/vt/ - Virtual Youtubers

>>7959000
as far as i can tell, no one ever likes to be underestimated. they'll just get mad even more if you lose on purpose.

>>7959000
Depends on the game, if it's my forte, which is fighting games, it's literally impossible to let someone win without looking like you're throwing against a horrible player. So I just will beat them at a slower pace in hopes they can get a grasp of why they are losing..

>>7959000
If Marine doesn't go a little easy on her it would just come across as bullying.

No. Trial by fire.

It's fine if you play with options that you're not good at. Like if you play a fighting game character you're not familiar with. But if you're playing your best character and just playing retarded then it's insulting.

>>7959000
I play seriously against my 5 and 6 year old nephews. Niggas gotta learn what the real world is like.

>>7959000
No.

No fuck that

>>7959000
lol no. Git gud

>>7959299
Based.

>>7959000
No. I fucking OBLITERATE my 5yo son in Mario Kart and then dab on him. If that little shit isn't going to learn how to drift, he'll never get good and I keep reminding him that.

>>7959299
savage

>>7960221
do you teabag him at the end

>>7960254
You don't teabag players in Mario Kart.
He managed to finish most of Mario Odyssey, though, so he's not awful.

>>7959000
I had a game I reached global ranking but I don't hold back because letting them win would just make them feel worst

>>7959000
If losing a round or two in a game upsets someone that much, then sandbagging so they can win one isn't going to make them feel any less like a loser.
t. got mad/sad at vidya once or twice before

>>7959000
No? Holding back is homo as fuck, i'll help someone understand why they're losing but I won't help them by just playing worse.

You give them one win so they think they had a chance and it stings more.

>>7959103
>>7959294
This. Also, I genuinely praise them when they manage to best me in some way even if it was pure luck, so they know what good plays should look like from their perspective

My family is just a bunch of salty losers so as I'm the only one who knows how to play video games, if I don't throw the other person gets frustrated and doesn't want to play anymore. My mom isn't too bad but I don't get to play games with her much.
My little sister is actually pretty good at speedrunners, she can beat me fairly often and even when I win it's not by much

No. If you're going to sandbag, do it on the first set, tell them you were merely pretending, and then proceed the win x99 times so they seethe more.

Dr. Panksepp famously studied social play in rats, observing its frequency and the physical attributes of the rats involved. One of the results was that rats love to engage in play fighting, but if a stronger rat "wins" the play fight more than 70% of the time, the weaker rat will become discouraged and stop initiating play with that rat. So yes, you and your oshi should sandbag tastefully, occasionally, and as necessary in order to maintain good play dynamics in a relationship.
https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/7250521/

>>7961836
But the problem is that Humans are NOT Rats. Unlike /vt/ which is full of subhuman rrats

>>7959000
I start trying to retarded shit to dab on them but sometimes the retarded shit is too retarded and they win.

korone being in 3rd place is very impressive

>>7959000
That defeats the purpose of playing together. If you're just gonna give him the win you might as well not play.

>>7959000
Usually depends on what game it is. Some are easier to throw than others. That said I usually just tone it down a little and try to teach how to be better.

>>7961836
ogey

>>7961836
So in other words, people who gets discouraged by other people being better than them has a rat brain.

>>7959000
Yes, of course. I'm not a dipshit. And I more than likely want them to keep playing with me and enjoy the game. So yeah, I'll throw a bit. I don't admit it or telegraph that I'm doing it in any way though, I just throw some crappy punches or whatever until the playing field is more even. They have fun. I have fun. We get to keep playing. Everybody wins. My need to win isn't thaaaat big.

>>7959103
I can't even manage that much, I always mercilesly beat down casuals in fighting games, in a way they don't even get to play, because I feel like holding back even slightly is disrespectiful.

>>7959000
You will never know.

>>7959103
As a moderately skilled fighting game player I just switch to a character I don't know and try to do complex combos and moves, that way it looks (and it is actually because) like I'm losing because I'm trying to style too hard and flubbing it.
It doubles because it makes it look like they're taking advantage of my retardation.

>>7959000
No, but like the anon above me I will switch to an unfamiliar character in fighting games if I can't lose.

>>7959299

>>7965192
I actually used to do this to my sister all the time when she was like 5 and now i do it to my niece.
she wants to play but doesn't understand how vidya works so she just has fun "playing" alongside me.

Its cute but she gets bored quickly so I'll just tickle her.

>>7965245
My 5 year old niece can almost play breath of the wild entirely on her own. Just needs help a bit when reading and fighting some of the stronger monsters. She's gonna be a good one.

>>7959000
I hate losing. But if I'm playing against someone totally new at the game, I'd rather just teach them how to play better. It's not fun to just repeatedly stomp on noobs.

>>7959000
They will never get better if you throw the fight.

>>7965076
this is how I handle this kind of shit when no ones having fun by me dominating. I go for the flashiest, most risky moves, strategies, etc. It's fun for me because it gives me a chance to try shit out that's a little crazy and fun for others because I'm gonna fuck up half the time and get to make me look stupid as they take advantage of my elaborate failure easily. I'm sure there are games where this kind of gameplay doesn't work, but for everything I do if you don't overdo it and make the other player feel like you're not trying at all, it's fun for everyone.

>>7965362
I might have her age wrong too.
I'm terrible with ages.

>>7959000
No, but I could instead do some handicap, if possible. Like some games have seperate health settings for players, or choosing not to use certain items or something like that.

>>7959000
No, cause thats just being disrespectful and most people will pick up that your sandbagging immediately. You should always try, just change up what you are doing. Playing people that are significantly worse then you can be a really useful thing. It lets you comfortably go for the difficult shit and and other things you need practice on in a real match. Going for things you dont have fully learned means you fuck up more so its also more fair for them. Sometimes playing someone you can beat the brakes off of can be better practice then playing someone around your skill level that you have to play safely to stay even with. Need all types of opponents to improve.

>>7966140
That's the problem with playing with women though
You beat them, they get mad
You let them win, they get mad.

>>7966300
Whoa, apparently both of my male friends are women

>>7966300
Anyone who gets mad because you let them win is 100% justified. Letting someone win and doing harder less consistent shit to make it more fair arent the same thing. Also yeah anything head to head versus is gonna make people mad, nobody like losing. If the person your with gets super mad over losing you probably should just play something co-op or random af like mario party.

why are you all so OLD

>>7959000
I will crush their soul

>>7959000
Go to /v/