Maybe I got the name wrong, but I'm pretty sure Big Olaf was one of the people who rudely and directly attacks people with insults.
I only mentioned his name because I recalled seeing other people complain about him as well. Same with Schnee.
If it was just me that had a problem with him, I wouldn't have said anything.
To prove this, there was one specific person who came to mind that I wanted to name, but did not.
If I named Big Olaf by mistake and he is actually innocent, then I apologize. As I said, it's difficult to keep track because there are so many.
Note that I've apologized many times before, and tried to reason with people instead of abusing them.
Maybe that's toxic where you live. I can't do anything about that.
I've even praised the people on here multiple times before, and some of those same people turned on me. That's not "toxic"?
I don't think there's anything toxic about my posting history.
I'm not perfect at expressing myself, I make mistakes. And I'm sure that what I've said can be easily misinterpreted.
I don't go around looking for enemies. I don't attack other people unless they attack me first. Even then, I only snap back at them.
If I have said anything inflammatory, I've made it clear that it's not my intention to upset people.
I'm merely expressing my personal frustrations, which I usually also try to explain reasonably.
Is that such a problem? I don't have a problem with other people expressing their frustrations.
I don't abuse or mock them like so many on here do.
The only times I've ever said anything directly offensive at anyone on here is when they've attacked me first. And even in those cases, I still hold back greatly.
Tl;dr: I don't think the act of expressing reasonable frustration, and even apologizing, is comparably toxic to rudely, directly abusing others for simply disagreeing.
Me:
I get frustrated about people being assholes or playing absolutely terribly, I come here and whine about it generally. I don't abuse anyone directly.
I also write guides in the hopes that, you know, they might stop being so terrible. I've written tons of helpful replies to random posts, as well.
So, I'm at least doing something positive about it, other than just complaining.
That might be irrelevant to you. Sure, I could write guides without complaining. But like I said, I don't mind other people complaining.
Sometimes, PEOPLE NEED TO VENT. You also can't address a problem by ignoring it. Complaining is the first step.
The problem is there are too many people nowadays who make ridiculous complaints that end up wasting everyone's time. I don't do that.
Lots of people on PSO-World:
They wait for someone to write a post, then they write smartass remarks to belittle them, flat-out disagreeing without reasonable explanation, and then abuse and mock them.
How does this help anybody? It doesn't. Maybe it makes similar assholes feel good about themselves, but it does nothing to improve our overall situation.
In fact, such behavior DRIVES PEOPLE AWAY FROM THESE FORUMS. Who wants to ask questions when they know they're going to get abused?
Now, which is more "toxic"?
Sure, I could just not post here at all. Which is why I take long breaks from time to time.
But it's not like I'm forcing anyone to read my posts or insulting anyone directly.
My frustration posts are rarely direct replies to anyone, if ever.
Even if I complain about Western people being assholes, I've also said many times that many of the players on here seem very strong.
It may look like I'm generalizing, but I know more than anyone that it all comes down to each unique individual.
I don't assume all Western people are shit, because I know they aren't all shit. I don't treat them that way either.
For the record, PSO2 isn't the only game I've played. I have decades of experience playing online games with people from all sorts of countries.
Not to mention dealing with the people around me. When I complain about Westerners, I'm taking all of these experiences into consideration.
I didn't simply decide to hate people. I don't enjoy throwing meaningless hate around.
Besides, toxicity is also relevant to the environment.
If you have a bunch of people like the ones on here who are literally looking for trouble, anything you say can be "toxic".
What does a person need to be to not meet your definition of "toxic"? Not say anything at all? Agree with you on everything? Not post on PSO-World?
If you're going to get offended at anyone, get offended at the people who make everyone else look shit.
Attacking people who voice frustrations and concerns isn't going to make those people get better, it'll just make their egos even bigger.
They know they don't need to improve because people like you are going to keep defending them.
And that's all I'm going to say. If you don't want to listen, then there's no point trying to reason with you because you've already made your decision.
One final thing, I should apologize for naming those two specifically. I've barely slept and was merely going by memory without thinking.
I didn't mean to start conflict. So, I'm sorry if it was taken that way.
Originally Posted by Xaeris
Connect With Us