Board Thread:General Discussion/@comment-32707782-20180731144121

Battlestation, the place that produces more salts than overwatch and csgo combine, legend has it that once you enter, there's no coming out. And that's why I, Royal is gonna teach YOU how to survive a battlestation server. First of all, just don't play battlestation at all, it's just one giant shit show of people flaming eachother like it's league of legends all over again. What? You STILL want to play battlestation? Alright, buckle up kiddo, this is gonna be one hell of a ride

General advises


 * Stay out of confrontation, if someone is salty because you outplayed them, DO NOT add more fuel to an already burning engine, just let them act like a whining noobo all they want
 * If you want to safely taunt them, simply reply with something innocent like ":)"
 * Don't get caught up in the salts youself, whatever happen out there, you don't need to let the world know how angry and frustrated you are, just close your eyes, take a deep breath, and relax, slightly back off the computer and say "it's just a casual game, no need to get angry", then do whatever you want to kill the time while you wait to respawn, rinse and repeat
 * By doing this, you're contributing to making battlestation a better, less-toxic environment, one step as a time
 * Don't try to stop ongoing salt fights, when people are angry they won't acknowledge what's going on or what sense you're trying to knock into them, they can only know what they're doing is wrong if they realize it afterward. If you see someone getting harassed, just tell the victim to ignore the harasser, and quote what I said above

What to Anticipate ''In battlestation, you will see all kinds of people, the good, the bad, and the ugly. In this section, I'll tell you what kind of stereotypes you'll find and what to do with each of them''
 * The toxic
 * Pretty straight forward, this is the most common stereotype you'll find in the radioactive wasteland of battlestation. If you see a toxic edgy smart-guy wanna be, just simply ignore them, do not provoke them, do not come near them, and do not answer them. Make sure to tell your friends and everyone in the server to do the same if possible, after a while of being ignored, they will get tired of ranting in the chat and just play like a normal person
 * The clan folks
 * They usually come in groups of 3-5, they can either be real bros just having fun or extremely competitive and toxic, taking every small things like they're playing an Esport game. If you encounter the ladder, best you can do it server-hop, or try to outplay them, although very hard, if you can consistently beat them in fights they'll just server-hop and ruin someone else's life. If it's the former in the other hand, you can just go ahead and have fun with them, join them in whatever wacky stuff they're doing and have the time of your life
 * The "I believe I'm smarter than everyone else" guy
 * The guy that would act like he's in reddit and try to act "super professional and smart" to make everyone think he's a mature figure while in reality they're just 12 years old making really really bad decisions. Again, mute and ignore them
 * The casual player
 * These guys are the good ones, although they do play battlestation often, they're just playing it for fun and how it was most likely intended to be, doing wacky stuff and just, play the game. They're really nice folks, the world needs more of these guys and less of those toxic douches. If you see them just continue to play and fight with them, I guarantee you you'll have fun.

Summary


 * Ignore the bads
 * Be a mature and good person
 * Be positive
 * Don't let your anger get over you, mastering this will make you a better person in life

My personal opinion on battlestation as a whole This part is my opinions and what I think of battlestation, if you want you can simply skip this part Personally, battlestation is a very toxic place, it's filled with all kinds of radiation and toxicity. It suffers from the same problem as TF2 MvM mode, the only people who still play it on a daily basis are long time veterans, the mode itself is even more unforgiving for new players, let's say you're level 10, you're bored of fighting zombies, so you want to have a break and fight against other humans instead. But the moment you join a game you're put up against rank 60's, with their barrett and m249, you stand absolutely no chance, and to them, you're just free money. But I won't just talk about the flaws and do nothing about them, I'll offer solutions to help reduce and or completely remove the problem entirely For this one my solution is to make a separate battlestation for low ranks, so that they can stand a chance against people with their ranks and skills, this would help with r2da's main problem, the inaccessibly for new players, everything is for the veterans, not for them, which is why r2da is never high on the front page for a consistent amount of time

Problem number 2 : the massive toxicity

Honestly, I have a bad taste for competitive games as they bring up the bad side of people, you won't always have a good time playing them, this includes r2da's PVP modes. The game itself is a casual game, you have nothing to lose if you live or die, but some people just take it too serious to the point where they believe they're playing in a high league competitive match. My offer to solve this problem is to increase the moderation inside battlestation, make sure there's always a moderator around to stop and punis toxicity right as they pop-up. I'm pretty sure there actually isn't a rule for being a jerk to people, so moderators never do anything unless it counts as "harassment". Just add a "no toxicity please" rule and it'll slowly start to disappear, or is that too difficult to implement? I'd love to have a fun round of FFA with my friends without having to get yell at my face every 3 minutes. If you read through all that, thank you, really, I appreciated it for caring that much cheers. 