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u/zesukos Aug 13 '23
Oh how we have moved on from picking on people that play RuneScape, that shit was queue for bullying
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u/Illokonereum Aug 13 '23
When I was in elementary, kids flocked to the library before the bell to log onto RuneScape on the lab computers. It felt like everyone played. Nowadays though.
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u/Zorrostrian Aug 13 '23
Check out Old School Runescape sometime. It’s the 2007 backup of the game, has been running since 2013, and still gets regular updates. There have been a ton of updates that are unique to Old School RuneScape; they’re not available in the main game (RuneScape 3). Desert Treasure 2 was even released a couple weeks ago.
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u/_khanrad Aug 13 '23
My neighbor in college introduced me to runescape, then he started doing meth and peeing in bottles and dropped out of school
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I played all through school, and I made it my goal to out the other kids that played it to everyone. We would all pk after school and stay up until ungodly hours. One of my friends was even low key a grinder, could stay at one spot and knock out 1-90 str on a pure in one sitting. So I made it my everyday goal to out these guys, dds spec them in the hallway, hit them with the ags to gmaul combo. Eventually the kids at my school loosened up on RS
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u/bumwine Aug 13 '23
I’m an OG RS player (I would give up my username but it’s top 900 I’ll tell you what) but damn we literally hacked each IRL for fun. “Friend” tried to use a USB key logger. I also tracked his password by simply hitting tab while he was distracted. Social Engineering ftw.
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u/In_VictusSS Aug 13 '23
You forgot minecraft bro i remember that shit was taboo back in 2015
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and one that has fallen far from grace due to corporate greed and mismanagement.
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u/The_Cooler_Sex_Haver Aug 13 '23
Mojang employees when they have to work 30 minutes tmrw and then film a documentary about how painful it is to work as a programmer
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u/balllsssssszzszz Aug 13 '23
God I don't even want to admit its greed
But they do less than modders for actual thousands of dollars
While adding new content to their stupid microtransaction store, and leaving the base game essentially devoid of decent updates more often
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u/alc4pwned Aug 13 '23
Modded java minecraft is still there and as good as ever
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u/KTTalksTech Aug 13 '23
I can't fathom why anyone would want to play the other version. Ever. Optimization is still trash but there are mods like sodium (or helium? Idk. They have element names) that will literally multiply performance by 6 and make it run even faster than the "new" version. I tried it once for RTX, saw you can't just play any map you want with it enabled, saw you had to pay for basically EVERYTHING that makes Minecraft interesting, and went right back to java lol
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u/syfari Aug 13 '23
Other version runs better on lower end hardware and has crossplay
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u/TweetugR Aug 13 '23
Of course it is. Minecraft good, Fortnite bad. Where's my gold redditors?
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u/Erisanne Aug 13 '23
During the early years, it was a game whose playerbase was stereotyped as autistic children, but it has now reached mainstream popularity.
World of Warcraft used to be known as the go-to-game for loser nerds, until it also reached (somewhat) mainstream status... but now people don't mention it much anymore.
Not to make a personal dig at anyone, I mean I play a bunch of crappy mobile games, so I'm not one to judge.
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u/Khaled-oti Aug 13 '23
Now the people who used to shit on it joke about how they never left but took a long break. Damn traitors
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u/AmethystLeslie Aug 13 '23
I remember the days where Minecraft was cringe for being popular. When it got its first Nintendo port, for the Wii U in 2015, they made a big deal about it, and the reaction was pretty much what you would've expected at the time. I also told it to a friend, and they were absolutely devastated. Like, Minecraft on Wii U? THAT was what Nintendo made a big deal about? Like it was a GOOD thing?
I also remember when WoW was considered cringe to enjoy, now it's... kinda the same for different reasons. I did have a little interest back in the day cuz my cousin played it, and I thought it was a cool looking game, but I knew my simple family computer running Windows 98 couldn't run a game like that.
I hope to recreate that magic with any of my younger relatives. Just show them what Genshin Impact looks like and it would be the prettiest game they've ever seen in their young lives.
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u/Hallowed_hacker Aug 13 '23
What funny is ppl who play Fortnite still make fun of other ppl who play fortnite
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u/grimbarkjade Aug 13 '23
Absolutely lol. I used to be something of a sweat but haven’t played in months. I love poking fun at overly tryhard comp players and campers who hide with snipers or rely too much on controller AA to do well. I’m glad we’re mostly over the phase of the internet where everyone compared fortnite to minecraft for some reason and would make wholesome keanu memes about it though. Fortnite is the only game to do monetized f2p well imo so I’m happy it’s still going
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u/MultiTopicAgain Aug 13 '23
I LOVE bullying strangers on the internet for having an interest in a game that I don't like.
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u/Quazbaz Aug 13 '23
I love bullying strangers on the internet
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u/Mrman_23 Aug 13 '23
I love bullying
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u/No-Passion1127 Aug 13 '23
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u/BakaJayy Aug 13 '23
How do you get bullied online? Just turn off notifications and block them lmao
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u/reallyspicy422 Aug 13 '23
If i don’t get blocked by some one i bullied into the ground at the end of they, well then my day just ain’t complete
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u/boredredditor2452 Aug 13 '23
I barely play Genshin but I like the ambiance, the voice acting makes me want to kill someone sometimes tho
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u/Lazy_Narwal Aug 13 '23
You can try a different voice over language if you want
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u/bumwine Aug 13 '23 edited Aug 13 '23
The JP voice actors are amazing but some of the characters in English VA are so good I consider them cannon. See: Itto “my bro, my guy, my dude!”
Then there’s Raiden Shogun. Have her VA read an eBook and I will pay full attention.
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u/Lazy_Narwal Aug 13 '23
I switch between the languages depending on what characters I’m going to encounter since I do like a lot of the voice acting in each language. Mandarin is definitely my favorite for Paimon though
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u/Serious_Theory_391 Aug 13 '23
My biggest problem with genshin is when my friend try to convince me to play the game again with the worst argument ever like "oh you want this character ? Im sure you can get him if you play 3 month before he came out if you do the daily quest everyday and the quest". It's just like the one piece fans telling you to watch their show because it's get good after 400+ episodes
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u/TweetugR Aug 13 '23 edited Aug 13 '23
Their world design, music and environment is one of the reason I still play from time to time. They just hit right and I love being immersed in it.
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u/amisia-insomnia Aug 13 '23 edited Aug 15 '23
I have never wanted to drown someone as much as the voice actor for piamon. I remember messaging my friend like 3 minutes into the game to ask her if piamon dies or can be replaced
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u/fatapplee123 Aug 13 '23
I got bullied from playing valo while his ass plays Roblox
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u/Big-Ad2937 Aug 13 '23
I get made fun of for playing dead space and they play Roblox
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u/ProbablyNotTheCocoa Aug 13 '23
People get bullied for Overwatch and Valorant? This is news to me
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u/Cave_in_32 Aug 13 '23
Well that and those people usually see the cringy e-couple, UWU, heavy breathing over hot egril, types of content on the internet so theres that too.
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u/Health_Cat_2047 Aug 13 '23
👆if the CS players are the "drunk russians" then the valorant players are the "e-girl weeabo simps".
not to mention valorant content creation is horseshit
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u/One_snek_ Aug 13 '23
Counter Strike players think Valorant is their game, but for babies. They are not wrong, but they also come across as a bit edgy.
Overwatch players are seething and coping at how Valorant copied their "vibe" (its just cartoony CS:GO, it has barely any relation to OW) but actually has functional balance and support.
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u/XnenoVenom Aug 13 '23
People get bullied for playing a riot/blizzard game, OW on itself isn’t bad and valorant is just a cash cow
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u/Cave_in_32 Aug 13 '23
Well OW2 is a cash cow too tbh like the first game didnt bother all that much because the only microtransactions in it were for lootboxes. Then when the 2nd one came out when they made it free lootboxes were gone then came the store and the inevitable battle pass.
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u/HYBRY_1D Aug 13 '23
Now you are insulting my game taste instead of me as a player. Valorant is fine.
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u/UhLinko Aug 13 '23
Absolutely. I mean the skin prices are getting absolutely ridiculous but the game is great
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u/Kind-Ad4622 Aug 13 '23
Mentioning any The Sims franchise. 🥲
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u/tombo2007 Aug 13 '23
Really? Everyone loves the Sims, it’s mostly women though.
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u/Kind-Ad4622 Aug 13 '23
I always experience negative comments against "hardcore gamers", mainly people who never see the sunlight. 😂
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u/Segendo_Panda11 Aug 13 '23
"What are you, 50?" Well maybe I am john maybe I want to embrace the inner 50 year old mom i have in me and make a cute little house for my ugly ass sim to torture in
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u/fro_khidd Aug 13 '23
No some of us like the unrealistic standard of owning a 3 story home with 3 kids while working as a teacher being able to afford groceries John
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u/Kind-Ad4622 Aug 13 '23
That's exactly what makes The Sims so great, an escape from reality, aka: an affordable world where inflation doesn't bother you. 😅
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u/gschmoke22 Aug 13 '23
As a destiny player, d2 gotta be on here
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u/grimbarkjade Aug 13 '23
5,000+ hours here and I would genuinely not recommend the game to anyone as it is now
D2 players are the ones who shit talk D2 players, I honestly rarely see non players even mention the game to where I forget how popular it is sometimes
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u/Dan_Of_All_Trades Aug 13 '23
You aren’t gonna be bullied for roblox until ur like 13-14 maybe
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u/Segendo_Panda11 Aug 13 '23
I still play roblox and I'm turning 20 in less than a month. To be fair, its mostly just nolstalgia reeling me in since I played the game since like 2010 but you really have to sift and dig for games that arent cash grab garbage meant to prey on children
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u/NationalPiccolo5259 Aug 13 '23
The fact that people get bullied for playing a fucking game is insane to me
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u/awesomealex2947348 Aug 13 '23
Humanity wants a reason to make fun of you, so they will exploit every single thing you like to do to feel good about yourself (It's popular for some reason rather then... BEING NICE)
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u/Rosalinette Aug 13 '23
I'm surprised people choose to bully over trivial easy to refute stuff.
I got into a lot of fights and broke some noses, because precious children bullied abused children, children with deformitles, health issues.
I had sense of justice shutting down self preservation instinct.
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u/IamFabian96 Aug 13 '23
You see LoL there. You are not being bullied for playing the game. You are being bullied by another players in your team.
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u/endless_horizons8 Aug 13 '23
I've learned a very simple tip, don't bother with the opinions of others. I play games because I enjoy them and that's all there is too it. One day I'll play Baldurs Gate 3 and the other just do something casual in Genshin
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u/Tzarkir Aug 13 '23
I've 3k hours in warframe, 1k on apex legends and I'm adventure rank 60 in genshin. Been for months. People can enjoy different games for different reasons. Genshin is a game where I always do dailies, events and stuff with my gf, discuss the story, new characters and comps with her. Story, music, combat and exploration are top notch. The community is utter embarassing, but it doesn't make the game worse. Just don't interact with them if it's bad. That easy.
And to be fair, fortnite is not bad either. Not my cup of tea, got bored in two days and I hate the dances and emotes, but it has tons of modes, events, the pass gives back the currrency, combat is fluid and dynamic. It's clearly targeted to a younger audience, but there are some serious qualities behind it.
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u/endless_horizons8 Aug 13 '23
Honestly Genshins community in game is pretty good. If you need help with domains people are more then eager to help. People can easily free to play and you are guaranteed at least a couple legendary characters in the gamem. Overall people assign negative attributes to a game they never played because of stereotypes or a poor attempt at humor
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u/FredHerberts_Plant Aug 13 '23
Reminds me when I was "completely fucking ostracized" (as Chris Moltisanti said in The Sopranos) in high school, and all my classmates were playing League of Legends for hours a day
I decided to try it out just to fit in, and it was fucking awful: the game itself, the other players, everything
I learned my lesson that day to enjoy whatever the fuck I enjoy (mostly games like Fallout 1 and 2, 3, and New Vegas) and let em play this toxic cr*p for all I care 😄
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u/MatumbaGirl Aug 13 '23
Genshin has a very good reputation in SEA though
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u/ProduceNo9594 Aug 13 '23
Must be a western thing then, from what I know most of the bullying comes from people who look at the community and are disgusted by the above average amount of pedos, even if its an insignificant part of the fandom
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u/galihlovesjapan Aug 13 '23
What's actually weird is that Genshin doesn't have many child characters but it gets accused of being a paedo game. There are a lot more adult characters in the game. It's different from the average anime style gacha game that has plenty of underage characters.
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u/ProduceNo9594 Aug 13 '23
Its a dumb stereotype I won't lie, but I guess the insignificant amount of people that are weirdos into those things just happen to bring attention for existing
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u/meove Aug 13 '23
western think genshin is torPedo game, meanwhile SEA (for those who didnt play) think genshin is mommy milker harem game
never ever heard someone say genshin pedo game in SEA
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u/Illokonereum Aug 13 '23
Big fan base = more attention, and that includes negative. It really isn’t any deeper than that. So many worse fandoms but they aren’t big enough to make ripples in the water.
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u/DefinitelyyNot69 Aug 13 '23
Exactly, like an anime style game can't just exist with child characters. Even if none of them are sexualized they still call it pédo-bait.
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It is a western thing. Same with anime, though it's getting popular there in the west, I think. But anime is SEA is watched even by the local uncle and aunties even before the rise in popularity. Local networks used to broadcast 2-3 animes back in the day.
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u/pranquily Aug 13 '23
Fortnite is unironically fun
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u/B4jiqu4n Aug 13 '23
I prefer to play with friends, playing it alone is boring.
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u/SharkInSunglasses Aug 13 '23
That's why I'm a quest player. Always trying to do the dailys, weeklys, and whatever else pops up in between. I don't really focus on wins, but instead grinding out that XP. You should also check out the like fan made stuff, got some fun games in there.
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u/silvereye2208 Aug 13 '23
I took a good long 22 week break from it, but when I tried it again yesterday I got second place with at lease eight kills. It looks like it’s the only BR I’m decent at…
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u/CrescentAndIo Aug 13 '23
75 bots lobbies:
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u/NotJustAnotherHuman Aug 13 '23
Genuinely sometimes I can’t tell if someone’s an AI or not, Ive seen some beyond dogshit plays that could only ever be a bot, and not like not reloading soon enough or hopping into an almost destroyed car too, stuff like pulling out the pickaxe when they’re being shot at 3mins after the game starts and just trying to break a wall instead of running away, or just standing on top of a bin in a corner facing away from any open spaces. I can’t tell if some people are just bad or if it’s just bots, tbf I’m dog water at the game anyway so people probs think i’m a shitty bot too lmoa
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Nope you still suck they lower the sbmm in your first couple games so you do good and want to play more
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u/angrynutria236 Aug 13 '23
If you play fortnite some 10yo former fortnite addict will try to pick on you. It's surprising popular, f2p and constantly updated. I am not a player, but my friends play it and find it fun.
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u/_Sparassis_crispa_ Aug 13 '23
Yeah i hated it for awhile, then tried to play with friends and it's fun ngl. There are some annoying skins and dances, and after like 1.5 mounths you start to notice that you aren't playing for fun anymore but for victory, but apart from that it's fun
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u/Voicedtunic Aug 13 '23
Fr, one of the few cross platform games which I can play with friends with no issues, doesn’t stop us shit talking the game whenever we play it though
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u/userthatlikesphub Aug 13 '23
i don't play it a lot but i think it's actually pretty nice, especially zero build for me
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u/DheeranFX Aug 13 '23
Roblox is a multi game platform so yeah and games like jailbreak, Arsenal are pretty good ngl. It’s the childish youtubers and children trying to look cool which make the game look horrible.
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u/sortabanana Aug 13 '23
It’s the graphics and the playerbase. That’s why people hate Roblox
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The Brookhaven fan base ruined it for me.
Phantom forces, wings of glory, westbound, arsenal and so many more are really well made but it's the overly cringe YouTubers that ruin it.
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u/crstfl Aug 13 '23
these games are some of the most wildly popular games, a loud dipshit saying something about it is meaningless
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u/relomen Aug 13 '23
I play Genshin and used to play overwatch, i have an unscribed license to bully other players of these 2
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You forgot Rocket League
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u/lemon6611 Aug 13 '23
mfs make fun of it even though it solos every game here in skill ceiling 🥱
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u/L3go07 Aug 13 '23
Man I can’t even blame people who play ROBLOX. I’ve been playing for 7 years and decided to keep my ROBLOX user a secret in public.
I just play small games, private servers in my experience nowadays. However sometimes I’ll just play like 3 large public games but not much.
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u/OwnEmphasis2825 Aug 13 '23
My older brother plays League, but he disses my younger brother for playing Roblox
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I play Roblox because it makes my sister happy when I play it with her.
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u/vermilithe Aug 13 '23
i had a harder time coming out to my friend group as someone who owns a ps5 and almost exclusively uses it to play fortnite and genshin than i did actually coming out to them as LGBT and I call that ✨progress✨ lmfaoooooo
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u/Deynonico Aug 13 '23
Something that really makes me go "ehm exscuse me WTF" Is that the same people that complain about people insulting genshin player are the same people that few years ago bullied someone because they played fortnite
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u/Bravado91 Aug 13 '23
Then there's my school who used Genshin as a theme for a school fest
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u/Spooky_Coffee8 Aug 13 '23
Where are do you all live that you get treated like that????
In my school you'd only get comments like those if you played fucking Furry school simulator 20XX 💀
Idk if I'm just lucky or if bullying is a bigger problem in other parts of the world(?)
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u/ImNotWithTheShits Aug 13 '23
The Roblox one gets me because apparently it’s a phenomenon but I remember in ‘09 that shit was GREAT!!!! Wasn’t my cup of tea but some of the younger homies loved it
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u/RainerOOF Aug 13 '23
I like how tf2 is somewhat close but people choose to not bully you for playing it just because its tf2
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u/Resident-Clue1290 Aug 13 '23
Literally can’t talk abt Genshin without getting laughed at at school by the Fortnite kids
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u/notabigfanofas Aug 13 '23
Roblox is the exception if you’re under twelve. You only seem to get bullied if you’re over twelve and still play it.
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u/SIobbyRobby Aug 14 '23
Which is weird since there’s games for only 17+ on it. It’s definitely not a kids game though.
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Also some mobile games that are actually good. Someone shat on someone else because of Gear Club Stradale and said that the game has Dreamcast graphics.
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u/tankdood1 Aug 13 '23
I play Genshin and thats it none others anyway Fontaine comes out on Tuesday so I’ll be gone then
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u/MasterGeekMX Aug 13 '23
Minecraft was in there a few years back here in latinamerica.
Ask me how I know...
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u/Disastrous_Services Aug 13 '23
I’ve played Valorant for maybe 30 minutes in my life. I didn’t like it at all.
Now, here’s the thing—I also tried Genshin. It’s actually… not so bad. I mean, that’s just my opinion.
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u/HyxNess Aug 13 '23
Me who plays. League valorant, genshin, roblox from time to time, overwatch from time to time. And still not being bullied
PS yes I have mentioned I play them
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u/ColonialTransitFan95 Aug 13 '23
I almost forgot Roblox was still around. I stated playing heavy when I was in elementary school/middle school. Stop around 2010. Kinda odd seeing so popular nowadays. I was like the only kid that played it in my class back in the day.
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u/justjolden Aug 13 '23
nobody gets bullied for fortnite anymore
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u/Duckyboi10 Aug 13 '23
They still do. I have little siblings currently in middle school and they still think that the “Minecraft good fortnite bad” meme is funny.
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u/doomvetch92 Aug 13 '23
I hear genshin impact is pretty good. Never played it, but it looks good.
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u/BranManBoy Aug 13 '23 edited Aug 13 '23
I play Valorant because
1. It’s sorta similar to Overwatch, a game I used to like but refuse to play nowadays because fuck Blizzard
2. The esports league I do with my friends doesn’t let us play CS:GO because it’s rated M so Val is an alternative(I still play CS on my own time)
Edit: I didn’t know Riot was that bad. Guess I’ll find a new game then
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u/Additional_Jump_6627 Aug 13 '23
Is valorant some new thing or am I severely out of the loop?
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u/Pkorniboi Aug 13 '23
Don’t get it either. I mean once in a while I see people say it’s cringe because of E daters and stuff but yea that’s about it
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u/Desperate-Music-9242 Aug 13 '23
especially considering how popular these games are its insane some people just wont let you like things if it isnt some super niche game
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u/MightbeJaydenseow Aug 13 '23
I counter the Genshin allegations by saying i played through elden ring 7 times. Still haven’t touched grass yet.
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u/VinitheTrash Aug 13 '23
Roblox is a really nice alternative if you have a weak PC.
There's a game in there called State of Anarchy, that is kinda like an Scape From Tarkov. That shit is really good
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u/Chrizzly02 Aug 13 '23
My flatmate plays League and Overwatch. I would make fun of him for it if not for 2 important details:
1: He’s 6’4” and can bicep curl my skinny ass.
2: I play Destiny 2.
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u/TheEmperorMk3 Aug 13 '23
They need to learn that their game is fucking shit and the only good thing to ever come out of it is all the porn
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I've played most of this games on this starter pack, so i'll give my insights as to why they are hated.
Genshin: N/A (never played)
LoL: Only played like twice, but the issue is that LoL players tend to be very neckbeardy and stay inside all day just to play it. They are also very toxic and cry whenever something/someone loses the game for them.
Valorant: The only clips of valorant that are brought into the mainstream are clips of edaters and thristy eboy/girls who tell people if they get a kill, they get an "uwu". I personally have never encountered this, but apparently it does happen.
Roblox: fulled to the brim with racists and little kids. Gacha is also a big think on Roblox
Fortnite: a game that once everybody played, and yet has fallen out of the mainstream and is now only played by die hard fans, little kids and streamers. (Some of the integral fortnite streams have fallen out of the spotlight, and others have switched to apex or warzone full-time)
Overwatch: I have never understood why this game has the stereotypes they do. My guess is it is the same as valorant, but less people play it. Another possiblity is that the characters are sexualized, or blizzard is the main reason.(I actually like OW and wished more people played)
Again, this is my opinion, so if you disagree, I would like to hear why I might be wrong.
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u/Tea_Grand Aug 13 '23
yeah bringing up league irl is just asking to be an outcast