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Tell them to suck it up and not throw a tantrum like a 10 year old girl
It's a video game
It's a video game
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It's the same with life in general, as people who react that way have a poor sense of awareness and little to no sense of self. You practice for a reason and there's no reason to be shocked, upset, or outright angry by your performance. That means you're delusional about your capabilities.
As far as handling them, you don't. Player mentality can dictate the outcome in any fighting game and if someone doesn't know that going in then so be it. Feel free to direct them to to this article if you feel the need to help in some way.
That was hilarious.I guess that's better, but it reminds me of crazy eyes beating herself up, from, "Orange is the new Black."
You're right. I typically don't say anything myself as I don't want to sound like an ass. For my particular friend who gets really angry, I tend to hold back just a little bit. Just enough so that it doesn't seem like I'm holding back, and when he wins or it gets close, he kinda chills out. That might not be the best thing to do, but I don't like feeling like an ass lol.That was hilarious.
I would say take a break for a second, like make up an excuse that you want to cook or something but if it's every match I would definitely say something. If you're of age, sometimes a drink can help. (Or not) Maybe you could get a punching bag or something haha, although a lot of people like to play FPS when they're mad. Which is okay but also not the best for obvious reasons
There's an unsettling amount of you that has obviously never been in this situation before, or have never had to react with it. Some people are reasonable, and these people can be reasoned with. Treat them gently, and treat them with respect. It's not hard.
Others either aren't reasonable, or are poorly wired and with something like EAD (Explosive Anger Syndrome). It's not just video games, this happens with everything. The only things you can really do here is to weigh how bad it is. If it's bad enough, ban them, because things can't/will not improve. Provoking and/or threatening them is the WORST thing you can do.
tl;dr: Reasonable people can be reasoned with, stay away from people who are mentally incapable of handling anger. Also, yay ignore button.
You sir deserve a metal.I personally don't know how to handle others, but I can speak for myself.
I'm an angry guy when I play competitive games. In fact, it is the reason why I ignore most competitive games out there. The only games I seem to really play that require competition are fighting games such as these, and by far I feel like Project M is the one fighting game that I play the most.
So I do have to admit that I do get angry when I play this game and the way I get out of that state is to try to realize that it's not the other player that is the problem, it's actually yourself. See, some angry people like to blame everything else but themselves for their problems. "It's the controller, the game is conspiring, etc." And some like to blame themselves (like me) for their problems (petty excuses like "oh, it's not my day, I'm better than this, boo hoo), but are too angry to figure out why they are screwing up, and they keep doing the same tactic over and over again until they lose. Like hitting a brick wall with your head, it never works, because the other player has figured out to beat you. An angry person will keep doing the same thing they've done to win other games again and again because it's worked before, when obviously its not working anymore.
So when I realize that I'm angry and that I'm repeating myself the simple way I found for dealing with it is simply changing tactics. Try something else besides rushing an opponent, short hopping, and doing an aerial that gets shielded and turned into a grab you can't escape. Try something new, develop a different mind game, approach the enemy differently.
But for me at times, you can't even think like a rational person because you are just too pissed off. So the way of dealing with these people (and me) is to simply explain that their current tactic isn't working. Don't offer up suggestions, don't but gas into the fire, just state that what they are doing isn't going to work because you can see it coming from a mile away. And if they are still angry and won't listen to reason, kick their *** and let them pout. It's their fault that they can't realize why they lost after all. You can only get better if you realize what you need to work on.
In the end though, (and this is just me) I play better when I'm angry. I actually like it. I don't throw tantrums when I lose (because what the hell does that accomplish?), but when I figure out what I'm doing wrong and adjust, then win, then it feels good. Turning a negative into a positive, ya know. And if I do lose, well, that's how it is. Keep playing and adjusting until I win. You have to win sometime after all.
(I sometimes play Yoshi as well when I get angry at myself at a match because playing that dope brings back good memories of acting like a suicidal maniac and frequently committing SDs if I ever jump off the stage. The addition of a competent Egg Roll has only made it better. After all, it's only a game.)
it wasn't either of them. it was an old school melee player, eddie. he had a temper, normally, but the flare up there was really bad because he had literally just been eliminated from the tourney in loser's semi's (i think) by an explodey barrel that rolled from offscreen.Which one of these two are you talking about? I've seen K9 play in person, and he strikes me as the quiet rage type lol. I regardless though, throwing a chair that a little ridiculous.
Yeah, last time I just made him use his own ****ty poverty controller since he kept throwing mine on the ground.I typically let my friends know that they're welcome to get their own controllers (if they're using mine, which they usually are). Aside from that, though, it's a matter of personality for some players. Just try to make sure there's stuff besides game hardware for them to take frustration out on.
I would still tell him to get over it it's just a game I dont care if he's not thinking straight.To people who say "Tell them to get over it, it's just a game," you have to remember that anger causes people to not think straight.
Sometimes, diffusing anger is important. At college, my friends and I loved playing PM, but the one guy loved Melee too. Only one of us could hold our own against him in Melee, but that guy stopped playing him in Melee because he got so salty when losing. That upset my friend, so he had to settle for stomping me.![]()
I don't make friends with people based on what games they enjoy or how they react to losing at certain games >__>Why make friends with (wo)manchildren? Factoring in small scene woes.
I have zero sympathy for anyone over the age of 18 that can't handle losing at a video game its literally pathetic. I'm not gonna go out of my way to diffuse the situation
beat them harder
keep doing it
I agree with all of the aboveShut your hippie mouth you touchy feely whore
haha oh man you are missing outdon't know those two guys
That guy needs download the Moisture pack and relax lol.
Good!I don't make friends with people based on what games they enjoy or how they react to losing at certain games >__>
For real though I tend to put some chill music in my game to help calm people down including myself. How can you possibly be angry when you got smooth jazz playing on a stage?
I don't think I could be mad if I heard that and someone beat me lol. I would actually smile.Use this as a victory theme for extra salt
Which is probably how others feel when playing against your friend. You should help those people by taking to your friend and having them realize it likely makes others uncomfortable.It depends on my relation to the person. On the hand, I am used to my friend raging a bit, throwing his controller to the ground. I usually just try to raise his spirits, because personally, I'm just really chill when I play (win or lose) - but if I am indeed losing, I tend to be quiet so I can see why I am losing.
On the other hand, if it is a person I don't talk to that much or have never met, I tend to get really uncomfortable. I guess it's because I often shy away from any type of conflict.
It also has to fit stage too you know?For real though I tend to put some chill music in my game to help calm people down including myself. How can you possibly be angry when you got smooth jazz playing on a stage?
My music generally fits with the stages they're attached to considering a lot of my music are just remixes with a few exceptions.It also has to fit stage too you know?
I think you mean "YOUR TOO SLOW!">Be Sonic
>Taunt cancel "Come on, step it up!" endlessly
>????
>Profit
Admittedly if you change his voice to this one voice pack he'll say Catch Me If you can, which is just as bad if not worse.I think you mean "YOUR TOO SLOW!"
100% agree with this (and that amazing article that Mike linked, thanks for that :3). As a competitor in Project M or any game, there's no point in trying to reason with someone who chooses to consistently be angry at every loss because his objective is the complete opposite of yours. No matter what he may tell you, he does not "play to win" as the article suggests.It's the same with life in general, as people who react that way have a poor sense of awareness and little to no sense of self. You practice for a reason and there's no reason to be shocked, upset, or outright angry by your performance. That means you're delusional about your capabilities.
As far as handling them, you don't. Player mentality can dictate the outcome in any fighting game and if someone doesn't know that going in then so be it. Feel free to direct them to to this article if you feel the need to help in some way.
He's actually not that bad when playing with people whom he don't meet that often. But yeah, sometimes. I guess you're right - I should mention it.Which is probably how others feel when playing against your friend. You should help those people by taking to your friend and having them realize it likely makes others uncomfortable.
Bringing the down the other person's victory IS THE POINT.Yeah, last time I just made him use his own ****ty poverty controller since he kept throwing mine on the ground.
People getting angry just makes everything awkward, never really knew how to deal with it. The guy I usually play with makes johns literally (literally) every time he loses "oh I never use that character anyway"/"I dont know why my controller wasnt responding"/"Oh I was just used to how it worked in (other Smash game)"/"Oh well you're really good with that character anyway" etc.
I just learn to ignore it, I never make excuses since it kind of brings down the other persons victory.
You can, its called admitting their better then you. You can still respect a person after a loss, isn't that what sportsmanship is about?Bringing the down the other person's victory IS THE POINT.
You people who keep saying to add wood to the fire...are you even reading what you're saying!? So if someone gets angry because of a legitimate reason (They lost) you should make fun of them? What kind of sick, twisted, horrible people are you? It's an instinct to get angry at whoever beats you at anything. Yes you should learn from your mistakes and try to fix them but enraging people who lose won't make them realize their mistakes, you'll just get them even angrier since you people seem to care so little about winning that you don't let losing get to you.
I used to make excuses all the time and I still get very angry when I lose, but I've learned to shake my opponent's hand while cursing their entire family and their future bloodline on my mind. You should help people control themselves, not make them explode, that's sick and horrible, and makes you look like an etilist who looks down on anyone worse at the game.
If you're a normal human being, you'll never view the person who just defeated you under a positive light, that's a fact.
I guess tell him off for it a bit. Like I know that'd get under his skin but if he values you as a practice partner he should respect you enough not to let his temper get the best of himToday during the Evo stream I watched a guy lose a match and punch his leg pretty hard and didn't think to much of it. But after work today I was playing with a friend in PM and he did the same thing and also threw his controller to the floor. Usually I brush it off, but it kind of bothered me today.
How do you all deal with angry players? I've yet to encounter it in any sort of tournament setting, but my one practice partner is very angry when he plays. Not just when he loses either, in fact he rarely gets angry at the loss, but at himself for not playing the way he wanted to be playing. It makes me not want to play with him, but he's good competition and great for practicing so I usually let it go or try to be positive, but I feel like not addressing it will only further his bad habit.