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Taunting
Topic Started: Mar 23 2013, 07:49 AM (423 Views)
Blue
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Hello everybody! Here to discuss the topic of taunting. Last night there was a pretty big blow up about this. Im sure most of us will agree...taunting is kinda dick head. None the less, I feel we should discuss.

To me taunting is like farting at the dinner table. Sure you can do it. We were all born with the ability to fart. But just because you can doesnt mean you should. The game does allow taunting. It also allows spawn camping. But it is a bit rude. I personally dont get upset by taunting. Most players taunt to get a rise from the person they just offed. To them its a form of legal trolling. And I feel if you let it get to you...dat mean dey win. Right?

I also dont think its a bannable offence. But enough about my awesome opinion. What do yous guys think?
Edited by Blue, Mar 23 2013, 07:52 AM.
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Rorschach

I think taunting should be allowed. I don't view it as rude, except to ones own team if one taunts so often that it hurts the team since they don't do as much actual fighting.

I really don't see the big deal. If the majority here consider it rude, I'll yield to that decision. But frankly, imo, there is NOTHING wrong with taunting.

I don't think it's trolling, or if it is, it's such an incredibly minor form of it that it's not even an issue. I've seen far worse trolling and disrespect in Rebel numerous times, from our own members on occasion. Taunting is a non-issue to me.
Edited by Rorschach, Mar 23 2013, 08:39 AM.
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Ninja Steave
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Well I know a few that main on JYD taunt all the time after they kill me. Namely Hawttuna, it is a bit from his trolly nature but for the most part it is just something that people do on many servers, to the point that it is just a habit.

Personally depending on the person who does it I will for the most part see it as a friendly jab, akin to making fun of your friend in any backyard sport's game.

For me it is when it is some random person that I have yet to mentally or subconsciously acknowledge that they are giving you a challenge a "Come get me"

On the other end the number of times people get killed while they are taunting kinda balances it out. I know killing the guy taunting is preferable to taunting myself.

At the end of the day it can really hurt your team I've seen many matches lost because people taunted at crucial moments.
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Von Pow Pow Kaboom
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For me, taunting is something you do with your friends, or at the very least, some one you have made a connection with on the server. To me, it is akin to calling making fun of some one. It is okay if the relationship says its okay, but you wouldn't make fun of some one you didn't know. And even if you would, if they showed that they do not like it, you would stop. To me, it is a matter of respect. I don't think taunting in itself is disrespectful. I think if some one shows that they do not like it, and you continue to do it to that person, then that is disrespectful. And I believe not being respectful is a server rule (aka ban-able offense)
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H.P. Lovecraft

I think it can be fun between friends. I think it is the sign of a true asshole to do it to someone that doesn't like it but to get upset that someone is doing it to you is also stupid.
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Marona
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moved to feedback
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Quarky
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H.P. Lovecraft
Mar 23 2013, 01:09 PM
I think it can be fun between friends. I think it is the sign of a true asshole to do it to someone that doesn't like it but to get upset that someone is doing it to you is also stupid.
reading this, my altercation with a few clannies comes to mind
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impostergir007
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Taunting should not be a bannable offense. Taunting can be used in good fun if you are just messing with your friends. Take for example you got a player talking a big game and then I do a crap shoot kill on them that deserves a taunt. Sometimes people take the game way to seriously and need to be taken down a peg. I see it as a challenge of one-ups menship its all in good fun. Its chance to prove others wrong that I can get better and will get better not to prove to them I can play but prove myself right. Though there is a fine line between competitive sportsmanship and general jackassery. If I taunt someone and they don't like it Ill apologize and not do it again. But if people in the 4L should not like this we should take recognition of that fact and do our best to avoid taunting them.
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Agoholic
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As others have said taunting can be used to mess with specific people, but it's pretty easy to tell whether or not someone's being malicious about it. Whenever I taunt its just as a joke between friends, and I know the same is true for a lot of people. Taunting shouldn't be a bannable offense, especially since people being dicks about it can be caught under the no harassment rule.
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Symbiote Soldier
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I think taunting should be allowed. If I just killed you, I should have the right to rub it in your face. Taunting does that in a friendly, funny way
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