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I've never understood the mentality of people who snap discs or break controllers
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ive broken like 2 ps2 remotes , gd fighting games.
Never broke a keyboard or mouse or even smashed my pc .
I havent smashed/thrown a controller in a very long time.
never seen anyone smash a disc , that seems like you would of calmed down by the time you got the disc out , but i guess not.
Never broke a keyboard or mouse or even smashed my pc .
I havent smashed/thrown a controller in a very long time.
never seen anyone smash a disc , that seems like you would of calmed down by the time you got the disc out , but i guess not.
I've thrown controllers. I tend to do it rather limply and into something soft, more as a release than a throw, but I have wrecked the vibration mechanic in a PC 360 controller by dropping it on the floor in frustration. More frequent is I tap it against something. The funny thing is I never did this as a kid, but for some reason I allowed myself to start doing it as an adult in an encouragement of self expression. I'm not happy I did; it is shameful having to shake my 360 controller a bit to get the rumble back working.
The idea of ripping a game out and snapping a disc in half is another magnitude of rage though. There's a huge difference in expelling what you are holding in a spontaneous moment of frustration and developing the intent and going through the motion of breaking a disc.
The idea of ripping a game out and snapping a disc in half is another magnitude of rage though. There's a huge difference in expelling what you are holding in a spontaneous moment of frustration and developing the intent and going through the motion of breaking a disc.
I try to swear/bit my lip/hold my controller as tightly as I can whenever a game is making me mad.
I don't think I've ever thrown a controller, it's childish, but I get how someone could get so angry at a game to make his/her brain snap for second. There are very frustrating games out there, and some people react unexpectedly when under pressure
I don't think I've ever thrown a controller, it's childish, but I get how someone could get so angry at a game to make his/her brain snap for second. There are very frustrating games out there, and some people react unexpectedly when under pressure
Heavy_D206
Member
Had a buddy playing either CS or Guild Wars and he got so pissed he ripped the keyboard off the desk and threw it at the wall as hard as he could. Shit exploded like C4.
For months we randomly found keys all over that room lol
For months we randomly found keys all over that room lol
If you do it on such a regular basis, and more important, go on forums and brag about it, I'd consider you to be a violent person with the capacity to hurt others, yes. Seek help.
Ah, this is good advice. If I'm ever arrested for assault I'll just tell the cops it was my biology. That'll make everything better.
You stated the reason was because people got angry and lost control.
I said it was a lizard brain reaction to being "defeated" by the game. I don't see how I insulted anybody. "Lizard brain" isn't an insult, it's a term for a part in your brain. The most primitive part which is in control of things like "fight or flight" reactions, among others that involve impulsive emotion and aggression. Don't feel belittled, we all have a limbic system.
Also, I'm not sure why your opinion got promoted to fact, while mine remains an opinion, but okay.
Man Called Aerodynamics
Member
I mean I think this is it really. It doesn't have anything to do with video games specifically. People self-sabotage in all kinds of ways due to not being able to control their anger.
Okey dokey
A combination of in-game and irl issues (more so) occuring at the same time caused me to smash my PS3 controller once many years ago. Other than that I rarely get annoyed enough to break an inanimate object and waste money. Also I can never understand people like the guy below. Was it worth wasting all that money for FIFA?
Captain Zyrain
Member
I've tossed a few in my day. Don't think I've ever broken a disk though, that's savage!
I've thrown off my chat headset in rage more than a few times though after a frustrating MP match.
All in all I think only a few things were ever broken, and I felt like an idiot afterwards.. but ah well.
I've thrown off my chat headset in rage more than a few times though after a frustrating MP match.
All in all I think only a few things were ever broken, and I felt like an idiot afterwards.. but ah well.
Exactly. How is that gif normal behaviour? He also hits his mate leg with the tv at the end so there's the evidence of physical violence. People defending this are crazy.A combination of in-game and irl issues (more so) occuring at the same time caused me to smash my PS3 controller once many years ago. Other than that I rarely get annoyed enough to break an inanimate object and waste money. Also I can never understand people like the guy below. Was it worth wasting all that money for FIFA?
NKSplitter
Neo Member
I think the behavior of throwing controllers in frustration was much more prevalent in the NES days when:
A. The controller was significantly less likely to break or break anything(significantly less mass and weight to the controller, no analog sticks to snap off, etc.)
B. When games were "Nintendo hard"
It's one thing in a modern game where there are check points and save points everywhere to lose a boss battle by the tiniest of fractions. Simply hit continue and try the battle again right?
It was another thing entirely to be playing a particularly difficult NES game with no battery backup or password system, get to the final stage of a multistage final boss, and lose your final life when you had the boss down to its final block of energy. Just hit continue and fight the boss again, right? Wrong. There are no continues, or you've already used all three of the continues the game generously gave you. If you want to try to beat the game again, you get to replay the entire 4 hour game from the start, quite possibly to only have the same thing happen again; assuming the final boss was ramped up in difficulty significantly from the rest of the game.
And of course you were extremely tense the entire boss fight because you knew it was your last life and the entire previous four hours and your entire afternoon would go to waste(again) if you didn't pull it off. I don't think it's all that surprising that frustration got the best of people and the controller would occasionally go air born right at the moment one realized that their endeavor for the past several hours has ended in failure.
And what if the failure isn't even your fault? You're several hours into the game, have a bunch of extra lives queued up, you think this could be the time you finally beat it. Then the red light on your 6 year old NES starts blinking because the 72 pin connector temporary lost connection to the cartridge. All progress lost in a instant, your options are quit for the day, or take the cartridge out, blow on it and hope it doesn't happen again(or go to the store and buy a Sega Genesis, since the Super Nintendo won't be out for another year).
For everything I'm nostalgic for when I look back at the NES era of gaming, I would not want to go back to games that take a few hours to complete but have to be done in one sitting with limited number of continues. It was a product of the state of the industry those days. Cartridges were too expensive to make the games significantly longer than they were, but it would have been terrible for the industry if parents where finding that their kids were already bored with the new game they paid $60 for because they already beat it after 3 hours. The games needed to be difficult to finish(or fun enough that you'd want to replay multiple times after finishing) to avoid the industry crashing again because the games didn't have an adequate return on investment entertainment time wise.
A. The controller was significantly less likely to break or break anything(significantly less mass and weight to the controller, no analog sticks to snap off, etc.)
B. When games were "Nintendo hard"
It's one thing in a modern game where there are check points and save points everywhere to lose a boss battle by the tiniest of fractions. Simply hit continue and try the battle again right?
It was another thing entirely to be playing a particularly difficult NES game with no battery backup or password system, get to the final stage of a multistage final boss, and lose your final life when you had the boss down to its final block of energy. Just hit continue and fight the boss again, right? Wrong. There are no continues, or you've already used all three of the continues the game generously gave you. If you want to try to beat the game again, you get to replay the entire 4 hour game from the start, quite possibly to only have the same thing happen again; assuming the final boss was ramped up in difficulty significantly from the rest of the game.
And of course you were extremely tense the entire boss fight because you knew it was your last life and the entire previous four hours and your entire afternoon would go to waste(again) if you didn't pull it off. I don't think it's all that surprising that frustration got the best of people and the controller would occasionally go air born right at the moment one realized that their endeavor for the past several hours has ended in failure.
And what if the failure isn't even your fault? You're several hours into the game, have a bunch of extra lives queued up, you think this could be the time you finally beat it. Then the red light on your 6 year old NES starts blinking because the 72 pin connector temporary lost connection to the cartridge. All progress lost in a instant, your options are quit for the day, or take the cartridge out, blow on it and hope it doesn't happen again(or go to the store and buy a Sega Genesis, since the Super Nintendo won't be out for another year).
For everything I'm nostalgic for when I look back at the NES era of gaming, I would not want to go back to games that take a few hours to complete but have to be done in one sitting with limited number of continues. It was a product of the state of the industry those days. Cartridges were too expensive to make the games significantly longer than they were, but it would have been terrible for the industry if parents where finding that their kids were already bored with the new game they paid $60 for because they already beat it after 3 hours. The games needed to be difficult to finish(or fun enough that you'd want to replay multiple times after finishing) to avoid the industry crashing again because the games didn't have an adequate return on investment entertainment time wise.
Berserking Guts
Member
I'm sorry Overwatch. I just - I just lost control. I do love you. You just... make me so fucking mad sometimes!! Let's just sit down, and play one more game together 
Seriously though, the most I'll do is swear at the TV or drop my control pad on the floor. When I was a kid I went through a couple of n64 controllers though.
Seriously though, the most I'll do is swear at the TV or drop my control pad on the floor. When I was a kid I went through a couple of n64 controllers though.
A combination of in-game and irl issues (more so) occuring at the same time caused me to smash my PS3 controller once many years ago. Other than that I rarely get annoyed enough to break an inanimate object and waste money. Also I can never understand people like the guy below. Was it worth wasting all that money for FIFA?
I think you missed the audio where the cameraman and the other guys are pretty much laughing at the guy like crazy plus is that alcohol all over the room. Its actually pretty hilarious. when you watch it on youtube.
Agnostic Priest
Member
I smashed a CD case with the game in it still. SO WHAT?!?!?
Lord Phol
Member
It's not about what you or I consider normal since that is subjective and usually dictated by our morals, society and upbringing. It's about actually understanding why things are the way they are and what the world and people really are outside of your little comfort bubble. You might not agree with something or someones specific behaviour but doesn't mean you can't understand it.
That was neither advice nor what I suggested at all, not sure why you would say that. I don't think anyone here is arguing against a less violent world and for people to better control their urges, but what you are spouting is just misinformation. Even if you feel something isn't "normal" because that's what all your gut and moral is telling you, that doesn't make any less common or natural. It has nothing to with what's good or bad. People have all kinds of different personality traits and urges, what seperates man from beast is usually how you learn to deal with it, and for some that's going to be a way more up-hill battle than for others.
O could've sworn that's fake
It does seem kinda planned but the other 2 were laughing so hard at his actions.
Mm, I see your reading comprehension isn't the greatest. Okay. Well, I never said people lost control. Lets eliminate that misunderstanding. Next, it's not the term lizard brain, it's the usage of "shenanigans" which might come off as belittling or disrespectful to some, whether or not the behavior is frowned upon. Finally, what I stated is 100% fact. Some people, when angry, or acting impulsively, break things. Now, you can say this is primitive behavior or "lizard brain" behavior attributed to aggression, but again, could you call them shenanigans? Perhaps. It's up for debate and interpretation. Choose yout words carefully if you wish to categorize an entire group of people and not get called out on it. With that being said, you're free to hold and express any belief and/or opinion you wish. Have a good day.
Only time that ever happened was when i was playing pokemon online with a buddy, and he fucking quick claw rock wreckers me when i had that match then crits on top off it, match was already full of bs on his side but that did it. Was soo angry i slammed my hands down onto my leg but my finger accidentally hit the top screen of the DS breaking it... fuck Pokemon Revolution and fuck Pokemon D/P. I normally slap my hand in frustration but after that moment i don't even try and get that pissed anymore, just incase cause games and gaming accessories aren't cheap. I never broke anything on purpose though due to rage.
I had no idea "shenanigans" would be insulting, I apologize if that offended you. http://www.dictionary.com/browse/shenanigans I meant it as one's lizard brain is making people act in an aggressive way without them thinking about it. As in the lizard brain is the perpetrator of the shenanigans.Mm, I see your reading comprehension isn't the greatest. Okay. Well, I never said people lost control. Lets eliminate that misunderstanding. Next, it's not the term lizard brain, it's the usage of "shenanigans" which might come off as belittling or disrespectful to some, whether or not the behavior is frowned upon. Finally, what I stated is 100% fact. Some people, when angry, or acting impulsively, break things. Now, you can say this is primitive behavior or "lizard brain" behavior attributed to aggression, but again, could you call them shenanigans? Perhaps. It's up for debate and interpretation. Choose yout words carefully if you wish to categorize an entire group of people and not get called out on it. With that being said, you're free to hold and express any belief and/or opinion you wish. Have a good day.
I think my reading comprehension is fine. I just took this:
and synthesized it into " people get angry and lose control". I think I got the gist of it, unless I'm missing out on layers of subtext.
Wouldn't it be funny if somebody chastised someone else for inadvertently insulting people, and then immediately responded to they're measured explanation of the comment by insulting their intelligence and questioning their reading comprehension? Thankfully you're above that sort of behavior.
JohnnyFootball
GerAlt-Right. Ciriously.
Man, fuck those game developers and their hard ass shit.
I hold them responsible for breaking my controllers.
I hold them responsible for breaking my controllers.
sarcasm
Voysa Reezun
Banned
I know that it is uncomfortable to think that you might be a partial slave to your biological functions, but hey, get over it.
I love using this article in class because it forces people to contextualize how biology drives people in simple ways that we often tie totally to free will: http://mobile.nytimes.com/2006/04/16/magazine/does-eating-salmon-lower-the-murder-rate.html
Oh, and before you make another silly reduction to absurdity, no, I do not think that this is a valid defense for defendants in murder cases.
Akhe
Member
It happened to me just one time. In 1994 I broke my Mega Drive with a stomp because of a fight I had with my brother when we was playing Street of Rage 3 (1vs1). He told me to wait because he had to do something and then I accidentally pressed the punch button that ended up causing my victory. The little fucker punched me on my back and I was so angry I smashed the poor console. Yeah, I was a GIANT IDIOT. I should have punched him instead of having broken the console.
Then why use "male biology" as a method for excusing dangerously violent outbursts at all? If you can't control yourself, it reflects badly on you as a human being. It's that simple.
MillionStabs
Banned
I've never destroyed anything but sometimes when a game is bullshit I got something soft like a cushion, or something I can't break
I love Mario Sunshine, but those sections were terrible. Except for the Pianta one. That one is easy.
I already said it's not normal. I don't know why you're shifting the discussion to that. And I still don't understand how anger issues serve as an excuse. How is admitting a problem an excuse
So.. people get way too angry about something that they break stuff. How exactly does this not qualify as 'anger issues'. Am I supposed to say now 'Whoops, you got me. My secret schemes were laid bare'?
I mean I wouldn't break stuff because a real player beat me. I used to throw controllers when a game fucked me over, made me lose a hell of a lot of progress. It boils down to the same thing, but I guess it doesn't come across quite as childish.
Yes, you could call it a pathetic display of strength, in my case towards.. the game I guess? The developers for programming such a POS? But the underlying root cause is too much anger (which is actually biological) and the desire to vent it, which should be kept under control. And no, I wouldn't defend the stuff that is happening in that gif or people attacking their consoles, TVs or actually other people. In fact I'm not defending any of this at all, that was never the purpose. But I guess that's what you are assuming, since you claim anger issues to be an excuse.
I rather think they know it's silly and want to share their sillyness. In fact as I have learned some would start assuming you a dangerous being to others if you do that, which is quite amazing. So much for being open about this..
joecanada
Member
yeah I've been in rooms where a buddy would punch another guy or swear at him just like you would if you were playing a game or sport. it's perfectly acceptable if you know the people and it's part of your regular interactions.... like that vid of the TV is probably staged. Also lots of people yell, curse, throw stuff for fun and joke around about it with their friends. it depends on the circumstances but it's certainly not anything in the realm of "psychotic behaviour" in most cases. It would be no different than venting by doing a boxing class or lifting weights, albeit more expensive and less socially acceptable. but I have known people to do this on their own in private too so it isn't harming or even affecting anyone.
Also "anger issues" is not an excuse. it is actually the opposite. by admitting they have issues they could actually get help for a real issue if they feel they have it. That's literally the opposite of an excuse, which would be "oh its nothing".
I had a buddy in high school who's controllers were covered in teeth marks lol.
Only done it once. Was in Star Ocean: End of Time. Had to climb a tower full of well hard enemies mid way through the game and save points were few and far between.
Went up a level. Save point was right there. Encounter popped and killed me, sending me all the way back down to the beginning, like an hour or so ago.
Threw my shiny limited edition metallic blue controller at the wall and broke it, then felt very stupid about it. Dang.
Went up a level. Save point was right there. Encounter popped and killed me, sending me all the way back down to the beginning, like an hour or so ago.
Threw my shiny limited edition metallic blue controller at the wall and broke it, then felt very stupid about it. Dang.
Ryouji Gunblade
Member
My discs and controllers snap or break themselves enough without my intentional destruction.
And Super Mario Sunshine would've spelled doom for a lot of devices.
And Super Mario Sunshine would've spelled doom for a lot of devices.
I don't remember ever getting angry while playing a videogame. I've never thrown stuff around, shouted or insulted in chat.
I had a friend in my dota 2 group that was always angry and getting frustrated but I've never understood that. When I see someone fail in dota 2 i usually laugh because I think it's funny, but most of the people I have played with would keep insulting anybody who didn't play well, as if they were pro players since they started and never had a bad game
I had a friend in my dota 2 group that was always angry and getting frustrated but I've never understood that. When I see someone fail in dota 2 i usually laugh because I think it's funny, but most of the people I have played with would keep insulting anybody who didn't play well, as if they were pro players since they started and never had a bad game
Zen_Arcade
Banned
Sometimes anger boils over into irrationality.
I haven't done it, mostly I just alt f4 when shit gets to me. I can say that it is very very awkward when you're in the same room as someone who does get to that point. I get that people deal with anger in different ways though.
What I really don't get is people that scream at their games. At the place I used to live in the dude who lived below me would scream at his games when he got pissed. Was really interesting to hear some dude shouting "FUCK!" late at night.
What I really don't get is people that scream at their games. At the place I used to live in the dude who lived below me would scream at his games when he got pissed. Was really interesting to hear some dude shouting "FUCK!" late at night.
D1renegade
Member
Breaking things bring a nice feeling of satisfaction.
El-Pistolero
Member
Those people have some serious anger issues...
Madison Paige
Member
When I was in early high school I broke a controller in half once. It didn't feel gratifying or anything, it just felt like I had purposelessly damaged something that was expensive. I haven't bothered since.
One time near the end of middle school a friend was over and he got really upset at a level and got up and got ready to kick my PS2 over, and then I told him that if he did that I was going to knock him out, so he threw my controller instead, and we ended up fist fighting over it. That was probably the worst. I still don't understand what his logic was. It doesn't matter if throwing the controller was a compromise, it wasn't his console, his controller, or his game inside of it!
One time near the end of middle school a friend was over and he got really upset at a level and got up and got ready to kick my PS2 over, and then I told him that if he did that I was going to knock him out, so he threw my controller instead, and we ended up fist fighting over it. That was probably the worst. I still don't understand what his logic was. It doesn't matter if throwing the controller was a compromise, it wasn't his console, his controller, or his game inside of it!
Hierophant
Banned
the closest I've been to breaking a controller was during that stupid fucking train mission in San Andreas but I was also like 10
paragonpro
Banned
I have anger issues, the first controller i broke was playing ds3 earlier this year