I knew someone online who expressed his rage by blowing wildly into a harmonica. It was the funniest shit ever seeing him die then hearing harmonica noise blasting over the mic and it made everyone laugh and not take everything so seriously
It wasnt really gamer rage it was more planned, like he knew he was going to say that. Gamer rage is blabbering out random words and making sentences while you go, but Charlie formally said what needed to be said. No voice cracks, only raising his voice to be actually noticed.
"The same I thing do with my 2 year old" was a huge revelation for me unironically. When someone's getting upset and baby raging, you can't reason with them like an adult, you have to literally baby them out of it lmao
@@Skelterbane69 how fucking weird, I totally read it correctly the first time, and I was sitting here trying to figure out why what you quoted was somehow funny because I was still reading it correctly. Then I was like “oh wait what the fuck?” The brain sitting up there discretely using autocorrect in the fractions of a second between seeing it with my eyes and having the actual thought.
@@sleeeto Same lol, it's a good thing though. I forgot the name, but we used to have "tests" after we learned how to read in kindergarten, basically how *well* we can read and how much words we know. It's just a text that's written incorrectly on purpose (sentences that lack full words) and you're supposed to read it fast. How fast you can do it means how fast your brain works. You can train your brain this way really well too.
I know gamer rage can be hilarious and entertaining to watch, but some people take it too far. I've had friends who throw games, rage quit, or even let it affect personal relationships and it suddenly becomes the dumbest, stupidest, most immature shit. I think you can read a lot into someone's character by how much they are affected by a trivial event in a make believe virtual world.
agreed. I had a couple of relationships ruined because Ive had old friends who were gamers take out their rage indirectly at me, knowing im extremely sensitive to loud noises, especially banging. I would tell them multiple times to not do that around me, and instead they just say i don't understand how gaming works💀💀....lol
I knew one like this. My stepbrother once got so angry for losing at WII SPORTS that he took a boot and smashed the TV with it. Luckily it was at his house so he didn't damage my stuff. Kid was a psycho.
I used to get super mad and just end up so bent out of shape, do stupid shit, but I realized that I have limited free time alive on Earth, and if I'm spending it angry at something I choose to do in my free time I'm only hurting myself. It wasn't a cure, I still get mad (Why hello there, Elden Ring, how ya doin?), but I don't just slam my head into the same wall and risk giving myself a stroke. I put the controller down and do something else.
@@VSPhotfries I was the same, addicted to a moba and played frequently with a friend who constantly raged at other players and it came to a point where I'm like... this is embarrassing and 0 fun. Like how immature is it to rage at players who are still in like elementary school. So I just stopped playing so frequently and when I do, never serious about it. Much happier and spend my free time doing much healthier hobbies!
The only friend I play online with gets mad at everything. He doesn't scream but gets mad and wants to stop playing just because we lose twice in a row and it's really annoying
"the addictiveness of games is not the rewards, but rather the denial of rewards" I 100% agree with this, I find myself wanting to play game after game when I'm doing bad or not progressing because I want the gratification of doing good. Ill keep losing and getting more and more angry but I still wanna keep playing just to have that one good game. Its easy to stop playing when you're winning, but once your start losing you fall off the high horse and do everything in your power to get back on it.
You just contradicted yourself by refuting the same quote you just used. You keep playing because you seek the win, the reward. As you so well put it. You stop playing because you won, meaning you got the reward you were looking for.
Everyone experiences "gamer rage" in some form but experiencing it alone is one of the most isolating feelings I've ever known. It comes and goes so quickly but can give off a really long lasting and poor impression.
bro when you feel so mad that you don't even raise your hand or slam shit, and you just sit there with a blank ass expression for a solid minute, that's gotta be the most just "man." moments in life bro :/
Not everyone experiences “gamer rage”. Not everyone is invested or cares. It’s just games. Don’t try to lump people into your own twisted gamer mentality.
“The phrase “it’s just a game” is such a weak mindset. You are ok with what happened, losing, imperfection of a craft. When you stop getting angry after losing, you’ve lost twice. There’s always something to learn, and always room for improvement, never settle.” -Funny blue hair man
Games are made to be emotionally gripping, add some stakes, a kid transitioning into adulthood and some underlying trauma and you get the perfect gamer storm
@@gorefairy1190 don’t respond to it, it’s just a bot. They’re underneath literally every single popular comment on this channel and it leads to 95% of the replies talking about the bot instead of the actual original comment itself
@@atas2561 to have fun by playing something you also need to be able to feel other emotions while playing it too. I find if I don't get even slightly mad while playing a multiplayer game its usually boring as shit.
@@atas2561 yeah, but sometimes the difficulty of the game leads to a cathartic release of just about anything the person has experienced up to that point... which is arguably more entertaining(and also somewhat useful)
Gamer rage is real phenomenon, was playing Yu-Gi-Oh once and instead of yelling “Fuck you” I yelled “Fuck me”. Had to sit down and rethink life at that moment. Middle school was a wild time.
In your defense, losing at Yu-Gi-Oh is brutally soul-crushing with how ruthless and annoying the game can function. I'm guilty of causing that as well, being a Mikanko player, which is basically "stop hitting yourself" in archetype form.
Honestly, it still amazes me after years of CSGO and DOTA2 events, you never see this, but COD, YuGiOh and some other titles its just 100% tilted babyrage gamer. Its phenomenal.
BRUUH you have a gaming in your name and you want to tell me that you don't know how ? So it's very easy just fucking focus on your game and you will not be distracted
Weird thing is, ive always been a pillow puncher. Breaking my setup seems stupid, even in the heat of a gamer rage. So I just release it on a nearby pillow, don't have any issues
I remember my first time experiencing Gamer Rage, it felt like a high, like power and stress come together and you have this blood lust feeling that you love at first and then regret later. Thank you, Smash Bros Melee.
@@averyhofmann5612 A 20 minute video with a full discussion and analyzation about gamer rage shouldn’t surprise you if it’s insightful to others. It’s like you focus on the fact that it is a sponsored video but never actually listened to anything discussed 💀
@@averyhofmann5612 Nah, I liked it. The whole, "anger is commonly caused by a feeling of unjust repercussion, and giving an angry person a little control goes a long way", resonated with me. I work in tourism and do a lot of conflict management with guests, so it's pretty useful advice.... especially when angry vacationers are involved ;)
I’ve never commented on your videos before but i have to on this one. I’m a 60 year old female gamer and my first system was atari ( that i still have and it works). Over the years i’ve had about every system and a couple of gaming computers. I got my son into gaming and my grandsons. My son turned into a rage player and moved back home when i had cancer. Imagine being sound asleep and hearing that. Sometimes i feel like smacking him upside the head for almost giving me a heart attack. I don’t understand getting that mad. Granted I never really got into cod or fortnite or first shooter games but i play to relax not to raise my blood pressure or give myself an aneurysm. My grandsons now in their teens are starting to rage as well.
He is probly escaping reality while playing games. Talk to him about it, not in a mad way. But as an interest. Like u want to know why he wants to win so bad. And maybe introduce him to Jordan Peterson. Every man needs him
@Banned Again Although i don’t understand why he likes to play games that make him so mad, I would rather have him take out his frustrations playing. Other than the games he’s chill and well liked, never gets in fights and is a successful salesman in his field. I’m glad he isn’t out drinking and fighting in bars. Thank You for replying and i hope i never have to go through the cancer again as well. Gaming helped me get through the hospital stay and operation. The nurses thought it was hilarious that i had my 3ds and games. Thanks again.
I haven’t seen the whole video yet so forgive me if this is talked about but I really wanted to share: In college one of my capstone classes was “the Psychology of passion” and in that class we talked about how some peoples passion can be detrimental to their mental health because they become “obsessive passions”, in which the person associates their personality and their “self” with the passion. I think this is a huge reason why gamer rage occurs, because most of these people are, as you said, good at the game, and it’s often all they do, this puts it on track to become an obsessive passion, and they associate their “self” with the game AND their PERFORMANCE in it. Which is why some people blow up at such seemingly little things, because to them, it’s damaging their self-image There’s a LOT more to it but that’s the synopsis have a great day everyone and don’t forget the breathe :) TLDR: People get so into the game they associate it with their image of their “self”, and thus poor performance or being out-played damages their “self-image” so they react in an aggressive way People can avoid this by many things but a HUGE help is to have other hobbies, so all of your time and self-image isn’t condensed into one passion. Ok I’m done now everyone have a great day!
Not sure about this only bc my boyfriend used to be D1 in League but stopped playing a long while ago. Now he only gets on at my behest for ARURF or for ARAM. He gets that *gamer rage* and flames teammates for being bad at the game (even though half the time I’m the one doing ass, but he’d never tell me that) or just the game in general for bad balancing. Honestly I hate seeing him get angry and I feel bad for the ppl who he yells at, he’s never like that any other time. But I think Dr. K is right, that it’s the denial of a win he believed he should’ve gotten. He knows he’s good at the game and he barely plays now. I never get angry bc I’m just bad at the game and im not competitive over video games, I play for fun or for events.
Same with your job!! I work as a cook in the very high end restaurant scene and some cooks make it their entire identity and get so destroyed by a bad night
@@koltm1338 yes! Precisely! It certainly isn’t limited to video games it’s with any passion you may have! Happens with athletes and artists all the time as well! Hopefully those cooks are able to realize their amazing and one bad night isn’t going to ruin them!
Gamer Rage is like universal language. Doesn’t matter where your from or your circumstances in life, it’s something we can all relate to on some level.
Once I raged hard enough I actually burst out laughing at myself. I think I said something like "Why the fuck don't I just shove this controller up my ass and do some kegels? I'd probably have better luck.... fuck meeeee" or close to that. I had to stop and laugh a bit.
As someone who suffers from gamer rage, I try my best to make my anger as goofy as possible because I would rather my friends laugh at my pain than be uncomfortable. Them having a good time makes me feel better, the joy comes back around. I also mostly play single player sand boxes for my own sanity-
The bath tub during a tornado is a real survival tip, because the tub is basically anchored to the ground and decently thick on all sides they say if you don't have a basement grab a couch cushion or something soft to put over you and lay in the tub, it's often one of the only things still anchored to the ground after a tornado goes through
Yes, and in worst case scenarios, emergency first responders will know exactly where to find your neatly packaged and largely intact mortal remains. 🌪️💀
I had a roommate in college that raged while playing League. I can still feel how scared and viscerally stressed my gf and I would get with how loud he would yell and smash his keyboard. It was most definitely not fun experiencing it irl. I couldn't believe his keyboard didn't break. And this guy was around 24 at the time.
@@JordanWheeler1999 The gameplay is repetitively addictive in and of itself but the worldbuilding and the characters that the game has is a whole different story.
Charlie, this is the best PSA you have ever put out. Toxicity in gaming is the worst thing about the hobby, and learning to deal with it both as the rager and the one who wants to calm down the rager.
@@cosmikswordfish Does it have to? Can't people try to express themselves in a non destructive way? Excusing this behavior is not the way to handle it.
@@beechboiii Tell that to the whole fucking world mate. Not me. You have fun disciplining billions of people😂 If you can't handle the toxicity in gaming it just shows how little sports you played when you were younger. Should have built up an immunity by now
@@cosmikswordfish I played a decent amount of sports, even got into city level comps for table tennis when I was around 14, not much justifies hurting others and definitely not something like video games.
I've noticed that people tend to get angry when they are embarrassed. It's like they need to justify why they did something stupid. This is why, to a certain extent, road rage is usually initiated by the person who drives badly or dangerously; they know they messed up and are embarrassed by it. So not liking the feel that they've made themselves look like a fool, they try to blame someone else. In gaming, they invest so much emotional energy in the game that if - like in any - something goes wrong then they overreact. They then become embarrassed they've overreacted by something so trivial so they overreact more and so on.
Disagree about road rage. From my experiences, most people are oblivious to their piss poor driving and are unaware that they are breaking the law/s or simply don't care that they are endangering their lives and the lives of everyone around them. So many people are just extremely selfish, in a hurry and think their time is more important than anyone elses.
I played at a CSGO LAN a few weeks ago and the shit talking was wild, everyone was really friendly when they were not playing but when we got into the server, friendships were ended lol. Another thing is that it's the hype of playing with your teammates in person and discouraging your opponents because the LAN centers are REALLY loud.
It's like the pre-game intimidation rituals in professional field sports. Just given how little physical energy is being exerted by gamers it just gives them more than enough mental resources to trash talk their opposition whilst playing the game. Can't really be done in normal play in normal field sports due to the complete physical disadvantage it would put you at. + In videogames there's no referee to act as a fulcrum for everyone's rage as the games code itself is the only and best referee, completely unbiased and almost always universally agreed fair. Still though gamer rage/trash talk either makes you an insufferable or inspirational player, though... in almost all average cases it makes the player downright insufferable.
As a little kid I would cry uncontrollably whenever my Sims died. Not because I cared about the sim, but because I was scared of the grim Reaper and his scary tune. Does that count as gamer rage?
Nothing quite like hearing the eardrum destroyer a split second before you hear the peaceful sound of nothingness because your ears were erased from existence by that power move
Whenever I rage, I almost immediately laugh at myself right after, because it’s so silly at what I’m allowing to make me so damn frustrated when I look at what’s really going on. The rage is just an initial reaction before I process what’s happening. Maybe it’s like that for others too?
Not 'gamer's rage', but this one time Sonic didn't fill my Yellow cake batter milkshake all the way, and for some reason it set me off. Was crying, screaming, and also laughing at the same time. I got over it once I let it all out, but I was concerned as to why a milkshake from Sonic, of all things, got me that upset.
I know this is a little late, but for context to my previous comment, I had been going to job interview after job interview, running errands for my mom, etc. Places like McDonald's kept getting my orders wrong back to back. I was trying to be as cool as possible, but the Sonic shake was my last straw. What I'm tryna say is "raging" is not a bad thing all over. Sometimes we have moments that bring out the more "carnal" side of us and it's okay. I let it all out, and felt better afterwards. If I had that reaction everytime then that would be a different story lol
I think being supportive works for a few reasons: >even if you lost, you feel like the team pulled together and gave it a good effort >when someone else is calm in a stressful situation, you feel like things are under control or at least you're okay as long as they're okay >helping your team when you can takes some of the burden off them, even if you're not doing a ton to help them then it at least relieves some of the psychological burden
The thing about being given the reward and denied the reward makes a lot of sense. There are some games that go against that sort of game design like puzzle games. With puzzle games they don't have any sense of being denied the reward. Any time you get close to solving the puzzle but not quite getting it, it's more a sense of progress. There isn't really any sense of losing. With Dark Souls you may make progress but you will die in the process & then you have to start again. So that's more of a sense of being denied the reward.
I think it's why Battle Royale games blew up in popularity, especially Warzone. If you play CoD multiplayer if you play the regular game modes like team deathmatch a team win doesn't really matter since you get so many of them. But you now have this new game mode where the best people are winning around 50% but a large majority of the player base wins less than 10% of the time. So that rush of excitement when you get to the end of the game and you are trying to win and you either blow it, get killed in some "sweaty" way, or you win can give you a very wide range of emotions.
I used to rage when I was younger but as I got older I realized that getting mad makes me worse so I just taught myself ways to not get mad at menial things and just recognize what I did wrong.
@@Ascension721 best thing to do is just to practice forgiveness. being overly angry about things that are totally out of your control is normal but very unhealthy as well. you have to learn to practice some level of acceptance and go "well, I did my part, and Im proud for my accomplishment even if RNG or someone else failed us"
@@Ascension721 Not always will it be totally your fault, so i think it's just best to teach yourself that raging itself is stupid and not becoming of a healthy person
My tennis coach used to tell me that however hard you hit the ball at the wall during training, however hard it will bounce back at you. So if you decides to rage quit at the wall because you had a bad day, be ready for the probability that the ball bounced back at a certain angle and smash your face in, making you even angrier.
Was playing Mortal Kombat 11 with my younger cousins, absolutely wrecking them even while only blind random-ing character selection. The absolute SEETHING rage that they showed was mind boggling from someone who has gotten angry at game mechanics and various online multiplayer games, but not once has a game ever taken me all the way to the point of frothing at the mouth in an episode pure unadulterated rage.
I'm in my mid-forties. I don't get mad when playing games, I get disappointed. I lost two and a half days dying to Malenia and the loudest I ever got was "what the fuck?"
Getting older and learning to take breaks or switch games when frustrated made a huge difference for me. I think a big part is regaining a feeling of control by choosing to do something other than bang your head against a wall in or out of the game.
@@Driven215 yeah same you just have to be or learn to be a stoic Chad. even if i do get frustrated i keep in my head, joke about it, and know i just have stay cool and calculated if i actually want to play well. if anything those moments only get my heart racing, gets me more focused, and i even get a little rush and ego check out of it lol. it's all about that stoicism grindset, no better power in the game of life than power over your mind.
I used to rage a lot at games, and looking back I realized that it was because I wanted so desperately to win so I could prove to myself and others that I was good. I knew that raging didn't make me feel any better and sure it was funny to some of the friends I played with, but it ended up being more annoying and bad to my mental health than simply being some kind of thing I could use to blow off some steam. It is possible to stop raging at games but it comes as form of practice with yourself in admitting defeat and accepting that there is always room to grow. I feel bad for the people who had to endure my countless fits for nothing and for the people who still do rage, and although it is funny to watch, I still hate how it's just something that not all people can help and that it ruins more than it builds.
I remember being 13-16 and we had this one friend that would rage at every game you played, to the point where he would try to fight you if you beat him, or mid way through the game he’d start hitting you or throwing your controller across the room, I look at it now and feel bad the poor soul was probably filled with sm rage 24/7
I broke up with my boyfriend because he would rage constantly and I was full of trauma and couldn't handle it, any game even fun games if he was losing he would rage and one thing about me is I can't take anger very well (bit better now but still frightens me from my mother as a child) and he knew this but never even tried to change, lied about changing and he made me get bad mental health so I decided to break it off for good.
I think extreme gamer rage is encouraged by the climate of ultra competitive multiplayer games that has been cultivated over the last decade or so. We need more games with healthy communities centered around social gameplay. People will still be toxic of course but we need games that don’t encourage toxicity or even make players feel isolated from the community.
I wouldn’t say it’s encouraged because that would imply that it’s a desired thing by the community/concept as a whole. What I would say is that it can make environments and scenarios that are /conducive/ to more frequent instances of gamer rage, which is similar but doesn’t place any intent on anyone. I know there are exceptions like that where Charlie was talking about the cod leagues of yore that would encourage trash talking, but that hardly speaks for gaming competitions as a whole.
I think it really depends on the type of game. I've gotten into playing a lot of strategy lately (mainly Stellaris) and even though the games can get really competitive, it's always in good fun. I just finished a 13 person mp game that took four hours, and one of the other players was giving me tips and advice on how to make my economy better while he was actively committing genocide on my population.
Idk, I love competitive environments and seeing the passion (including the rage) on display. As long as players let it bleed into life post game, it’s all good
Competitive gaming might actually be interesting if they were still allowed to rage and scream at each other. Dunno when that became taboo it used to be a big draw.
I had my experiences with gamer rage with my randoms yelling at me post game in League. I was a completely brand new player to League who wanted to get into what was the trend at my high school back then. It didn't even take one game for me to get on the receiving end of a gamer rage and it was a really rude one at that - he was so ignorant and kept shouting profanities at me and the only thing I could do was let him say what he could say (I stopped emphasizing gaming as a part of my life way back in 2014 and I didn't want a pointless argument with a stranger over a game). I did reply to him respectfully by saying that "it's just a casual game why are you so upset and I'm new to this game so I would like to some pointers." I don't know how this upset him to the point that it brought on a bigger rage I will not discuss here but it got to the point where I had to block him and days later delete League entirely after knowing this is a common theme within a certain demographic.
Am 21 and still hadn't played games like that hehe, thinking as well that people on are like screeching bitter lost manchildren over a game, Jesus help these
I was having a bad day on Mahjong Soul today and I'm from a German speaking part of Italy and it was probably the first time people on Discord heard me rage in German today. I am still confused why I raged in German because I grew up in an English speaking school and was born in England. Literally never happened before but only German came to my mind, and I've never spoken it so cleanly in my life.
5:25 dr k! 12:00 😂 13:0613:3514:20 dam 15:55 effort in a lot of diff places: comms, managing egos, team thinking 17:25 18:15 toxic high ranked 18:55 feeling like u've sacrificed compassion bc its tough 21:17 addictiveness due to DENIAL of rewards 21:27 😂😂 22:02 22:28 if things too easy: boring too hard: quit addictive: almost, just keep going 23:15
i love to laugh at and mock the angry gamers while blissfully ignoring all the times i've wanted to smash a chair into the wall out of anger due to being unable to dodge an attack
LTG took gamer range and crafted it into an artform. He literally gained my respect with his anime villain arc XD he found out why people memed him, molded it into his strongest asset, and redeemed himself through comedy gold. Respect lmao
Charlie made a good point. You always get angry from losing to the things you know you can do better than the average at. What a reflective moment for me 💀A hard pill to swallow for most people; there will always be someone who can do something better than you
That’s so true lol, when I was little and playing Mario kart Wii, I lost in 50CC, didn’t even know what drifting was, but I never got mad. But now when I play Mario kart 8 deluxe ok at least… ok but I’ll get tilted from one green shell, maybe just not screaming.
This hits me hard because a few years ago I had the worst internet ever. I would constantly lag no matter what time of day it was. I participated in this low-key Halo tourney because I enjoyed this particular game-mode, but on a causal level. When it came down to having to actually play well the game had other plans for me and I yelled into my mic so often that looking back at it now I’m so embarrassed because that’s not who I am. I am currently back to having terrible internet and I haven’t touched my PC in months.
I'm so glad to see Dr K on this channel, truly Healthy gamer is one of those special UA-cam channels that feels like it genuinely it's making a difference within our communities. I hope more people watch.
As someone who used to rage quite frequently as a teenager and still on rare occasion now as a adult I can confidently say if you rage at a game to the point your causing damage to yourself or things around you, that has nothing to do with games that you having a lack of control over your emotions. Its a temporary burst of emotions that you were unable to fight back with logic such as weighing the cost of the item your about to destroy. I'm glad I was able to dial back my emotions as I got older. It saved me money and it genuinely made my life alot simpler and easier both in and out of video games. Plus I've noticed I enjoyed games more when I try my best and I am satisfied with the outcome no matter win or lose.
I'm not a raging person in general, I never break things, the times I'm yelling are really rare, like maybe once a year because I've had a DC just when I was about to kill 2, or something, but I do rage quit a lot when the frustration is getting too much and I'm about to become unfriendly. I'm not playing in small teams though, so whether or not I'm playing doesn't make that much of a difference.
Yea I'm 20 now but even like 4-6 years ago I was punching walls, throwing remotes, yelling at the top of my lungs, yelling at the people sitting next to me for no reason. At the age of 17 I just came to my senses and was like man being this mad isn't worth it especially when real life has way more stakes. My friend has ended friendships and relationships over games and that's when you know it's bad.
I play a lot of chess and can completely relate to this a lot. A lot of the time though, I go on a chain of losses because I just keep making basic mistakes and it took me a while to realise that I need to take ownership of the moves I'm making. Off late I tanked 200 elo points and it pisses me off but it's also good to take a break from it cos it's actually affected me so much in a negative way.
have to commend the guy at 2:57. You know he intended to chuck that headset across the room, but he restrained himself. Not many gamers can abort a rage throw like that
i witnessed a good one today in TF2, in the lobby that we were in there were a bunch of people spamming voicelines and using soundboards in voicechat and this one guy, who i assume doesnt know how to mute people, was getting agitated by it and requested that they would please stop. but because they were gamers they proceeded to ignore him and for like the next couple of rounds we heard nothing from him. but eventually he cracked and in the middle of a round he just started screaming and cursing them out and begging them to stop (which they didnt). me and my friends didnt hear anything from him for the rest of the session but it was very entertaining
In my experience. I've taken ownership of mistakes in my life,even when someone else was the cause of the failure. Sometimes it's humbling, other times I'm told that I'm being a pushover. Same goes for me being easy going and not letting much get to me. There are a lot of things going on in the world,that are a lot worse than my situation. When I think of a pushover, I think of someone who literally goes out of their way to do someone else's job all the time. Either out respect,fear or admiration. Sometimes at work,I'll go outside my job description, because I know my coworkers work several jobs. I work 2 part time,but if I'm not tired and stressed out. I'll lend a hand outside of my duties to give them a break. It's annoying as hell to be told by friends or family that it's considered being a pushover,when I'm simply trying to give someone a break. It's not on a consistent basis,if it were, then I'd tell them. No. I have my own work to do and I'm tired myself. Either way. It varies. Sometimes you should own up to mistakes. In video games that's a whole level different than things outside of the video game. A lot less likely to come off as a pushover. It's just a game.
I'm really happy that I saw this video. It was really interesting. I really resonated with what Dr. K said about games become addicting after denying the reward. I've never understood why a game that doesn't piss me off isn't a game I can stay playing. Hotline Miami, Elden Ring, Binding of Isaac, the list goes on. These are all games I've sunk dumb hours into, but they piss me off sometimes.
Yeah it's sorta that competitive instinct that kicks in when you get seriously challenged, and for some people it is an extreme level of anger but for most people it's just a little yelling or a facepalm, and then back to having fun. But still it gets you into a mindset where you feel the need to overcome something and prove yourself, and with that comes anger when you fail and a sense of accomplishment or relief when you succeed. That's what gets you wanting to play more
There was one time I was fighting a boss and after a while I stopped screaming actual words and just started screaming gibberish and then I got to a point where I started uncontrollably laughing like a f*cking psychopath. I’m a little concerned for my mental health looking back on that to be honest.
I think it's interesting that whenever I rage at games it's either because I feel like I'm doing awful or someone in the game is being toxic. I never rage when others are doing poorly.
I used to rage, though it was pretty moderate compared to most. What pulled me out of it was watching rage videos and seeing how pathetic and cringy it all was.
i used to get unreasonably angry playing dota/league but at some point i just stopped caring and detached my ego from the game. but i still rage sometimes just fun. there's a certain catharsis in getting really angry and yelling at people
During OG destiny era, every time I was killed by thorn (super OP weapon for those who don’t know) I became beyond infuriated. But due to the fact it was the dominant weapon at the time, I legit just built an incredible tolerance to gamer raging after hours and hours of dying to the damn thing.
as a long time rage gamer, I can definitely say that feeling like there's too many uncontrollable variables snowballs the effects of failures to perform consistently.
Myself and a friend of mine used to do a bit of raging in fps games (not full on screaming but still a bit bad), now instead when we die to some bs we give the party chat our best pleasure moan. It's genuinely hard to be angry and moan like that at the same time + it makes people laugh
Every time I join my friends Xbox parties I always let out a FAT moan, like really jarringly awkward. My friends die laughing and they’re like “here’s the village idiot” it’s a good laugh and I enjoy just hearing them cackle at it
Regularly playing against someone who had gamer rage growing up, I eventually just learned to stop winning. Eventually realized that I just never felt comfortable winning anymore under any circumstance.
Damn do I hate losing in fighting games. The hardest part is knowing that I know what to do but I just dropped the punish or didn’t do the thing I needed to do.
I think any 1v1 game tends to get a lot more rage. It’s more personal between two individuals…so yea seeing someone get chipped to death for the whole game then get up and scream until his lungs fall out of their mouth is much more satisfying than a team arguing amongst themselves
It is hilarious to watch when youre not the one on the call enduring your teammates screaming and fighting. I was doin a OSRS tob run and my teammate fucked up in the first room (no big deal and no one cared) but the guy got SO MAD at himself he started screaming and smashing his own stuff and trashed his room and we all just kinda sat there in awkward silence listening to the commotion. It was terrifying and i was shaking for like an hour afterwards. I can only imagine how scary it would be in person...
I remember having gamer rage on gears of war and call of duty. It was especially bad on gears that me and my bro actually started hating each other’s guts and it kinda ruined our relationship. I gave the best years of my life playing videos games. I even went as far as ignoring friends and potential new friendship and love interests just so I could play video games. About a year ago I have been stepping out and away from video games that I no longer find them amusing at all. I leave the house, try to stay active and enjoy the beauty of the world. I even lost weight and have kept a more chill and easy manner. My temper isn’t as easily lost anymore. Now my bro is my best friend. I look back and regret those years wasted but now I try to make up and do better for myself. I’m living now where as I wasn’t really living at all before. Take care everyone.
I found to me that I was able to cut back significantly, but now I enjoy nature, my pets, my family, cooking, reading, learning, and music more. I just really play video games maybe an hour a day with some friends to wind down before bed and I think it’s so much better that way. I also physically can’t anymore after the eye strain from office work
I had to give up gaming because even as a grown man i still rage terribly at games over the slightest inconvenience. Even my favorites that i know front to back, i always end up getting pissed and way too angry over something i should find relaxing.
Man ive always had headaches, last 2 years they got worse. So I finally figured out a game I was playing was making me stress out to a point it would take my headache and send it to the moon. I cut the game completely out and I've not had a single one of those debilitating headaches. Greatest decision I ever made with my mental health was cutting it and not looking back
@@R.T.and.J warthunder. I got way to into the battlepass and event systems. It was my own fault for diving so deep into it, it's an extreme grind for those things
Another important thing to note is that in sports, mentors usually teach you good sportsmanship early. In contrast, you don't see that type of culture in gaming
I usually dont have a mic when playing because its just rage but one game, oh man. Everyone started arguing we were losing all lanes and i was just sitting back listening until one of them very angrily yelled "you tell me what to do then" and the guy yelled back some build changes and the tone slowly changed to civil and they all started working together and pretended they werent just yelling insults 30seconds ago and we came back and won and its one of the most special gaming moments ive ever experienced.
I think it is also important to note in psychology anger is a secondary emotion that comes from a perceived threat that we might not even be aware of, like we feel an injustice has happened, something is out of our control, violation of boundaries, safety, the list goes on. So you may be feeling guilt, disappointment, shame, lack of control, etc. as the primary emotion but because anger is an easier emotion it becomes the emotion we outwardly express and feel. The other emotions are uncomfortable to deal with and anger is easier to because of yelling or hitting something. Shame is hard to express and deal with. This also leads into emotional regularity. It is hard to control your emotions, emotions are out of our control, they are so inate and automatic that we don't even realize we may be feeling them at first. A lot of people might have issues regulating emotions when tired, hungry, or in an environment that's overwhelming (i.e. a game torment). It's hard to like know what you are feeling and express it healthily or admit to yourself what you are feeling, some of us can't even put names to our emotions. Emotions are out of our control but our thoughts and behaviors are not. Changing thoughts and behaviors is a really hard task and coming to terms with the fact that your anger comes from a different emotion you may be uncomfortable with is also hard to come to terms with. Regulating anger first comes with figuring out what primary emotion you are actually feeling and dealing with it. I'm sure for a lot of gamers it's shame, disappointment, guilt (If they are being relied on), fear of failure, embarrassment, insecurity of their abilities, etc. and being in an environment like a tournament makes it harder to regulate those emotions. I think for a lot of gamers they should probably start at home trying to tackle those issues before going on stage and embarrassing themselves.
as an ex rage gamer, mine came from my lack of control in real life, as a kid i lived with a super abusive parent and suffered from depression heavly and school well im sure you all know how the depressed abused kids get treated at school, just bullied and taken advanatge of. so when it came to video games it was my only escape, i used them how people used drugs or alchol in later years. so when it comes losing so badly in a game and you feel so worthless you just explode beacuse it feels just like real life and you just cant take it. im much much better now and dont rage anymore unironicly moved out and everything.
I definitely don’t think it’s just a team game thing because people rage in free for all plenty too, it’s online games in general. You get into a competitive mindset with people you don’t know because it typically wouldn’t happen with friends in splitscreen. Then there’s things like getting mad at other players’ internet connections and so-on. Online exclusivity is the worst thing that happened to gaming and we need a major splitscreen revival imo.
The reason people play games is because they like having control over a setting. Alot of people like the idea of I can do what I want and mostly control what happens. When you lose that aspect in an online game you get frustrated. It's why I only play online games with friends or just not at all so I can feel like as a team we're doing something. Normally prevents tilt. This is coming from someone who just graduated with a masters in Game Design/Development too, it was one of the first lessons we were taught about the mentality of gamers.
Jesus you described why I get mad at video games without me even knowing why, that is exactly why online games make it possible for anyone to do what they want so it takes away from the control you have in that setting which in rages me especially if it is a competitive game
@@MRreloaded_ when studying video game psychology for my major for a semester we were taught that a lack of control in a game makes gamers rage more. It's the reason fast learners have such a good time playing games and why online games are hard is because enemies are real players with thoughts and are going to be erratic. Whereas AI is very predictable, it's why you'll see speedrunners get mad at RNG but not when they get killed my an enemy in souls games. Randomness and unpredictability makes games difficult and upsetting because your control is gone, but predictability and ease of play do the exact opposite. That's why I use walkthroughs or watch a game get played before I play it so I know how to prepare for stuff. Or why I get meta knowledge of a game so I can know how encounters should play out.
Gamer rage is easily my most watched content on UA-cam in the recent years. There's just something about watching people lose their shit over a video game that tickles my funny bone SO hard xD
When talking about talent vs learned skill, I'd say to some degree, that some form of legitimate talent needs to be at play. Natural talent with hand coordination, natural talent for hand/eye coordination, natural talent for learning the skills needed in-game, etc, etc. There has to be some form of natural talent involved. Ideally, I'd say there's a balance of skill and talent. The more equal the balance, the better
I knew someone online who expressed his rage by blowing wildly into a harmonica. It was the funniest shit ever seeing him die then hearing harmonica noise blasting over the mic and it made everyone laugh and not take everything so seriously
that's honestly so damn hilarious. glad that dude found a way to distract his rage and divert it somewhere else lol
I should buy one. It would make me laugh which would make me less angry.
Dayum that's wholesome. Much better than shouting, throwing shit, hitting shit
Oh shit I thought I was the only one who did that
Bro I wish that was my friend, I’d be ducking dead 🤣
Gamer Rage is a special kind of rage, gone in like 30 seconds and very confusing to anyone that hasn't experienced it before
But it is hilarious to watch
Lol true 😂
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@Infinity don't lie you got nada on your channel
@👑⃤ ٴ 👑⃤ no I will not subscribe
Rule #1 when gaming: Never go full dolphin.
Once you go dolphin there's no turning back
Once you go dolphin Jotaro comes for you.
Totsugeki
Nice spongebob reference
I like my Dolphin Emulator tho
Charlie: "I'm always looking for scapegoats"
Also Charlie: "YOU CALM DOWN. IT WAS A MIS-INPUT"
Haha that video never fails to make me laugh
*IT WAS A MISINPUT, CALM DOWN! YOU CALM THE F--- DOWN!*
It wasnt really gamer rage it was more planned, like he knew he was going to say that. Gamer rage is blabbering out random words and making sentences while you go, but Charlie formally said what needed to be said. No voice cracks, only raising his voice to be actually noticed.
@@bossturner9540 Wow! Look up! It's the joke flying right over your head! ✈️
@@bossturner9540 what an L
"The same I thing do with my 2 year old" was a huge revelation for me unironically. When someone's getting upset and baby raging, you can't reason with them like an adult, you have to literally baby them out of it lmao
"same I thing do" lmao
Idky this is making me giggle
@@Skelterbane69 I thought I stroked out for a second there.
@Kavetion pig rig
@@Skelterbane69 how fucking weird, I totally read it correctly the first time, and I was sitting here trying to figure out why what you quoted was somehow funny because I was still reading it correctly.
Then I was like “oh wait what the fuck?”
The brain sitting up there discretely using autocorrect in the fractions of a second between seeing it with my eyes and having the actual thought.
@@sleeeto Same lol, it's a good thing though. I forgot the name, but we used to have "tests" after we learned how to read in kindergarten, basically how *well* we can read and how much words we know.
It's just a text that's written incorrectly on purpose (sentences that lack full words) and you're supposed to read it fast.
How fast you can do it means how fast your brain works.
You can train your brain this way really well too.
I know gamer rage can be hilarious and entertaining to watch, but some people take it too far. I've had friends who throw games, rage quit, or even let it affect personal relationships and it suddenly becomes the dumbest, stupidest, most immature shit. I think you can read a lot into someone's character by how much they are affected by a trivial event in a make believe virtual world.
agreed. I had a couple of relationships ruined because Ive had old friends who were gamers take out their rage indirectly at me, knowing im extremely sensitive to loud noises, especially banging. I would tell them multiple times to not do that around me, and instead they just say i don't understand how gaming works💀💀....lol
I knew one like this. My stepbrother once got so angry for losing at WII SPORTS that he took a boot and smashed the TV with it. Luckily it was at his house so he didn't damage my stuff. Kid was a psycho.
I used to get super mad and just end up so bent out of shape, do stupid shit, but I realized that I have limited free time alive on Earth, and if I'm spending it angry at something I choose to do in my free time I'm only hurting myself. It wasn't a cure, I still get mad (Why hello there, Elden Ring, how ya doin?), but I don't just slam my head into the same wall and risk giving myself a stroke. I put the controller down and do something else.
@@VSPhotfries I was the same, addicted to a moba and played frequently with a friend who constantly raged at other players and it came to a point where I'm like... this is embarrassing and 0 fun. Like how immature is it to rage at players who are still in like elementary school. So I just stopped playing so frequently and when I do, never serious about it.
Much happier and spend my free time doing much healthier hobbies!
The only friend I play online with gets mad at everything. He doesn't scream but gets mad and wants to stop playing just because we lose twice in a row and it's really annoying
"the addictiveness of games is not the rewards, but rather the denial of rewards" I 100% agree with this, I find myself wanting to play game after game when I'm doing bad or not progressing because I want the gratification of doing good. Ill keep losing and getting more and more angry but I still wanna keep playing just to have that one good game. Its easy to stop playing when you're winning, but once your start losing you fall off the high horse and do everything in your power to get back on it.
That’s literally the way gambling makes you an addict lmao
Dudes really like hobbies that make them enraged
Rust
You just contradicted yourself by refuting the same quote you just used.
You keep playing because you seek the win, the reward. As you so well put it.
You stop playing because you won, meaning you got the reward you were looking for.
@@annabobanaasmr8411 except there are no rewards in rust
Everyone experiences "gamer rage" in some form but experiencing it alone is one of the most isolating feelings I've ever known. It comes and goes so quickly but can give off a really long lasting and poor impression.
bro when you feel so mad that you don't even raise your hand or slam shit, and you just sit there with a blank ass expression for a solid minute, that's gotta be the most just "man." moments in life bro :/
Not everyone experiences “gamer rage”. Not everyone is invested or cares. It’s just games. Don’t try to lump people into your own twisted gamer mentality.
@@Josh-bd3mt Gaming
@@Josh-bd3mt your name is josh i dont think what you have to say matters
@@dkskcjfjswwwwwws413 It matters when your mom is screaming it every night. That’s enough validation for me.
Once after winning a 3 VS 3 game in Age of Mythology I told an angry guy "it's just a game" and everyone raged at me including my team mates.
Deserved tbh
“The phrase “it’s just a game” is such a weak mindset. You are ok with what happened, losing, imperfection of a craft. When you stop getting angry after losing, you’ve lost twice. There’s always something to learn, and always room for improvement, never settle.”
-Funny blue hair man
It's never just a game.
@@Reflection246 this is the cringiest shit ive read in a long while lmao
NEVER say that. You must've had instant regret.
We can always trust our gamer rageologist
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@Sound Foodist Man (best and based) 🅥💯 Dude what the hell is wrong with you
Games are made to be emotionally gripping, add some stakes, a kid transitioning into adulthood and some underlying trauma and you get the perfect gamer storm
@Kavetion Ego alert
@@gorefairy1190 don’t respond to it, it’s just a bot. They’re underneath literally every single popular comment on this channel and it leads to 95% of the replies talking about the bot instead of the actual original comment itself
Games are made to entertain people.
@@atas2561 to have fun by playing something you also need to be able to feel other emotions while playing it too. I find if I don't get even slightly mad while playing a multiplayer game its usually boring as shit.
@@atas2561 yeah, but sometimes the difficulty of the game leads to a cathartic release of just about anything the person has experienced up to that point... which is arguably more entertaining(and also somewhat useful)
Gamer rage is real phenomenon, was playing Yu-Gi-Oh once and instead of yelling “Fuck you” I yelled “Fuck me”. Had to sit down and rethink life at that moment. Middle school was a wild time.
This is me everytime my opponent play swordsoul.
I do that too🤣🤣
In your defense, losing at Yu-Gi-Oh is brutally soul-crushing with how ruthless and annoying the game can function. I'm guilty of causing that as well, being a Mikanko player, which is basically "stop hitting yourself" in archetype form.
My opponent everytime I play Drytron Herald turbo
Honestly, it still amazes me after years of CSGO and DOTA2 events, you never see this, but COD, YuGiOh and some other titles its just 100% tilted babyrage gamer.
Its phenomenal.
How did that first guy not distract his teammate??
He probably trains his ears every day to block out sounds of screaming 15 year olds
BRUUH you have a gaming in your name and you want to tell me that you don't know how ? So it's very easy just fucking focus on your game and you will not be distracted
@@tekken.universal2343 bro calm down, now your the one gamer raging
@@Porkishi dude i did not even use caps lock you are just making me angry for no reason
@@Porkishi IM GOIN HOME WITH MONEY IN MAH POCKET, MAHHHH POCKET B)
I like how Charlie never breaks a smile during horrifying moments like gamer rage...
@YeaMan the h
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@YeaMan didn't ask
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What gamer rage taught me:
It's cheaper to buy a new keyboard than to find all those popped out keys
Ur white bro 😹🫵🏽
its cheaper to not break your keyboard
@YeaMan not even near the level of Skynut.
@YeaMan “paige”
Weird thing is, ive always been a pillow puncher. Breaking my setup seems stupid, even in the heat of a gamer rage. So I just release it on a nearby pillow, don't have any issues
"you've sacrificed the best years of your life" is a tough sentence to hear in any setting
I think what makes gamer rage so funny is just how pointless it is in the grand scheme of things
true lol, it's just a game at the end of the day. Idk I've just gotten lazier as I grew up.
Goku power up lol
@@GreenGoblinCoryintheHouse lol there’s always some twat that says “it’s just a game” like it’s some profound philosophical statement. xD
@@kaj7135 found one
@@kaj7135 it is just a game, its called reality, unless your making profit from it, raging at the game in the end is funny, and pointless
I remember my first time experiencing Gamer Rage, it felt like a high, like power and stress come together and you have this blood lust feeling that you love at first and then regret later. Thank you, Smash Bros Melee.
Same but with Wii Sports. man
How my cousins felt whenever I chose Yoshi when we played SSBM together back in the day
Fifa
Dark souls 💀
Mario Kart...
I wasn't expecting the genuinely insightful commentary from that discussion- that makes SO much sense and applies to so many other life contexts.
What is the world becoming that you just watched a 20 minute ad and came away with it being insightful………..
@@averyhofmann5612 A 20 minute video with a full discussion and analyzation about gamer rage shouldn’t surprise you if it’s insightful to others. It’s like you focus on the fact that it is a sponsored video but never actually listened to anything discussed 💀
@@averyhofmann5612 Nah, I liked it. The whole, "anger is commonly caused by a feeling of unjust repercussion, and giving an angry person a little control goes a long way", resonated with me. I work in tourism and do a lot of conflict management with guests, so it's pretty useful advice.... especially when angry vacationers are involved ;)
I’ve never commented on your videos before but i have to on this one. I’m a 60 year old female gamer and my first system was atari ( that i still have and it works). Over the years i’ve had about every system and a couple of gaming computers. I got my son into gaming and my grandsons. My son turned into a rage player and moved back home when i had cancer. Imagine being sound asleep and hearing that. Sometimes i feel like smacking him upside the head for almost giving me a heart attack. I don’t understand getting that mad. Granted I never really got into cod or fortnite or first shooter games but i play to relax not to raise my blood pressure or give myself an aneurysm. My grandsons now in their teens are starting to rage as well.
He is probly escaping reality while playing games. Talk to him about it, not in a mad way. But as an interest. Like u want to know why he wants to win so bad.
And maybe introduce him to Jordan Peterson. Every man needs him
@@ResonNL Holy shit, no. Jordan Peterson is a one-way ticket to the alt-right incel pipeline.
@Banned Again Although i don’t understand why he likes to play games that make him so mad, I would rather have him take out his frustrations playing. Other than the games he’s chill and well liked, never gets in fights and is a successful salesman in his field. I’m glad he isn’t out drinking and fighting in bars. Thank You for replying and i hope i never have to go through the cancer again as well. Gaming helped me get through the hospital stay and operation. The nurses thought it was hilarious that i had my 3ds and games. Thanks again.
@@ResonNL not Jordan Peterson 💀
Coolest grandma ever
I haven’t seen the whole video yet so forgive me if this is talked about but I really wanted to share:
In college one of my capstone classes was “the Psychology of passion” and in that class we talked about how some peoples passion can be detrimental to their mental health because they become “obsessive passions”, in which the person associates their personality and their “self” with the passion. I think this is a huge reason why gamer rage occurs, because most of these people are, as you said, good at the game, and it’s often all they do, this puts it on track to become an obsessive passion, and they associate their “self” with the game AND their PERFORMANCE in it. Which is why some people blow up at such seemingly little things, because to them, it’s damaging their self-image
There’s a LOT more to it but that’s the synopsis have a great day everyone and don’t forget the breathe :)
TLDR:
People get so into the game they associate it with their image of their “self”, and thus poor performance or being out-played damages their “self-image” so they react in an aggressive way
People can avoid this by many things but a HUGE help is to have other hobbies, so all of your time and self-image isn’t condensed into one passion. Ok I’m done now everyone have a great day!
This is fascinating thank you for sharing.
Not sure about this only bc my boyfriend used to be D1 in League but stopped playing a long while ago. Now he only gets on at my behest for ARURF or for ARAM. He gets that *gamer rage* and flames teammates for being bad at the game (even though half the time I’m the one doing ass, but he’d never tell me that) or just the game in general for bad balancing. Honestly I hate seeing him get angry and I feel bad for the ppl who he yells at, he’s never like that any other time. But I think Dr. K is right, that it’s the denial of a win he believed he should’ve gotten. He knows he’s good at the game and he barely plays now. I never get angry bc I’m just bad at the game and im not competitive over video games, I play for fun or for events.
Reminds me of wingsofredemption
Same with your job!! I work as a cook in the very high end restaurant scene and some cooks make it their entire identity and get so destroyed by a bad night
@@koltm1338 yes! Precisely! It certainly isn’t limited to video games it’s with any passion you may have! Happens with athletes and artists all the time as well! Hopefully those cooks are able to realize their amazing and one bad night isn’t going to ruin them!
I feel like Charlie’s hair stays the same length for months and then it immediately shifts to like 4 inches longer
Dont Read my Name!!
Ur white bro 😹🫵🏽
His hair truly is an anomaly
Hes got a sick weave plug
@@HoloTWWOriginal sorry that Dylan doesn't want to call him penguinz0 or Cr1tikal, Holo TWW.
Gamer Rage is like universal language. Doesn’t matter where your from or your circumstances in life, it’s something we can all relate to on some level.
Indeederino. I can spot a gamer raging two hundred miles away.
Universal for gamers you mean
anger is our lifeblood. it runs through us like water through our cooling systems or gay through our RGB mice.
@Mario you're next
Charlie is so brave to be able to just disregard the sound of the ghoul breaking into his home at 3:07
This fucking comment 💀
Right?! I'm _beyond_ grateful this is one of the few times I'm not wearing my earbuds.
😆
I wonder what that sound really was.
I laughed so loud and so long and so hard. I'm in pain now
I like how when he said “sigma grindset”, Charlie almost started laughing
Could I get a timestamp on that please?
@@PineappleSquuid 11:12
@@drxculaz thank you so much
Was he saying that ironically? Cause he sounded so serious.
@@Nernage I think he was being serious
Once I raged hard enough I actually burst out laughing at myself. I think I said something like "Why the fuck don't I just shove this controller up my ass and do some kegels? I'd probably have better luck.... fuck meeeee" or close to that. I had to stop and laugh a bit.
Lmao
Yeah that also happens to me, sometimes you rage so hard that you go full kira laugh mode
that isnt funny, and youre overweight
@@zWolfrostOld I get so pissed off at a game sometimes and then I realize how ridiculous I sound and laugh at myself.
I've seen that video of said controller up the ass..
As someone who suffers from gamer rage, I try my best to make my anger as goofy as possible because I would rather my friends laugh at my pain than be uncomfortable. Them having a good time makes me feel better, the joy comes back around.
I also mostly play single player sand boxes for my own sanity-
I just scream whatever insult is most applicable to the person nearest to me, which is usually twink because I CANT STAY AWAY FROM THEM HELP
i will never play getting over it. never. i cant AFFORD to
Play a game because you enjoy it. Not to be good at it
goofy ahh gamer
Me too, anger is ok if it’s also funny
The bath tub during a tornado is a real survival tip, because the tub is basically anchored to the ground and decently thick on all sides they say if you don't have a basement grab a couch cushion or something soft to put over you and lay in the tub, it's often one of the only things still anchored to the ground after a tornado goes through
What if you don’t have a bathtub?
Yes, and in worst case scenarios, emergency first responders will know exactly where to find your neatly packaged and largely intact mortal remains. 🌪️💀
As someone from Kansas, as long as you are in a central room with no windows that is the best place to be besides a basement if there is a tornado
I had a roommate in college that raged while playing League. I can still feel how scared and viscerally stressed my gf and I would get with how loud he would yell and smash his keyboard. It was most definitely not fun experiencing it irl. I couldn't believe his keyboard didn't break. And this guy was around 24 at the time.
You should tell him to stfu and touch some grass if he's abusing his keyboard over a game
not surprised. league just sucks all happiness out of everyone who plays it
@@Shadow-mf6tf damn i never played the game but I assume it's for lonely people that live in basements?
@@JordanWheeler1999 pretty much
@@JordanWheeler1999 The gameplay is repetitively addictive in and of itself but the worldbuilding and the characters that the game has is a whole different story.
I remember binge watch gaming rage compilations like Tyler1 and Dellor for example. Those were the days
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Dellor days were the twilight zone
Elotrix has been delivering high concentrated gamer rage since the release of mw2.
Charlie, this is the best PSA you have ever put out. Toxicity in gaming is the worst thing about the hobby, and learning to deal with it both as the rager and the one who wants to calm down the rager.
@Sterling Archer get over deez nuts
@Sterling Archer true. toxicity exists outside gaming
@@cosmikswordfish Does it have to?
Can't people try to express themselves in a non destructive way?
Excusing this behavior is not the way to handle it.
@@beechboiii Tell that to the whole fucking world mate. Not me. You have fun disciplining billions of people😂 If you can't handle the toxicity in gaming it just shows how little sports you played when you were younger. Should have built up an immunity by now
@@cosmikswordfish I played a decent amount of sports, even got into city level comps for table tennis when I was around 14, not much justifies hurting others and definitely not something like video games.
I've noticed that people tend to get angry when they are embarrassed. It's like they need to justify why they did something stupid.
This is why, to a certain extent, road rage is usually initiated by the person who drives badly or dangerously; they know they messed up and are embarrassed by it. So not liking the feel that they've made themselves look like a fool, they try to blame someone else.
In gaming, they invest so much emotional energy in the game that if - like in any - something goes wrong then they overreact. They then become embarrassed they've overreacted by something so trivial so they overreact more and so on.
Disagree about road rage. From my experiences, most people are oblivious to their piss poor driving and are unaware that they are breaking the law/s or simply don't care that they are endangering their lives and the lives of everyone around them. So many people are just extremely selfish, in a hurry and think their time is more important than anyone elses.
@@juggmkj I agree, road rages are normally the people who get cut off and such by the poor drivers.
I played at a CSGO LAN a few weeks ago and the shit talking was wild, everyone was really friendly when they were not playing but when we got into the server, friendships were ended lol. Another thing is that it's the hype of playing with your teammates in person and discouraging your opponents because the LAN centers are REALLY loud.
It's like the pre-game intimidation rituals in professional field sports. Just given how little physical energy is being exerted by gamers it just gives them more than enough mental resources to trash talk their opposition whilst playing the game.
Can't really be done in normal play in normal field sports due to the complete physical disadvantage it would put you at. + In videogames there's no referee to act as a fulcrum for everyone's rage as the games code itself is the only and best referee, completely unbiased and almost always universally agreed fair.
Still though gamer rage/trash talk either makes you an insufferable or inspirational player, though... in almost all average cases it makes the player downright insufferable.
As a little kid I would cry uncontrollably whenever my Sims died. Not because I cared about the sim, but because I was scared of the grim Reaper and his scary tune. Does that count as gamer rage?
No, that’s reasonable. I feel like it’s only legitimately ‘gamer rage’ past the age of 8 or 10. Otherwise it’s just a kid being a kid
No, it’s not rage.
This is Gamer fear. Also I finally found someone else who was afraid of the Sims Reaper, lmao
That's just fear
Nah thats gamer doom
Nothing quite like hearing the eardrum destroyer a split second before you hear the peaceful sound of nothingness because your ears were erased from existence by that power move
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The Bite of 87
Wait, what are you even talking about? Is this a reference that I don’t understand?
Whenever I rage, I almost immediately laugh at myself right after, because it’s so silly at what I’m allowing to make me so damn frustrated when I look at what’s really going on. The rage is just an initial reaction before I process what’s happening. Maybe it’s like that for others too?
Not 'gamer's rage', but this one time Sonic didn't fill my Yellow cake batter milkshake all the way, and for some reason it set me off. Was crying, screaming, and also laughing at the same time. I got over it once I let it all out, but I was concerned as to why a milkshake from Sonic, of all things, got me that upset.
@@500sensationalsalads5 cool story bro
@@ball8313 Thanks
I know this is a little late, but for context to my previous comment, I had been going to job interview after job interview, running errands for my mom, etc. Places like McDonald's kept getting my orders wrong back to back. I was trying to be as cool as possible, but the Sonic shake was my last straw.
What I'm tryna say is "raging" is not a bad thing all over. Sometimes we have moments that bring out the more "carnal" side of us and it's okay. I let it all out, and felt better afterwards. If I had that reaction everytime then that would be a different story lol
I do the same. Doesn't happen that often but only my friends hear it, and I laugh and say something like 'wow I got mad' so they know i'm not crazy
I think being supportive works for a few reasons:
>even if you lost, you feel like the team pulled together and gave it a good effort
>when someone else is calm in a stressful situation, you feel like things are under control or at least you're okay as long as they're okay
>helping your team when you can takes some of the burden off them, even if you're not doing a ton to help them then it at least relieves some of the psychological burden
The thing about being given the reward and denied the reward makes a lot of sense.
There are some games that go against that sort of game design like puzzle games. With puzzle games they don't have any sense of being denied the reward. Any time you get close to solving the puzzle but not quite getting it, it's more a sense of progress. There isn't really any sense of losing.
With Dark Souls you may make progress but you will die in the process & then you have to start again. So that's more of a sense of being denied the reward.
I think it's why Battle Royale games blew up in popularity, especially Warzone. If you play CoD multiplayer if you play the regular game modes like team deathmatch a team win doesn't really matter since you get so many of them. But you now have this new game mode where the best people are winning around 50% but a large majority of the player base wins less than 10% of the time. So that rush of excitement when you get to the end of the game and you are trying to win and you either blow it, get killed in some "sweaty" way, or you win can give you a very wide range of emotions.
I used to rage when I was younger but as I got older I realized that getting mad makes me worse so I just taught myself ways to not get mad at menial things and just recognize what I did wrong.
What about if you fail due to RNG? In that case you cant recognise what you did wrong because you didnt. I assume you have other ways for that
@@Ascension721 best thing to do is just to practice forgiveness. being overly angry about things that are totally out of your control is normal but very unhealthy as well. you have to learn to practice some level of acceptance and go "well, I did my part, and Im proud for my accomplishment even if RNG or someone else failed us"
@@Ascension721 well generally there isn't anything one could do if rng screws you. Best thing is to laugh it off and try again imo.
@@Ascension721 Not always will it be totally your fault, so i think it's just best to teach yourself that raging itself is stupid and not becoming of a healthy person
so u grew up? lol jk
My tennis coach used to tell me that however hard you hit the ball at the wall during training, however hard it will bounce back at you. So if you decides to rage quit at the wall because you had a bad day, be ready for the probability that the ball bounced back at a certain angle and smash your face in, making you even angrier.
seeing my kids play fortnite and roblox have shown me that gamer rage is a natural instinct. you know you’re getting old when you grow out of it
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Was playing Mortal Kombat 11 with my younger cousins, absolutely wrecking them even while only blind random-ing character selection.
The absolute SEETHING rage that they showed was mind boggling from someone who has gotten angry at game mechanics and various online multiplayer games, but not once has a game ever taken me all the way to the point of frothing at the mouth in an episode pure unadulterated rage.
I'm in my mid-forties. I don't get mad when playing games, I get disappointed. I lost two and a half days dying to Malenia and the loudest I ever got was "what the fuck?"
It’s only prominent when you play competitive games. Especially those like Leauge of legends
The time comes when a father needs to tell his son "it's time to be a man son".
Charlie: “I know gamer rage.”
Fighting Game Community: “That’s cute.”
UFC 4 got me doing death metal screams every time I play it
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@@grey195 these guys are actually proud they're mentally and emotionally unhinged lmao
If I played a fighting game for a living I would start fighting my opponents in real life after gamer raging my life away
lmfao I remember a league youtuber saying the worst time they raged was at a fighter game, and they body slammed their desk in half
I lowkey raged at a Smash tournament because I was losing, and seeing the clip shared reminded me that I need to compose myself 😭😭
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I guess that was a local tho right? That's not so bad. Imagine raging at EVO or sum 💀
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@@alejandror8749 yeah it was at my college. It definitely wasn't as extreme as the ones Charlie showed but you could tell I was salty 💀💀
@@jamul_cos Dw bruh I got you. Sometimes life is unfair. I lose all the time so I get salty too haha
This actually helped me see my entire mental in a new light I never thought about why I’m raging so much and why games make me so upset thank you
Getting older and learning to take breaks or switch games when frustrated made a huge difference for me.
I think a big part is regaining a feeling of control by choosing to do something other than bang your head against a wall in or out of the game.
yeah, but there has to be a way to get out that anger. I know how it feels to keep that all in and then have an outburst, it isn't healthy.
Why get angry at all I never did lmao
@@Driven215 yeah same you just have to be or learn to be a stoic Chad. even if i do get frustrated i keep in my head, joke about it, and know i just have stay cool and calculated if i actually want to play well. if anything those moments only get my heart racing, gets me more focused, and i even get a little rush and ego check out of it lol. it's all about that stoicism grindset, no better power in the game of life than power over your mind.
I used to rage a lot at games, and looking back I realized that it was because I wanted so desperately to win so I could prove to myself and others that I was good.
I knew that raging didn't make me feel any better and sure it was funny to some of the friends I played with, but it ended up being more annoying and bad to my mental health than simply being some kind of thing I could use to blow off some steam.
It is possible to stop raging at games but it comes as form of practice with yourself in admitting defeat and accepting that there is always room to grow.
I feel bad for the people who had to endure my countless fits for nothing and for the people who still do rage, and although it is funny to watch, I still hate how it's just something that not all people can help and that it ruins more than it builds.
I remember being 13-16 and we had this one friend that would rage at every game you played, to the point where he would try to fight you if you beat him, or mid way through the game he’d start hitting you or throwing your controller across the room, I look at it now and feel bad the poor soul was probably filled with sm rage 24/7
I broke up with my boyfriend because he would rage constantly and I was full of trauma and couldn't handle it, any game even fun games if he was losing he would rage and one thing about me is I can't take anger very well (bit better now but still frightens me from my mother as a child) and he knew this but never even tried to change, lied about changing and he made me get bad mental health so I decided to break it off for good.
I think extreme gamer rage is encouraged by the climate of ultra competitive multiplayer games that has been cultivated over the last decade or so. We need more games with healthy communities centered around social gameplay. People will still be toxic of course but we need games that don’t encourage toxicity or even make players feel isolated from the community.
I wouldn’t say it’s encouraged because that would imply that it’s a desired thing by the community/concept as a whole. What I would say is that it can make environments and scenarios that are /conducive/ to more frequent instances of gamer rage, which is similar but doesn’t place any intent on anyone. I know there are exceptions like that where Charlie was talking about the cod leagues of yore that would encourage trash talking, but that hardly speaks for gaming competitions as a whole.
I think it really depends on the type of game. I've gotten into playing a lot of strategy lately (mainly Stellaris) and even though the games can get really competitive, it's always in good fun. I just finished a 13 person mp game that took four hours, and one of the other players was giving me tips and advice on how to make my economy better while he was actively committing genocide on my population.
Competition and toxicity is mutually exclusive.
Where there is competition, there will always be toxicity. Any type of scarcity in games will create a harsh environment for the players.
Idk, I love competitive environments and seeing the passion (including the rage) on display. As long as players let it bleed into life post game, it’s all good
1:15 the guy behind him just died
Bro really swore so hard his brain got teleported to bikini bottom and forced him to make a dolphin squeak
he literally delated
Competitive gaming might actually be interesting if they were still allowed to rage and scream at each other. Dunno when that became taboo it used to be a big draw.
But if the raging was the big draw then it could become a thing like the WWE
@Kavetion I don't thinks anybody ......
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pro gaming is skill based. these are clips of amateurs. mad people are never good at anything.
Maybe the many broken monitors and keyboards kinda made it necessary for raging to be capped.
@@calmdown9094 yeah but without the rage it's just a bunch of guys playing video games
UA-cam trends pass and go, but rage compilations never get old
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Ffs, there's bots everywhere.
Swiped to another app because of your pfp. Good one haha
This was actually a really cool video. Also, very cool of you to keep in the advertisement that Dr. K did 👌
hes not even white lmfao
@@vespii what does that have to do with anything?
@@vespii 🤯
I had my experiences with gamer rage with my randoms yelling at me post game in League. I was a completely brand new player to League who wanted to get into what was the trend at my high school back then. It didn't even take one game for me to get on the receiving end of a gamer rage and it was a really rude one at that - he was so ignorant and kept shouting profanities at me and the only thing I could do was let him say what he could say (I stopped emphasizing gaming as a part of my life way back in 2014 and I didn't want a pointless argument with a stranger over a game). I did reply to him respectfully by saying that "it's just a casual game why are you so upset and I'm new to this game so I would like to some pointers." I don't know how this upset him to the point that it brought on a bigger rage I will not discuss here but it got to the point where I had to block him and days later delete League entirely after knowing this is a common theme within a certain demographic.
You just dodged a bullet
Glad you blocked him, I've heard of people getting killed over things like this. Thank god it isn't common
Am 21 and still hadn't played games like that hehe, thinking as well that people on are like screeching bitter lost manchildren over a game, Jesus help these
@@okidokiliteratureclub706Jesus won't kill Malenia, my hateful battle cries will!
I was having a bad day on Mahjong Soul today and I'm from a German speaking part of Italy and it was probably the first time people on Discord heard me rage in German today. I am still confused why I raged in German because I grew up in an English speaking school and was born in England. Literally never happened before but only German came to my mind, and I've never spoken it so cleanly in my life.
>Rage
>German
Dude, your answer’s right there
@@herpderpinson6117 lmao
@@herpderpinson6117 But I'm British-Italian! Unlike a lot of people from South Tyrol that are ethnically Bavarian. Else yes that'd be the answer mate!
South Tyrol?
@@toffeelatte6042 maybe check your DNA. If you are confused as to why you speak German then talk to your parents about it
If charlie says he is an expert, HE IS A DAMN EXPERT
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@Infinity nope 3 comments later it's still dog shit
5:25 dr k!
12:00 😂
13:06 13:35 14:20 dam
15:55 effort in a lot of diff places: comms, managing egos, team thinking 17:25
18:15 toxic high ranked 18:55 feeling like u've sacrificed
compassion bc its tough
21:17 addictiveness due to DENIAL of rewards
21:27 😂😂 22:02
22:28 if things too easy: boring
too hard: quit
addictive: almost, just keep going 23:15
I am so happy that you are covering things like this.
i love to laugh at and mock the angry gamers while blissfully ignoring all the times i've wanted to smash a chair into the wall out of anger due to being unable to dodge an attack
Gotta say I love the sweet cadence LTG delivers his gamer rage.
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@YeaMan Bro you can’t even spell page. Forget you and your music
Yeah LTG's rage is an art in and of itself
LTG took gamer range and crafted it into an artform. He literally gained my respect with his anime villain arc XD he found out why people memed him, molded it into his strongest asset, and redeemed himself through comedy gold. Respect lmao
"THIS DUDE DID A 10-HIT COMBO! THIS DUDE'S DOING STRINGS!"
Charlie made a good point. You always get angry from losing to the things you know you can do better than the average at. What a reflective moment for me 💀A hard pill to swallow for most people; there will always be someone who can do something better than you
That’s so true lol, when I was little and playing Mario kart Wii, I lost in 50CC, didn’t even know what drifting was, but I never got mad. But now when I play Mario kart 8 deluxe ok at least… ok but I’ll get tilted from one green shell, maybe just not screaming.
This hits me hard because a few years ago I had the worst internet ever. I would constantly lag no matter what time of day it was. I participated in this low-key Halo tourney because I enjoyed this particular game-mode, but on a causal level. When it came down to having to actually play well the game had other plans for me and I yelled into my mic so often that looking back at it now I’m so embarrassed because that’s not who I am. I am currently back to having terrible internet and I haven’t touched my PC in months.
2:43 I don't know what's so funny about him saying the "parents made him" line" but it just set me off laughing
I'm so glad to see Dr K on this channel, truly Healthy gamer is one of those special UA-cam channels that feels like it genuinely it's making a difference within our communities. I hope more people watch.
Is that the dude that caused someone to commit suicide?
@@Jst.a.Normal.Bottle.of.Mustard woooah what
As someone who used to rage quite frequently as a teenager and still on rare occasion now as a adult I can confidently say if you rage at a game to the point your causing damage to yourself or things around you, that has nothing to do with games that you having a lack of control over your emotions. Its a temporary burst of emotions that you were unable to fight back with logic such as weighing the cost of the item your about to destroy.
I'm glad I was able to dial back my emotions as I got older. It saved me money and it genuinely made my life alot simpler and easier both in and out of video games. Plus I've noticed I enjoyed games more when I try my best and I am satisfied with the outcome no matter win or lose.
I'm not a raging person in general, I never break things, the times I'm yelling are really rare, like maybe once a year because I've had a DC just when I was about to kill 2, or something, but I do rage quit a lot when the frustration is getting too much and I'm about to become unfriendly. I'm not playing in small teams though, so whether or not I'm playing doesn't make that much of a difference.
Yea I'm 20 now but even like 4-6 years ago I was punching walls, throwing remotes, yelling at the top of my lungs, yelling at the people sitting next to me for no reason. At the age of 17 I just came to my senses and was like man being this mad isn't worth it especially when real life has way more stakes. My friend has ended friendships and relationships over games and that's when you know it's bad.
Hell even nowadays I'll yell, I yelled at Madden the other day 😂. but that's the max it'll get at. I haven't broke a remote intentionally since 2018.
@@Lefuhq3 madden lol
@@johnpizza3930 you play hitman bro stop 💀
3:06 I think a gator got Matt or something
I play a lot of chess and can completely relate to this a lot. A lot of the time though, I go on a chain of losses because I just keep making basic mistakes and it took me a while to realise that I need to take ownership of the moves I'm making. Off late I tanked 200 elo points and it pisses me off but it's also good to take a break from it cos it's actually affected me so much in a negative way.
have to commend the guy at 2:57. You know he intended to chuck that headset across the room, but he restrained himself. Not many gamers can abort a rage throw like that
i witnessed a good one today in TF2, in the lobby that we were in there were a bunch of people spamming voicelines and using soundboards in voicechat and this one guy, who i assume doesnt know how to mute people, was getting agitated by it and requested that they would please stop. but because they were gamers they proceeded to ignore him and for like the next couple of rounds we heard nothing from him. but eventually he cracked and in the middle of a round he just started screaming and cursing them out and begging them to stop (which they didnt). me and my friends didnt hear anything from him for the rest of the session but it was very entertaining
Sounds to me like you were playing in bot lobbies, they just spam obnoxious YT videos the whole time
One of my guilty pleasures was watching WoW rage videos.
I can't really explain why it's so enthralling, but...man. It's such an adventure.
In my experience. I've taken ownership of mistakes in my life,even when someone else was the cause of the failure. Sometimes it's humbling, other times I'm told that I'm being a pushover. Same goes for me being easy going and not letting much get to me. There are a lot of things going on in the world,that are a lot worse than my situation.
When I think of a pushover, I think of someone who literally goes out of their way to do someone else's job all the time. Either out respect,fear or admiration. Sometimes at work,I'll go outside my job description, because I know my coworkers work several jobs. I work 2 part time,but if I'm not tired and stressed out. I'll lend a hand outside of my duties to give them a break. It's annoying as hell to be told by friends or family that it's considered being a pushover,when I'm simply trying to give someone a break. It's not on a consistent basis,if it were, then I'd tell them. No. I have my own work to do and I'm tired myself.
Either way. It varies. Sometimes you should own up to mistakes. In video games that's a whole level different than things outside of the video game. A lot less likely to come off as a pushover. It's just a game.
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I'm really happy that I saw this video. It was really interesting. I really resonated with what Dr. K said about games become addicting after denying the reward. I've never understood why a game that doesn't piss me off isn't a game I can stay playing. Hotline Miami, Elden Ring, Binding of Isaac, the list goes on. These are all games I've sunk dumb hours into, but they piss me off sometimes.
Yeah it's sorta that competitive instinct that kicks in when you get seriously challenged, and for some people it is an extreme level of anger but for most people it's just a little yelling or a facepalm, and then back to having fun. But still it gets you into a mindset where you feel the need to overcome something and prove yourself, and with that comes anger when you fail and a sense of accomplishment or relief when you succeed. That's what gets you wanting to play more
Quality video once again Charles
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thanks chad
@@GriffinZambia got it man
There was one time I was fighting a boss and after a while I stopped screaming actual words and just started screaming gibberish and then I got to a point where I started uncontrollably laughing like a f*cking psychopath. I’m a little concerned for my mental health looking back on that to be honest.
I think it's interesting that whenever I rage at games it's either because I feel like I'm doing awful or someone in the game is being toxic. I never rage when others are doing poorly.
I'm not someone who usually rages in games but when I do, It takes so much self control to not slam my controller.
I dunno what it is but slamming that controller just releases all the tension. But controllers are expensive so must resist.
I used to rage, though it was pretty moderate compared to most. What pulled me out of it was watching rage videos and seeing how pathetic and cringy it all was.
lol I feel you bro.
i used to get unreasonably angry playing dota/league but at some point i just stopped caring and detached my ego from the game.
but i still rage sometimes just fun.
there's a certain catharsis in getting really angry and yelling at people
During OG destiny era, every time I was killed by thorn (super OP weapon for those who don’t know) I became beyond infuriated. But due to the fact it was the dominant weapon at the time, I legit just built an incredible tolerance to gamer raging after hours and hours of dying to the damn thing.
I like how Charlie couldn't really say that he wouldn't be all about bullying 5 year olds at chess full time lol
as a long time rage gamer, I can definitely say that feeling like there's too many uncontrollable variables snowballs the effects of failures to perform consistently.
Myself and a friend of mine used to do a bit of raging in fps games (not full on screaming but still a bit bad), now instead when we die to some bs we give the party chat our best pleasure moan. It's genuinely hard to be angry and moan like that at the same time + it makes people laugh
I dont know if replacing being angry with being uncomfortable is a good trade off
@@Connor_Kirkpatrick haven't received a complaint about it in years and tbh if you're that soft that a moan effects you.....life ain't gon be fun
Every time I join my friends Xbox parties I always let out a FAT moan, like really jarringly awkward. My friends die laughing and they’re like “here’s the village idiot” it’s a good laugh and I enjoy just hearing them cackle at it
*gets stabbed and dies*
“mmmmm”
Do you sometimes add phrases to words, cuz….that would be hilarious
the product placement in the end which so perfectly timed ! We could see Charlie's expression. He really felt how not awkward it was right xD ?
1:15 What makes that clip more priceless is the guy in the background almost dying from laughter.
I love that part too haha he just drops to the ground
Regularly playing against someone who had gamer rage growing up, I eventually just learned to stop winning. Eventually realized that I just never felt comfortable winning anymore under any circumstance.
Beta move
-my little brother after I absolutely obliterate his shoulder for killing me *once* in cod
Gamer rage is hilarious especially in fighting games catching someone slipping or lose to chip damage is amazing 🤣
Damn do I hate losing in fighting games. The hardest part is knowing that I know what to do but I just dropped the punish or didn’t do the thing I needed to do.
I think any 1v1 game tends to get a lot more rage. It’s more personal between two individuals…so yea seeing someone get chipped to death for the whole game then get up and scream until his lungs fall out of their mouth is much more satisfying than a team arguing amongst themselves
It is hilarious to watch when youre not the one on the call enduring your teammates screaming and fighting. I was doin a OSRS tob run and my teammate fucked up in the first room (no big deal and no one cared) but the guy got SO MAD at himself he started screaming and smashing his own stuff and trashed his room and we all just kinda sat there in awkward silence listening to the commotion. It was terrifying and i was shaking for like an hour afterwards. I can only imagine how scary it would be in person...
5:24 I don't know why but I just expected to hear the Vsauce music kick on when he after "But Why?"
I remember having gamer rage on gears of war and call of duty. It was especially bad on gears that me and my bro actually started hating each other’s guts and it kinda ruined our relationship. I gave the best years of my life playing videos games. I even went as far as ignoring friends and potential new friendship and love interests just so I could play video games. About a year ago I have been stepping out and away from video games that I no longer find them amusing at all. I leave the house, try to stay active and enjoy the beauty of the world. I even lost weight and have kept a more chill and easy manner. My temper isn’t as easily lost anymore. Now my bro is my best friend. I look back and regret those years wasted but now I try to make up and do better for myself. I’m living now where as I wasn’t really living at all before. Take care everyone.
I found to me that I was able to cut back significantly, but now I enjoy nature, my pets, my family, cooking, reading, learning, and music more. I just really play video games maybe an hour a day with some friends to wind down before bed and I think it’s so much better that way. I also physically can’t anymore after the eye strain from office work
I had to give up gaming because even as a grown man i still rage terribly at games over the slightest inconvenience. Even my favorites that i know front to back, i always end up getting pissed and way too angry over something i should find relaxing.
Hey, I think you should seek therapy. That doesn't sound like a healthy disposition.
@@mackinator I've been looking for a permanent therapist for over 2 years my dude, there simply aren't enough of them to go around.
@@kaminsod4077 keep trying Trust me
Try single player. Can't get pissed at an A.I.
@@lanfrancoadreani9212 unless you're playing elden ring
Man ive always had headaches, last 2 years they got worse. So I finally figured out a game I was playing was making me stress out to a point it would take my headache and send it to the moon. I cut the game completely out and I've not had a single one of those debilitating headaches. Greatest decision I ever made with my mental health was cutting it and not looking back
Cool.
I'm happy your health has improved but I'm curious to know what the game was if you don't mind sharing
i also play escape from Tarkov
@@R.T.and.J warthunder. I got way to into the battlepass and event systems.
It was my own fault for diving so deep into it, it's an extreme grind for those things
@@Josh-qu1gs Thank you for sharing
What isn't Charlie an expert on, truly a master of all knowledge
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Man's the Jesus Christ of modern day information
Gamer Rage is like bats: You're blind to reality, and you screech higher and higher
more like bat chit crazy but still your analogy is good.
Another important thing to note is that in sports, mentors usually teach you good sportsmanship early. In contrast, you don't see that type of culture in gaming
I usually dont have a mic when playing because its just rage but one game, oh man. Everyone started arguing we were losing all lanes and i was just sitting back listening until one of them very angrily yelled "you tell me what to do then" and the guy yelled back some build changes and the tone slowly changed to civil and they all started working together and pretended they werent just yelling insults 30seconds ago and we came back and won and its one of the most special gaming moments ive ever experienced.
3:15 special guest appearance on the right of his chair
I think it is also important to note in psychology anger is a secondary emotion that comes from a perceived threat that we might not even be aware of, like we feel an injustice has happened, something is out of our control, violation of boundaries, safety, the list goes on. So you may be feeling guilt, disappointment, shame, lack of control, etc. as the primary emotion but because anger is an easier emotion it becomes the emotion we outwardly express and feel. The other emotions are uncomfortable to deal with and anger is easier to because of yelling or hitting something. Shame is hard to express and deal with.
This also leads into emotional regularity. It is hard to control your emotions, emotions are out of our control, they are so inate and automatic that we don't even realize we may be feeling them at first. A lot of people might have issues regulating emotions when tired, hungry, or in an environment that's overwhelming (i.e. a game torment). It's hard to like know what you are feeling and express it healthily or admit to yourself what you are feeling, some of us can't even put names to our emotions. Emotions are out of our control but our thoughts and behaviors are not. Changing thoughts and behaviors is a really hard task and coming to terms with the fact that your anger comes from a different emotion you may be uncomfortable with is also hard to come to terms with. Regulating anger first comes with figuring out what primary emotion you are actually feeling and dealing with it. I'm sure for a lot of gamers it's shame, disappointment, guilt (If they are being relied on), fear of failure, embarrassment, insecurity of their abilities, etc. and being in an environment like a tournament makes it harder to regulate those emotions. I think for a lot of gamers they should probably start at home trying to tackle those issues before going on stage and embarrassing themselves.
as an ex rage gamer, mine came from my lack of control in real life, as a kid i lived with a super abusive parent and suffered from depression heavly and school well im sure you all know how the depressed abused kids get treated at school, just bullied and taken advanatge of. so when it came to video games it was my only escape, i used them how people used drugs or alchol in later years. so when it comes losing so badly in a game and you feel so worthless you just explode beacuse it feels just like real life and you just cant take it. im much much better now and dont rage anymore unironicly moved out and everything.
Good for you for personal growth.
Thank you for sharing dude
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I definitely don’t think it’s just a team game thing because people rage in free for all plenty too, it’s online games in general. You get into a competitive mindset with people you don’t know because it typically wouldn’t happen with friends in splitscreen.
Then there’s things like getting mad at other players’ internet connections and so-on. Online exclusivity is the worst thing that happened to gaming and we need a major splitscreen revival imo.
The reason people play games is because they like having control over a setting. Alot of people like the idea of I can do what I want and mostly control what happens. When you lose that aspect in an online game you get frustrated. It's why I only play online games with friends or just not at all so I can feel like as a team we're doing something. Normally prevents tilt. This is coming from someone who just graduated with a masters in Game Design/Development too, it was one of the first lessons we were taught about the mentality of gamers.
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Jesus you described why I get mad at video games without me even knowing why, that is exactly why online games make it possible for anyone to do what they want so it takes away from the control you have in that setting which in rages me especially if it is a competitive game
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@@MRreloaded_ when studying video game psychology for my major for a semester we were taught that a lack of control in a game makes gamers rage more. It's the reason fast learners have such a good time playing games and why online games are hard is because enemies are real players with thoughts and are going to be erratic. Whereas AI is very predictable, it's why you'll see speedrunners get mad at RNG but not when they get killed my an enemy in souls games. Randomness and unpredictability makes games difficult and upsetting because your control is gone, but predictability and ease of play do the exact opposite. That's why I use walkthroughs or watch a game get played before I play it so I know how to prepare for stuff. Or why I get meta knowledge of a game so I can know how encounters should play out.
@@natonimoregaming7293 that sounds like such a boring way of playing videogames
Seeing gamer rage over a chess game would make my life complete 🤩
Gamer rage is easily my most watched content on UA-cam in the recent years. There's just something about watching people lose their shit over a video game that tickles my funny bone SO hard xD
When talking about talent vs learned skill, I'd say to some degree, that some form of legitimate talent needs to be at play. Natural talent with hand coordination, natural talent for hand/eye coordination, natural talent for learning the skills needed in-game, etc, etc. There has to be some form of natural talent involved. Ideally, I'd say there's a balance of skill and talent. The more equal the balance, the better