Timeline for What is a word for annoying behavior which decreases enjoyment for the other players in a game?
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| Jul 3, 2014 at 16:12 | comment | added | Dom | @Mr.Mindor Yes I agree with you, in fact that's a good point. If the OP is hoping to use this term right from the start of a session, then none of these except sad would make sense. | |
| Jul 2, 2014 at 22:18 | comment | added | Mr.Mindor | @user I'll grant you that, from the perspective of the one who has played in many rounds, a camper first showing up in round 10 could easily be indistinguishable from a previous opponent changing to camping tactics. I was thinking more along the lines of 1st round encounter a camper, it would seem weird to use these words. | |
| Jul 2, 2014 at 21:31 | comment | added | Dom | @Mr.Mindor Consider in online gaming, that in an hour one could face over 100 different opponents. If after facing 75 opponents, you encounter a camper or someone who is just ruining the fun, it would be perfectly fine to call them a spoilsport, killjoy or party pooper, because you are comparing them generally to the last 75 anonymous opponents you have faced. It would be even more appropriate when you have had fun beating or simply playing against the previous 75 opponents, because you are already excited, and their new tactics are going to ruin that excitement. | |
| Jul 2, 2014 at 21:23 | comment | added | Mr.Mindor | I would find killjoy, spoilsport, and party pooper all odd in this context unless either: The unfair behavior represents a change in tactics brought about by losing while playing fair, or The guilty party has previously been asked to play nice but continues anyway. Sad is good though. | |
| Jul 2, 2014 at 19:35 | history | edited | Dom | CC BY-SA 3.0 |
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| Jul 2, 2014 at 18:18 | comment | added | Dom | @Mathletics My final point: none of these terms are explicitly inclusive of inaction, that is just the most obvious way to spoil any sport or kill any joy. I wholeheartedly believe they do not require inaction or a lack of participation in the situation, to be used appropriately. | |
| Jul 2, 2014 at 16:37 | comment | added | Dom | @Mathletics To improve on my point that they are quite loose terms; the Halo franchise has a medal called 'Killjoy' for ending someones killing spree, as you may know. That certainly doesn't fit in to the definition you've looked up, does it? | |
| Jul 2, 2014 at 16:17 | comment | added | Dom | @Mathletics You should back away from the explicit definitions a bit and look at the logical meanings of these words. Killer of joy is self-explanatory, as is spoiler of sport. The definitions vary a lot but the original and basic meanings are immediately obvious. | |
| Jul 2, 2014 at 16:07 | comment | added | Evan Davis | As I look at those other words, it suggests that a killjoy or spoilsport is someone who ruins the game through inaction (not participating; sitting on a ball, for example, to prevent others from playing,) rather than someone who uses unsportsmanlike conduct to succeed. | |
| Jul 2, 2014 at 15:55 | history | edited | Dom | CC BY-SA 3.0 |
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| Jul 2, 2014 at 15:53 | comment | added | Evan Davis | Yes, I looked it up on Urban Dictionary which, for my purposes, is good enough. | |
| Jul 2, 2014 at 15:42 | comment | added | Dom | @Mathletics I'm not sure if there's any official definition for saddo but it's all over Google as well as quite self descriptive. | |
| Jul 2, 2014 at 15:40 | comment | added | Evan Davis | I think this is the closest; I especially like the pejorative saddo which I had not heard before. | |
| Jul 2, 2014 at 15:39 | history | edited | Dom | CC BY-SA 3.0 |
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| Jul 2, 2014 at 13:29 | history | answered | Dom | CC BY-SA 3.0 |