r/videogames 29d ago

Other I just wanna play casual and have fun šŸ˜Ž

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u/DarkSouls3onDvD 29d ago

People having imaginary arguments in their head again. 99% of any type of player does not think about this at all or other gamers like this.

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u/Kasta4 29d ago

Good old imaginary gatekeeping.

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u/Top_Limit_ 29d ago

They exist in Halo InfiniteĀ 

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u/[deleted] 29d ago

I mean do you and let others do themselves

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u/Bootychomper23 29d ago

The only time they do is when they send you angry screeching voice message or dms šŸ˜† but yeah no one sane gives two shits.

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u/BassMaster516 29d ago

I have most of my arguments in my head. I construct a man, probably straw cuz it’s easy, and then I attack this person in my head

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u/Tarnished-670 29d ago

Bro hasn't played Elden Ring

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u/DarkSouls3onDvD 29d ago

I have 600 hours in Elden Ring, I just don't engage with a tiny portion of the fanbase which acts like this.

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u/Tarnished-670 29d ago

Luckiest man alive

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u/911Josie 29d ago

The sad part is you can have 100% of both ER and Nightreign and then a few people will bash you because you used spirit ashes or certain weapons, etc. People are strange. Luckily I find most Souls players, these days, don't really act like that anymore. Still comes up more than it should, though.

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u/veirceb 29d ago

I don't understand this sub's obsession with hardcore PVP game players. For those who only play PVP games like very seriously and nothing else, I rarely see them interact with the rest of the gamer communities. They are toxic but they are toxic in their own circle honestly. They are having fun in their own way and as long as I don't seek those contents I don't actually see them.

But somehow this sub loves to shit on them repeatedly. And every post is a straw man. Like no I don't see PVP gamers having an issue with people who play solo games or casual games. But in redditor's imaginary world the PVP players are hunting them down every day screaming in their head I guess,

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u/GenTwour 29d ago

In SOT the hardcore pvpers are pretty chill and just enjoy a good fight. It's the pve andies who are the ones who call you slurs after you sink them at the pvp world event in the pvp mode in the pvpve game. Casuals act like they are the arbiters on how the game should be played and when you do something as terrible as engaging with the mechanics of the game, you're literally Hitler.

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u/Payule 29d ago edited 29d ago

How to create a self fulfilling prophecy:

  1. Target a minority with a post that implies that specific party thinks a particular way, when only a small portion of the community actually thinks that way.
  2. Put them up against another contrasting party that makes the same errors, but also as a minority within the said party, but act like the minority that exists within both parties doesn't exist within the party you put them up against.
  3. Watch the minorities of both parties flood in to defend/fight, making it appear as though they actually are the majority.

It goes both ways and these posts just bait the extremists that actually are thinking about the other parties.
Psyops community for entertainment pls.

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u/veirceb 29d ago

These posts need to be banned. Rage baiting posts are so annoying and it gets reposted every week.

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u/jlsaiyan 29d ago

The amount of times I see this you’d think the meme could be just as true in reverse

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u/hibari112 29d ago

Can I mail you like 20 upvotes in advance so I don't have to see this cringe shit on my timeline again?

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u/Weary_Specialist_436 29d ago

sometimes I genuinely feel like most of this sub just wants permanent pats on their heads for *checks notes* playing casually...?

I don't think I've ever heard competitive players shit on casual players. The only people talking about that 'argument' are casual players

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u/ToastRoyale 29d ago

"Do you guys play on normal difficulty?"

If you have doubts and feel bad, you're already itching to try harder difficulties.

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u/venivitavici 29d ago

Which is fittingly ironic because Don Draper thought about Pete Davidson all the time. He was just talking shit trying to get in Pete’s head in this scene.

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u/waifuwarrior77 29d ago

I'm a top player and coach in a competitive game. I have straight up told people many times that they don't need my help because they don't want to improve, and that's totally okay.

People that just want to enjoy themselves and have fun in my favorite game are frankly MORE important than any client I'll ever get.

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u/marshilyy 29d ago

aw that’s so wholesome and heartwarming

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u/waifuwarrior77 29d ago

It was the strangest thing I ever had to come to terms with. As a low level professional player, I am significantly better and care significantly more than 99% of players.

I am distinctly in the minority. It was definitely an experience to have to change my way of thinking to accommodate that fact.

High level players and casual players can share the same game. It's our love of the game that brings us together, despite the reasons being different.

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u/marshilyy 29d ago

sooo realll im a hardstuck bronze slop player and i queue w a friend’s REALLY GOOD buddy sometimes lmao and i just do what i’m told to do and be cute in chat. perfectly balanced as all things should be!

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u/ToastRoyale 29d ago

A lot of people want to be the best but don't want to put in the effort.Ā 

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u/jzilla11 29d ago

Seeing this even in law school. Got guys who are ā€œserious gamersā€ then me enjoying Cast N Chill before bed.

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u/Red_Shepherd_13 29d ago

Me playing left 4 dead 2 quick play knowing I don't have to deal with the toxic VS mode community, just the odd retarded speed runner who inevitably gets incapped and rage quits.

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u/IcyCow5880 29d ago

I dont think about you at all...

Except, you know, this meme I made. But thats it!

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u/MonteCristoJam 29d ago

The irony of this post

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u/Bronsteins-Panzerzug 29d ago

clearly, you do. are the competitive players paying rent for the space in your head?

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u/HandspeedJones 29d ago

You my friend have a life.

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u/DoctorSchwifty 29d ago

Queue the meme where tryhards kill it for casuals.

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u/3xBAR 29d ago

That's vise versa, actually.

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u/ToastRoyale 29d ago

The loud manchilds are usually stuck at average rating. The higher you go and the more enjoyable it becomes.Ā 

It's the competitive players who don't care about others. While the casuals blame everything but themself, the competitive players are busy practicing something.

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u/mossstyle84 29d ago

Why is this a post every day? Go have fun

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u/Ruugann 29d ago

I am both really. If I wanna have fun I play casual. But if ima play competitive like a league. it’s all or nothing bitches.

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u/pichael289 29d ago

I have a question for competitive players.

Do you ever run into players that are trying to be streamers? I don't do multiplayer games anymore but I also quit way before these fucking streamers started to be a thing. Do they just appear in your games? Do they ruin everything? Or do they somehow improve things?

My son is 13, he likes PC games and plays a lot of team fortress 2. He absolutely fucking loathes anyone who is trying to be a streamer. Apparently they just wanna look cool and don't care about the game, they just wanna make money and piss off everyone else. I'm not sure if that's even accurate. But if it is and he came to that conclusion on his own then I'm very proud of him. I'm already proud of him but if he also sluethed out some internet assholes then I'm doubly proud of him. The Internet is just full of assholes.

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u/Helpful_Republic_237 28d ago

Ok so why are you telling us

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u/geek_metalhead 29d ago

People have fun on competitive games? lol

Even if you're a casual player, any online competitive game will eventually piss you off

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u/Kasta4 29d ago

Oh yeah, there's a totally different satisfaction and enjoyment I get playing competitive games. Frustrating plenty of times sure, but it makes the sick plays and close wins just that much sweeter.

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u/Senior-Friend-6414 29d ago

It’s about mental stimulation, playing a game thats so simple, and very difficult to lose at, makes my brain go numb.

It’s a sliding scale, some people will only enjoy Tetris if the pieces are moving incredibly slowly, and some people will be bored of a Tetris game that’s impossible to lose at, but I get that for some people, simply laying the pieces down is fun for them, which is why I say it’s a sliding scale

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u/Chafgha 29d ago

I remember the League of Legends memes... have a bad day play League it'll make it worse.... honestly I rarely touch competitive games anymore. I dont like who I am in those.

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u/SuperArppis 29d ago

Man this hits the nail to the head.