Gaming etiquette

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Gaming etiquette (also called gamer etiquette or video game etiquette) refers to the

video games
. While specific genres and games have their own accepted rules of conduct, some of these rules are universal across almost all games.

Universal gaming etiquette

Regardless of the game, certain behaviours are universally encouraged or discouraged in multi-player video games.

first-person shooters is a strategy that some find bad manners, and others find part of the game. In games with split screen (played on the same screen) it is considered unsporting to look at an opponent's actions by looking at their portion of the screen. This method is also known as screen watching, screening, screen cheating, screen peeking, screen hacking, or screen looking.[1][2]
This also applies to LAN games, where players might be sitting next to each other, or to games in which one player may be streaming their gameplay online, and an unfair player may follow their streaming in order to discover what they are doing (stream sniping). Using third party software to communicate with other players when it is not intended or prohibited by the game client is also considered extremely rude and unsportsmanlike.

In some games, players are generally encouraged to be polite and courteous to one another, and avoid excessive profanity and trash talk. Players are also expected to be friendly and welcoming to newcomers, (generally referred to as newbies, or the somewhat more derogative terms Noob or N00b) and remember that their lack of skill or understanding of the game is only due to their lack of experience with the game. Taking a new player "under their wing" so to speak is also considered a form of courtesy. It is also a generally accepted rule that a game's events and outcomes should not be taken personally by the players. In progression-based games such as MMOs, players who take action in response to undesirable outcomes (vengeance) are often looked down upon and considered sore losers for not respecting their opponent's victory.[3]

Variations between games

In most games, it's considered bad manners to quit before the game has ended.[4]

However, in other games, such as

Rage-quitting", in which a player logs out if they find themselves in a losing situation is also frowned upon, particularly if doing puts their team at a disadvantage or prevents statistics from being updated.[4][7]

In games involving circumstances where many players need to meet at an agreed-upon time, such as in a raid in World of Warcraft, it is considered bad etiquette to show up late.[7]

See also

References

  1. ^ Dave Spohn. "Online Gaming Etiquette". About.com Tech.
  2. ^ "Chris Scheidies". chrisscheidies.com.
  3. ^ "The Handbook to Roleplaying... Gaming Etiquette..." angelfire.com.
  4. ^ a b Hernandez, Patricia (June 3, 2013). "Why People Rage Quit Games". Kotaku. Retrieved April 29, 2021.
  5. ^ Wicherek, Michael (December 18, 2020). "FIFA 21: Rage Quitting is actually good for the game!". Realsport 101. Retrieved April 29, 2021.
  6. ^ Paez, Danny (May 3, 2020). "GG meaning in gaming: How friendly slang became the internet's most sarcastic insult". Inverse. Retrieved April 29, 2021.
  7. ^ a b Page, Chloe (January 8, 2019). "30 Console Gaming Etiquette Guidelines People Break All The Time". TheGamer. Retrieved April 29, 2021.
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