How to Deal with Trolls in Online Video Games

We at Free American Gaming Human Resources sympathizes with those who were the victims of trolls. In fact, the Free American Gaming team has been having their fair share of online trolls.

As such, Free American Gaming Human Resources has developed a system to help you deal with trolls. This system is called the Troll Avoidance Guidance Track and it involves these steps: Detection, Action, Avoidance, Flee. So here is How to Deal with Trolls in Online Video Games.

Step 1: Detection

Starting off, the very first step of the Troll Avoidance Guidance Track is Detection. This step involves identifying whether the person you are engaging with is a troll. There are a few crucial identifiers that trolls tend to display:

• Identifier 1: They have terrible microphones or they use a filter.

• Identifier 2: They are constantly trying to get you to talk and ultimately react.

• Identifier 3: They are always near you, sometimes even blocking you.

With these identifiers in mind, consider this scenario:

You are playing in your roleplay Vintage Story server (with proximity chat), managing your roleplay restaurant. When suddenly two new players come up to you and begin talking to you. One has a speech impediment and the other is silently wandering around your base, maybe even taking things. The guy with the speech impediment has a terrible microphone and it annoys you, and each time you try and tell him to be quiet or leave. He continue talking and getting closer to you.

Is this person a troll?

The answer is yes. You have successfully detected a troll. Now it is time to move on in the Troll Avoidance Guidance Track to step 2, Action.

Step 2: Action

The next step in the Troll Avoidance Guidance Track is Action. Action involves you taking action to either reverse the troll or to make it less impactful to you. Free American Gaming recommends you play along with the troll. The sooner you give them their bit, the faster they'll leave you alone. In a survey of 1,000 Free American Gamers, 837 of them reported that giving the trolls the reaction they want not only made them leave faster. It also made the entire experience more enjoyable. Keeping you from wanting to rage quit.

Thus, take action and play along. Make the experience fun for yourself and the detected trade. This is one step closer to deal with trolls.

Step 3: Avoidance

The third step of the Troll Avoidance Guidance Track is avoidance. Sometimes there are trolls who really pushes you to your limits. You gave them everything they could want, but they want more content. This is where Avoidance comes in. You need to avoid stopping! If you stop playing along, you will get heated and you don't want to ruin your experience. If the troll even senses a bit of anger in you, true anger, they will use that to your advantage.

Therefore, don't forget to avoid stopping, otherwise you will get truly angry. Which will help you to deal with trolls.

Step 4: Flee

Step 4 is more of a red alert situation. If the trolls are really getting to you and you're being overstimulated by them. Then, you should flee. Fleeing meaning you should just leave the game. Leave them game and make your impression. If you don't know how to leave the game, then Free American Gaming Human Resources has also released their guide on that. That way you can't mess up leaving.

Don't flee unless you are truly done.

In conclusion, the Troll Avoidance Guidance Track is a great tool to help you navigate through the digital world. To help you deal with trolls in online video games.

Consider exploring some of the other guides from Free American Gaming Human Resources. Be sure to visit their Essential Guides to help you improve your skills and navigate the treacherous virtual world.