Valorant

V F · 18 May 2020 at 23:03

Worthy said:
It's a competitive shooter - you're always going to get toxic people unfortunately. I don't find it as bad as Overwatch for toxicity though.

What happens? If I remember correctly Quake is about as toxic as it gets but it's no different than I remember 2001 to 2004. Sometimes it's amusing, sometimes it's rolls eyes. Then sometimes they rage in chat and everyone chimes in getting all ragey telling them to shutup. LOL!

Rroff · 18 May 2020 at 23:04

V F said:
What happens? If I remember correctly Quake is about as toxic as it gets but it's no different than I remember 2001 to 2004. Sometimes it's amusing, sometimes it's rolls eyes. Then sometimes they rage in chat and everyone chimes in getting all ragey telling them to shutup. LOL!

I never found Quake that toxic compared to other games - some of the stuff on public BF4 for instance was 10x worse and 3-4x more frequent.

V F · 18 May 2020 at 23:10

That is bizarre. All the times I played BF3/4 and never found anything toxic. Sometimes the admins would go on a kicking spree if you were killing too quick too much.

The only irritating part of Battlefield was by the time I spawned and ran to any vehicle or aircraft, there were none left. Or you'd have stupid team mates deliberately run you over.

booyaka · 18 May 2020 at 23:43

Competitive shooters and toxic chat come hand in hand....

Player a few games here and there - seems decent - not sure it's worth the huge hype it seems to be getting in terms of pro gamers giving it the massive build up.

It's a polished CS:GO/Overwatch mix - fun game but certainly don't see it as the next big thing.

Rroff · 18 May 2020 at 23:45

V F said:
That is bizarre. All the times I played BF3/4 and never found anything toxic. Sometimes the admins would go on a kicking spree if you were killing too quick too much.

The only irritating part of Battlefield was by the time I spawned and ran to any vehicle or aircraft, there were none left. Or you'd have stupid team mates deliberately run you over.

Try jumping in as gunner on a chopper when someone wants to play with their mate in BF4! oh no they don't ask nicely it is a torrent of abuse.

midweek · 19 May 2020 at 08:06

Rroff said:
Try jumping in as gunner on a chopper when someone wants to play with their mate in BF4! oh no they don't ask nicely it is a torrent of abuse.

And then sit in the seat stubbornly while they rage away at you. If people asked nicely I'd get out. But most defaulted to "GET OUT! GET OUT! GET OUT!"

iamtheoneneo · 19 May 2020 at 10:29

Uninstalled last night. I thought ranked would be better matches but its even worse. I love CS and I dont mind Overwatch but this is not a good 'inbetween'.

Dave85 · 19 May 2020 at 16:21

Got a key had 1 game so far and quite enjoyed it

CliffyG · 19 May 2020 at 19:26

So frustrating, 9-1 up i'm leading our team with 18 kills then one on our team DC's and we end up losing 13-10.... I even got my first ace in the 1 game we won with 4 players and ended up with 29 kills which i think is my highest all time.

ShortWarning · 20 May 2020 at 10:36

Been playing this for a week or so. Had my first comp match yesterday. Really enjoying it.

I'm pretty rubbish at 1st person shooters so I'm sure I'll get a lot of rage aimed at me from my team. Haha.

booyaka · 20 May 2020 at 18:04

It's the same old problem with FPS games....

Penalties for leavers who have a hissy fit and just quit need to be increase...... 4-0 down, player has a meltdown and leaves - doesn't return. Loose 13-7. By the time my game is over, his 10 minute penalty for leaving is done and he's already in his next game.

2nd game this afternoon - 5-5, guy at the bottom of the team scores has been afk on and off most of the game. He then tells us it's his lunchtime and he's off, he leaves, we loose 13-7. Again he will get a 10 minute penalty for that.

It needs to be more than that - I understand people can have disconnects/internet issues but they need to make it harsher for leavers.

So 2 games, 2 losses, both 4 v 5.

Rroff · 20 May 2020 at 18:12

booyaka said:
It's the same old problem with FPS games....

Penalties for leavers who have a hissy fit and just quit need to be increase...... 4-0 down, player has a meltdown and leaves - doesn't return. Loose 13-7. By the time my game is over, his 10 minute penalty for leaving is done and he's already in his next game.

2nd game this afternoon - 5-5, guy at the bottom of the team scores has been afk on and off most of the game. He then tells us it's his lunchtime and he's off, he leaves, we loose 13-7. Again he will get a 10 minute penalty for that.

It needs to be more than that - I understand people can have disconnects/internet issues but they need to make it harsher for leavers.

So 2 games, 2 losses, both 4 v 5.

Problem is the house of cards effect - one person leaves and a couple of others stamp their feet about it not being fair and leave. Personally I enjoy the challenge of playing 1-2 players down.

Shimmy · 20 May 2020 at 18:53

Played a game earlier after not playing for a week, still really fun to play imo.

Got a nice clip:

Worthy · 20 May 2020 at 19:21

I don't get people leaving at 4-0 down. You generally lose the next 2/3 rounds after losing the pistol round anyway.

CliffyG · 20 May 2020 at 20:09

I've been promoted to Iron 2. 3 Team MVP's and 1 overall MVP got me promoted even though i lost a couple.

RobHu · 21 May 2020 at 10:14

I expect the penalties for leavers will be very harsh once the game is released, as they are in pretty much every other competitive game.

booyaka · 22 May 2020 at 12:15

Utterly smashed in unranked this morning.

Guy on other team 39-5 with 3 aces.....Either god like player or cheating. (lost 13-7)

chilipeppersc · 22 May 2020 at 20:12

booyaka said:
Utterly smashed in unranked this morning.

Guy on other team 39-5 with 3 aces.....Either god like player or cheating. (lost 13-7)

Shrugs. It's ultra repetative and not at all flexible. Ok is competitive but what happened to the fun??? I mean, halo days? I thought unranked was got fun but not this game .

booyaka · 22 May 2020 at 23:35

chilipeppersc said:
Shrugs. It's ultra repetative and not at all flexible. Ok is competitive but what happened to the fun??? I mean, halo days? I thought unranked was got fun but not this game .

yeah - I've done my unranked games so I can do my ranked qualifiers now at least but unranked is still super salty at times!

CliffyG · 28 May 2020 at 17:02

Its resetting today and will be offline for a week then open beta. All progress will be wiped.

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