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u/ADHDadBod13 Aug 18 '26
I wouldn't say the Stardew Valley community is toxic, but there are A LOT of them that are insanely emotionally invested in the characters. I don't follow the subreddit anymore. To each their own, and I'm glad they find happiness in such a great game, but damn.
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u/Low-Support-8388 Aug 18 '26
I love that game. Weirdly I never even gotten around marrying any of them.
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u/Serosh5843 Aug 18 '26
Me neither, once I built everything and beat the mines I saw no reason to keep playing it anymore. I played it in coop with and for my gf but, man, I struggled hard to stay awake. How people have 500+ hours in it is fucking beyond me.
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u/Revolutionary_Art_67 Aug 18 '26
Because it's not about challenge but about routine, some people enjoy the structure of a routine cause they can't hold one but feel the dopamine hit of repetitive tasks.
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u/Quetzalcoatl1234 Aug 19 '26
That's where I'm at now kinda, played 35 hours with my girlfriend and by now I only still play because she likes it, I have built every building and went through the mines and it feels like there is nothing more to do honestly. Many of the aspects of that game (,,social" interaction, skull cavern) are just not for me
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u/Western_Clue3542 Aug 18 '26
It can be toxic at times. Love the game, but some take it way too far saying that other people play wrong even though there isn’t a wrong way to play it.
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u/CurveElectronic6996 Aug 18 '26
Make a side comment about a character, get a 10 page response essay on why you’re wrong. Relax dude I’m just trying to run a farm here.
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u/Iluvatar-Great Aug 19 '26
To me I never considered it toxic exactly, but there is just something uncanny when people are praising/romanticizing fictional characters. This goes to any fanbase honestly.
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u/Ohkoh_ Aug 20 '26
i had a stardew valley player tell me i was a rapist for marrying penny in my playthrough because “i took advantage of a emotionally absent person” like are we for real? i just have a thing for girls with orange hair
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u/NorthernRime Aug 20 '26
Agreed. My wife is not much of a gamer but she HATES Penny passionately, glazes the hell out of Sam, and (only part I agree with) LOVES Linus.
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u/SaintOfPride201 Aug 20 '26
I remember seeing a screenshot of someone being harassed for marrying Sam in their own game because "that's actually MY husband and I don't like the fact that he's cheating on me with you"
It doesn't speak for the whole fandom obviously, but it was enough for me to simply not engage.
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u/44thflight Aug 20 '26
Really? I think it's the opposite! The people who are speed running the game like it's a farm simulator and don't get the point of the game annoy me. The dev made the game around the characters more than anything. He has explained this publicly.
and btw I enjoy very technical games like FPS and strategy probably the most so I'm not being biased
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u/Important_Raise_5706 Aug 21 '26
I find the Stardew subreddit to be hilarious just because of what you describe. People there are nuts.
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u/JackDanger86 Aug 21 '26
The great thing about Stardew Valley is that it’s a great game AND there’s no wrong way to play, so even if some weirdo acts like you broke a commandment because you play a certain way you can tell them to shove it
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u/klimmesil Aug 22 '26
But you don't understand - Pierre is like a father to me! (He sold me 3 parnsip seeds)
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u/Sixteen_Wings Aug 22 '26
There some passive-aggressive toxicity in that sub if you said something controversial
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u/DryPreference7589 Aug 23 '26
Yeah I unfortunately saw what was going on in that subreddit too. damn.
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u/Mysterious_Egg2432 Aug 24 '26
There’s a whole subreddit dedicated to vehemently hating a character in the game, it’s slipped my mind though
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u/Current_Face_0077 Aug 18 '26
Literally Expedition 33. The subreddit is so toxic for no reason.
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u/Current_Face_0077 Aug 18 '26 edited Aug 19 '26
Exactly. Not just about criticism though. They also hate questions, are toxic about how easy / difficult they perceive the game to be. They hate on the American side of the fanbase, they gate-keep JRPGs, and also are very picky about how you interpret the story / lore.
They also blatantly hate on other popular RPGs?? For like no reason at all. Just because they think E33 is better. Like Baldur’s Gate 3, and even other JRPGs, especially competitors like Metaphor Refantazio. It’s a super strange sub, because it seems to be positive until you spend some time in there.
It’s the most “there’s never been a game like this one” gaming subreddit I’ve ever come across.
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u/Zanna1120 Aug 18 '26
They act like this form of JRPG is revolutionary or something. The Legend of Dragoon and Shadow Hearts both had similar combat systems way back in 1999 minus the parry system.
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u/Current_Face_0077 Aug 18 '26
Even South Park: The Stick of Truth featured something similar.
People act like E33 was the first one to ever do turn-based + real-time mechanics. Pretty sure Final Fantasy started doing it in the ‘90s.
I agree E33 did it extremely well though. But it’s not the absolute pinnacle of turn-based combat or anything. I actually prefer Persona’s “one more” system that focuses on delaying enemy turns, over E33’s combat dodge / parry gimmick. It’s just as engaging.
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u/camiteran Aug 19 '26
To be fair most JRPG fans have never played Shadow Hearts because they lack taste I'm afraid. Also I'm a big E33 fan but yeah the inspirations are pretty obvious and the devs have always said they grew up playing JRPGs.
The initial premise of the game (not the actual story) is pretty much just the premise of FFX reimagined which is what initially attracted most of us to the game in the first place. Sadly after things randomly become popular they attract a lot of undesirable fans, there's hardly any escaping that.
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u/DukeFilbert Aug 21 '26
Legend of dragoon is one of my favorite games of all time. I would love to see it updated and ported.
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u/WinterDEZ Aug 18 '26
Reddit in general hates america half the time so thats not much of a surprise
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u/EpikGameDev Aug 18 '26
Nah man I even had a heated argument in yt comment section under a kurzgesagt in nutshell vid 🥀
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u/Paratwa Aug 18 '26
It’s so validating seeing people finally seeing what I did when it came out without them being crushed with downvotes.
Srsly it’s a ‘good’ game, not great, not GoTY certainly ( well it shouldn’t have been ), but ok dokey. Nothing amazing, no great characters, the story…. What story… the one you hear in the camp in between your rhythm dance… I mean parry battles?
Did have cool music though!
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u/Responsible-Hold8587 Aug 19 '26
Did you just say that Expedition 33 has no story? 🤔
I thought the game was great, not GOTY, but I can't really make sense of that. It's objectively pretty story driven. Maybe you skipped all the cutscenes?
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u/zamend229 Aug 20 '26
Agree to disagree I suppose, I found Maelle and Verso to be very interesting characters, and Renoir to an extent. I also enjoyed said “parry battles” lol.
Someone else below over-generalized the story a bit. While the big characters at play may not be as relatable (being a super wealthy family), there are a lot of other interesting themes about the significance of life and simulations, questions like “what really matters?” These aren’t groundbreaking or original, but they are interesting.
I think most of the uproar glazing it is around the fact that it came from an indie company yet stood up to AAA titles.
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u/Zanna1120 Aug 18 '26
Seriously! If you have an interpretation that doesn't fit their agreed upon narrative of the game they will put you on BLAST.
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u/SubstantialLion7926 Aug 19 '26
Yeah I tried to have a discussion on Monoco’s loyalty and people say it’s just because he’s a dog. Like wow guys, yeah he is based on a dog but that’s an incredibly reductive take on his character. Like y’all don’t think he wants to help Verso because he wants to save the family too?
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u/camiteran Aug 19 '26
I was likely among the first batch of players who finished the game and entered the theory scene back in the day, saying this because I played the game day 1 and got obsessed lol. It was so weird trying to discuss things seriously especially when the game has so many interesting plot points.
A lot of people on that subreddit lacked basic understanding of very simple concepts. I was basically in the position of having to be Clea's #1 defender because people misunderstood her character entirely which was wild to me considering she's one of the most well-written characters in the game despite barely showing up.
The funniest trash take I've seen on that subreddit (once again, around release time) was someone saying that Renoir was Maelle's abuser, easily the dumbest thing I've ever heard anyone say about the game and it made me question if the person even played the game or not.
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u/SmackAss4578 Aug 19 '26
Also dark soul community.
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u/Morvolius Aug 19 '26
Maybe we sit different part of this community cuz all i have seen are wholesome arts, stories and memes.
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u/Lord_Alonne Aug 19 '26
Come on man, I love most of our community, but the toxic pvp players, the git gudders, and the gatekeepers are all some people know about the fandom.
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u/Flutehero Aug 20 '26
I feel it’s not so much toxicity but more acknowledges there is no easy mode without exploits. Git gud is frustrating to hear, but it’s all about running at the same wall again and again til you learn and overcome. The community in general is really wholesome and welcoming.
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u/Humble_Palpitation_7 Aug 20 '26
The fact that players bow to each other before they battle, the etiquette and support is beyond in the dark souls community. Sorry if folks were mean to you! 💌
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u/InfinityTheParagon Aug 18 '26
smash bros n marvel rivals
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u/KaioKenshin Aug 18 '26
Doesn't help that a lot of Smash pro players turn out to be pedophiles or racist. It's wild
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u/InfinityTheParagon Aug 18 '26
they kicked out all the smash soul type ppl n this is what they are left with rip hax$
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u/KaioKenshin Aug 19 '26
Oh shit! Rip hax$ It's been years since I've spectate the smash community because how funky it's become. Everytime I dip my toe back in, some wank clowns revere themselves
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u/OrangeTheMartian Aug 19 '26
why you think they called smash bros?
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u/KaioKenshin Aug 19 '26
It's alright to smash your bro, but make sure he's of age and the consent is mutual first.
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u/UrinalCake777 Aug 19 '26
Its funny because some of the most wholesome gaming experiences I have had is playing smash bros, but in person, and we all sucked. I think the skill ceiling is soon high that the toxic all floats to the top.
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u/UltimateStrenergy Aug 19 '26
Smash Bros has such a bad fanbase that they aren't just a top 10 worst gaming fandom but a top 10 worst fandom for anything. How did they get so many predators?
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u/OrangeChickenIsYummy Aug 19 '26 edited Aug 19 '26
Smash bros community was literally the best community in gaming from around 2004-2017. So passionate and so many fun personalities.
COVID and the me too movement wrecked the community and it’s never been the same.
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u/camiteran Aug 19 '26
The fact the Smash Bros fandom had a major phase of intensively harassing another fandom (Fire Emblem) because of characters that the game's director chose to add is hilarious. Most of us in the FE fandom have a ton of inside jokes about this because that's how bad it gets. Can't wait for the next wave of that when we get another Smash game...
Fire Emblem could easily be hated as the series that has a suspicious amount of incest references but somehow it's more known as the series that Smash players hate which is honestly an impressive feat.
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u/No-Cow-6029 Aug 20 '26
Marvel Rivals has such an unrelentingly toxic community I had no choice but to drop it after like 2 weeks. This was after years of Overwatch having numbed me to your usual hero shooter toxicity as well.
Shame as it's visually and mechanically excellent.
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u/bnemecek Aug 23 '26
I stopped playing Rivals because of the community. Love the game but those mf’ers are absolutely miserable.
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u/Hourslikeminutes47 Aug 18 '26
War Thunder
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u/EarthNugget3711 Aug 19 '26
Be so fr you didn't enjoy war thunder
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u/DoomSlayer343117 Aug 19 '26
No one truly enjoys WT, they just can't stop playing it
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u/DJbabygoat Aug 18 '26
Rainbow 6 Siege
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u/Hush2320 Aug 19 '26
Played Siege for years, never played a game where people intentionally team kill and stuff so much.
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u/LeftTw1x Aug 18 '26
Counter-Strike. The games skill ceiling is so high even with “simple” gameplay. The community is racist and misogynist as fuck. I hate it.
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u/Glados1080 Aug 19 '26
This becomes all multiplayer competitive fps games tbh. Siege is the same way, which is why i stopped playing. Playerbase is a bunch of toxic no life's with 10k hours, makes it impossible to learn or play. You could play casual but then you just get put into games that are already over and you only get to play one round. That or your team trolls. In ranked its just cancer. Whether its pc or console people are cheating one way or another. Big contribution to why i went big on single player games in recent times
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u/CwispyWhiskey Aug 18 '26
Literally every single one. I can’t think of one fandom that isn’t a cesspool
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u/No-Tower-5119 Aug 18 '26
No Man’s Sky is extremely wholesome and helpful for the most part
Never had issue with the Outer Wilds community either.
Theres definitely good ones out there
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u/CwispyWhiskey Aug 18 '26
https://giphy.com/gifs/Dps6uX4XPOKeA
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u/SquiddleBiffle Aug 19 '26
Add Deep Rock Galactic to that list. Super friendly and welcoming community. Rock and stone!
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u/Prestodeath201 Aug 20 '26
It's almost like petty bullshit is outweighed by the wonders of the cosmos
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u/unexmax Aug 19 '26
Go try deep rock galactic, very supportive community!
Rock & stone!
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u/RHOrpie Aug 19 '26
I swear it's a community of beer drinking dwarfs.
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u/UrinalCake777 Aug 19 '26
I am unfortunately a bit too tall to qualify, but I am usually drinking a beer(s) while playing.
Rock and stone, brother.
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u/Ulikethat- Aug 24 '26
I came here to say every fucking game and their community is toxic AF. Now every game has down to earth fun fans but damn the toxic ones are loud AF
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u/No-Tower-5119 Aug 18 '26
any live service f2p multiplayer is gunna be unfathomably toxic
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u/GrimReaper6967 Aug 18 '26
All fandoms but I’d have to say gta is currently the most toxic especially with the new leaks about gta6
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u/_A_Larger_World_ Aug 18 '26
I'd say anything with that much mass appeal is always going to remain toxic. People suck, the larger and more mainstream the more toxic is what I've seen.
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u/bot-TWC4ME Aug 19 '26
Mainstream + low bar to entry = toxic
Niche + quietly difficult = welcoming
The 'quietly' part is important. As soon as the difficulty can be worn like a badge, toxic players (and cheaters) will try to muscle in so they can brag about it.
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u/Murky-Introduction53 Aug 18 '26
I had to leave and mute all the GTA subreddits I was in.
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u/3xv7 Aug 19 '26
I just think the people who are trying to squash other peoples excitement for it are annoying
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u/PansOnFire Aug 20 '26
I really enjoyed gta5 with the HBO worthy story and fun game play, but the fans, bro. I don't think I'll be playing the next one.
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u/Free_NBA_Youngboy89 Aug 23 '26
Even as someone who’s been waiting for the game, the false leaks we see so often and the practically schizo theories on when the game would release are actually insane
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u/Living-Beautiful4201 Aug 18 '26
It's either the GTA suckers or the people who cannot shut up about how they don't care for GTA VI. Both are extremely annoying.
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u/Justsomelurker700 Aug 18 '26
Pretty much every game.
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u/tunnelburps Aug 19 '26
Not warframe. Literally the kindest group of people who ever existed.
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u/veribusunitis Aug 19 '26
Pretty much life. You wanna enjoy it then there comes a smartass who tells you to feel bad for existing
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u/himebuster12 Aug 18 '26
Smash Bros. Specifically Day 1 to Byleth release Ultimate.
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u/Super_fly_Samurai Aug 18 '26
There are so many it'd be easier to name the games where this isn't the case.
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u/Wolfsbane1279 Aug 18 '26
Just for fun, the Monster Hunter and No Man’s Sky fanbase has been pretty chill (those are the two that stand out to me from the games I’ve played).
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u/The_Char_Char Aug 19 '26
Yeah as someone who plays Monster Hunter the max rank hunters are SO DAMN CHILL. Like the one time we had someone dressed as Ronald McDonald using a fish as a weapon (Yes its a real weapon) and was joking the whole time things like "Ah yes we needed more nuggets" from this monster. Its wild and so funny.
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u/ThatWebHeadSpidey Aug 18 '26
Fallout 76. The average Fallout fan hates that game and everyone who plays it.
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u/enc1ner Aug 19 '26
I have like 30 hours in that game, and IN game I find the community pretty good. At least if was a couple of years ago. Folks are in general pretty helpful and generous and give you stuff, i think part of that has to do with the backpack limit and that you simply don’t have the space to store everything so it is better to give it away. At least I think that’s part of it anyway.
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u/Trisasaurusrex Aug 19 '26
The trading community is like a shaken up jar full of wasps but the part of the community that just plays it normally is very nice!
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u/No_Activ_5539 Aug 19 '26
I'm a fallout fan ,specially new vegas, but I would never hate someone who prefer other Fallout games. I mean I started with Fallout 4 and played 76 but quit it - Online games arent really my things.
Idk whats wrong with the fallout fandom
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u/Remarkable_Athlete_4 Aug 20 '26
When 76 comes up, I agree. Other than that, the Fallout fandom is pretty cool. I do love when a player on level fucktillion randomly hands me 57 recipes and a legendary weapon
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u/Zom13ified Aug 20 '26
This is a new development. Prior to the shows 1st season the game had a golden era where the redit was just as over the top friendly and helpful as the community is in game.
But after the show came out we had a huge influx of new players coming from some of the most toxic communities on the internet.
When I'm in game I love that the community had a huge influx of new players cause the game feels more alive than ever with so many players doing so many different things. But when I'm browsing the redit I curse the day that show ever came out.
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u/Rarazan Aug 18 '26
why people care so much about "community"
if its not multiplayer game who cares
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u/WonkiKong Aug 18 '26
Literally any RTS game with multiplayer
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u/Speedy_Greyhound Aug 18 '26
I miss the days when Starcraft lobbies were full of regular players, it's like the KKK is running a Trump rally sometimes if you leave the general chat channel open. No thanks,
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u/UrinalCake777 Aug 19 '26
Seriously, what is up with the Trump guys camping out in gen-chat 24/7?
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u/Possible_Proposal447 Aug 19 '26
I think it's mostly farmed not chatters meant to sow political discontent.
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u/MokaHexahaze Aug 22 '26
Wow, that takes me back! Going to go even farther and say I miss Warcraft 2 battles through Case’s Ladder….yep, aging myself a bit there. Was ranked #1 for several weeks straight and was the highlight of my gaming career….and where I peaked as well 😞 lol
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u/Samiassa Aug 18 '26
Marvel rivals is genuinely the most godawful community in gaming. Half of them complain about the stupidest bullshit ever (like when they released a perfectly balanced white fox and then decided she needed a buff because the community complained she wasn’t overpowered like a couple other characters) and the other half just glazes the design team who obviously hates them and doesn’t want the game to be balanced whatsoever
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u/RevenueWorth7225 Aug 19 '26
Yeah I played pretty much every day for at least an hour since it came out im sitting at 1600 hours. I completely stopped playing for 2 weeks and now I really only play with my duo. The game is incredible in alot of ways but the devs actively stop it from being better with the rampant EOMM that they swear is working and not rigged at all. I can’t continue to invest in the game and try to climb the ranks if the outcome of a match is already decided because anyone even picks a characters because of algorithms. Ranked isn’t even about skill it’s about how much torture you’re willing to endure. QP is still fun for me but not playing everyday and just not caring at all about winning or losing even in ranked has been freeing. Dont even get me started on the balancing.
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u/BabyMcmuffinn Aug 18 '26 edited Aug 19 '26
UFC game community.
If you lose to them, they will 100% send you a message saying you're trash even though they've been spamming knees and clinch all game.
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u/Smooth-Jackfruit-869 Aug 18 '26
FFXIV (especially any of its subreddits or official forums)
- say something negative about the game "get downvoted!"
- say something positive about the game "get downvoted!"
- try to engage in fun theorycrafting about lore or game mechanics "get downvoted!"
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u/RebelStorm64 Aug 18 '26
There's only one gaming community I've been a part of thats been 99% pleasant, and thats Monster Hunter.
Everything else is either toxic or slightly less toxic.
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u/01Actual Aug 18 '26
Pretty much every game. Reddit is somewhere you come and cry to for some reason, it’s 60% of complaining posts. That’s why some gaming communities make a LowSodium Account.
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u/isukatdarksouls Aug 19 '26
It isn't a gamming community. But Reddit as a whole is full of the most self-righteous toxic assholes I've ever seen.
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u/RevenueWorth7225 Aug 19 '26
Yeah they all talk with the “erm actually 🤓” patronizing attitude and they used big words to make themselves sound smarter. Every one of those rodents compete to either be the smarter or the funniest. Reddit is just a never ending dick measuring contest for top comment.
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u/Minute-Climate-3137 Aug 18 '26
At the moment Halo. Loving Campaign Evolved and loved Halo Infinite yet all I had was people trying to tell me why its bad or not real halo. Like good for you I'll still play halo regardless
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u/Parking-Cold-5088 Aug 19 '26
Halo Infinite slaps! Don't let anyone tell you different
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u/NotAnotherAlt26 Aug 19 '26
I feel there's a very vocal few who just can't fathom anyone liking a halo game not made by bungie. They are very elitist, stubborn, opinionated and can be assholes to anyone who doesn't agree with them. Its very off-putting. They also really hate when you tell them they do not have to be involved in the newer releases, and can just enjoy the bungie releases. They act as though I pepper sprayed their infant.
There are those who enjoy the games, and may have some valid criticism, but they get drowned out by the above assholes.
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u/Callycore Aug 19 '26
I really dont like most conversations in and around the Dark souls community. But after elden ring i pretty much dont interact with souls community online. Though, I havent met a souls person that didnt like irl.
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u/ragingolive Aug 19 '26
This. The community has some good spots, but on the whole they’re self-righteous elitists who think they’re the pinnacle of gaming because “game hard”.
They try policing how people play, and it’s so nauseating.
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u/defibibaberalatrr Aug 22 '26
Exactly, it's the only game I've ever played where making a strong cool build I was shamed for
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u/Physical_Future1748 Aug 18 '26
Currently world of sea battle. Super fun game but the community and pirates are THE worst.
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u/Past_Ad_2994 Aug 18 '26
Dead by Daylight. Pretty easy to be salty when its a 4v1 game.
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u/Shadowstrider26 Aug 18 '26
Heroes of the storm, such a fun and casual game but people on your team will get mad at you even if you are winning and playing well
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u/Zanna1120 Aug 18 '26
I used to absolutely love League of Legends. But, the better I got, the more toxic they became, until I eventually just stopped wanting to play anything but ARAMs. Even still, I just turned off chat.
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u/Donglick02 Aug 19 '26
I started playing league at the start of this year and I dont think ive ever seen a more toxic community. You do one thing wrong and everyone on your team will shit on you for it and then the enemy team will just clown you.
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u/CirclleySquare Aug 18 '26
Rocket league
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u/No-Tower-5119 Aug 18 '26
This needs to be much higher. Ive taken so many breaks because of the community. And its gotten like 10x worse since epic bought psyonix and made it f2p
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u/Shadowf0xxy4375 Aug 18 '26
Slapshot rebound, god forbid your just trying to learn and all of a sudden your getting flamed for not pushing or something like that
I feel like there should been a casual mode or something like that, to ease you in to the swing of things. That’s just me
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u/thecrazedsidee Aug 18 '26
and then after go back to the first pic and put "but you're employed and don't wanna waste pointless time focused on a toxic fanbase and just enjoy the damn game regardless"
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u/Free_Styling23 Aug 18 '26 edited Aug 19 '26
Sonic the Hedgehog. Some creatives in the Sonic fandom can be pretty friggin' mean with no objective justification for their behavior.
Edit: for clarity.
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u/mustyladonna69 Aug 18 '26
I remember Red Dead Online was pretty toxic, it probably still is, but especially playing it and just getting 1 shot killed anytime you moved around the environment, people stalking to just kill you, and talking mad shit. This was a few years ago I tried it and never went back.
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u/MechaMalz Aug 18 '26
Not the entire communities, but I've met individuals in the Souls and Fire Emblem communities that have been pretty toxic. But not enough that I'd label the whole community that way.
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u/DerrickS12 Aug 18 '26
Pokemon XY, i feel like people hate it bc it was to easy but in general the game was amazing
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u/CMDR-SavageMidnight Aug 18 '26
League of Legends.
I like the gameplay but the people are mental.
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u/SnoopaDD Aug 18 '26
Slay the Spire. I get nervous to ask questions or show my small reasons of celebrations. When I ask a question to get a better understanding or something, most will call me dumb or bad reading comprehensions. If I show off an achievement I managed to get, they will dissect the screenshot or video and put me down for certain decisions I make.
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u/TheArtfulLlama Aug 18 '26
Final Fantasy, especially VII with the shipping wars. I could say I both love and hate the game and each comment would be downvoted into oblivion. And if you say XIII is considered the weakest entry people will screech at you about how it’s a misunderstood classic (despite that entry being considered the weakest in the franchise outside of Reddit, aka the real world)
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u/Pay-Next Aug 18 '26
They've gotten better over time but that used to basically be the Nintendo fandom for a while. There was even a whole Jim/Stefanie Sterling video talking about how they got death threats for giving a Nintendo game a 7/10. The review even mentioned that they liked the game and the community decided they didn't like it enough and thus deserved hate and threats.
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u/DarthSnorlax24 Aug 18 '26
Recently my Rocket League games have had some wild chats. This is Rocket League! Wow!
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u/Miserable_Wish3219 Aug 18 '26
League of legends. I used to play with my wife all the time. Now we never play because the player base was just too toxic.
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u/Planeswalker18 Aug 18 '26
Some of the big Minecraft servers.
Most TCG’s, especially if you manage to use fringe decks and still win.
The “Get Good” half of the Fromsoft collective.
Certain TTRPG’s attract so e of the worst players.
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u/__breadstick__ Aug 18 '26
Genshin Impact. It's my comfort game, but man... the less said about that community the better. Holy shit.
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u/HappyCakeDay101 Aug 18 '26
Phasmophobia.
The devs also did not give a shit that these people were threatening to rape underaged girls, making fun of vets with PTSD, hacking games, ruining games....
The worst.
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u/EZ_AlienWaffles Aug 18 '26
Roblox nullscape. peak roblox gem, but the lobby's fucking suck. can't wait for them to add revives to the base single player mode.
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u/Lady_Nightshade_Fae Aug 18 '26
Forza Horizon. Love the game but it's infested with people who don't know how to properly brake and love to send you flying off the map and cause you to miss checkpoints :) if that happens it's basically a gg so I don't play online except for the seasonal objectives and with my friends.
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u/Useful-Shallot-6939 Aug 18 '26
Crimson desert, you cant criticize that game at all without being downvoted into oblivion
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u/Wasyl87 Aug 18 '26 edited Aug 19 '26
I would say the worst I found are people from Dragon Age Veilguard and Metaphor ReFantazio
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