Be polite and kind, for no reason:)
So last night, I was playing a match before going to bed. The match was going really well. We were doing what was necessary to stay in the top two spots during the first round. Then, midway through the second round, we got teamwiped while defending a cashout.
One of my teammates, annoyed, activated voice chat. In a somewhat passive-aggressive manner, he asked me—or rather, told me—word for word: “You’ve been coughing since the first round. Are you going to do something for the sake of the team, or are you just going to keep coughing into your headset?”
To which I replied, “I didn’t realize it was bothering you, but thanks for letting me know.” After that, I muted my voice chat.
We got through the second round, everything was fine. I kept my voice chat off. Then, for the final round, I turned it back on and immediately said, “Teammates, I’ll try not to cough. And if I do, I’ll move away from my headset—sorry about that.”
We were only using voice chat to call out enemy positions, let each other know if we had downed someone or left them low on health, etc. We ended up winning the final round—everything went well. I told my teammates, “It was a pleasure playing with you all. GG.”
The teammate who had previously been rude about my coughing turned on his voice chat and said, “Hey man, that was a good game. Sorry for losing my temper earlier about the headset.”
I responded, “Don’t worry about it. You were right—it was an annoying sound, and I could’ve done something to prevent it so we could play better.”
The point of this message is: In this game, and many others, we have all kinds of players. We have kids. We even have, I’d say, older adults. People who make a living playing video games and streaming. And then there’s the guy coming home from a 10-12 hour shift who just wants to play two or three matches to unwind before bed—like me.
What I’m trying to say is: Be kind to others. Set toxic behavior aside. You never know what the other person is going through—maybe they’re usually really good at the game but are just having a bad day, or maybe they’re simply new and still learning. Who knows? The point is, we should be kind, not toxic.
The Finals is a game I liked from the start because I felt the community was very positive—unlike other FPS games I’ve played, where the majority of the player base is incredibly toxic. At the end of the day, that toxicity spreads, and it can ruin your match.
Let’s be kind, guys. Let’s not forget that great virtue. In fact, kindness can even help you. Being nice to someone and lifting their spirits might motivate them to play better instead of frustrating them with toxic comments.
So last night, I was playing a match before going to bed. The match was going really well. We were doing what was necessary to stay in the top two spots during the first round. Then, midway through the second round, we got teamwiped while defending a cashout.
One of my teammates, annoyed, activated voice chat. In a somewhat passive-aggressive manner, he asked me—or rather, told me—word for word: “You’ve been coughing since the first round. Are you going to do something for the sake of the team, or are you just going to keep coughing into your headset?”
To which I replied, “I didn’t realize it was bothering you, but thanks for letting me know.” After that, I muted my voice chat.
We got through the second round, everything was fine. I kept my voice chat off. Then, for the final round, I turned it back on and immediately said, “Teammates, I’ll try not to cough. And if I do, I’ll move away from my headset—sorry about that.”
We were only using voice chat to call out enemy positions, let each other know if we had downed someone or left them low on health, etc. We ended up winning the final round—everything went well. I told my teammates, “It was a pleasure playing with you all. GG.”
The teammate who had previously been rude about my coughing turned on his voice chat and said, “Hey man, that was a good game. Sorry for losing my temper earlier about the headset.”
I responded, “Don’t worry about it. You were right—it was an annoying sound, and I could’ve done something to prevent it so we could play better.”
The point of this message is: In this game, and many others, we have all kinds of players. We have kids. We even have, I’d say, older adults. People who make a living playing video games and streaming. And then there’s the guy coming home from a 10-12 hour shift who just wants to play two or three matches to unwind before bed—like me.
What I’m trying to say is: Be kind to others. Set toxic behavior aside. You never know what the other person is going through—maybe they’re usually really good at the game but are just having a bad day, or maybe they’re simply new and still learning. Who knows? The point is, we should be kind, not toxic.
The Finals is a game I liked from the start because I felt the community was very positive—unlike other FPS games I’ve played, where the majority of the player base is incredibly toxic. At the end of the day, that toxicity spreads, and it can ruin your match.
Let’s be kind, guys. Let’s not forget that great virtue. In fact, kindness can even help you. Being nice to someone and lifting their spirits might motivate them to play better instead of frustrating them with toxic comments.