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People who rage-quit
13 years ago
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This is one thing I kind of don't understand with some people. I do understand the meaning of Rage quitting but I don't get is how long before that should happen. I would think it would be for some people who, for example play a fighting game and spending hours on end on one boss that they can't seem to beat, get angry and stop playing the game. Another might be playing a game against a friend and after ten or so rounds of say, trivial pursuit, and you can't seem to beat them....But, when playing two rounds of a game with a group of people where in the first round you won but in the beginning of the second round you realize you're not going to win, rage-quit and say it's broken, then go on the site the game was made to prove that what the one person did was incorrect... That wouldn't seem fair to the other people or the person who after losing a lot of games finally has a chance to win or "play around" with other players...
So, here's my question: What is the reason of Rage quitting, or switching games when someone else finally has a chance of winning after losing a lot against the person who is doing the rage-quit?
So, here's my question: What is the reason of Rage quitting, or switching games when someone else finally has a chance of winning after losing a lot against the person who is doing the rage-quit?
I think for the vast majority of people, it's a patience vs tolerance issue. Playing any given game is supposed to be fun, whether you are on the winning team or not. However, in practice some games are better at this than others. In a good game I can get my ass handed to me for hours and it won't mean that much to me as long as I'm enjoying playing and getting to contribute -something- to the game. In a game that is just decent, average, or poor it depends on how long I can tolerate playing before my patience runs thin. For some people that tolerance/patience ratio is skewed. There really are people out there who can't have fun with a game unless if they are doing well at it. Still others are shallow enough to not like the fact that someone might actually be better at a game than they are. Still others are records perfectionists who keep close eyes on their win/loss ratios.
And sometimes the game really is just broken. If everything works except for just one component, that one component can be exploited to be used against you in a competitive game. Given how complex modern games are, finding a multiplayer game that is perfectly balanced and free of glitches with everything working is more difficult than it seems. Most games are playable and work well enough that they can fun to play, but there are always some that don't quite get there.