Apparently trying to help is being rude

[Apricoth]

I find that anyone that decides to offer unsolicited advise to be the ultimate backseat driver of <insert class of preference here> - it is rude. Especially when it's coming from someone I do not know at all. It pisses me off. I personally do not appreciate it. If I need help or advise, I ask for it.

Defend, please reread what I initially stated. I have not back tracked to anything. Also, it was you that decided to introduce a real life element to an in-game issue brought by the OP. I was answering to the OP's commentary within the scope of the game. How people respond to criticism outside of a game I could care less as that has no bearing on this topic in my opinion. Do what you may, say what you will but no thanks to your 20mph analogy. But I will concede that people will respond as they will when it comes to criticism - however, it is that individual's responsibility to deliver the criticism in a diplomatic way and know to the personality they speak to if the said individual hopes to have that criticism well received.

[DefendPopPunk]

Defend, please reread what I initially stated. I have not back tracked to anything. Also, it was you that decided to introduce a real life element to an in-game issue brought by the OP. I was answering to the OP's commentary within the scope of the game. How people respond to criticism outside of a game I could care less as that has no bearing on this topic in my opinion. Do what you may, say what you will but no thanks to your 20mph analogy. But I will concede that people will respond as they will when it comes to criticism - however, it is that individual's responsibility to deliver the criticism in a diplomatic way and know to the personality they speak to if the said individual hopes to have that criticism well received.

Nah, I wasn't the one who introduced that analogy, I just took issue with people saying "games =/= real life" as some kind of way to shut someone's opinion out of a discussion. But you hit the nail on the head with your last line, because that's what I was getting at anyway. It isn't the situation that you give advice in that matters, but how you give it.