Then again, I don't really talk to anyone when playing online either, so maybe it's because of that?
I've gotten millions worth of free stuff on there by just joining a random clan and asking for help.
Me: "Can someone help me out in figuring out how to do this quest?"
Someone else: "Here have all this free stuff to help you out."
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Must be nice living in an alternate universe where you're not yelled at constantly for not carrying as a support Blitzcrank.Originally Posted by nintendoman58
I don't know where people get off in saying LoL is a terrible MP community. No one yelled at me when I got like, seven deaths before in a random match. Seriously, I play LoL as a casual gamer (as in, playing it time and time again, sometimes disappearing for months), and absolutely NOBODY has called me out before on it. Not one insult.
Then again, I don't really talk to anyone when playing online either, so maybe it's because of that?
I remember when i was playing on the Asian version of Demon's when even the players who invaded were always bowing before the fight and always fighted fair.Once i didn't want to fight and the black phantom just killed most of the enemies and then suicided.
Souls players have a heart of gold.:)
No, really. I think the fact that every playable race/class is a sexist caricature paradoxically weeds out the the kind of immature player who cant handle playing a sexist caricature less it shatter their fragile sense of masculinity*. The ones who are left have enough of a sense of humor about themselves and the ridiculous fetish-toons they're controlling that it kind of naturally translates into being jovial, helpful sort of player equally willing to help a noob with skill point allocation as they are to engage in high level PVP. The only hostility I've seen in the community has been directed at Aeria itself for its crappy cash shop and recent server merges.
Shame the game itself is so goddam boring though.
*-Mind, I'm not saying that's the sole reason people choose not to play this game; a lot of pope reject it on principle, and that's fine. This actually helps generate a more friendly community as well: Do you really want to play with someone who's gonna scream 'omg sexism!!!!1111oneone' every few seconds?
SFIV was full in of trolls in the beginning. They're mostly gone now, though.Originally Posted by animlboogy
Funny you mention SFIV, I think 99% of the messages I ever received on Live were salty bitchy whining from opponents on there. I though the community was terrible.
As for the very best current community, Natural Selection 2, easy. The structure of the game encourages it. Nine times out of ten all you need to do is tell the commander you need help and you will get it.
Runners up are Arma (depending on the mode and server culture), Red Orchestra 2, and Dark Souls, if it counts. Dark Souls fans are so excited about the game all the time, it's refreshing compared to the constant whining about every little flaw you get with games like CS:GO and Dota 2.
I think in general medium sized communities are best. Too big and its the unwashed masses, !most of whom know they won't be around in two weeks so they just don't care about their reputations. Too small and you see the same six guys dominating and telling you to fuck off.
Fat Princess had an awesome community that was killed quite effectively by Sony releasing a patch that fucked up the game. The community was dwindling and then, once PSN went down for all those weeks, it was pretty much over :(
I miss that game :(
Winning is fun, Losing is not.MOBA's are very strange, having played lol for 2 years IF you have a good group of friends its great but going solo is stupid. I played sc2 for 2 years before LOL and it was the same, its so hard to group with people and even harder than that to get people who are interested in the experience over the outcome. I have joined countless clans and groups for LOL and every time I have played the sole purpose of the experience is to win, not to have fun.
And then Turn 10 introduced matchmaking and killed it all. Still a decent community but nothing like it used to be.
Sometimes people can get very frustrated on Killing Floor because of how much time you lose when someone fucks up and it costs you the round. Its surprisingly rare, though. Tripwire games seem to attract a good class of people.Killing Floor and Warframe. Those are co op games though so there isn't much reason to be a jerk to other players
The entry level is high for higher level of play yeah, but I'd say a fighting game is more accessible than Brood War. In my experience the FGC is very friendly. Sure there's testosterone there and it provides the chance for trash talk, but overall people are always willing to help and talk to people. Sorry to hear you had a a bad experience though.Weird enough people are calling FGC the most friendlily, my worst experiences are with FGC, the entry level is too high and people like to brag rights over your shameful skills. I was heavy SC:Broodwars player and Halo too, never had a problem.
RP servers on WoW were the only time I enjoyed the game even though I don't RP. Everyone tends to be more accepting and have better grammar and spelling. Makes sense when you think about it.
The entry level for high-level play is high, but the entry level for the community is so low. I showed up at some random person's casuals barely knowing anything about fighting games (not that I'm any better now :P) and they basically taught me from the ground up. I went to random tournaments with people in my local scene and everyone in the different places I visited was really positive and encouraging.The entry level is high for higher level of play yeah, but I'd say a fighting game is more accessible than Brood War. In my experience the FGC is very friendly. Sure there's testosterone there and it provides the chance for trash talk, but overall people are always willing to help and talk to people. Sorry to hear you had a a bad experience though.
THIS. My fondest online gaming memories are still of old-school Final Fantasy XI.Originally Posted by The Ps4 Looks Great
Final Fantasy 11 pre 2011, you had such a reliance on other people in that game it forced you to cooperate. Being an asshole was detrimental to your in game livelihood, and could easily find yourself blacklisted by the community
This is entirely based on the Wii U game though so maybe I'm wrong.
The game setup itself helps a ton there tho. It's basically all co-op, and in general there isn't a ton you can do to grief.
In the MMO territory I always thought LOTRO had a nice group of players.
Usually Ninty games have good communities.
It didn't really occur to me until now, but if Journey is a proof-of-concept, Dark Souls is the realization.Originally Posted by phuturist
Dark Souls
According to the the ingame interaction at least.
I've had so many awesome and memorable non-verbal, non-text interactions in Dark Souls. More than any other game other than perhaps chatroulette. .
I too thought it would be populated by angry flamers but when shit hit the fan everyone just laughed it off because of how hilarious Monaco becomes at that point. And when someone died everyone would band together to revive them.In a very weird way, this is one of the most depressing things I've read recently. I avoided Monaco only because I didn't have enough friends I could convince to play it, and it seemed like the sort of game where people would be complete assholes if you weren't playing it right.
I played the crap out of it online during the first couple of months and no one ever raged.
It's actually the other way round. The Journey devs took inspiration from Demon's/Dark Souls for their game. There are articles about it.It didn't really occur to me until now, but if Journey is a proof-of-concept, Dark Souls is the realization.
So many Guild Wars 2 players in here I don't recognize. I hope the community thread isn't too intimidating and some of you guys will drop by and say hello.Also really pleased to see people naming the GAF Guild specifically, we've tried really hard to be a laid back guild that includes as many play styles as possible. <3 GW2 GAF.
I am surprised nobody till the third page has mentioned Killing Floor, is one of the best communities I have meet really nice people, I even made friends on Steam playing that game with whom I later played other games.Killing Floor and Warframe. Those are co op games though so there isn't much reason to be a jerk to other players
About DOTA 2, I have mixed feelings, I have had very good teammates who later I have added on Steam, on the other hand, it has been the only game where I have spent 40 minutes exchanging insults with somebody through the chat, I learned to keep chill during discussions with this game.
Moba-communities tend to be aggressive, same with fps
Lol Bullshit. I played competitive Smash with the cats in the DMV area years ago and they were some of the most insufferable, stuck up asses I've ever met. Mew2King is an ass. Doug and Tope were cool. Tried going on Smashboards and learning more about the game an got flamed for asking simple questions. The entire experience threw me off Competitive Smash and I haven't played in many years.Originally Posted by Otakumegane
Competitive?
Smash
Went over to competitive Street Fighter and it had been nothing but love and encouragement. Messed up in a match? People would take me aside and tell me what I did wrong or what I needed to do. Just my 2 cents, but anyone saying Smash is friendly makes me laugh.
yeah Ive noticed this too.Originally Posted by kaioshade
Warframe community is not very nice outside of clans at all. Get into a match and its just a race to the finish line with people not looking back at anyone else.
Plus Ive come across some people that were straight up dicks when a zip line glitched out for me and wouldn't let me cross a pit.
Check out the community threads. All of the ones I've seen are pretty cool.This thread really makes me want to get involved in the various GAF communities. Pretty much all my friends aren't gamers or are very casual so any game that thrives with a solid community I've avoided over the years. Seems like this is a great place to find like minded gamers playing a huge variety of games.
I actually miss that brand of XBL crazy. You'll most likely never experience that again, what with every system having party chat now, and Nintendo online most likely not attracting crazies.Originally Posted by Lord-Audie
I know people that are cool and shit... that is until you play Dota 2 with them.
Shawn Elliot said (paraphrasing):
"The worse thing you can put on your head besides a shotgun is a xbox live headset."
That sounds like a good alternative to a match of Dota 2.
Now PC games, those are probably the only way to still experience that type of stuff. It also allowed you to make some new friends though, as not everyone acts like an idiot, but you wouldnt know if you were always in party chat with friends.
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