I hate Monday: Toxic team mates

Isn't it fun to play games with other people? Well it should be and sometimes it can really be fun but sometimes it's also a really unpleasant experience. When people are being so toxic that it sucks the fun out of any game and makes you want to do anything else but play that game. It's such a shame how there are so many toxic players out there and that makes certain game communities really unbearable because the toxic players are often the loudest players in those communities.

Everything you do is bad?

Have you ever been in a team and someone in the team was constantly complaining about everything? This type of player in your team is someone you don't want in your team because no matter what you do it's always bad. Even when they're the first one to die they'll give you shit for everything you do. Because it's so easy to talk shit about other people. These toxic players are really unpleasant and unfortunately in a lot of multiplayer team based games, you know the type of games where you need to work together to win. Communication is helpful but when someone constantly complains and talks shit about his or her team mates then I think it's better that this person leaves. I mean do you want to listen to that kind of crap all the time? I certainly don't want to listen to that! So it's not a surprise that I will block and mute these type of people so I don't have to deal with their negativity. If they take it really far, for example saying racist things, I will report them as well because that kind of stuff is just wrong and nobody deserves that! I understand that sometimes you can get frustrated but take a break and don't stay in the game and become a toxic douchebag, this means that others have no fun playing with you and you definitely don't have fun!

Why are there so many toxic players?

It could be because some people think they're better at a game than they really are. Then there are people who take the game way too seriously, they want to win every match they play and they can't handle a loss. I guess with all the ranked game modes, leaderboards and professional gamer careers out there some people have been taking games too seriously and that's not a good thing! Another reason could be because some people are just assholes, some people just can't handle defeat and the moment things aren't going the way they want them to they get mad. It's easy to turn your anger on other people but honestly that's just sad to make others feel bad because you lost. Take a break, do something else for a moment or play other games if online multiplayer games make you so mad all the time. Of course it sucks when you lose and I'm not going to pretend to be such an angel in multiplayer, but I honestly keep my bad behaviour to myself and don't bother other people with that. If I'm pissed I'll mute my mic and just yell at my screen, that way only I can hear it. There is nothing wrong with blowing off some steam, just to get it out of your system but don't attack team mates because that's just dumb. Even if your team mates are playing dumb or just screwing around I wouldn't be toxic to them, I would rather leave and try to find another team than to stick with the team that frustrates me and be a toxic douchebag to them. When you become toxic nobody wins, at least not on your team.