Two days ago client sent in another batch of comments about the product I'm making, and it was god damn infuriating. Feeling the need to really smash some heads in, I bought and played some Dying Light. This morning I realized that violent games (L4D, GTA, Serious Sam, etc) have helped me to stay sane and not go postal for more than 10 years now. I guess they provide a way to vent my anger without hurting any living creature, so that should be... good?

Am I alone in this? Is anyone else using violent games for this purpose? Should I see a doctor?
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Are you using violence in games to vent real-world problems?

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I came here to kick ass and chew bubblegum, and I'm all out of gum
I am always calm as a potato

I've always felt either games or sports are the way to relieve anger, especially since I grew up as the only guy in the house and would never attack a lady

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Exercise helps a bit, but not much. It makes me too tired to go and do stupid things =)

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Yup reason I'm not out there starting fights all day is because of fighting games and beat em ups so yeah I agree they are a release.

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Good to hear I'm not alone in this =)

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I think it's perfectly fine to vent in games. I mean, all in all, we humans can be pretty terrifying creatures, so it's better to leave those feelings in in the virtual world, right? No need to see a doctor :)

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No, not in games, but I like to listen to rather dark music once in awhile, that has a similar effect for me :)

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Sometimes I get scared of things my mind tells me to do. I'm glad I can keep those under control, though =)

Yes, dark music can be awesome sometimes. You turn it on, make it as loud as you can, and just bathe in your feelings for a while...

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Jeah, when one is close to losing control over their own actions then it would be time to see a doc :)

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Virtual violence makes good stress relief for me too.
Although I prefer blowing up stuff over smashing heads, so I usually fire up some shmup when I need to vent.

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To each his own, I guess =) I don't enjoy excessive gore in general, but sometimes I just have to go and mutilate some NPC just to keep myself in line =)

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I used to put my cravings for violence into flame in LoL chat but I got banned there =( have to play violent games since then =)))

btw this bubblegum thing in the pole remids me of duke nukem and shadow warrior :D

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Jeah the Duke is known for that sentence. Here is the origin

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Bingo =) I watched it again not so long ago.

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I'm usually pretty calm. But I play a lot of violent vidya. Related? Do I want to find out?

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I think there should be a scientific study to find if there is a correlation between those (and I think there is). Anyone? =)

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Whoever's onducting that study would need danger pay. :p

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But think of all the SCIENCE we could do! :D

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Serious Sam is pretty nice for that. Just take a minigun and wipe out an entire crowd of evil screaming guys. Or come near a hu-uge monster, fully charge the cannon and blast him apart.
Yeah...

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Oh, how I love shooting kamikadzes so that they blow up somebody else... mmm, good memories =)

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Sports, music, games.. all better than real violence. But better explain it to those politicians etc., who like to blame violent games for their bad influence.

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Politicians and mass media cling to every new subject they can, and claim ridiculous things. But time corrects everything, soon videogames will be as casual thing as movies, books, or football match =)

I think the next one to get the blame will be VR - we'll hear a lot about "what about outside world??? Why don't you read a book instead?? etc.

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Funny staff. :D

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I loved executions in Skyrim, yeah =)

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Bump!
*smash

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No, actually it's the opposite for me. If I get matched with a really bad team on CS:GO or LoL there is a chance I get angry. Singleplayer games can't get me angry unless the AI is cheating or I have extreme bad luck. IRL I rarely get angry.

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I guess you're more mentally stable than the most =)
And yeah, bad teammates are the rage fuel!

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unless the AI is cheating

lol.. excuses, excuses, excuses :P

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Sometimes the level is built badly, and you die over and over and over, and get frustrated for not knowing what you should do to not die... =)

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Bump and meow. Food + warmth = pretty chill.

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Sometimes I wish to switch places with my cat. Chill life, you sleep as long as you want, no job, no money, no worries=)

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Bump xD

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Oi mate, don't bash me head pls :<

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I can't write in Irish, so please just read my reply with Irish accent:

Mate, you want a piece of this? No? Oi, but you should :D

Happy cakeday! =)

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Thanks! Wish I could do an Irish accent..
Let's learn it! https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=W2PHch4IPPQ
Oi really aarrrpreciate dis cake!

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Bumpy :3

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I guess for most of us the violence comes from the frustration of not beating a game, and when i say violence i mean some less inspired words.

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True, some games have truly infuriating moments (or whole games that infuriate, hence Meatboy). They usually can be overpowered through concentration and persistence. But life situations rarely give us a second chance(or third or fourth), so it's harder to not get frustrated in real life.

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Bump! :)

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bump ~

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Be water my friend!

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Bruce Lee was truly wise ;) There's also a joke about that phrase:
Be hard like ice.
Be swift like water.
Be pffft like steam.

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some games help, like minecraft for me. but others just get me more angry and frustrated ;_;

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Can relate to that, one time I saw a gameplay video of SuperMeatBoy and thought to myself - "I would have broken my monitor and my keyboard, if I was the one playing".
Minecraft is really helpful when you need to relax and get calmer. It's mostly about creating, at least for me. But for "sith" times, I fire up some gory game, and let my contained anger release in a controlled manner.

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The new DOOM should really help then!

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Hope it goes on sale sooner or later =)

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And if it doesn't, then just play Brutal Doom.

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