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On a street in a virtual
city, within a game played by millions, two player avatars were engaged in a
heated argument. One wore light armor and wore two swords on his side, the
other was garbed in heavy armor with a sword and shield. Their spat was silent
to the world around them, communicated only through a private voice chat.
“You’re behind the
times, Dexterity builds are the new meta,” the lightly-armored player avatar
proclaimed. “Your Strength build is worthless now.”
“Strength builds still
have their place, even in the Dexterity meta,” the heavily-armored player
avatar retorted. “Besides, it only really matters in the highest leagues. Down
here in the mid-tier leagues, we still have room to experiment and have fun.
It’s not all about win-rate.”
“That’s stupid,” the Dex
player snapped, “how could losing be fun?
“How could copying your
builds from an online guide be fun?” The Str player countered, “at least I’m
playing the game like it was meant to. You’re just blindly following whatever a
website tells you to do.”
“I’m sorry I can’t hear
you over my win rate.”
“You’re ridiculous,” the
Str player grew louder. “It wouldn’t kill you to play a build you like instead
of the flavor of the month all the time.”
“Why should I listen to
someone who can’t even grasp the meta?” The Dex player mocked.
“Why should I listen to
someone who’s blind to everything but the meta?”
“It’s the meta if you
don’t play it you’re not really playing the game,” the Dex player stated. “Go
back to your practice leagues you stupid casual.”
“You’re just mad I
actually have fun,” the Str player yelled.
“Stupid casual!”
“Meta sheep!”
Their spat continued to
grow heated as their screams consumed their voice chat. Yet, the world around
them remained blissfully ignorant to their private argument. As the world
continued to turn, and other player avatars ran past them from every direction,
the duo remained locked in their debate. However, could it really be considered
an argument when both sides refused to do more than loudly state their
opinions?
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They say any online community is like an echo chamber of the same opinion, however this also applies to conflicting opinions as well. Why address your opponent's argument when you could just keep shouting until they concede? Not that they necessarily will, after all that's their goal as well.Until next time, Read, Comment and Enjoy
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