For the record, it's amazing how many players I've met recently in rumble who complain about lucky goals. Like, what do they expect when there's randomly assigned powerups involved?
I think, based on my own personal experience of raging at others in video games, is that people (kids really) haven't learned to disassociate their accomplishments as a person from accomplishments in a video game. I put my time into games because I want to become mechanically skilled at it, to have something I can show as proof of dedication, development and progression. That's personally one of my reasons I even play video games to begin with, and I think it's safe to assume other gamers share the same purposes of playing games.
Obviously we find enjoyment in playing in general, but we find even more enjoyment when we win as that is a sign of achievement through our practice.
However we also have to remember that this game isn't the only thing in our lives (nor should it be). Everyone can't win at everything, because that means there would be no losers to define the winners. So if ya lose, ya lose. Move on.
edit: I just took that jab you made and turned it all serious. Don't brush that off though! But ya, people are dumb.
edit: YESI DONT HAVE TO PLAY RANKED ANYMORE:
Casual Matches will no longer cancel if the server does not have enough players. Bots will once again fill slots for missing players
The “Find Match” button on the Matchmaking menu can now be selected/highlighted, allowing you to search for a match by pressing A (Xbox) or Cross (PS4) when the button is selected
Further optimized Supersonic Trails that were causing FPS and performance issues on some hardware
Fixed a bug with Quick Chat that caused players to automatically say “Great Pass!” or other options instead of being able to select an intended chat option
Fixed a bug where typing in Party Chat in the Main Menu would skip songs in the selected Playlist
Reverted a change that caused Controller Vibration to be weaker since the Anniversary update
The “Hide Competitive Divisions” option will now work correctly with the new Find Match menu
Corrected a suspension issue with the Batmobile and Mantis that caused them to be more visually elevated than pre-Anniversary Update
Fixed issues with the grass on Champions Field on Low and Medium Graphics settings
Fixed a bug with Spectator cameras focusing on the center of the field after a goal is scored
Fixed issue where an item’s quality was not being verified during a trade
Reduced Car Engine volume relative to other sounds and made distant cars less audible
Corrected timing on Champions Field Announcer narration
Edit: and in celebration of the return of AI, here's an improv backboard opportunity I was blessed with:
I did not get into reading backboards more consistently until like 1100 hours, but that's just me not practicing.
2 cookies for you if you can guess what character I dressed my car to look like. Hint: it's not a human.
