Comment on The developer of Skyblivion, which remakes Oblivion in Skyrim, says they have received death threats

MossBear@lemmy.world ⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago

• dunloap@lemmy.fmhy.ml ⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago

  People that play a lot of videogames are more likely to live an insular life detached from the real world

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  • TheOneAndOnly@lemm.ee ⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago

    This is the correct answer, in my opinion. Keyboard warriors usually dry up real quick in the face of physical, meat-space confrontation. Same reason behind road rage, really. I’m only brave while I can hide behind a perceived barrier.

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    • Marsupial@quokk.au ⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago

      Like two dogs barking at a gate but stop when it opens?

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      • TheOneAndOnly@lemm.ee ⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago

        Correct

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    • ratz@chatsubo.hiteklolife.net ⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago

      Perspective is a hell of a drug

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    • jerkface@lemmy.ca ⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago

      Sadly, no. Eventually you stop acting any different in meat-space. Which is humiliating and so you isolate yourself further.

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• Ab_intra@lemmy.world ⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago

  I don’t think it’s games that is the issue. You see this in various other places as well.

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  • MossBear@lemmy.world ⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago

    Maybe it’s just me then. I know it happens elsewhere, but it just seems to happen more often in games. I feel like I’m reading stories all the time about developers getting threatened, but I feel like it’s much more rare to see for instance stories about filmmakers or authors being threatened.

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    • cloudless@feddit.uk ⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago

      That’s what I found as well. Some gamers seem to be overly emotional over little things, and are defensive with their favourite games.

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• forgotaboutlaye@feddit.de ⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago

  Yeah I really don’t understand this why specifically the gaming communities seem to suffer from this problem more than others.

  Perhaps it’s not reported on as much in other hobby circles, or it’s a confirmation bias on my part.

  Regardless, it’s really disappointing that these communities have this ‘there I go death-threating again’ stigma growing against them. Absolutely disgusting.

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• Chailles@lemmy.world ⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago

  If I had to guess, it’s because gamers are often more tech-oriented, likely younger and impulsive, video games are more and more popular every year, and also based on your presence here, I’d say you’re more likely to be aware of game-related news in general?

  If knitting were more popular, had a greater online presence, and you actively followed knitting communities online, I’d imagine you would probably feel like knitting culture is such a toxic cesspit as well.

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  • shuzuko@midwest.social ⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago

    (I mean it totally is) (the crochet community is much nicer)

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• lanolinoil@lemmy.world ⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago

  Escapists be Escapin’

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