I had some one apologize to me for fireball zoning me when I was using Gief once. I sent him back a response saying “I don’t expect people to walk up to me while I’m playing Gief. Keep playing your game and if I can’t handle it, that’s my problem not yours.” I didn’t hear back from him, but I hope he doesn’t throw matches vs grapplers by trying to move in on them.
Taunting is just part of the game, and to get salty over it is… meh. If anything their taunts are detrimental to them 'cause it’s time they could be using to zone or play footsies.
That being said, I did find myself getting salty for the first time ever against someone who was taunting. Two guys joined my endless room that seriously outclassed me in both PP and overall skill. I tried to use the opportunity to learn but one of the guys just would not stop taunting. Every knockdown, every time he jumped back, taunt taunt taunt. Now, when I play games like this online by myself I sometimes find myself cussing or yelling in frustration, usually stupid stuff to vent frustration (“SUPER CROUCHING JAB FIGHTER FOUR”), but I almost always have my mic muted. This time I forgot to mute my mic and yelled out, “Hey keep taunting! Taunt a bunch more please!” and the guy pops on his mic and goes “It’s just a video game, I’m just having fun 'cause it’s a video game.” Embarrassed, I try to cover my tracks by saying “I’m not mad, it’s just frustrating 'cause you’re whooping my ass and you don’t stop taunting.” to which he replied again “It’s just a video game.” I left shortly thereafter with my tail between my legs.
I had some instances the other day.
- Was facing a Rose with 1,000 more BP than me, I was losing in life as Akuma. She was taunting in the opposite corner. I ended up winning somehow, its probably my best win so far.
- I faced an Abel as Vega, at one point it was close so I retreated to get some breathing space. He taunted, I managed to hit him in the middle of it. I barely won the match.
I’ll let people taunt me, I don’t care. All I care for is doing my absolute best to win the match, that says more than taunting back.
Got a “Well that was interesting! Amazing Vega” on Monday night.
Then when I played as Sagat against someone else, I got a “Your mums pussy”.
I always get vega insults like- “you would use a ****** character that plays gay like you” I didnt know Vega played ssf4
Loved the story somehow : )
“Its just a video game” yeah of course but it’s much more enjoyable when one’s in full control of the situation : )
I hate online taunting people anyway (except for Dan f’course), I wouldnt mind if a friend taunted me all day when playing in real life (well… yes…) but from someone online I don’t know and who’s better than me : what’s the point really ?
it annoys me when someone stands a full screen away and taunts when they have the upper hand, but when they do it really helps me focus. i concentrate on not making stupid mistakes and punishing them to the fullest. as irritating as taunts are, the victory after someone decided to taunt instead of play is indescribable. yes by all means, underestimate me and taunt your ass off. then watch as i win. no better taunt than that lol.
“Put you’re back into it!” slap slap
I was fighting a Cammy once that was kicking my ass and said “Weak” everytime she knocked me down. It was really annoying and definitely affected my game by making me mad.
So recently if there’s a bit of breathing room, I’ve been testing taunting to try and bait an opponent into a focus attack, or just to make them mad and screw up.
It’s definitely a part of the game.
I agree. If it’s a friend taunting during a match that’s one thing, but when it’s somebody you don’t know just being a dick that’s something else.
And saying it’s part of the game is a fair statement, but the Japanese don’t taunt because they find it disrespectful.
In general, the Japanese find a lot of stuff disrespectful.
That seems to be a broad, generalized and almost stereotyping claim and I question your source. Saying an entire race of people doesn’t do something for X reason is most likely not even close to true.
people say i have the best sn lol
hahaha!!!
buttfork…
hahaha!!!
you really do.
that cammy was an idiot, the best part about the character is her strong pressure game after knockdowns and taunting everytime gives those away free. although taunt 3 “weak” is the best cammy taunt… save that shit for dizzy
I was playing a match yesterday in endless battle and I was trying to hurry up and finish it so I could join a lobby my friend invited me to. I decided to let the match finish cause I didn’t want to quit during the middle of it all since I hate when people do that to me. So I ended up losing and left to join my friends game, then all of a sudden 30 minutes later the dude who I was playing against sent me a message. It was a very long message saying that I’m dodging him and that it’s pathetic how I immediately left when I finally lost a match. He went on saying stuff like I hate kids like you who only want to play when they win then leave when it’s the other way around. At first I had no idea what he was talking about and had to think real hard to remember who he even was. I tried to explain to him that I was gonna leave win or lose since I was joining a friends game but he didn’t believe me. I even offered him a rematch if it offended him that badly but he didn’t seem interested. He then went on to say that he saved the replay in what not. I’m not particularly affected by this, just surprised by his reaction.
“ggs” generally. I’m pleased at my luck at playing with decent(respectful) players online so far (knock on wood). I really hated the attitudes of some of the players on Vanilla. Like you’re REALLY gonna be mad that I have “your nickname” and my GT and then when I hit you with my ultra FTW you ragequit?
i’ve had two players who’ve lost to me come and stalk me on here. one in particular came onto the guile forums and tried to make out i’d ragequitted on him, when in fact it was the other way around. lol. complete mental case.
People are getting remarkably salty after losing in this game, much more so than in Vanilla. I’m getting at least a couple of abrassive, sore messages in every session.
When I beat people with Dhalsim, most messages are like this:
“keep running bitch ****** pussy coward fight like a man”
When I beat people with Honda, most messages are like this:
“keep turtling bitch ****** turbo pad cheater and stop grabbing so much it’s cheap as hell” (I love ticking into Oicho).
Haven’t gotten a single spontaneous gg. Not one. I’ve gotten a couple as responses from other players that beat me after I give them props for their victory (including one with friendly advice from an awesome Honda player who put me in my place with his impecable piano HHS technique) but that’s it.