Originally Posted by
JesusPlz
This is the most logical reply in this thread. I don't want you guys to agree with me, I just want to understand how it makes you feel in your brain, heart and gut. I want to know how this affects your ability to perform in a game. Does this weaken resolve for the next match? The entire history of competitive gaming - including chess, ping-pong, tennis - whichever sporting and competitive event - involves gloating by the winner. Of course, the winner and loser always (usually) shakes hands in the end, because that's good sportsmanship. But there is a lot of gloating prior.
Video games, the opponent isn't in front of you, he's far-far-away and it's TYPED WORDS. It doesn't even come close to the cyber-bullying faced by teenagers who have killed themselves as a result of mean words sent on Facebook. There have been arguments that it's so weak to kill yourself because of words said on your Facebook profile, but even I agree that Facebook users are people with real names and locations, and it is almost as bad as saying it to your face.
"GG EZ" and "GG N00BZ" doesn't come close to what these people have suffered. Game users are anonymous unless they don't safeguard their personal info, then it becomes an actual serious matter. But when we're all anonymous, what's the big deal?