We all get frustrated playing video games. No one likes to lose and no one likes to run the same level over and over again trying to complete it. It sucks when a game isn’t going your way.
How each of us reacts to the frustration is different though. I tend to shut the game off when I get frustrated and try it again the next day when I have a clear head. Others, like someone close to me, tend to freak out when they’re losing. They’ll scream, swear and even throw controllers when they are frustrated with a game.
I understand that sometimes getting angry with a game is better for some people because its better to take your frustrations out on a piece of plastic than your family or friends, but after several broken controllers or systems is can get expensive to have an angry gamer in the house.
If you are an angry gamer or know someone who is, here are some tips for dealing with anger during gaming sessions.
1. Keep an item such as a pillow or stuffed animal beside you when playing, so that you can punch or throw the item instead of throwing the controller, hitting something valuable or hitting someone near you.
2. If you are going to scream and swear during an online gaming session, don’t use your headset. In the end, all you will end up with is a bunch of bad reviews from the people playing you and fewer people wanting to play with you.
3. If you are a PS2 player, invest in the Nerf Pelican PS2 controller. The rubber skin on the controller allows it to take more damage without breaking than normal controllers do. This way you’ll spend less money on replacement controllers.
4. When you buy your system, invest in a second controller with a protection warranty. This will cover all the controllers you break during a moment of rage. It’s better to pay $20 now than $50 later for each controller you smash and you’ll always have an extra controller available for when you do break one.
5. Always remember that it’s just a game and no matter how mad you get, NEVER take out your anger on a living thing. Objects can be replaced, but people and animals can’t.
For those of you living with an angry gamer, here are some tips to deal with them:
1. Try listening to some music with a pair of noise canceling headphones that way you don’t have to listen to them screaming at the TV.
2. Don’t try to change the behavior of the angry gamer because its better that they take their frustrations out on the game then anything else. Some people just need an outlet for all their daily stress.
3. Never make fun of an angry gamer when they are losing. You’re just asking for a controller to be thrown at your head.
4. If you are playing online with an angry gamer, just ignore them. Fighting with them only takes away from your fun. If possible, just put them on mute.
I hope these tips help all the angry gamers out there and anyone living with them.
[Title picture via Aggravated Gamers]
Contest:
3:46 PM on 02.23.2007
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Ah yes, the joys of playing Halo 2 online.
This is a risk my friends and I are readily willing to accept.
And piestuff has made me redundant!! 0H N035!!!
Also, sometimes it seems harmless enough to give yourself a good rap on the leg when you're frustrated and sitting. Don't over-do it. You'll always regret it.
(is an angry gamer, whoever thinks they can best me in Gears today, Gamertag : Snaileb)
I'll be on in an hour. =) HushGush you better fuckin find me.
i live with 2 angry gamers... usually I just ignore them if we're all playing together... it's kind of hard sometimes because they are also the biggest shit talkers... it's so difficult to not throw in a "noob" comment when you pwn them sometimes
I really just don't ever lose badly enough for any of this to apply :D
Note to self: Beat brother's ass in his own video games and wear a helmet.
I can take losing in game I just don't understand when people have to throw things. >_> Seriously just scream into a pillow or something. Don't ruin the controller. It'll only make it harder to win.
also guilty of taunting angry gamers when they're losing.
brusies are temporary, a good burn, thats forever.
Bugs the hell out of me.
For real though, I used to be terrible with it. Screaming and accusing the computer of cheating ("It knows the move I'm trying to do and won't let me do it!") and even biting the controller cords. I've definitely cooled down a lot since then (I believe it was third or fourth grade) and I really just shrug stuff off nowadays.
im sorry but im always the guy that eggs the angry gamer on, i find it hilarious when people are constantly cursing cuase they died to someone better than him/her, also sometimes they come up with curses ive never heard before
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Your brother is a little punk ass bitch. I knew a kid that would throw the NES controller EVERY time he died at Mega Man 2. That is a hard game, so he threw that controller alot. He sreamed until he was red. He would try again,, fail and then he would cry, and pick up the controller to keep playing. I haven't seen Todd in forever. Seriously, it was one of the saddest, most pathetic things I'd ever seen.
very true.. THAT is funny. In css I'm usually pretty chill when I die, but one of my roomates calls everyone a hacker and bangs on the desk a lot... and the other one blames it on other problems like "registration" i dont know how many times he's said "reg plz" and he just screams obscenities at the top of his lungs ... i laff at that kind of stuff... then i shoot them in the head :P
Yeah it's silly. It's a friggin game!
Next time, walking away and a nearby pillow will help.
Thanks for the article (and earlier thread, you little researching reporter you).
Thannk goodness at some poitn I realised there were more important things than games - guess I grew out of it.
And in case you were wondering - the game still works to this day. Cartridges for the win.
Me? I don't get angry. I just get depressed. I don't think I'm normal, though.
Whenever I play games, I try to do so near my bed, so I can just harmlessly slam my fist down on it. I once barely missed and caught a bit of the bedpost...thought I broke my pinky finger, but luckily, it just looked purple for a few days. I’m also guilty of throwing controllers, but it always takes me a while to break in a console first. Like, I treat my PS3 very carefully, almost as if it was a baby, but I’m sure that I’ll be tossing my SIXAXIS around a few years down the road... Seriously, though, that’s very rare. I’ve thrown controllers less than ten times, ever, and I’ve owned an NES, a Genesis, and then all Sony systems: PS, PS2, and PS3.
Ugh I missed this one when I was playing CoD4 with some douche on my team... Thanks for the tips!
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