When is it OK to say, "It's Not OK"

[Ophie-Mio]

Once again, this is the extreme point of view. So you were mean to someone? Who cares? They ranted about you to their friends or FC mates and called you a douchebag and then called it a night. This is a game and people treat others treating them like dirt in this game like someone doing the same on 4chan and reddit. It's anonymous so why let someone else bother you for too long? They get over it.

[Schizm]

Sadly, it doesn't end there. I had players I played with rage quit the game and had to resign up due to situatioins like this. Our LS has someone that not only blew up in the LS chat but it carried over into forums.

I remember early after beta people were doing speed runs, if they saw someone undergeared they would leave immediately. There's been alot of runs in dungeons where I joined one and it's two people standing around saying everyone left. I try to make the best of things but even those tend to fail.

Are we suppose to keep trying an event where before the run started, you know it was going to be bad. Where other players whether unexperienced or undergear is going to make everyone else work harder when just joining another party could make it fun and exciting. If I had to weigh out both options, the unexperienced players are probably going to miss out on some content.

The "cyber bullying" aspect does play a factor that people would take things personal, more than others.

[Vespar]

Once again, this is the extreme point of view. So you were mean to someone? Who cares? They ranted about you to their friends or FC mates and called you a douchebag and then called it a night. This is a game and people treat others treating them like dirt in this game like someone doing the same on 4chan and reddit. It's anonymous so why let someone else bother you for too long? They get over it.

I actually wouldn't call the cyber-bullying in this or any other game an extreme point of view. Its actually increasingly commonplace. The amount of times it happens is excessive to say the least and therefore it is not just on one side of some proverbial positive/negative scale. I actually think its a good thing that Schizm understands that his comments may have wronged someone and acknowledges that. More people need to start owning up to this like he has. Anonymity does not make your actions right or just. What I say here will probably never happen, but is it really so hard to treat someone on the internet with the same respect as you would show them if you were face to face?

Yes, it is a good idea after the negativity has hit you to try and let it go and move on, but its increasingly difficult to remain positive and move past the bad, when the same exact scenario looms over you again and again when you next try the dungeon/raid you were attempting.

That being said, there are good people out there though, this I know. I have met many. It just feels like the callous and quick-to-abuse players far outweigh them.

[Kallera]

Once again, this is the extreme point of view. So you were mean to someone? Who cares? They ranted about you to their friends or FC mates and called you a douchebag and then called it a night. This is a game and people treat others treating them like dirt in this game like someone doing the same on 4chan and reddit. It's anonymous so why let someone else bother you for too long? They get over it.

I'm pretty sure a lot of people justify jerk behavior like this. It invites retaliation. Even if its a random person its wrong, it even worse when it is a friend.

And one shouldn't let the game dictate who they are friends with by whether they can dodge a landslide.