Scares me to think these people live in the real world.

I get more and more disturbed everytime I put on my XBOX Live headset.

No matter if it's, kids singing on CoD4. (Too much American Idol?)
Older people acting like kids in Halo3.
Or babbling people on GTA who drop the N word in literally every line. Some people will just keep saying it...over and over and over.

It worries me that these people live among us. Even in my most juvenille of days, would I ever go out of my way to annoy people. It's really not that funny, it's not so much these idiots, but the people who rip on them that actually make me laugh. I'm jealous of the Wii(No voice chat), I wish headsets could only be used in friend matches...

If I were in these peoples shoes in their real life, I'd be embarrassed to ever open my mouth. I'd almost be willing to admit that the steretoyping of the people who play GTA games is almost right on...

So...what do you think? Is it getting out of hand?

:::This is a discussion thread, not a GTA thread, please don't lock it. I'll keep my hopes low though.:::
And PS this isn't a little kids are annoying thread, Age has nothing to do with it. It's more on the subject of Maturity, and I've seen 8 year olds more mature than some of the older people on Xbox Live.

I feel the same way, in fact up until a couple of weeks ago I refused to play multiplayer across live. Since GTA4 came with a free month I thought I'd give it a go though. It's pretty fun, but the community was crap.... Then I found a 21+ community (AGE). They're some pretty cool people that like to talk trash, but at least are mature about it. In fact, it's GTA 4 night for us.......Time to pour a drink and jump in!SuperBeast

Sweet, I didn't know there was such a club

Trash talking is one thing. That's fun and very acceptable.

I'm talking more about the ignorant comments and the stupid antics people use.

I'm all for some trash talk...that's what the Mics are for.

It can be funny sometimes. However most of the time it's annoying. Although I'm happy for the ol' mute function.. I can't tell you how many people I've muted in my few months of XBL...Lord_Tik

Next Gen they need to come up with a better/faster way of muting. I want to be able to mute these people right away in matchmaking with the simple push of the A button.

I didn't really enjoy my online experience either until I joined a union here and collectively the variety of people is astoundingly refreshing. Hence making any online experience, indeed a great, enjoyable one. Even if we are matched up with the types of people you speak of in your post, it seems to be more humorous than annoying these days.

Bottom-line...is that your online experience is determined by the people you game with in conjunction with your tolerance or intolerance of what you deem appropriate whilst online. If you are having issues with the rantings, mindless rambling, and intellectually un-sound individuals you find in matchmaking lobby's, then my advice would be to seek out fellow gamers that fit your criteria to enhance your Live experience. :D

I didn't really enjoy my online experience either until I joined a union here and collectively the variety of people is astoundingly refreshing. Hence making any online experience, indeed a great, enjoyable one. Even if we are matched up with the types of people you speak of in your post, it seems to be more humorous than annoying these days.

Bottom-line...is that your online experience is determined by the people you game with in conjunction with your tolerance or intolerance of what you deem appropriate whilst online. If you are having issues with the rantings, mindless rambling, and intellectually un-sound individuals you find in matchmaking lobby's, then my advice would be to seek out fellow gamers that fit your criteria to enhance your Live experience. :D

MsCortana

Very well said.

[QUOTE="MsCortana"]

I didn't really enjoy my online experience either until I joined a union here and collectively the variety of people is astoundingly refreshing. Hence making any online experience, indeed a great, enjoyable one. Even if we are matched up with the types of people you speak of in your post, it seems to be more humorous than annoying these days.

Bottom-line...is that your online experience is determined by the people you game with in conjunction with your tolerance or intolerance of what you deem appropriate whilst online. If you are having issues with the rantings, mindless rambling, and intellectually un-sound individuals you find in matchmaking lobby's, then my advice would be to seek out fellow gamers that fit your criteria to enhance your Live experience. :D

Lord_Tik

Very well said.

Welcome to the real world...I lost faith in human kind a long time ago.People just are annoying pricks.

lol. I love acting like a idiot on Xbox Live. It raises my spirits. Especially in war games when everyone gangs up against me.GamerBoy53

lol. same here lawwlz. it's funny to start shhh up. people go like "wait, what did you say" .. :| what? and there's always the dad gamers "excuse me young man?" "no no no, listen to me. its not cool ... how disrespectful." lawlz

Totally Agree.

Not to point the finger either, but as a European player, in my experience this behavior is ONLY perpetrated by American game players. I really mean only too. And I play on Xbox live frequently and have never heard senseless abuse or self-commentating from european players. It honestly gives off a horrible impression of the core gamer population of your country.

random senseless abuse. Not even clever or witty. just ignorant.

I doubt all of them act like that in the real world.Hinata237

you'd be surprised

Totally Agree.

Not to point the finger either, but as a European player, in my experience this behavior is ONLY perpetrated by American game players. I really mean only too. And I play on Xbox live frequently and have never heard senseless abuse or self-commentating from european players. It honestly gives off a horrible impression of the core gamer population of your country.

random senseless abuse. Not even clever or witty. just ignorant.

dannyodwyer

because i've noticed that most european players are scared to get made fun of when they're playing against americans. i'm talking made fun of because of the accent. notnecessarilybecause i do it, but because i've seen it as well. given the fact too that americans speak english more fluidly, european players are intimidated by this. not saying you guys are scared or anything, but rather preventing confrontations online because of this.

Most of the people that act that way online do so because they know they can get away with it. There is literally no consequences or repricussions for being a flaming moron or absolute douche online. Not only in XBL but all over the internet as well. This allows people to do and say whatever is on their mind without worrying about being punished in any way shape or form. Tell any kid that they can do whatever they want and nothing will happen to them and what will they do? Most likely they'll do everything they've ever been told not to do or have been frowned upon for doing before. It's absolute freedom, absolute anarchy.

Granted in some of the more well moderated places, these rude and immature people are dealt with by being banned from that site. On XBL it's a bit different. It takes a TON of negative feedback and a TON of negative reports filed against a gamer for anything to happen to them. My best advice it to just mute those who are bothering you, and find a different group of people to play with. I myself play with a pretty laid back group of all different ages who are mostly mature....mostly...but we're men, so I don't think we're quite capable of ever reaching full maturity in our life times. LOL

I don't think all of those morons are like that in the outside world. People feel free to say what they want because they never have to see any of these people face to face. This is why I don't use the headset when playing with strangers. I hate hearing kids cursing and others using the N word and degrading every minority. Besides, I rarely hear anyone using the mic for teamwork.-E-

This is really true. I'm sure if they were sitting face to face with you, they would be really nice, lol.

[QUOTE="dannyodwyer"]

Totally Agree.

Not to point the finger either, but as a European player, in my experience this behavior is ONLY perpetrated by American game players. I really mean only too. And I play on Xbox live frequently and have never heard senseless abuse or self-commentating from european players. It honestly gives off a horrible impression of the core gamer population of your country.

random senseless abuse. Not even clever or witty. just ignorant.

thecobraholder

because i've noticed that most european players are scared to get made fun of when they're playing against americans. i'm talking made fun of because of the accent. notnecessarilybecause i do it, but because i've seen it as well. given the fact too that americans speak english more fluidly, european players are intimidated by this. not saying you guys are scared or anything, but rather preventing confrontations online because of this.

Totally Agree.

Not to point the finger either, but as a European player, in my experience this behavior is ONLY perpetrated by American game players. I really mean only too. And I play on Xbox live frequently and have never heard senseless abuse or self-commentating from european players. It honestly gives off a horrible impression of the core gamer population of your country.

random senseless abuse. Not even clever or witty. just ignorant.

dannyodwyer

I know you're basing this off your experience, but trust me, I've run into A LOT of loudmouth, racist jerks from England, France, Mexico and a few other countries. I'm American and I respect everyone I play with and when I run into these types of people I usually ignore, mute, leave the room and post negative feedback. I don't need to spit the same hate as them. If just shows, as you said, how ignorant they are.

To be completely honest, Austrailians are among the best people to play with online in my opinion. They have very good sportsmanship and really great manners. I have a few of them on my friends list and I play with them regularly.

Totally Agree.

Not to point the finger either, but as a European player, in my experience this behavior is ONLY perpetrated by American game players. I really mean only too. And I play on Xbox live frequently and have never heard senseless abuse or self-commentating from european players. It honestly gives off a horrible impression of the core gamer population of your country.

random senseless abuse. Not even clever or witty. just ignorant.

dannyodwyer

[QUOTE="dannyodwyer"]

Totally Agree.

Not to point the finger either, but as a European player, in my experience this behavior is ONLY perpetrated by American game players. I really mean only too. And I play on Xbox live frequently and have never heard senseless abuse or self-commentating from european players. It honestly gives off a horrible impression of the core gamer population of your country.

random senseless abuse. Not even clever or witty. just ignorant.

thecobraholder

because i've noticed that most european players are scared to get made fun of when they're playing against americans. i'm talking made fun of because of the accent. notnecessarilybecause i do it, but because i've seen it as well. given the fact too that americans speak english more fluidly, european players are intimidated by this. not saying you guys are scared or anything, but rather preventing confrontations online because of this.

I'm jealous of the Wii(No voice chat), I wish headsets could only be used in friend matches...

Mau-Justice

I forgot to put this in my initial message. I am really hoping we find out about the spring update for the 360. I am really hoping we get a clan tab. Would make this so much easier.

I forgot to put this in my initial message. I am really hoping we find out about the spring update for the 360. I am really hoping we get a clan tab. Would make this so much easier.

jashah17

Wow this is all news to me about these unions.. I totally missed that. Can anyone give me links or something to join these.jashah17

I believe there's a few Mature Gamers Unions around. MsCortana and I are both in these types of unions, though not the same one. I'll give you a link to the I am a member of. Hopefully you'll find one that you enjoy. Rated M for Mature

[QUOTE="jashah17"]Wow this is all news to me about these unions.. I totally missed that. Can anyone give me links or something to join these.EnderSR388

I believe there's a few Mature Gamers Unions around. MsCortana and I are both in these types of unions, though not the same one. I'll give you a link to the I am a member of. Hopefully you'll find one that you enjoy. Rated M for Mature

yea im 14.

i dont do any of that crap.

i hate all of the adults who everytime i open my mouth say" hey kid talk to me when your balls drop"

so i just dont talk anymore....

There are a few exceptions*, though for the most part the immaturity is not a disease XBL carries; it is human nature, unfortunatly.

*Like in COD4 (hardcore modes) telling your whole team that you have a cool glitch to show them and then when they all gather around you pull a grenade pin. :D Gets 'em every time!

Freedom of $peech,Itz a right/Get with it.YoungDab

LOL! It's a right that some people shouldn't have.

I wish headsets could only be used in friend matches...

Mau-Justice

If you go to your settings you can make it so that you can only hear your friends through your headset, and only your friends can hear you. I did that for a while...it has it's perks but you're less likely to make anymore friends that way.