Crap talking in PVP

Gorilla

I started up in ESO PVP about a year ago and have been surprised -- a little -- at the amount of crap talking between factions. But, its PVP and that's too be expected.

What has really surprised me is when people fly off the handle and text or message insults due to their frustration or inadequacy.

I have even seen good players attack players who not kill them but were able to kite or otherwise draw them into conflict.

So, in the nature of telling tales, what's the most ridiculous comment you've gotten from an opposing player (or, if you want to be optimistic, the nicest):

The worst I've gotten involved a great deal of *** references and an overall criticism of skill because of Calurions-based ganking. So, I responded as any NB should. I continued to gank him.

ChunkyCat

Well adjusted people don’t spend hours, upon hours, upon hours trying to “dominate” other people in a video game.

Metemsycosis

Ive had a lot of kysirllmao
When as a ganker i ganked till i could gank no more

Jeremy

Gorilla wrote: »

I started up in ESO PVP about a year ago and have been surprised -- a little -- at the amount of crap talking between factions. But, its PVP and that's too be expected.

What has really surprised me is when people fly off the handle and text or message insults due to their frustration or inadequacy.

I have even seen good players attack players who not kill them but were able to kite or otherwise draw them into conflict.

So, in the nature of telling tales, what's the most ridiculous comment you've gotten from an opposing player (or, if you want to be optimistic, the nicest):

The worst I've gotten involved a great deal of *** references and an overall criticism of skill because of Calurions-based ganking. So, I responded as any NB should. I continued to gank him.

Yeah I've had to put quite a few people on ignore because they kept sending me hate whispers. I suggest you do the same. Just ignore them and forget them. Works like a charm.

jaime1982

Had a guy tell me he was tracking my ip address so he can come cut my break lines. And it would be such a shame If something happened to one of my family members.

He said I'd know it was him lol. I have screen shots of it. I'll see if I can post em lmao.

GhostofDatthaw

The best one I got was when I first started playing. I was in BwB (the old lowbie cyro) leveling my second toon, I was a total scrub. I kill some guy and boy "you f'in macro user, you no talent hacking scrub cheater, etc etc"

I didn't even know macros existed at the time so I pm him back
"Who needs macros when there is on like 5 buttons?"

Turelus

Gorilla wrote: »

So, in the nature of telling tales, what's the most ridiculous comment you've gotten from an opposing player (or, if you want to be optimistic, the nicest)

This one time @Izanagi.Xiiib16_ESO said I did good with something. Not sure if it's the most ridiculous comment I've got or the nicest.

Vermethys

I hardly get any whispers, probably because I'm usually set to Offline without noticing, but teabags are plenty in Open World PvP. Though a few days ago I got into a duel in No-CP Cyrodiil against a DC Stamden while I was playing mine, and the fight lasted pretty long until we both sheathed our swords; they whispered "We're both too tanky, good fight" and we parted ways with a "Bye" and a "Cheers." It was a random fun experience that left me with a smile, before returning to teabag-land.

Iskiab

I never Tbag or send salty tear tells, but I have to admit I find them hilarious. People getting so bent out of shape over a video game always makes me smile.

Usually the ones I get are about being in a premade in BGs, even though I solo queue.

Thogard

Whisper and zone chat PvP is the real end game.

Vietfox

Gorilla wrote: »

So, in the nature of telling tales, what's the most ridiculous comment you've gotten from an opposing player (or, if you want to be optimistic, the nicest):

I don't remember any particular hate whisper. They usually come up with average insults and i totally love to receive them, the angrier they get the more i enjoy it.

MaxJrFTW

Just teabagged a few nerds after packing them up this morning. One of them was magblade using Zaan and Caluurion, absolutely disgusting. Ran into a 2 man pre-made in bgs twice in a row, and twice in a row they finished dead last. The fools were running xv1 builds are were zerging people like it was Cyrodiil. I made sure to send one of them a tell to let them know how bad they were. Unfortunately my efforts were for naught, as i didn't get any replies back. Disappointing to say the least.

On a related note, i once got a "stop dodge rolling f****t" whisper because i was using full well-fitted impreg and was rightfully rolling a lot. Recently got a "why are you running b***c" from an upset magsorc because i didn't foolishly attempt to 1v1 him on his broken class. I won that bg, btw. I was also playing a magsorc...LUL

Trash talking and competition go hand in hand. It's natural human behavior.

Noctus

https://imgur.com/a/koVzpyE

here is a collection of some. i got more but i dont screenshot everybody that i run over. the ones i personally screenshotted are all from bg. in cyrodiil there are more toxic people..... faaaar more.
have fun reading the screenshots

EtTuBrutus

Lol "crap talking" makes it sound ridiculous. Silly garbage mouth people.

Gilvoth

just set self to offline, smaktalk disappears.

brandonv516

MaxJrFTW wrote: »

Just teabagged a few nerds after packing them up this morning. One of them was magblade using Zaan and Caluurion, absolutely disgusting. Ran into a 2 man pre-made in bgs twice in a row, and twice in a row they finished dead last. The fools were running xv1 builds are were zerging people like it was Cyrodiil. I made sure to send one of them a tell to let them know how bad they were. Unfortunately my efforts were for naught, as i didn't get any replies back. Disappointing to say the least.

On a related note, i once got a "stop dodge rolling f****t" whisper because i was using full well-fitted impreg and was rightfully rolling a lot. Recently got a "why are you running b***c" from an upset magsorc because i didn't foolishly attempt to 1v1 him on his broken class. I won that bg, btw. I was also playing a magsorc...LUL

Trash talking and competition go hand in hand. It's natural human behavior.

Wow. Thank goodness you told them!

Sad to hear you didn't get a response back though.

It's so frustrating to go the rest of your day without knowing whether or not you ruined someone else's.

Minyassa

I actually got someone else's hate whisper, they missed and sent it to me instead. I was utterly baffled and just flat asked them what the hell they were talking about, and they asked me if I was the nightblade. Nope, I was the sorc. "Oops," they said, "my bad." Um...no? Your bad was sending a hate whisper in the first place. Sending it to the wrong person was just embarrassing, not bad. Anyway I have decided that from now on any time someone decides to send me a hate whisper for any reason I will simply type the lyrics to Baby Shark at them. If it gets stuck in their head, they asked for it.

Thogard

Minyassa wrote: »

I actually got someone else's hate whisper, they missed and sent it to me instead. I was utterly baffled and just flat asked them what the hell they were talking about, and they asked me if I was the nightblade. Nope, I was the sorc. "Oops," they said, "my bad." Um...no? Your bad was sending a hate whisper in the first place. Sending it to the wrong person was just embarrassing, not bad. Anyway I have decided that from now on any time someone decides to send me a hate whisper for any reason I will simply type the lyrics to Baby Shark at them. If it gets stuck in their head, they asked for it.

T o x ic

Reverb

Minyassa wrote: »

I actually got someone else's hate whisper, they missed and sent it to me instead. I was utterly baffled and just flat asked them what the hell they were talking about, and they asked me if I was the nightblade. Nope, I was the sorc. "Oops," they said, "my bad." Um...no? Your bad was sending a hate whisper in the first place. Sending it to the wrong person was just embarrassing, not bad. Anyway I have decided that from now on any time someone decides to send me a hate whisper for any reason I will simply type the lyrics to Baby Shark at them. If it gets stuck in their head, they asked for it.

Dammit, now it’s stick in my head just from reading this!!

Iskiab

Simpler would be just to reply L2P. Even better if that sends them on a rant.

technohic

Less than a week into Elswyr, I took my stamcro in to Cyrodiil for the first time. On my way to a keep alone I got jumped by a zoo magsorc. Managed to kite around a rock for a while but without vigor felt like I was delaying the inevitable so I made a move. Almost burst him down before he got me. If only I knew about goliath bash then, could have returned some cheese.

Shortly after, I went to take a resource. same magsorc tried to get me while I was fighting the NPCs. Had more of a speed build so ran in tower, circled around, and ran off and away. Got a whisper of "Run Forest Run! Fing potato. " killed him later that night and tried to whisper "Maybe you should have ran, Forest." But he must have blocked me before as it just didn't send

ATomiX96

MaxJrFTW wrote: »

Just teabagged a few nerds after packing them up this morning. One of them was magblade using Zaan and Caluurion, absolutely disgusting. Ran into a 2 man pre-made in bgs twice in a row, and twice in a row they finished dead last. The fools were running xv1 builds are were zerging people like it was Cyrodiil. I made sure to send one of them a tell to let them know how bad they were. Unfortunately my efforts were for naught, as i didn't get any replies back. Disappointing to say the least.

On a related note, i once got a "stop dodge rolling f****t" whisper because i was using full well-fitted impreg and was rightfully rolling a lot. Recently got a "why are you running b***c" from an upset magsorc because i didn't foolishly attempt to 1v1 him on his broken class. I won that bg, btw. I was also playing a magsorc...LUL

Trash talking and competition go hand in hand. It's natural human behavior.

do you want a medal or something?

NordSwordnBoard

Most positive was while dead in the courtyard, I got whispered: "Honor emote, not salt "

How I picture the hilarious fury on the other side of the screen when I get tells:

The Uninvited

The first hate whisper I ever got was when I killed a tank troll after quite a long fight. I was just going to say "good fight" when he whispered me first with a "You noob, I f*ck you in a 1v1".

Excuse me, you're the one that's dead here...

Vietfox

The Uninvited wrote: »

The first hate whisper I ever got was when I killed a tank troll after quite a long fight. I was just going to say "good fight" when he whispered me first with a "You noob, I f*ck you in a 1v1".

Excuse me, you're the one that's dead here...

You should have said "i'm not that easy, invite me to dinner or something"

eol

I played DAoC in which players would often bow to defeated enemies to show respect. I don't think hate tells were possible in DAoC (no cross-realm communication iirc), but even if those tells had been allowed, I don't think there would have been many.

But wow how times have changed. Now people don't bow, they t-bag. Salty tells are everywhere. I simply don't respond, and that usually diminishes them greatly because the trolls that do that thrive on getting under your skin. Behavior has really degraded since WoW made that stuff common (I was shocked at the toxicity of Barren's chat when I finally rolled a horde player; the other side seemed better behaved, but still a lot worse than DAoC.

Anyway, the ones that make me laugh are the ones that criticize you for using certain skills. "You used Soul Assault! Had to use cheese to beat me!" blah blah blah. But of course it's not cheese if you create builds that run around trees forever, that of course is the height of realism! 'Oh but it's skillful!' I guess by that token so is playing with one hand and masturbating with the other, but I am not sure either one is something to be proud of, LOL.

Stridig

GhostofDatthaw wrote: »

The best one I got was when I first started playing. I was in BwB (the old lowbie cyro) leveling my second toon, I was a total scrub. I kill some guy and boy "you f'in macro user, you no talent hacking scrub cheater, etc etc"

I didn't even know macros existed at the time so I pm him back
"Who needs macros when there is on like 5 buttons?"

"I was a total scrub".
Why the past tense?

Sephyr

Vietfox wrote: »

The Uninvited wrote: »

The first hate whisper I ever got was when I killed a tank troll after quite a long fight. I was just going to say "good fight" when he whispered me first with a "You noob, I f*ck you in a 1v1".

Excuse me, you're the one that's dead here...

You should have said "i'm not that easy, invite me to dinner or something"

I usually reply with that I'm not that desperate and that this isn't Grindr. The salt is amazing.

The Uninvited

Vietfox wrote: »

The Uninvited wrote: »

The first hate whisper I ever got was when I killed a tank troll after quite a long fight. I was just going to say "good fight" when he whispered me first with a "You noob, I f*ck you in a 1v1".

Excuse me, you're the one that's dead here...

You should have said "i'm not that easy, invite me to dinner or something"

Nowadays, I have my comeback ready. Back then I was just baffled because I was about to compliment him on the fight.

Iskiab

The Uninvited wrote: »

Vietfox wrote: »

The Uninvited wrote: »

The first hate whisper I ever got was when I killed a tank troll after quite a long fight. I was just going to say "good fight" when he whispered me first with a "You noob, I f*ck you in a 1v1".

Excuse me, you're the one that's dead here...

You should have said "i'm not that easy, invite me to dinner or something"

Nowadays, I have my comeback ready. Back then I was just baffled because I was about to compliment him on the fight.

Complements would probably drive them crazy, I’ll try that;

‘HaXs ChEaTr!!!!!!!!’
- ‘Thank you kind sir

‘RePeRtEd FeR HaX’
- ‘You sure are a scholar and a gentleman

‘HaX!!!!!!’
- I can tell from your comportment you are someone special, 20 years from now I’m expecting you’ll accomplish something special in life like a cure for cancer

GhostofDatthaw

Stridig wrote: »

GhostofDatthaw wrote: »

The best one I got was when I first started playing. I was in BwB (the old lowbie cyro) leveling my second toon, I was a total scrub. I kill some guy and boy "you f'in macro user, you no talent hacking scrub cheater, etc etc"

I didn't even know macros existed at the time so I pm him back
"Who needs macros when there is on like 5 buttons?"

"I was a total scrub".
Why the past tense?

Lol I'm not a total scrub anymore. Just a regular scrub. At least now I know what went wrong when I die