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Why we should all feel sorry for those rage whispers

Waylander07
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I have been noticing an increase in rage whispers lately, mostly telling me how crap I am at the game lol. News flash I know, I am only a casual player and also suffer from M.E which makes concentrating really hard for me. To be honest until I got M.E I very rarely played games, I loved camping, hill walking and boxing which I can no longer do. So, I now play this game as I have nothing else of interest. That’s ok though I still enjoy the game even knowing that I will never be good at it.

Now I’m not writing this post because the rage whispering bothers me because it really doesn’t, in fact I feel sorry for those who feel the need to vent their hate in this way. I honestly feel that they are either trying to compensate for a lack of something or that they have been bullied all there lives and feel empowered by being able to hide behind their keyboards and vent toxic abuse at other players. In real life I bet that they fear confrontation of any kind.

So next time someone rage whispers you, remember they are either trying to compensate for a lack of something or are one of life’s victims of bulling who are just trying to make themselves feel a bit better by raging at other players. Of course there is another option as they could just be complete utter *** but lets give them the benefit of the doubt.

Until I had this realisation I used to engage back trading insults for which I apologise, from this point on I will stop doing this when someone rage whispers me as they obviously have it hard enough in life without me engaging with them. They need that empowerment of feeling like the bully instead of the victim.

Have a good day all especially all you rage whisperers out there.
Edited by Waylander07 on September 22, 2018 3:51AM
  • Mazbt
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    I don't humor hate tells. whether someone is being a bad sport after killing me or someone being a sore loser. Either way, just not worth my time. I've seen one sided conversations. It's so pathetic.
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  • caeliusstarbreaker
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    I bet you macro’d That whole paragraph you hacking cheat scum
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  • caeliusstarbreaker
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    On the real though, some of the stuff they come up with is good comedy.
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  • Ackwalan
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    Whenever I get a hate tell, I just mail them a potato.
  • DKsUnite
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    I always thank them for their feedback
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  • PickleRick
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    On the real though, some of the stuff they come up with is good comedy.

    You only killed me because Saturn is aligned with Mars and Alexa wouldn’t play Despacito you trash can
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  • Wonderboy
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    Really awesome post. Insightful and thoughtful.

    It is remarkable how many people lose track of a few key facts. First, that this is, at the end of the day, a game and people play it for entertainment. Now, yes, some people find their entertainment in different ways. For some it's being the best they can be at PvP or PvE or even both. For others it's making gold. For some it's RP. There are those who just enjoy a random adventure from time to time.

    Second thing that a lot of people lose track of is the fact that behind the screen names and avatars, we're all people (more or less, I get that bots happen) and we have feelings and, in general, we're not here to please other people specifically but neither are we here to specifically invoke the ire of others. Granted, there are always exceptions to everything.

    Anyways. I applaud the OP for turning the other cheek and just kind of keeping it real and keeping it together. <3
  • Minyassa
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    It's nice that you can think that way. I can't. We all have our demons. We all have problems. Some of us have things going on in our lives that others can't imagine, and none of us is qualified to assume we have it better or worse than anyone else, but we all have free will. It takes a conscious choice to reach out and hurt another person, and there are people who have been hurt time and again, have had nightmarish childhoods, have lost all that is dear to them over and over and still choose NOT to hurt other people. So I cannot have even the slightest shred of sympathy for someone who, when confronted with the opportunity to either lash out at someone or move on, chooses to lash out. They've gone out of their way to earn my scorn.
  • Xsorus
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    lol...Yipee shared a screenshot with me of a guy just saying "P*SSY" to him for like 10 minutes straight in tells...

    That's a level of rage I can't imagine.
  • keevil111
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    Not enough respect stemming from not enough discipline. I blame the parents for those blights on society.
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  • The Uninvited
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    Too many assumptions, I have been a victim of bullying in my youth and I never send hate whispers. I do seek confrontation out in real life though. Guess it turned around the other way for me. ;)

    Hate whispers imo you usually receive from someone that you've killed. My thoughts are just "hey dude, you're the one lying dead and you're calling me a bad player?" And then I just have a good laugh about it.
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  • goldenflameslinger
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    I pretty much ignore any chat that isn’t green (guild) and usually turn zone voice chat off. The game is much calmer like that. However, I do enjoy listening by the fountain in Daggerfall once in awhile. Some crazy $&@“ goes down by that fountain!
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  • eso_nya
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    dont play pvp in online mode.

    taking the 2 secs to read a hatewisp is a waste of time.

    if they send u hatemails, those come with a convinient "report" button. gives them 3 days to cool down and think about their actions.
  • WuffyCerulei
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    I just don't reply. It's worse to add fuel to the fire. I may chuckle if it's out of the blue, but I still won't reply.
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  • Luckylancer
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    I feel sorry for people trying to feel sorry for other people. I guess you have so much spare time, you think about them.
  • enzoisadog
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    I enjoy them.
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  • Gilvoth
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    just put yourself in offline mode when going into pvp or pve dungeons.
    whispers no exist during offline mode.
  • Radiance
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    I rage at ZoS for crown store related stuff all the time but I'm usually the one trying to de-escalate the aggressive Vets expecting Speed Runs on a Random Q. Lol
  • skrvbb10rd
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    Being a bad eso player > being a bad community member :D

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  • Runs
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    They may be right.

    I may suck.

    But I'm not the one crying about being killed by someone who sucks.
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  • WaltherCarraway
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    I don't expect serious stuff from a casual game.
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  • Knootewoot
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    I just suck up every rage/hate whisper. I never reply and never sent one myself. I don't care if I suck in playing the game as long as I have fun.

    Edited by Knootewoot on September 23, 2018 10:31AM
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  • Marcus684
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    Rage whispers tell me that the whisperer was more emotionally invested in winning the battle than I was. If I respond to one, it’s usually either “lol” or something like “I needed to kill 40 enemy players, and you were number 27”. I never get worked up over someone else’s saltiness anymore.
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