Zach HoekstraDec 25, 2022
Minor grump, but I've been playing a lot of 7 Wonders Duel on BGA, and there's a few games where I've encountered a few high ELO (400+) players that insists that I should be learning to play the game right and get annoyed when I take a little time to think over my options. It's actually putting me off playing the game in BGA at all
Show threadScott Nicholson 🏳️‍🌈Dec 25, 2022

@zhoekstra This type of toxic gameplay was what drove me away from Brettspielwelt decades ago. I'm sorry it's happening at BGA now.

This is a problem with adding rewards (ELO) with lasting impact to what was designed as temporal play; your delay slows down their ability to earn more rewards and their hyperfocus on the reward turns them into toxic jerks.

Can you choose to play Unranked?

Show threadZach HoekstraDec 25, 2022
@scottnicholson Nope, all players get lumped into a single big pool. Competitiveness + anonymity seems to bring out the worst in some people
Show threadSagrilarus
@zhoekstra I believe there is a way to select skill level for opponents. I used to do it with Through The Ages.
Dec 25, 2022 at 6:42pmWeb
Show threadZach HoekstraDec 25, 2022

@Sagrilarus I've got that enabled (265 on 7WD right now), so I'm matching with opponents within ~100 elo of me. It's more that as I get higher ELO, there's very clearly a band of players who are, frankly, rude and petty.

I'm not a 100 ELO person being told I should learn the game. I clearly know how to play, so it's meant as an insult

Show threadSagrilarusDec 25, 2022

@zhoekstra

Then start your own games and when they get pissy tell them if they don't like it they can leave. Option 2 is to type the phrase "no Inglese" into the text and ignore them. Nobody speaks Italian on BGA.