For myself, I like to give people the benefit of the doubt. I try not to assume it will be a ragefest. Here's a step by step method I use.
STEP 1: Accept request. Immediately type "Hi how are you?" STEP 2A: If there is no immediate rage type following your friendly question, say something nice. "Interesting deck", "close game wp", or "damn I had a lucky yogg, sorry". This usually halts the rage type bubble they were typing furiously, and if so, congratulations! You've made a new friend! STEP 2B (the fun begins!): If there is rage type such as "OMG LUCKY TRASH I AM 32X LEGEND THIS GAME IS CANCER!" Your first response to maximize fury passive-aggressively should always be "Yeah, I think I played that really well." These 8 simple words are a time-tested tradition in both MTG and Hearthstone to cause ragers to stop their tirade mid-sentence. It will immediately cause a "WAIT? WHAT? HOW DARE YOU?" response in the small child who's anger you have drawn. Expect a brief pause in messages as they try and recollect themselves. Be patient. Say nothing. STEP 3: So it's been 30 seconds since you informed them of how well you played. They've deleted and retyped several responses. Finally, you're hit with a response that would put all the classic philosophers to shame. Summoning his or her best Voltaire, your opponent responds "LOLOLOLOL R U KIDDING? U DRAW EVERY ANSWER LIEK A NOOBTURD AND HIT 50-50 ON UR FLAME JUGGLR WOW UR SO GOOD TRASH". At this point, you might be a little stunned by your opponent's incredible diction and grasp of the English language. Worry not, friends! You have a simple but effective response- "Well I mean, it is an RNG-based game. You shouldn't play it if you don't understand how RNG works. You'll just get upset. I dunno though, I just played really well. *Here you cite a particularly lucky play that involved no skill on your part* 'My Rag to the face was pretty much perfect, you gotta admit,'"or something along those lines. If they respond with "I HAD 7 MINIONS U STUPID MORON", tell them they should have killed you before you played Rag then. In the midst of their following rage type, proceed to step 4. STEP 4: "Well, it's been great chatting with you. Thanks for the games, if you would like some tips, I stream at [insert your stream here, if you don't have one, quickly scan twitch for a small child streaming a math game or something, or don't, since the following rage might be traumatizing] if you ever want some help. I think you played decent but you have a lot of potential if you apply yourself more. Have a great day!" STEP 5: NEVER delete the person from your friends list. They will do it themselves, eventually, like when a child throws a temper tantrum but eventually needs a nap. Allow them to type a string of angry, non-sensical replies, but do not reply, under any circumstances. Count the total amount of replies, and see if you can beat this record the next time someone adds you.
I used to wait a few minutes to catch them off guard, then accept and pre-emptivley write a response about rage request, as this is about 70% of all requests I got.
Nowadays (or at least a few months back, as rampant aggro has really curbed my playing) I just keep the request for a week or so then accept it, and have a new person to watch for packs.
i only once saw that guy who send me friend request start shiting it was something like this : YO FU*KING SH*T I AM GOLDEN LEGENDARY ( he had legendary cardback) YOU CHEATER I WILL REPORT YOU and then he deleted me
Dude was wrecking me hard(S.Paladin),he had a perfect curve and perfect answers,added him to rage,the dude added me but he did it the next day,i wasn't mad anymore and now we chat while doing watch and learn quests.
But if some one adds me to trash talk i just trash talk back even harder.
how many of trash talkers would say things they do (in game) to your face. guess almost none of the them (please don't give me that "it's internet" crap) I never did this because i know that i couldn't say this to someone's face, just think of how stupid you would look trash talking some dude in real life after loosing a card game.
i really am impressed at how people (kids mostly, i think) treat communicating via game chats. at last - adding a person just to pour a bucket of shit-talk on them for winning a f*cking game is pathetic. as for the op's question - a while ago one guy here on hearthpwn suggested a good "troll" way to deal with those requests: you accept and immediately unfriend, repeat if needed.
how many of trash talkers would say things they do (in game) to your face. guess almost none of the them (please don't give me that "it's internet" crap) I never did this because i know that i couldn't say this to someone's face, just think of how stupid you would look trash talking some dude in real life after loosing a card game.
i really am impressed at how people (kids mostly, i think) treat communicating via game chats. at last - adding a person just to pour a bucket of shit-talk on them for winning a f*cking game is pathetic. as for the op's question - a while ago one guy here on hearthpwn suggested a good "troll" way to deal with those requests: you accept and immediately unfriend, repeat if needed.
I very much agree with this. I would never say anything online that I wouldn't say in real life, even if you're anonymous, you're still revealing a huge part of what your real personality is like if you get upset over a game enough to want to cry about it to your opponent afterwards.
I always accept for the same reasons as those before me: if it's a rage I don't really care, and if it's somebody genuinely wanting to talk then I'm happy.
Wait, that's the reason people friend-request after a match? Whenever I get a random friend-request, I always think to myself "oh how nice, but sorry, I'm not really interested in friending randoms" and I deny the request. I guess I've been seeing it all wrong.
It all depends on my opponent's behavior during the game. Emote spammers (especially if it's "wow") are a definite no-go. I wait at least 10-15 minutes after most games before accepting a friend request. I made an exception when an opponent beat me twice in a row in Arena and kept me from achieving 12 wins. Both games were hard fought and we both "well played" each other at the end.
I've only sent a friend request once, because I liked my opponent's battle tag.
I am usually the person that adds people. It's my way of just getting people to watch and learn to get a pack. Sometimes I will peek in at what they are doing to get ideas for decks.
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For myself, I like to give people the benefit of the doubt. I try not to assume it will be a ragefest. Here's a step by step method I use.
STEP 1: Accept request. Immediately type "Hi how are you?"
STEP 2A: If there is no immediate rage type following your friendly question, say something nice. "Interesting deck", "close game wp", or "damn I had a lucky yogg, sorry". This usually halts the rage type bubble they were typing furiously, and if so, congratulations! You've made a new friend!
STEP 2B (the fun begins!): If there is rage type such as "OMG LUCKY TRASH I AM 32X LEGEND THIS GAME IS CANCER!" Your first response to maximize fury passive-aggressively should always be "Yeah, I think I played that really well." These 8 simple words are a time-tested tradition in both MTG and Hearthstone to cause ragers to stop their tirade mid-sentence. It will immediately cause a "WAIT? WHAT? HOW DARE YOU?" response in the small child who's anger you have drawn. Expect a brief pause in messages as they try and recollect themselves. Be patient. Say nothing.
STEP 3: So it's been 30 seconds since you informed them of how well you played. They've deleted and retyped several responses. Finally, you're hit with a response that would put all the classic philosophers to shame. Summoning his or her best Voltaire, your opponent responds "LOLOLOLOL R U KIDDING? U DRAW EVERY ANSWER LIEK A NOOBTURD AND HIT 50-50 ON UR FLAME JUGGLR WOW UR SO GOOD TRASH". At this point, you might be a little stunned by your opponent's incredible diction and grasp of the English language. Worry not, friends! You have a simple but effective response- "Well I mean, it is an RNG-based game. You shouldn't play it if you don't understand how RNG works. You'll just get upset. I dunno though, I just played really well. *Here you cite a particularly lucky play that involved no skill on your part* 'My Rag to the face was pretty much perfect, you gotta admit,'"or something along those lines. If they respond with "I HAD 7 MINIONS U STUPID MORON", tell them they should have killed you before you played Rag then. In the midst of their following rage type, proceed to step 4.
STEP 4: "Well, it's been great chatting with you. Thanks for the games, if you would like some tips, I stream at [insert your stream here, if you don't have one, quickly scan twitch for a small child streaming a math game or something, or don't, since the following rage might be traumatizing] if you ever want some help. I think you played decent but you have a lot of potential if you apply yourself more. Have a great day!"
STEP 5: NEVER delete the person from your friends list. They will do it themselves, eventually, like when a child throws a temper tantrum but eventually needs a nap. Allow them to type a string of angry, non-sensical replies, but do not reply, under any circumstances. Count the total amount of replies, and see if you can beat this record the next time someone adds you.
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My step by step method:
1. Delete the request.
I used to wait a few minutes to catch them off guard, then accept and pre-emptivley write a response about rage request, as this is about 70% of all requests I got.
Nowadays (or at least a few months back, as rampant aggro has really curbed my playing) I just keep the request for a week or so then accept it, and have a new person to watch for packs.
Ignore, is that so hard?
i only once saw that guy who send me friend request start shiting it was something like this : YO FU*KING SH*T I AM GOLDEN LEGENDARY ( he had legendary cardback) YOU CHEATER I WILL REPORT YOU and then he deleted me
sry for bad english
Dude was wrecking me hard(S.Paladin),he had a perfect curve and perfect answers,added him to rage,the dude added me but he did it the next day,i wasn't mad anymore and now we chat while doing watch and learn quests.
But if some one adds me to trash talk i just trash talk back even harder.
The 1st step towards a better game is firing Mike Donais! We had enough of his "skillful" balances!
#FireMikeDonais
how many of trash talkers would say things they do (in game) to your face. guess almost none of the them (please don't give me that "it's internet" crap) I never did this because i know that i couldn't say this to someone's face, just think of how stupid you would look trash talking some dude in real life after loosing a card game.
i really am impressed at how people (kids mostly, i think) treat communicating via game chats. at last - adding a person just to pour a bucket of shit-talk on them for winning a f*cking game is pathetic.
as for the op's question - a while ago one guy here on hearthpwn suggested a good "troll" way to deal with those requests: you accept and immediately unfriend, repeat if needed.
I love the friend requests, I get entertained by their creativity. Usually end up being friends if they don't delete me.
Well, i just accept. In case of some rage kid, i usually begin with "Well played." and end with "Your butthurt is delicious. Please continue."
Sometimes i even add BMing ppl to ask "How old are you?" or "Where did you get that "Hello" syndrome, dear?"
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And how exactly will adding zoolock and ranting help the situation ?
Just remember that "suka blyat" coming from Russian is never friendly
How are these rage-adders even worth the effort wasted in engaging in this discussion?
I always accept. Quite enjoy the rage and the occasional person that wants to talk about decks.
I always accept for the same reasons as those before me: if it's a rage I don't really care, and if it's somebody genuinely wanting to talk then I'm happy.
I once accepted a friend request several days later. We both had no idea what that game was and why he sent a friend request in the first place.
Bad players whine.
Good players adapt.
Wait, that's the reason people friend-request after a match? Whenever I get a random friend-request, I always think to myself "oh how nice, but sorry, I'm not really interested in friending randoms" and I deny the request. I guess I've been seeing it all wrong.
It all depends on my opponent's behavior during the game. Emote spammers (especially if it's "wow") are a definite no-go. I wait at least 10-15 minutes after most games before accepting a friend request. I made an exception when an opponent beat me twice in a row in Arena and kept me from achieving 12 wins. Both games were hard fought and we both "well played" each other at the end.
I've only sent a friend request once, because I liked my opponent's battle tag.
Forgive me, friend. I have failed.
I add everyone who lost to my zoo, it's fun to read thier fictions about me, my family, and ofc "40 cats, virgin" LUL
... and sorry for my english
I am usually the person that adds people. It's my way of just getting people to watch and learn to get a pack. Sometimes I will peek in at what they are doing to get ideas for decks.