The arena forums are seriously lacking content, folks. Most of the time I open a quick tab to check the pulse of the community, I’m met with a wall of despair. Entertainment value is at an all-time low. The only thing that really gets me going these days is watching someone completely meltdown before getting perma-banned for some colorful choice of words. Gone are the days of a thriving community with healthy rivalries. Now, we’re stuck wading through a wasteland of posts about people’s bad solo shuffle experiences and terrible takes about their current spec.
Well, friends, I’m here to change that. We’re going back to a time when things were simpler and quality content actually existed.
Before I go any further, let me define Unnnnghghghgh:
Noun: A sound typically released by a person who is overly focused on themselves and their performance in a game, craves admiration, and lacks an understanding of how the game actually works.
Verb:
- To emit a long, deep, audible breath expressing sadness, frustration, or being bad at a game; or
- To excessively complain about a game that isn’t understood.
Examples:
- Jimmy took a deep breath, followed by an “Unnnnghghghgh” after going 0-6 in a solo shuffle.
- A fury warrior unnnnghghghed about MM hunters countering them.
- Goblin Enhancement Shaman is typing…
Make sense? No? Well, it’s basically the equivalent of QQing (the Qs look like crying eyes, by the way). Still don’t get it? Feel free to skip straight to unnnnghghghing about this post.
With the context set, let’s move on to the meat of the discussion and identify some of the most common forms of unnnnghghgh and how to avoid typing nonsense in shuffle lobbies or littering the forums.
Going 0-6 in a Shuffle
People tend to get upset when they lose hard in any game they play. It’s normal—especially when getting into another game takes 30+ minutes. You’re left alone, cold and afraid, sitting with your negative thoughts and reflecting on your inadequacies. Sometimes, you just want to vent it out to everyone and ruin their day by calling names or posting about your latest experience.
Guess what? Absolutely no one cares. You’re only hurting yourself by looking like an incoherent crybaby geek.
Everyone has bad games, and some of them aren’t even entirely your fault. Sometimes, the HPal on your team for three rounds never presses BoP, only to suddenly remember their cooldowns in the next three rounds against you. Here’s the thing, though: if you complain about it, you’re just going to get roasted for going 0-6.
Play your best. Realize not every game is going to go your way, and for everyone’s sake, don’t broadcast your frustrations here—everyone’s just going to laugh at you anyway! Emotional regulation is an important part of growing up. Not every day is going to be the perfect cheeseburger picnic, and sometimes people are just going to hurl fully filled pi$$ jugs at you.
My Class Is Bad, Not Me
This is a classic example of unnnnghghgh that pollutes the arena forums. I swear, every day some warrior complains about sitting in roots or frost mages complain about hunters.
- “Unnnnghghgh - Duh, hunter takes no skill. There’s NOTHING I can do to win.”
- “Unnnnghghgh - Mage has too much mobility and roots. They don’t need skill to win.”
- “Yamborghini chain, rest in peace to my superior.”
Look, the last AWC had representation from many different specs. Did some teams perform better than others? Yup. Are some classes better than others? Also yup.
Is there anything you can do to play better? Absolutely not, you’re a god. The 1900 shuffle bracket is just where you belong because your class is awful. LOL JK. There are maybe 1–2 specs in a given season that are in a truly bad spot. However, with recent changes to MMR and inflation, it’s highly unlikely your spec is why you’re under 2100 in shuffle. Unless you’re in the top 20 for your specialization, no one cares about you being “underpowered.” People out there are making your spec work.
Seasons like SLS2 and DFS1 really warped a lot of perspectives. Players hit astronomical ratings and now expect a shiny new blue/purple badge on their Check-PvP profile every season. For better or worse, the goalposts in WoW PvP brackets shift significantly season to season. Just because you got a purple badge once doesn’t mean you’re better than everyone in your most recent lobby. You’re playing against the same caliber of player you used to go up against. Nothing changed, you’re just unnnnghghghing.
Win-Trading Is Keeping Me Down
Yes, of course… The hidden hand. The Shuffle Illuminati. The Skull and Bones Shuffle Society. ALL REAL THINGS… according to the completely unbiased source of “trust me, bro.”
This theory is as ridiculous as the belief that pre-mades dominate Blitz. How do you think a group of players can actually manipulate a 16-man queue to force… Ah, why do I even bother? This one goes straight into the deaf ears of unemployed conspiracy theorists.
“Fresh outta school 'cause I was a high school grad – Sleeping in the living room of my momma’s pad.”
Insightful. Profound. Illuminating. Lyrics that captivate the minds of win-trading Shuffle theorists.
In Conclusion
I left 60 bucks on the coffee table. Did anyone see it?
EDIT
Added new example based on interactions in this post.