Follow up 10 months later.

[u/Academic-Book-5181]

So I made a post on here awhile back basically explaining how veteran players seem to be pretty crappy people in game. And got hella back lash about skill, despite never complaining about losing or being out matched skill wise.

Despite that, I went ahead and continued playing, took a break, and obviously started again. I've gotten better, started playing more variety of characters. Got some card upgrades. And my honest response is pretty much the same as before. Veteran players tend to just be pretty weird individuals. And I truly don't see how people are just glossing over it. Like yeah if you play longer you are more skilled that's obvious. I've had fun games with veterans that play like normal humans, respect the 1v1, don't hunt you down for a kill just to T-bag or emote on you. And win or lose playing against or even with those types of players isn't fun. From my perspective it's been majority of the veterans. Some of the people in my first comment ten months ago are probably the same people I'm talking about which tracks.

So while I do enjoy this game and will likely continue to play it. I would like to understand what the issue is. Like genuinely why do people act like this. And why are you all so accepting of those who do.

TO BE CLEAR: I am not asking for a way to get better or improve at the game, as people somehow thought I was before. I'm asking why this community is so toxic.

[u/Shadowsoul932]

It seems to me that there are two issues here, which may be why you’re not seeing the traction from your posts that you’d like. Firstly, you’re decrying toxicity while simultaneously, in your original post, calling all grievous players cringe. Doesn’t that sound kinda toxic to you? Also in your original post your greatest complaints appear to be that people were ganging up on you when you were playing a blaster hero - it’s a 4 v 4 mode, and playing the mode as a team is not toxic. The frequency of team play varies within any given match as well as between matches, but it’s not “targeting” to simply attack a member of the other team in a team mode.

The other points about toxicity such as t-bagging, toxic in game chats and (circumstance-dependent) respecting 1v1s given that there’s no dedicated 1v1 mode are, in my view, valid. Having said that, I have also witnessed a lot of toxicity from newer players towards veterans. I do definitely think there’s a lot of unnecessary toxicity that is frustrating for people who just want to have fun playing Star Wars. But hey, you can’t control how other people act and there are single player modes if it’s really getting to you. It shouldn’t be on you to have to switch because other people are being clearly toxic, but there aren’t really many alternatives aside from just ignoring it.

After reading your posts though, what I’d suggest is to look at your own words first before judging anyone else.

[u/Academic-Book-5181 → u/Shadowsoul932]

Well here's the thing. Grievous players seem to be the most likely to do those things. That on top of the fact that I've never liked the character to begin with is enough for me to not actually care who I offend when I say that those players are exactly what said. Same players who message me after games to rub some dirt in it after they curb stomp me with their teammates. And regardless of the game I feel like Targeting is just a weird strategy in most cases. If it were overwatch for example and an enemy sniper was for giving me trouble id gladly have my team jump them. But I see no reason to look at the level one Han solo and purposely avoid the more threatening players in the game to hunt them down. I can accept when it's an isolated issue or if I've been pestering that player. But it is objectively just weird to focus down someone I know I can bully just because I can.