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frustrating gameplay, not violent content; causes aggression
Topic Started: Apr 10 2014, 07:25:14 PM (381 Views)
The Chronicler
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https://games.yahoo.com/news/oxford-study-s...-222102730.html

According to a recent study, it seems that the presence or absence of violent content makes little difference in a gamer's behavior afterwards. However, gamers who tend to not be very successful, whether by not learning the game first or simply due to a high-difficulty gameplay, had a much more aggressive behavior than those who had little problem.

I find that this actually makes a lot of sense (and thus justifies my desire to always play games on the easier levels, whenever possible).
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bushwacked
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Ducky
Yeah, that makes sense to me too. I remember when I was younger, if I was paying a PS1 game that I found hard, I'd have big crying tantrums if I got stuck - though now I actually really like harder games (and I don't have as many tantrums :p)
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Mumbling
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Rawr.

Nothing new. The question is, however, if those who blame violence on video games will understand this :p
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Campion1
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http://d.facdn.net/art/campion1/1397258818..._ziggyzoom1.png

It goes without saying why something like this would be drawn! In all seriousness, I try to keep my frustration pinned to the game and only the game.
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Serris
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Makes sense.

Frustration tends to piss people off.
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Kor
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It does indeed. Some way more then others.
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Ducky
This is exactly why I tend to not enjoy games with a higher level of challenge. They just end up really annoying me and make me not want to even play them. When I play games, I like to just be able to relax and play, not die 5 million times on the same battle and throw my controller across the room :p
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Ducky123
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*insert creative caption here*

I tend to play strategy games and I often get my butt kicked :lol Gee, I'm just experiencing such a frustrating defeat...
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Kor
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That's how I feel. That's why I don't play games that are hard. Some folks I know love to play hard games and there should be hard games for them, but they should be labeled as such. & I think games should have controls where you can adjust difficulty on the fly. Not just to make them easier, but to make them harder also. That is why I research a game a lot before I buy one, including watching a let's play of it. Let's me know not just if I'd like it or not but how hard it is, and frustrating.
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Ducky
I usually find that, yeah, harder games are more frustrating, but they also seem to give you a much, much bigger sense of accomplishment once you manage to get past that area, or beat that boss. They're a lot more satisfying to play, for me.
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