Just read article in local newspaper about a study being done on gamers. The study suggested that its not necessarily the violent content of games that leads to violent behavior, but rather the frustration gamers experience when they don't master the game. Andrew Przbylski of Oxford University, and Richard Ryan of the University of Rochester, concluded that much of the rage like behavior after playing PC / console games is not related to the actual game content. "The hostile behavior some gamers experience is actually linked to a sense of failure. ... stink..." at playing. Whats your experience? Does a poor gaming session frustrate you?
Sorry, I meant it as humor. The behavior you mention is the primary reason I don't play on line. My personal conviction is that a competitive game requires the highest levels of civility off the playing field. I mean like extreme civility. So many of the games I planed on line (years ago) seemd to be an excuse for bullies to have a venue to rant, rage, and verbally demean others. Real life already has more bullies than I care to deal with. I stopped playing MMO games (everquest) and most on line competitive games because the sidebar stuff was too often too awful. I stick to playing the AI now.
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