I know this is human nature and this is nothing new. It’s absolutely impossible to make something that everyone is happy with, but what’s the need to be so destructive?
I recently finished The Callisto Protocol and in my opinion it’s a great game but I remember people saying that “The game was so bad that they (Krafton) had to give it away (PS Plus) for someone to play it”.
Oddly enough I probably like to contradict most people because another game I’m interested in playing is Immortals of Aveum and when I read one or another review people say that “It’s just another generic dead game, like those generic trash Netflix series”, I mean, is it really necessary to be so destructive? And I want to clarify, I don’t give a shit what people say, if I like a game and I enjoy it I don’t mind paying full price for it, and if I don’t like it, I just don’t do destructive reviews.
What I least understand about the gaming community and what I find most toxic is when they criticize others for playing something they like, like the phenomenon of criticizing Genshin Impact players or in the past the same with Minecraft. Do I commit a sin by playing something I like?
I’m a game dev and have been a gamer for all of my 35 years on this earth.
The real issue is anonymity. People are not themselves online, especially not in game (not that I advocate for less anonymity). It’s completely out of your control and best not to expect too much of it. Have your own fun.
Like that idiot who ripped out the Banksy stop sign an hour after it was revealed. We just can’t have nice things, it’s always been this way and always will. Poverty, injustice, discrimination, group dynamics, mental health etc… all contribute to the mix.
I highly recommend a documentarish thing on YouTube from Dan Olson called : Why it’s rude to suck at Warcraft. Very relevant to your question I think.
Does the video have anything to do with the way of playing MMORPGs (I mean, you need to play with unknown people to advance in the game)? I can’t see it right now, but I’ve played enough FFXIV to notice that people who have anonymity behave very differently.
No. People are not themselves when confronted by a controlling threat. Anonymity enables honesty.