Why do sore winners exist?

That's just part of online games. Why does any toxic trait exist?

I might be wrong and I suspect it isn’t black and white but I have made some observations during my time playing the game the last few years that could explain why.

1. toxic players exist on both sides and though they may manifest this through different ways - it’s usually because of the agency they have.

2. Some people often say x side is more toxic but I have personally seen on numerous occasions that someone has been toxic as survivor AND killer (the same person) - toxic people who play killer only will be toxic killers. Survivor only will be toxic survivors and those who play both sides are just toxic all round.

In terms of WHY some are sore winners, this is my theory (obviously I don’t condone it but it is my observation):

Survivors start off as soloQ players and the vast vast majority of their experience is getting trampled on. They will either go on to quit the game (especially more recent players as the learning curve is to steep) or, the do indeed ‘git gud’ but now have the skills to dole out ‘vengeance’. I have seen this personally with some people I played with - they were an innocent Dwight, but after being smashed countless times including the occasions of behind tunnelled, camped, bm’d - without the skill to be able to fight back, I saw them improve but sadly, their motivation seemed to be to ‘get back’ at killers. I think I literally saw a toxic turn in this player.

For beginner killers, I suspect they eventually run into toxic survivors and swfs who drive them to similar motivations if ‘vengeance’ - I have observed many many commenters on the forums displaying this mindset.

Bottom line is, all these experiences have driven some players to take satisfaction not from winning, but humiliating the other - probably because of partisanship and having been humiliated themselves.

you may see this evident in many comments even on the forums.

very true!

insecurity

People think they won in unfair circumstances against all odds (sweaty killer, op perks, op killers, 4 man COMP SWF, unfair map, bad teammates) and that makes them feel entitled to acting like douches if they did in fact won because they think their opponent was trying too hard and deserves to get treatment like that.

A concept of good sportsmanship is known to these people only by name.

This one is rather old but still gold: I remember when I played as a survivor in SoloQ with a Jeff against a Billy (the old pathetic Overheat billy) it was on the long Azaroth map and the exitgates were on the other sides. I was in chase with the billy on the otherside of the map so my teammates can open the exitgates. The other two teammates left but Jeff didn't left, even though it would be good so I have a chance of the hatch. However, he stayed at the exitgates the last second to tbag the Billy when he came to him. In the endgame, he sent the typical "ez" Two days later, I played killer and had this Jeff in lobby and he dropped an Ormond offering (I don't remember every player but when you have these type of players, you remember them). I played Artist and downed him quickly and he dced. This is the typcial behavour of players: If they win, they want that you know that they won this match but if they lose, they are very quiete. It is also the same with the bad players that need a map offering for a good map, when they win they let you know that they won the game (even though it was not their skill) - if they lose, they either rage quit or blame you for things that are not as worst as they did.

It's really sad and I wish the developers would do more against these players because it would make the community as a hole better. But I guess they don't really care about it.

lol maybe :) or maybe they are just kids….

The real reason i quote your post is because of your name :)

Is it because of the Cryptopsy album?

Cya