Quote Originally Posted by Lilseph View Post
I actually agree with this take of what a bad player is. I personally think that it's quite common to mix behavioural issues with one's skill. I've met very nasty players, that would talk others down, they are super narcissistic, but they are very skillful, know the game from A to Z, have all the existing content down. I don't disregard their level of skill because of their attitude. While I wouldn't like to be paired up with these players, it has nothing to do with what a "Bad player" is, imo. As the example I posted earlier, a football player, no matter how cocky he is, if they get wins for their teams, beat goal records and bring trophies home... yeah, they are a good player. If we don't like them as a person, that's a different story.
I think the analogy only partially works, though. That football player will run into issues if their cockiness is dragging the rest of the team down, after all, and really good football players usually are going pro in some form, meaning they won't be paired up with players of wildly varying skill levels like what can happen in this game. Even if a player is highly skilled at this game and does amazing, I'd still consider them a bad player if they actively harass or abuse other players, as that can lead to those players not working with them or leaving the game outright.