender had wanted. I sent one back explaining that it’s only a game but by that time I had already been blocked.

For those of you interested in the game that caused such abuse, I happened to have captured it and uploaded it onto youtube, have a look and let me know if you think it was as described by the king:

[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BP19HT4TIBA[/youtube]

So what should we do when we feel a bout of RAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAGE coming on? The answer is simple, just laugh, laugh at the situation, smile as if it’s of no consequence. People often forget that a game is just that, something you are supposed to enjoy. If it’s getting to you so much that you find yourself shouting at the screen or worse (sending messages over Xbox Live you can’t take back!) then just turn the game off.

Games are supposed to chill us out, not bring on the red mist.

I have a New Year’s resolution to tackle this monster head on:

I won’t rage in 2010.

So now it’s on the Internet and you all know about it I pretty much have to stick to it.

I may have already broken it.

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10 responses to “Get your RAAAAAGE face on!”

  1. Markatansky avatar
    Markatansky

    If he quits, does it count as a win for you?

  2. Celeste avatar
    Celeste

    The other player stopping the game right before you concluded a kicking of his ass? That’s got to be satisfying.

  3. Darach avatar
    Darach

    He quit out?! What a scumbag!

    *rages*

  4. Laura avatar
    Laura

    Haha! Funny post, Affro 🙂

  5. Loz avatar
    Loz

    i had the same thing happen on left 4 dead 2 yesterday. some people are just very sore losers! Was a good battle to watch tho! awesome postage! xx

  6. John avatar
    John

    I can just see “theking of HATE” running to his mummy, wailing about how the nasty man online ruined his games… WAAHHHH!!
    We should find this guy.. seriously! Just so we can poke him with sticks! 🙂

  7. Rhyle avatar
    Rhyle

    Great post – and it’s good to see I’m not the only one ranting at a TV screen whilst playing!

    I’ve never understood quitting – do people really feel that bad about themselves that they refuse to lose? Can’t deal with losing? Don’t play seems like the solution because losing is as inevitable as finding a room on MW2 with some twitchy mo’fo’s handing everyone a Jenkins style beat down.

    As far as the self-proclaimed King of HATE (where is HATE anyway?) is concerned I have two points I’d love for him to address (but fear that this may not be the place to get such a response…). Firstly, if you’re going to cite lag as the reason you got reamed at least make sure there was SOME lag in the game and lastly – I’d reconsider that ‘pro’ zone tag you’ve there…

  8. Rhyle avatar
    Rhyle

    One final point SFIV does seem to bring this sort of response out of people more than any other – especially those facing Zangief (‘cos of the…you know…SPAMMING and all…not that you were)!

    Hoping they include an anti-griefer filter on SSFIV!

  9. DelTorroElSorrow avatar
    DelTorroElSorrow

    Yeah that guy playing as Zangeif is such a noob.

  10. Simon avatar
    Simon

    Personally, Call of Duty always brings out the worst in me.

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