Just witnessed a kid having an all-chat tantrum in april fool’s mode because someone on their team was 4-7. These people need to get a grip
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Yikes, sounds like someone’s parents let the computer do the babysitting. 
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In my experience, it’s actually the supposed fun modes that trigger people the hardest.
I’ve seen players lose their minds in Mei’s Snowball Offensive more than in any other mode.
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That is what happens when trying to push competitive mentality into a casual game.
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Lol found some more of them
I think part of it is that with arcade modes half the people in the lobby are only playing for the 2nd or 3rd time and barely know what’s going on as a result. Like I remember in starwatch I’d keep getting teammates who didn’t realize the last control point could spawn in the side room and would throw as a result. That was a little bit tilting. Comp is more despair and anger. By the second comp match of the night I’m ready to turn off my PC instead of having an argument in chat
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I had some weirdo tell me to drown (that’s… Different) because I was “pocketing our bad Widowmaker with speed” instead of helping them feed.
I want you to leave this world specifically by aqueous asphyxiation. I will not accept poisoning, immolation, exsanguination, jumping off a building, or being eaten by a polar bear. It must be a lack of air, and the thing replacing the air must be dihydrogen oxide (brand name: Water).
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4 and 7 is kind of unacceptable. That is someone throwing.
That’s not about being a try hard. That’s just toxic.
Let’s not perpetuate the term tryhard or sweat as being toxic. They are separate. Even if you want to associate the behavior of them as the same.
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Can we stop pretending that the mode matters? I get battling toxicity, but I hate these horribly naive posts that think for some reason the game that was marketed as hyper competitive for half a decade would suddenly no longer be competitive in a different mode.
Its the same people who say “dude its QP” like it matters. Fight toxicity but at least make a point that makes sense instead of getting shocked that a competitive FPS game has competitive FPS players.
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Death by Hanasolo memeage.
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Arcade starting to get infested with these type of players. No longer really can enjoy QP unless full muting chat.
I think part of it is caused by people minmaxing weekly challenges, hopefully them removing coins from those helps
Unfortunately don’t think removing coins will change much. Competitive minded players on trend afraid losing their imaginary rank also avoiding queue times increasing. Queuing other modes now bring the comp mentality with them.
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I’d hope most people don’t care as much about the challenges. I used to care enough to get them done. But never enough to change the way I play. And now most challenges are irrelevant to me. Even without looking or caring I still got the battle pass done. Mostly because venture was released and I had so much fun playing them.
I met the nastiest people in a long time during the april fool’s mode.
(claps) I love getting to learn new words, thank you. I leave you with my favorite method via Defenestration.
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Sometimes you gotta wonder why we have suspiciously specific words like this in the English language.
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One of the effective solutions could be to make the game R18.
Genji’s, Soldiers, Sojourns, Mercys, Maugas… yeah, you’re not safe in QP/open queue, arcade, or even April Fool’s. No fun allowed, have to min/max at all times, you’re chill and practicing? No that’s called “throwing” now. This community’s pathetic.