the only time I killed a guy in SS13 without being antagonist was when I was looking at a guide for it, it gave me the steps to deconstruct a wall.
I did it, a sec member came along, noticed me creating that hole, and we both got sucked into space.
wow.... high five for not realizing it was an external wall.
also noticed something.
ages 1-12ish gamer composition: mostly assholes with no respect for others, very upset by loseing. small part cool people, which desire having fun above winning, usually respectful.
ages 12-18ish compostion: significantly less assholes, but still a large number. some of the cool, fun to play with people have stopped gaming, due to realization that the assholes form a majority.
ages 18+ composition: less assholes but still there. most cool players gone to lesser known and/or single player games.
the 'cool' gamers tend to enjoy games that are quite simply fun to play, don't mind losing as much, and probably enjoy single player games more/equally to multiplayer ones.
the 'asshole' gamers... you know who im talking about, the ones who fly into a fit of rage every time they lose, seem to have no empathy whatsoever and generally denote a large portion of time to trying to make others feel like shit.
most people here probably fall towards the 'cool' side. but you need to be a mix of the 2 to enjoy video games to the fullest. however being too far to the 'asshole' gamer side just makes you annoying to people like myself who play to have fun.
sound about right? based this off my observations about popular multiplayer games vs lesser known games, and what happens to forums as games become more popular.
(seriously, do NOT simply respond with some angry remark about my choice of wording or something, many people are somewhere in between the two, as long as you are not the exact description of an 'asshole' gamer your probably ok.)
I think that the issue causing the above is that some people who play video games become too engrossed in it, somewhat losing the distinction between reality and games, but not to the point the media seemingly wants us to believe. while others lose interest and fall away from gaming, probably due to games becoming more focused on winning, and less on fun.