Posted on 01 February 2016 - 01:01 PM
I understand that there are a lot of sweats on badlion but i think we should take a step back and understand why we even started playing this game because it was fun not because we wanted to get a certain number on a server in a game. I think we all started cos it was fun so i think more of us need to understand that this is just a game. Plus whats the point of being toxic in a game i mean it is legit just a game i mean you wont loose anything irl u still have ur life anyway i dont think this will get anywhere but i thought i should voice my opinion on the whole elo system (Btw i am not saying stop being competitive but mabye just calm down on the toxicity just cos u lost to a lagger or something)Posted on 01 February 2016 - 01:05 PM
Relentleess wrote
I agree some people take the game way to seriously and they end up raging and being tox1c but it enjoy Elo as it gives something to work towards, although I don't care that much if I get drained :)
Posted on 01 February 2016 - 03:10 PM
Some people want their ELO to represent them as a good pvper, others don't care and others just play to get their ELO up whether they lose it doesn't really matter.Posted on 01 February 2016 - 03:44 PM
noPosted on 01 February 2016 - 04:32 PM
Let me tell you a little story that occurred about almost 2 years ago.When I first came to badlion, I was one of the most toxic players around. The staff that's been here longer than I've been mod knows what I'm talking about.
Every time I would play, I would try really hard. There's nothing wrong with trying, and you should try. It makes the game fun. However I got out of hand. I would get extremely salty every match I would lose. I would always find a reason to trash talk the opponent who just kicked my ass. I always would get really angry and just keep queueing up again and again and losing match after match, getting saltier every time. Then the one day, It all changed when the fire nation attacked. No, but one day it kinda just changed.
I was losing like every match that day, all day, I was home alone because it was during a snow day I was on from about 8AM playing till 10 am. I couldn't win a match, I was trash talking people left and right, and then I kinda just snapped. I got really angry so I got up off my game and literally just sat in my bed for 2 hours staring at the ceiling. During this time, I kinda put this into perspective: "Do I really care this much about a game that I rage every time I lose?" "Why am I getting so angry?" and then I realized that it was just a game. I realized that if I'm truly deserving of that elo that I lost, I'll get it back. Maybe in one game, maybe in two, maybe in 16, it doesn't matter, but if I truly am at that elo, I'll win it back, just in time. Just after this, I began helping out on the forums. To put into perspective as to how toxic I was, look at this quote from HattoWolf:
HattoWolf wrote
And you see here I am today, as a senior mod on the badlion network, this would not have been achievable if I wouldn't have realized that elo is just a number, and I can get it back, and changed from being the very large toxin I once was.
Why am I telling you this? Because 1. I don't have anything to do at this moment, and 2. Because I hope someone someone who reads this that is currently a very toxic player changes
Posted on 01 February 2016 - 04:36 PM
Cavasi wrote
When I first came to badlion, I was one of the most toxic players around. The staff that's been here longer than I've been mod knows what I'm talking about.
Every time I would play, I would try really hard. There's nothing wrong with trying, and you should try. It makes the game fun. However I got out of hand. I would get extremely salty every match I would lose. I would always find a reason to trash talk the opponent who just kicked my ass. I always would get really angry and just keep queueing up again and again and losing match after match, getting saltier every time. Then the one day, It all changed when the fire nation attacked. No, but one day it kinda just changed.
I was losing like every match that day, all day, I was home alone because it was during a snow day I was on from about 8AM playing till 10 am. I couldn't win a match, I was trash talking people left and right, and then I kinda just snapped. I got really angry so I got up off my game and literally just sat in my bed for 2 hours staring at the ceiling. During this time, I kinda put this into perspective: "Do I really care this much about a game that I rage every time I lose?" "Why am I getting so angry?" and then I realized that it was just a game. I realized that if I'm truly deserving of that elo that I lost, I'll get it back. Maybe in one game, maybe in two, maybe in 16, it doesn't matter, but if I truly am at that elo, I'll win it back, just in time. Just after this, I began helping out on the forums. To put into perspective as to how toxic I was, look at this quote from HattoWolf:
HattoWolf wrote...
And you see here I am today, as a senior mod on the badlion network, this would not have been achievable if I wouldn't have realized that elo is just a number, and I can get it back, and changed from being the very large toxin I once was.
Why am I telling you this? Because 1. I don't have anything to do at this moment, and 2. Because I hope someone someone who reads this that is currently a very toxic player changes
Made my 2016
Posted on 01 February 2016 - 05:44 PM
I don't get why I care so much, I guess I'm just a tryhard. I've recently started to realize that it's just a game. I've toned down the trash talk and toxicity but it still comes out every once in a while. I'm glad that I'm not one of those guys who takes it as far as death threats, because I would be permanently banned by now. I really only try hard in build, since I've gotten my elo so high. I just don't want all of that work to be drained .-.Posted on 01 February 2016 - 06:32 PM
@Hivilik what do you mean by 'no'Posted on 01 February 2016 - 06:59 PM
Relentleess wrote
It's Hivlik not Hivilik
Posted on 01 February 2016 - 07:00 PM
It can be something to strive for while in game to add a little bit more fun in the competitionPosted on 01 February 2016 - 09:40 PM
If I didn't deserve to win a fight I won't care. But if it was a fight I ate 0 HEALING they pretend 2 times and win with .5 I'm gonna be madPosted on 01 February 2016 - 10:00 PM
i am totally not afraid to losePosted on 01 February 2016 - 10:32 PM
You know what, I think every single person on badlion will see this thread, and they'll stop caring because of this thread only!Posted on 01 February 2016 - 10:36 PM
when will people understand thisit's a competitive pvp server, what do you expect?
i say elo matters, and it's okay to get mad, just don't take it out in chat
it's like playing a sport, obviously if you don't play well or you lose, your tendency is to get mad, and that's just the nature of humans
i learned this over time
its funny, ive said this a hundred times probably, but on the golf course im known as a super patient, quiet guy who never gets mad, yet in game i used to be super toxic
competitiveness is hugeee
Last edited on 01 February 2016 - 10:55 PM by Tortured
Cavasi wrote
lol
Posted on 01 February 2016 - 11:52 PM
This is funny because I alternate between caring a ton about elo and grinding a ton and then just completely not caring, which is why I was a 1920 in Build on this account not long ago and now I'm lower than that. Basically, I know I'm not good enough to get a really high elo, so when I don't care I just play and when I do care I just enjoy the act of grinding it.Posted on 01 February 2016 - 11:53 PM
No one likes to lose but I agree, you shouldn't be saying the stuff people to say…Last edited on 02 February 2016 - 01:43 AM by trevorhk
If you don't want to face against "sweaty tryhards" then play unranked. The only way to actually do good is to try hard because if you don't, someone else will, and they'll have more success.If you don't like what "sweaty tryhards" say in chat sometimes, turn off chat. Badlion is more of a competitive environment so expect some bad sportsmanship.
PS: If you face sweaty tryhards in unranked, :/
Posted on 02 February 2016 - 07:37 AM
I always tryhard in unranked too ;DPosted on 02 February 2016 - 09:34 AM
There are those who try hard and there are those who tryhard. Those who try hard are just normal people trying to win. We're naturally competitive. There are those who tryhard, who will be a dick in order to win matches, and there are trolls, who just are dicks to be funny