I ran across a weird thread on Reddit [NSFW] a week or two ago from a poster asking about toxic MMO communities, not because he wanted to avoid them but because he wanted to find one where he’d fit in. It’s since been pruned, but the gist was that the poster was looking for an MMO where he could shoot the breeze with gamers who weren’t super-sensitive, “adults” who wouldn’t be offended at being called names. “Basically my ideal MMO would be ‘The Barrens – The MMO,'” he explained.
Reddit responded as you’d expect; some people took offense at the idea of toxic MMO communities, while others called the poster nasty names (hence the “NSFW”). Some folks joked that he’d be right at home in Club Penguin, while others offered up PvP sandboxes. Oh, internet.
I have a few ideas of my own, and they’re not all “hardcore full loot PvP” games as one Reddit poster suggested, but today I’d like to hear yours. Which MMO has the most toxic community? If there’s one MMO community you’d stay away from at all costs, which is it and why?
Every morning, the Massively Overpowered writers team up with mascot Mo to ask MMORPG players pointed questions about the massively multiplayer online roleplaying genre. Grab a mug of your preferred beverage and take a stab at answering the question posed in today’s Daily Grind!
