Do multiplayer games bring out the worst in people or is that just an old stereotype now

[Velvet Connor]

Been playing online multiplayer games for years now and genuinely think the toxicity stereotype is somewhat overblown these days compared to how it used to be, though it obviously still exists in pockets

Curious what people's honest current experience actually looks like, and whether you think voice chat and reporting systems have genuinely improved things over the last several years

[Will81]

Still bad in my experience, competitive games specifically bring out something in people that voice chat mute buttons only partially solve

[Warden]

Think it depends enormously on the specific game and community, some have a great culture now, others are still exactly as toxic as they've always been

[Violet Caitlin]

Reporting systems have helped in my experience, the games I play regularly feel noticeably better than they did five years ago

[ParallelSelf90]

Cooperative games specifically feel different from competitive ones, people are far more pleasant when you're working together rather than against each other

[Jackson77]

Still avoid voice chat entirely in most competitive games purely because of past experiences, text chat alone feels like a safer default option

[SortedBuilder]

Genuinely think it's better than it used to be but still far from solved, the worst behavior has just gotten a little quieter rather than disappearing entirely

[QueueDay]

Age of the playerbase seems to matter a lot in my experience, older communities around legacy games feel noticeably calmer than newer competitive titles