Quote Originally Posted by Grievous View Post
It's really sad, I have a few friends who refuse to play anymore because they are tired of being told to Delete dota or whatever the latest insult is. They still play against bots sometimes.

It's frustrating, I play to relax, I'm not trying to be pro, I'm never going to be amazing. I just play because I enjoy the game. If you are so upset that I'm not as good as you, complain to Valve about their matchmaking, they seem to believe you are on the same level as me, it's why we've been matched together.

The other thing is it's never their fault, we are winning because of them, and losing because of everyone else. This logic applies even when they are clearly sucking. And that's the thing I don't care if you suck, it's just a game. It can be fun game even when you lose, as long as you play with others who are just there to have fun, these vile players need to get over themselves. They don't seem to realise by being friendly, the more people will play, the more who play the better the match making will become. They also never offer advice, but they will tell you how shitty you are.

If there is a weak link on your team, don't make it worse by focusing on it. Help them out, it's a team game, you are never going to win if you keep focusing and beating them down over it. Its your own team mate you being shit to.
Agree fully with this. I try be helpful in team-based games when I can, although I have been told I can come ACROSS as being condescending

But I have a VERY short fuse for teammates that are themselves toxic or otherwise just not wanting to be part of the team. That's when I stop being friendly :/