LeifEriksson
Smash Journeyman
- Joined
- Jan 6, 2016
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Personally, I believe that the more toxic the community is to newbies is directly proportional to the amount of time you need to put into the game to "git gud"
For example, Marvel vs Capcom as opposed to Street Fighter. In MvC 2 if you don't play Magneto Storm Sentinel you better have a damn good reason why, or else and be prepared for cries of "Low Tier Special Snowflake" and the such. However, in the Street Fighter community there's a HUGE number of guides on youtube, such as cross counter tv, that teach you everything you need to know to ease you into the game.
Let me use a Smash Bros as an example. Melee, which requires a large amount of tech skill and dedication, is very hard to play and contains a more toxic community, compared to Smash 4. The community of 4 has a lot of leniency of what qualifies as "good". Not to say I dislike 4, it's actually my favorite. But we are REALLY lazy as players. In some places, we banned a character that's been out for only 2 months! The players of other games are laughing at us because of our laziness.
tl;dr What I'm trying to say is that the toxic communities tend to be the ones with the most experienced and (objectively) the best players. Should this attitude of elitism continue so we only will see the best of the best playing? Or should it be toned down so that new players can enjoy the game and be cultivated into good players?
For example, Marvel vs Capcom as opposed to Street Fighter. In MvC 2 if you don't play Magneto Storm Sentinel you better have a damn good reason why, or else and be prepared for cries of "Low Tier Special Snowflake" and the such. However, in the Street Fighter community there's a HUGE number of guides on youtube, such as cross counter tv, that teach you everything you need to know to ease you into the game.
Let me use a Smash Bros as an example. Melee, which requires a large amount of tech skill and dedication, is very hard to play and contains a more toxic community, compared to Smash 4. The community of 4 has a lot of leniency of what qualifies as "good". Not to say I dislike 4, it's actually my favorite. But we are REALLY lazy as players. In some places, we banned a character that's been out for only 2 months! The players of other games are laughing at us because of our laziness.
tl;dr What I'm trying to say is that the toxic communities tend to be the ones with the most experienced and (objectively) the best players. Should this attitude of elitism continue so we only will see the best of the best playing? Or should it be toned down so that new players can enjoy the game and be cultivated into good players?