This was my exact experience with Dota 2. Then the fuck off guy spends the rest of the match doing everything he can to ensure his team loses.
The only game where I’ve ever actually seen psychological warfare tactics work is L4D’s vs Mode. As a zombie, waiting to spawn, talking shit to the survivors to make them stop moving and type responses to slow them down. 😈
Not sure that’s psychological warfare. You aren’t messing with their psyche, just exploiting the inefficiency of typing responses.
Maybe like meta warfare? UX warfare?
If they had stronger psyches, they would ignore me and just run to the safe room. 😌 They stopped to demand a 1v1 while a hunter pounced them and ripped their guts out.
Getting in their brain enough that they feel compelled to reply kind of counts to me
A good distraction can turn the tide of a battle. Completely psychological warfare. Also possible lasting effects during the match. Get a player riled up, there’s a chance they’ll remain distracted and play worse on the overall, while being open to more distractions.
I think a lot of people have been on the receiving end of that. Even just getting outplayed can have a negative effect on your morale, and that can really get you off your game if you let it get to you. Add in a little trash talk from the enemy team, you got a recipe for trouble.
My friend and I used to love playing the versus mode. We’d make zombie noises over the voice chat when we were on the zombie team. Those were the days
