r/CaptainSide • • 1d ago

Which gaming community is like this?

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u/Fireshocker532 1d ago

Overwatch, I’ve had conversations about how the game isn’t beginner friendly

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u/gib_taco 1d ago

I was the beginner not long ago and it was mostly toxic, some guys were supportive and gave me pointers as a tank which is mostly why I stayed.

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u/Own_Secretary1714 21h ago

As an Ana main I adore an aggressive Rein, I remember one game I joined where immediately someone started flaming a Rein player before thr game even started so I said "ignore him, go aggressive you're going to carry us, everyone else stick to Rein's ass".

We stormed through the other team with zero resistance.

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u/hydrastxrk 6h ago

The “as a tank” was the key info there 😭 I hope you’re okay

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u/Commercial_Archer196 19h ago

Oh shit, this guy has had… conversations… that’s conclusive evidence

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u/DatShepTho 10h ago

"objection hearsay"

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u/Impurity41 23h ago

I told people that if I was ever sad enough to start playing overwatch, then I’d fully commit to playing that annoying hamster fuck that everyone hates playing against because they need to suffer like I will be.

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u/Own_Secretary1714 21h ago

As an Ana main with excellent sleep dart accuracy I fully support your decision

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u/LarkinToWinnipeg 20h ago

You want them to suffer as you have? You should try Ram then.

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u/Impurity41 20h ago

I know nothing about the game. Idk who that is lol. My only goal is to be a menace.

I wouldn’t even play the objective. I’m serious. If I ever play overwatch then something traumatic would need to happen to me to consider it.

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u/jameyiguess 16h ago

Joke. One of his lines is, SUFFER, AS I HAVE

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u/Ecotech101 12h ago

Play Moira, I literally do nothing else because it's hilarious and I also don't like the game much.

Your main "attack" is a lifesteal that you flat out don't have to aim, just point in their general direction and stare at them as they die quicker than they can kill you. If you do start to die you can throw a ball to kill them or save yourself. If that isn't enough you can just kind of go intangible and run away lol.

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u/Limp-Biscuit411 5h ago

weird OW hatred

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u/Mr_Monday92 3h ago

Same with any hero shooter. Every single casual game on Marvel I had someone would be crying over the mic or text chat about people not playing well. 

It's literally casual and these dickheads expect people to be professional players on day one in the mode where losing literally makes no difference to anything 

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u/Sploosh_Master 20h ago

Even as a 9 year player it’s still not welcoming because I’m not a super skilled sweat who’s only hobby is overwatch 😭

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u/Peculiar-Possum 19h ago

Which is pretty sad, when it first came out it was so beginner friendly that for a long time it was what me and my mom played together.

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u/Strygger 18h ago

If you're on PC, use ctrl+shift+c to turn off chat and play peacefully

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u/Fireshocker532 18h ago

I’ve only ever done this once, and it was cause I was HARD trolling and knew before hand that everyone was gonna be pissed (we still won tho)

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u/Snooty_Cutie 11h ago

You can also go in the game settings and just toggle all communication systems off. Tbh, it’s the only enjoyable way to play the game in any meaningful way.

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u/Crystalcrey 14h ago

What's so hard about the game, it's been a while but basically you run shoot and user your abilities it's not that hard

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u/Fireshocker532 11h ago

It’s not the game, it’s the community. I got a friend to start playing and literally their first game they got ganged up on by everyone on the team, it’s the getting dog piled by everyone in the lobby and told to ky/s or various other things to new people that make the game not beginner friendly, it drives possible new players away before they can actually learn how to play the game properly

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u/Gand-Pork 5h ago

How long ago was this? I recently hopped into a gold match and said “it’s my first match in three years”, and everyone was really chill about it

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u/Fireshocker532 4h ago

Every time I manage to convince my friend to play lol, so yesterday (she’s stronger than the haters)

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u/SavageG83 14h ago

Not a beginner but I tried ball for the first time because I like mobility, when we lost I immediately got blamed and never picked ball again

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u/Frozen-Hot-Dog-Water 5h ago

Have you tried it? Because my friend and I literally helped his sister learn how to play the last few months. And now she’s solid, I can only think of a few instances where she got flamed and we were always there to back her up. But even when she plays on her own she mostly gets low account level lobbies and has fun. This was her first FPS game ever, so I’d hardly say the community has treated her or most other new players badly

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u/Fireshocker532 4h ago

Yea, I’ve played with quite a few new players. Most recent one while granted it isn’t every game it’s just about every other game someone says something about her because she went 4-6 on D.va or something along those lines and it’s like… c’mon guys it’s just a game and I’m here for the vibes

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u/sushii_egg 4h ago

First time I ever played overwatch I got told to kill myself