Pretend all you want, keep saying that “even if I lose, I still have fun,” because that is not true at all. This game is only fun if you win, and miserable if you lose. Part of that is the community. It’s so toxic, and it seems like every game the prize is to just say ez to the losing team and make them mad. It’s like we’ve forgotten how to act like fellow human beings. It’s like everyone hates each other. It’s sad to see because I know that in real life, people would get along much better, but the nature of the internet turns people into primal savages.
I’m no angel myself either. I am a huge hypocrite. When I win, I almost always say something to poke at the enemy to tilt them further. When the enemy wins and they start doing the same thing I would have done if I had won, I instantly report them for abusive chat.
Believe it or not, this game is not good for your mental health. Comp is a cesspool of people waiting to ruin others’ day. There’s no way to talk yourself out of a loss, and once you go on those losing streaks (that may or may not be forced by blizzard’s matchmaker,) it’s all over. It’s just like a casino. All of a sudden players will promptly be searching for boosting services online. I’m sure we’ve all been there once.
A game will always be just a game. But the more you play, the more you get obsessed. Whether it affects you, consciously or subconsciously, it will slowly become no longer just a game. Once it gets to that point, it’s time to stop.
That’s because losing reminds us that Overwatch isn’t fun, it’s addictive. We’re constantly chasing that dopamine rush when we get triple or quadruple kills. But the rest of the match it’s infuriating CC, random deaths, and just those little moments that make you say “dammit” under your breath.
Thats not true, 1 sided matches are not fun.
If you are the one who wins the sure it feels better,but the best feeling is when its a close match regardless you lose or win.
I find competitive games fun despite losing. The problem is that a lot of games aren’t competitive with people playing for themselves and not for the team in a very team reliant game.
Thing is, once you’ve played enough of this game, and gotten verbally abused by the enemy team a thousand times, you turn into what you vowed never to become. I’m acknowledging this because I know how bad the issue is, and how terrible it is for people. I know some really kind and chill people in real life who become absolute trashtalking monsters in Overwatch (I know this because I group with them sometimes). It kinda just sinks into you over time, and it’s not pretty.
Had a game I did not mind loosing. And it was a neck and neck 2 minute Overtime, anyone couldve won, but some choose to rage and dm the Bronze Damage Symmetra they are trash even though they had 16k Damage blocked and 40 Teleports.
You cant say when I have fun.
I had fun in fair games for bouth sides. Even if losing. That is not lie, i dont have fun even winning in many sytuations in this game if we stomp other team. Its about gameplay, being carried all the way in is boring or when other team just dont know what to do and we just walk in with no challange.
For example, back when i was almost one tricking rein fight agains good rein were the most fun i had. Way better than fights agains rein who dont know what he is even doing with his life and was charging like crazy and letting my team murder him.
1, The penalty of losing is too severe. On top of emotional lost, you gain zero credit if you’re not playing the ‘preferred role’, you’re still 0/9 count towards your weekly lootbox, and you need to repeat the same process until you get a win. And then you realize your game time is up and your chores are calling/time to get to work/blah blah blah etc. So i get absolutely nothing from all those hours because i kept losing…
2, The fun of ‘close wins’ or ‘well played matches’ quickly mulls off when q time gets higher, and you get pushed to play roles you disliked because staring at the screen for N minutes waiting for Q to pop is in no way, definition of ‘fun’ - and no, alt-tab out is not a solution, it’s a 3rd party band-aid fix.
3, Hardware/location related, but it is definitely not fun to play matches just to have server disconnections in mid-fight - and then you get booted out of the game. Yes, we can’t put the blame on blizzard entirely. No, that is still not fun.
4, Sometimes, i just want to have a really relax day in OW. I hit play against easy AI just to let go some stress/steam…
I guess everyone has had those times. However, things start changing when you start losing more than you win; when you start getting toxicity; when you start getting really emotionally invested in the game. I’m sure a lot of people can relate with this one because quarantine got us not having anything else to really care about. When the frustration sets in, and you become fixated on SR, it’s over. Losses will never be enjoyable again. After every loss, it’s just a deep pit in your stomach that slowly widens as you drop more SR, and it’s painful.
That is basicialy description of me plaing any game tbh especialy pvp. Im not a good player
Im losing most of games that i play with no teammates i know who i work best with.
I had lately fun game in open q ranked that i lost, and had 3 games at the end of placements when i was just there and they were winning for me. So yea, my point of view didnt changed lately
This psychological phenomenon is “projection.” It’s when you attribute your own way of thinking to other people, regardless of whether or not they actually think the way you do.
In fact, I hate rolls whether I win them or lose them. Genuinely. Losing a close match still hurts, but it’s a good “I can learn from this” hurt, and winning a close match is, of course, a huge rush.
And I honestly never feel the need to taunt someone who has lost. Because, I don’t know, I guess I’m not mean enough? Honestly I don’t even get what makes you want to hurt people who are already having a bad time, I can’t relate at all.
Overwatch for me is a kind of desperation game, when all else have failed. It’s not exactly “fun”, it’s just something to do now and then when you’re extremely bored of everything else.
We’ll talk for yourself.
I had tons more of fun in some games I lost than others I won.
The win or loss of a game should not affect your capacity of having fun… Unless your ego is big enough to not let you.
I’m a very calm guy. I just don’t get stressed, since I was a kid it was kinda easy for me to keep a cool head. Always chill.
Well, this game proved me I also keep a monster inside of me. OW tilts me in a way I didn’t believe possible before. I just don’t know what it is, but something in this game get’s on my nerves so deep. I can’t control it.
And I know it’s not only me. Something about this game is unhealthy. It’s an addiction.
So much of this seems like you are the player type that makes it not fun. when a match is even, it is fun. wining may add to the fun, but having a competitive match no matter the outcome is fun. this is a team game, and when you find some people that your play styles jive while the other team is on relatively the same footing it is so enjoyable.
I think it is players that are concerned with “tilting” that creates some of the toxicity. added to that you like to report players for what you do only further seems like you and people like you are the problem.
From what you say and how you say it, i think the game is bad for your mental health, but to blanket statement that to everyone else is just ridiculous. not everyone treats this game in the way that you describe.
