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I've come across many different mods of HL2 over the past week and have been trying them out avidly (outside of ego servers, *GASP*).
However, what many of you will experience, or have already experienced will show you just how unpleasant some of the gaming community has become and why our organization is freakin' amazing.
Without busting out the obvious swearing/cursing/racism/disrespect events that take place in many servers, there has been one thing that bothered me on different servers and this is when someone insults ego and tries to give you attitude/disrespect because you proudly wear the tags (I always do).
Now always remember to not take these things personally, as most people see an ego tag and are either a) interested in what it means and ask you about it or b) recognize it and may give you grief or c) know what it is and don't care/not interested. Either way it's the CLAN TAGS and not your tag, that people are addressing.
Now if someone asks you about the gaming organization that ego is, don't be afraid to talk about it. We have lots of interesting things that people would like and you don't always have to list them all in servers, but feel free to share what interests you most about this organization whether it's scrimming, events, accomplishments/promotions, admining, respect, the fun characters you'll meet, or the different servers/divisions that we run. Don't feel that you now have to provide an accurate itemized list of all the things that this organization offers (there's alot) but always steer people towards this website if you are unsure about anything. Always act with respect and always act like a proper ego as your tag means quite a bit to others and especially to ourselves and your conduct could lead to someone coming and joining us!
Now for the annoying/griefing/disrespect. Take it all in stride.
Do not get into a pissing match about our clan when someone is griefing you. You may want to, but I've found this only leads to further griefing as a griefer is not actually interested in what you have to say and will only use it against you. Be non-engaging. I've had an admin try to kick me off an aoc server because he didn't like my tags. I've had people from other clans call me lots of names/insults/put downs because of the tags. They had no issue with me, but obviously with the organization I represent. Now always remember that you have no idea why this person is angry at ego, but they usually say something to you about it anyways. One guy I met was angry because he got banned for a week. One player was upset we wouldn't let him join because of a vac ban. One guy was angry because his girlfriend was prevented from joining because of being perma banned from our servers. Figure that one out.
Most of these people are angry at ego because of something they did that broke the rules or engaged in conduct that got them dumped from our servers. Do you really need to be upset because that player who was tking you like crazy in INS now can insult you in AoC because ego can't stop him? No, don't let those people insult you or put you down. Ignore them, be non-engaging and they will most likely go away. You can always mute people, complain to those server admins, or better yet, switch servers. There's lots of gaming out there and you don't need someone ruining your gaming buzz.
Don't be afraid to stick up for yourself, but you can always do so in a deflecting way. For example, player A says "ego &*^(%) blows and your a &^* for being in that organization." I always say, "Well I can't speak for your experiences with eGO but they have always been good to me and I enjoy gaming with them." This lets some of the air out of their sails because they know that you are not concerned with what they think and aren't biting into what they're saying. The griefer will usually follow up with a reason like "I got banned for ______ or they wouldn't let me join, or ego sucks" (literally someone used that as a reason, what a crappy argument). Anyways, now you know why they're angry and can say something to the effect like "each server has rules, I followed the rules and nothing happened to me / I'm not sure why you got banned/refused to join, or w/e." Then there will usually be an insulting name thrown out, some spam annoyances until other players start telling the griefer to shut up. This then distracts the griefer and he starts hating on the other person. Then the cycle continues and they get into a grief war and leave you alone. Or the griefer will tire out or get put in his place and will be quiet. Always remember that you represent this organization and can pass through many griefing incidents without breaking any rules/conduct that ego has taught you.
Ahhh, the deflective grief war, a gaming gem of knowledge.
Anyways, I'm not trying to provide an all encompassing guide, just some of my experiences gaming outside of ego and what I do to avoid griefers and annoyances. I'm also not telling you to avoid conflict and run tail to the hills, just use some bureaucrat talk and remain deflective and non-engaging. Griefers tire easily when they don't get a rise out of someone and move on.
The real lesson is that by using ego traits and mature behaviour to avoid problems when otherwise you would love to unleash a barrage of insults from the comfort of your keyboard lets you game in more comfort and peace. By letting those griefers get under your skin, you let them win. Don't let them win. Win by letting everything ego taught you about gaming to win.
Then pwn the griefer in-game for some sweet revenge.
However, what many of you will experience, or have already experienced will show you just how unpleasant some of the gaming community has become and why our organization is freakin' amazing.
Without busting out the obvious swearing/cursing/racism/disrespect events that take place in many servers, there has been one thing that bothered me on different servers and this is when someone insults ego and tries to give you attitude/disrespect because you proudly wear the tags (I always do).
Now always remember to not take these things personally, as most people see an ego tag and are either a) interested in what it means and ask you about it or b) recognize it and may give you grief or c) know what it is and don't care/not interested. Either way it's the CLAN TAGS and not your tag, that people are addressing.
Now if someone asks you about the gaming organization that ego is, don't be afraid to talk about it. We have lots of interesting things that people would like and you don't always have to list them all in servers, but feel free to share what interests you most about this organization whether it's scrimming, events, accomplishments/promotions, admining, respect, the fun characters you'll meet, or the different servers/divisions that we run. Don't feel that you now have to provide an accurate itemized list of all the things that this organization offers (there's alot) but always steer people towards this website if you are unsure about anything. Always act with respect and always act like a proper ego as your tag means quite a bit to others and especially to ourselves and your conduct could lead to someone coming and joining us!
Now for the annoying/griefing/disrespect. Take it all in stride.
Do not get into a pissing match about our clan when someone is griefing you. You may want to, but I've found this only leads to further griefing as a griefer is not actually interested in what you have to say and will only use it against you. Be non-engaging. I've had an admin try to kick me off an aoc server because he didn't like my tags. I've had people from other clans call me lots of names/insults/put downs because of the tags. They had no issue with me, but obviously with the organization I represent. Now always remember that you have no idea why this person is angry at ego, but they usually say something to you about it anyways. One guy I met was angry because he got banned for a week. One player was upset we wouldn't let him join because of a vac ban. One guy was angry because his girlfriend was prevented from joining because of being perma banned from our servers. Figure that one out.
Most of these people are angry at ego because of something they did that broke the rules or engaged in conduct that got them dumped from our servers. Do you really need to be upset because that player who was tking you like crazy in INS now can insult you in AoC because ego can't stop him? No, don't let those people insult you or put you down. Ignore them, be non-engaging and they will most likely go away. You can always mute people, complain to those server admins, or better yet, switch servers. There's lots of gaming out there and you don't need someone ruining your gaming buzz.
Don't be afraid to stick up for yourself, but you can always do so in a deflecting way. For example, player A says "ego &*^(%) blows and your a &^* for being in that organization." I always say, "Well I can't speak for your experiences with eGO but they have always been good to me and I enjoy gaming with them." This lets some of the air out of their sails because they know that you are not concerned with what they think and aren't biting into what they're saying. The griefer will usually follow up with a reason like "I got banned for ______ or they wouldn't let me join, or ego sucks" (literally someone used that as a reason, what a crappy argument). Anyways, now you know why they're angry and can say something to the effect like "each server has rules, I followed the rules and nothing happened to me / I'm not sure why you got banned/refused to join, or w/e." Then there will usually be an insulting name thrown out, some spam annoyances until other players start telling the griefer to shut up. This then distracts the griefer and he starts hating on the other person. Then the cycle continues and they get into a grief war and leave you alone. Or the griefer will tire out or get put in his place and will be quiet. Always remember that you represent this organization and can pass through many griefing incidents without breaking any rules/conduct that ego has taught you.
Ahhh, the deflective grief war, a gaming gem of knowledge.
Anyways, I'm not trying to provide an all encompassing guide, just some of my experiences gaming outside of ego and what I do to avoid griefers and annoyances. I'm also not telling you to avoid conflict and run tail to the hills, just use some bureaucrat talk and remain deflective and non-engaging. Griefers tire easily when they don't get a rise out of someone and move on.
The real lesson is that by using ego traits and mature behaviour to avoid problems when otherwise you would love to unleash a barrage of insults from the comfort of your keyboard lets you game in more comfort and peace. By letting those griefers get under your skin, you let them win. Don't let them win. Win by letting everything ego taught you about gaming to win.
Then pwn the griefer in-game for some sweet revenge.
