I’m sure all of you are familiar with the term “nerd rage”. It often occurs when something happens in a game (more often in MMOs) that doesn’t go the players way and they throw a fit. I often akin it to a 5 year olds temper tantrum. It can also happen when the game developers change something about the game or introduces some new feature. It clearly stems from the fact that they have absolutely no control over the situation and the anonymity of the Internet. The fact that they cannot change the outcome or stop the implementation of something they disagree with compels them to rant and rave. It’s so childish it makes me want to nerd rage.
So where has all this hostility come from? Why are gamers so negative about the games I thought we all loved? Yes, developers will make changes to a game that we may not necessarily agree with but we shouldn’t be too quick to judge. After all they made these changes for a reason. Perhaps it’s industry trends, perhaps it’s an emerging pattern in the predominate player base, it could also be in response to majority player feedback. Just because you don’t like a new feature or the next expansion doesn’t mean the rest of us won’t. The game is tailored to the majority because the developers know that they can’t please everyone and they certainly won’t change their mind because you recorded yourself deleting all your characters.
Personally, anyone that actually makes the effort to record themselves nerd raging, or posts condescending or negative remarks on the forums about features you haven’t even tried yet, I don’t want you in my game. Go play the new My Little Pony game, something that matches your maturity level. Stay off the forums too because nobody cares why you decided not to play anymore, we’re just glad you’re not playing anymore.
So that’s my nerd rage š
Cheers!
