Player Toxicity

There is a post right next to this one that sums up my feelings about this one.

http://boards.cityofheroes.com/showthread.php?t=276118

In summary, the poster got into a team that was less than ideal. Died over and over and then got told off by the leader. He quit the team mid fight and then came to the forums because he was concerned that he abandoned the others on the team and was too much of a jerk by doing so. Most folks I've met care about each other even when they are irritated with events and actions in the game, and that is the best test of a community there is.

I just re-subbed right before Freedom hit, but have been playing the game off-and-on since the original CoH beta.

In the past, the community has always been one of the main reasons I stayed. In fact, I often used the CoH forums as a standard by which to judge all other forum communities. Most people that posted here were friendly, helpful, and fun to have discussions with.

I've noticed that, while not as bad as some other toxic forums I've been on, things have definitely gone down hill.

If you are a VIP, just read some of the posts for the latest VIP Beta test.
The responses to Titan Weapons alone has actually made me physically ill. The attacks against Synapse are inexcusable and downright vicious.

The kind of bile I've read lately actually reminds me of the Champions Online Beta forums, which is NOT a good thing.

I just try to avoid the Help channel and the City Life - CoH & CoV General Discussions forums, and everything is rainbows and puppies.

Incidentally you are allowed to mention other games now. You can't compare and contrast or promote those other games however you are allowed to say things like I play WoW and Aion.

I think it's a mistake to judge the environment based on the forums. The official forums for EVERY MMO are pits of toxic waste; CoH's are better in that there are, occasionally, threads of value and worth as opposed to being all complaints, all the time.

But every MMO forum, of every MMO I've played, has equal parts buff/nerf whining, passive -aggressive pissing on anyone who isn't playing with the One True Build Of The Month, "My Class Should Have All The Upsides And No Downsides", or the always popular "Quit Having Fun In Ways I Don't Like" as seen in the arguments for/against Incarnate Trials.

People who spend all their times on game forums aren't spending enough time on the game, but that's just me.

Ok, joking aside and despite my earlier silliness, I think I kind of understand what the OP means.

I've noticed a certain level of shrillness if you can put it like that as there is a realignment of many players on the VIP server, returning players and brand new players.

I wouldn't call it toxicity but I think it's almost like the reset button has been pressed for many and people are finding their own level in a new environment and that sometimes means people are, how can I put this... "unnecessarily assertive"

There've been a lot of server changes recently, from the list merge, Freedom, Exalted etc and it's bound to have an effect given that there's are a lot of people trying to rub shoulders with relative strangers.

Once new things settle down, new communities form and people find their place I expect things will quieten down a lot.

"You got to dig it to dig it, you dig?"
Thelonious Monk

Actually...I did run into some toxicity today...but it was countered by everyone in Global and a team of 24....so one bad apple.

I was running a league of 24 fror a ToT. The roster changes a lot during those types of events because people drop, people leave etc. One person joined and I was having a hard time moving him into team 3. I explained it would be a second because we had to wait until the team lead of 3 zoned back in.

I went to move them but accidently hit kick! *Facepalm* My bad. So didn't mean to do that. So I resent the league invite and an appology. But I got the whole, the person you are trying to contact is hidden blah blah blah.

So then I get this huge tell saying how Im fail and on ignore. So I asked someone on the league to send the message that I accidently kicked when I was trying to move him.

Then in broadcast dude was freaking about how I kicked him...(which I did do on accident mind you) and how not to join my team, calling me fail and every other thing he could without getting bannded. But the team I was on stuck up for me.

So yes. Toxic people do exist, but 1 out of 50 players I played with today was bad. So really, I feel that he OP remembers more the negative comments or experiences, and forgets the fact that there is many more positive players than toxic ones.

I haven't noticed any jerks at all. I've run into lots of returning VIP's and premiums who are a bit confused at all the changes. I've seen tons of helpful players showing them new things and answering questions about all of our new content. Seems like business as usual for our player base. Also as a side note I play on multiple servers and haven't noticed a change in people's willingness to help on any of them. The most ******** I've seen from the player base involves the difficulties with not being able to send tells to free players and help them learn the game.

I'm addicted to you cause you know that you're toxic.