I have 2 friends. Both of which are extremely competitive on overwatch. It doesn’t matter what mode it is, whether it’s quickplay, arcade, or comp, these two will compare medals with each other and revel in getting potg or winning. They take losses badly, and they tell everyone else that they’re bad. Though it is criticism that’s valid, it’s buried under insults that cloud their words in aggressiveness and toxicity.
So I told one of them one day that they need to calm down. To let go and realize that it’s just a game. That the main objective is to have fun. But he argued that to have fun he HAS to win. Yet I cant understand how he values winning a game so much that he must argue about it and yell at his teammates. I personally find it fun to just play the game whether I win or lose, because it’s not about the result it’s about how the game went. If it’s a fair match then I won’t care. SR doesn’t matter, it’s not as important as people think, people just need to remember that.
Do you agree that winning is necessary to have fun? Do you think losing isn’t necessarily bad if the match was fair and fun?
some of my best ever matches were close matches where i lost at the very last second, i was still happy…would have been happier if we won though when i go on a loss streak my mindset changes to more like your friends though but i try not to be toxic
But I mean, yes I agree with your points here. I mean, I admit I get tilted like most do but I still have fun in the game, regardless of the outcome, and I certainly don’t need to lash out at my team for a loss
If it’s a close game, I don’t mind losing… Games worthy of GG are the reason why I still play OW.
The few times I’ve used “stay as a team”, the parties have always fallen apart in the first loss because you’ve gotta win 100% of games or you’re not worthy.
You reminded me of my “favorite” type of groups! The ones that disband the SECOND we lose! Because APPARENTLY we’re not a good team if we can’t win EVERY SINGLE FREAKING GAME!
I like to think like this: Loss in games is fine. You’ll never truly succeed if you never fail first. ESPECIALLY at the lower ranks.
I will very aggressively and humbly disagree.
My SR means EVERYTHING to me, to the point where if I were below 3800 I would actually not play this game anymore.
Losing Gm on my main account (this one) was a major heartbreak, and took me almost a week to want to play again, AND it made me swap mains to climb back (Hanzo to Ana).
BUT, I don’t let the SR define MY skill, I know very well I’m a 4100-4300 player, I have had 3 accounts at one time in that area, but I don’t play enough anymore. (The major difference between high masters and low GM is playtime, now that finals are over I can play more!)
Having alt accounts is what fixed my old idea of my skill = my SR. Having a range of SR really makes you realize how much of it ISN’T your fault.
Anyways, about that disagreeing part, winning is literally everything to me in a video game, I lose, I don’t play (The entire reason I can’t play MOBA’s…)
I lose, I get upset, I win and I’m filled with joy and my ego is fulfilled.
But don’t let people whose fun comes from winning ruin YOUR fun, they are just naturally competitive people, they most likely find everything else in life competitive too, like me lmao.
I don’t have to win to have fun but tryharding as much as possible to win is something that I will always do. I’m not having fun if I’m not playing to win.
Same, in some games I’ll screw around and do dumb strats, but in the end it turns competitive, always. For example, in Siege I’ll go Tachanka for a round to meme, but I’ll end up sweating and getting an ace of out it.
I guess I’m just not a very competitive person then. I get the prospect of feeling rewarded, or getting frustrated at a loss, but not giving up on the game or getting insanely angry.
If you’re good enough though…you will climb back. A thing that no one appears to remember. Variance is HUGE on the ladder, your SR may one day not be the same.
Plus…the STRESS of trying to hold onto that SR will utimately destroy you. I was undone by it (And life and general…)
Oh this isn’t a problem for me, at all. It’ll make me realize I need to cut my losses before I lose anymore, or just tilt. Yes I tilt, no I’m not toxic, actually getting this competitive is very healthy, just not smashing your desk over it!
Isn’t a job for me, I love intense games, I love absolutely sweating and trying my hardest to win. I quite literally only play this game for competitive!
Nothing wrong with simply… Enjoying playing games.
OW was the first game where I even “cared” (attempted) the competitive side… And my interest for that died 3 seasons ago.
Nowadays just play QP and MH “for fun”, I still try and want to win and complete steamroll games with clear imbalance in the matchmaking can be pretty frustrating/boring depending if you’re on the losing or winning side.
Though I think there’s a point where there are people take qp or arcade too seriously too. I’ve heard people get angry over the fact that they won’t get their loot boxes, which is another discussion entirely. Its not that I don’t try in arcade, but not that I go try hard.
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when i go on a loss streak my mindset changes to more like your friends though but i try not to be toxic
