Can we just...not cry about e-microaggressions like salty children?

Again, you are just making the assumption that your perception of immaturity and who is an asshole is objectively correct. Personally, I think you should grow up if you report people who hurt your feelings in-game. But I know people have different taste, so generally all I ask is that you don't try to get people banned.

I'm not sensitive, I've been playing Online games for over a decade now and I've very rarely used the Mute function but I completely despise the childishness that's encouraged online. What's worse is that I used to be you; I used to think like you, I used to think it was "fun". But at some point or another you have to wake up and small the daisies; If I'm routinely having a negative impact on other people in the name of "fun", how justifiable is that?

Two reasons. First, the negative impact is minor. Yes, someone saying you suck or saying "gg ez" can make you feel bad, but then so can losing a game or playing poorly. At the end of the day, people willingly accept the minor negative feelings that come with competitive play for the satisfaction that it brings over time.

Second, the negative impact only works if you let it work. You have control over how you react to things, unless you are seriously mentally ill. If someone says gg ez, you don't have to cry about it or get worked up. In this respect, getting your feelings hurt is not the same as someone reaching through the screen and slapping you in the face. You have control over your emotions.

This is where the immaturity comes in. Personally, I think if you don't have control of your emotions then you're immature. I know when I was growing up I learned a lot of emotional self-control by getting constantly trash talked by other gamers and my brothers. At a certain point in your life, you realize that the only person responsible for you is yourself. You can call it growing a thick skin or just having self-control, but at some point you have to wake up and smell the daisies.

By all means keep your "Banter Culture" ongoing but do it with people you know want that. Don't make other people have to sit through your shit.

You can't say "by all means keep it going" while also advocating for it to be banned. And no one is making you sit through it. The mute function exists.

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