the psychology of griefing
DiscoZombie
Join Date: 2003-08-05 Member: 18951Members
Join Date: 2003-08-05 Member: 18951Members
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<div class="IPBDescription">sounds familiar =d</div><a href="http://www.gamepro.com/computer/pc/games/features/107088.shtml" target="_blank">http://www.gamepro.com/computer/pc/games/f...es/107088.shtml</a>
the gist of it is that most griefers are acting out because they're scapegoated by a group, or are rebelling because they're not sure they want to be in the group... though when you think about it, those are probably related. if you feel like an outsider, you act like one...
the gist of it is that most griefers are acting out because they're scapegoated by a group, or are rebelling because they're not sure they want to be in the group... though when you think about it, those are probably related. if you feel like an outsider, you act like one...
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Thats great sweet bitter subtleness.
This sentence should be filed under "how to express, that our readers are dump without them noticing".
I never last long in WoW guilds...
I wish Tabula Rasa or Conan or Warhammer Online or whatever the other promising MMO's are would come out already so I could jump into a new game rather than keep at the WoW...
Yeah, they seem to ignore the possibility that they're just doing it for fun; the article seems to suggest that ALL griefers greif because they've been wronged in some way, rather than just being buttholes.
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Similar to how psychologists forget that some people rob banks for certain green bills.
I grief because I get my kicks knowing that somewhere out there, on the other side of a monitor some guy is getting ######. It tickles my fancy, if you will. Besides, in games where you can't really hurt somebody inside the game mechanics, griefing is the best you can do.
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You mean, you won't ever have to meet whoever it is that you're griefing face-to-face, so you aren't going to get beat up for otherwise unacceptable behavior?
You mean, you won't ever have to meet whoever it is that you're griefing face-to-face, so you aren't going to get beat up for otherwise unacceptable behavior?
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Actually, it's more of an almost voyeuristic(is that even a word?) feeling. It's that Im remotely affecting something that is very far away.
Griefing doesn't make me angry or anything like that, just confused and disappointed that people want to ruin the relaxation time of others. It just doesn't make sense. <img src="style_emoticons/<#EMO_DIR#>/sad-fix.gif" style="vertical-align:middle" emoid=":(" border="0" alt="sad-fix.gif" /> Isn't playing the game enjoyable enough in itself?
Immaturity and anonymity.
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Anonymity combined with zero consequences.
Seriously: If the world blew up in 7 days and we knew it for sure (100% certain, that we are all going to die), hell would brake loose. Rape, murder, robbery everyone could just commit crimes, without fearing an actual punishment.
I am with good old De-Card on this one: Human spirit is evil and only our need for other humans (surviving in a society is easier than surviving on your own) makes us restrain our craving for anarchy and violence.
Actually, it's more of an almost voyeuristic(is that even a word?) feeling. It's that Im remotely affecting something that is very far away.
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That's deep.
i was levelling an alt in STV.. i get ganked.. but i parked my main very close by. i sat there, and i killed him, over and over and over and over. and the GY @ nessingways is SO close, that even when he spirit ressed, i could still get him. i ganked him more then 30 times. i spent the whole afternoon doing it. he didnt get 1 exp.
and he couldnt escape till finally he logged out <img src="style_emoticons/<#EMO_DIR#>/sad-fix.gif" style="vertical-align:middle" emoid=":(" border="0" alt="sad-fix.gif" />
now, i realise this makes me sad and stuff but i dunno, i kinda like the fact that he chose to kill me on low hp. and now.. now he is regretting it. he is regretting ever fireblasting me etc.. dunno.. just get a kick from it i guess
EDIT: another fun thing, is swat 4. pepperball gun, tazer, and then some rubber ball grenades. go forth. and kick ######! ( you're own team ofc..)
Had it occured to you that perhaps he was trying to do you a favor by granting you a durability-loss-free PVP death?
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i was levelling an alt in STV.. i get ganked.. but i parked my main very close by. i sat there, and i killed him, over and over and over and over. and the GY @ nessingways is SO close, that even when he spirit ressed, i could still get him. i ganked him more then 30 times. i spent the whole afternoon doing it. he didnt get 1 exp.
and he couldnt escape till finally he logged out <img src="style_emoticons/<#EMO_DIR#>/sad-fix.gif" style="vertical-align:middle" emoid=":(" border="0" alt="sad-fix.gif" />
EDIT: another fun thing, is swat 4. pepperball gun, tazer, and then some rubber ball grenades. go forth. and kick ######! ( you're own team ofc..)
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I understand killing him a couple times since he went cherry picking, but a whole afternoon is pretty excessive. I don't get why he didn't log out after the third or so kill though... says something about WoW.
Wasn't there some sort of punch you could do in SWAT 4 on people that didn't do anything? I remember punching teammates.
I understand killing him a couple times since he went cherry picking, but a whole afternoon is pretty excessive. I don't get why he didn't log out after the third or so kill though... says something about WoW.
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yah. I have nothing against ganking people that gank you (I ussed to to this alot in the old MMO The Realm, either acting as bait for highlevel friends, or once Iwas highlevel, wandering around in newb cloathes and killing any one that tried to gank me).
Admitedly ganking him for a solid afternoon is KINDA lame. But, tbh he should have logged (honestly, this is why I stoped playing WoW, gank fests are jus boring, I always log as soon as they start)
Come on the wow funeral raid was funny.
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Baddaaddaaddaa beee bop bop badda bop! Bop bop badda bop, baddaddabeee bop bop badda bop! Bop bop badda!
Heh. That <i>was</i> hilarious.
If some one wants to grief my main, I will go level up and alt, or grind some mining or what ever <img src="style_emoticons/<#EMO_DIR#>/tounge.gif" style="vertical-align:middle" emoid=":p" border="0" alt="tounge.gif" />