World Of Warcraft and Trolls

Do you play World of Warcraft? Many people do and they come from all walks of life and a varying degree of ages.

This brings me to my topic World of Warcraft and Trolls.

Why is it that there are so many “Trolls” who play this game?  What is a  Troll?  In Internet slang, a troll is someone who posts inflammatory, extraneous, or off-topic messages in an online community.   I am sure if you have spent any amount of time gaming or chatting in a group on line, you have experienced Trolls.   In WoW (World of Warcraft) there are many such people who troll others in trade chat and in what are called Battlegrounds, where groups of 5-25 battle in a player vs player contest against an opposing side for points and gear.

As I mentioned earlier the age groups which play this game, vary greatly and I believe that it is mostly the younger 10-15 year old kids, and those looking for affection from Daddy, who like to troll other players for their attention.  Maybe they get bullied in school because of their sickly appearance or their attitudes so they act out online, being tough on a game where no one can see them or do them any physical harm.  I’m not ruling out the mental defects who also play this game and like to troll because they have nothing better to do with their time and my tax dollars.

back to the Battlegrounds… I like to play PVP battlegrounds (Player vs Player) and this is where a lot of trolling happens.  In the beginning, right before the battle, the group gathers in a room and buffs up. ( I won’t go into details here you can look it up) Everyone acts nice to each other offering group buffs and food and then the battle begins……..Once a side starts to lose the trolling begins.  Words like You all suck, noob, many various “your Mom” sayings This is a fail group, and many words which I can not post on here, are slung against teammates.  If, however, the game turns or the team is winning those same trolls will say gg (good game). What is it that beckons these people to do this? Is it poor sportsmanship? bad attitude? sore losers? maybe all of the above and just plain stupidity on their part or lack of maturity, either of which can be at any age.

Trade chat is another place where trolls thrive (Nerd Rage).  There are even videos on YouTube, made by idiots, on how to troll trade chat.

/chatexit [trade]       /ignore(player)