griefing
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Some Fallout 76 Players Are Griefing Pacifists With Nuke Mines
In Fallout 76, other players are only supposed to be able to kill you if you shoot back, but there are ways to game the system, the latest of which involves killing bystanders with radiation poisoning.
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No Man’s Sky Has Griefers, But Tools To Keep Them Out Are On The Way
Even with all its recent Next update additions, No Man’s Sky is still mostly a game about exploration for exploration’s sake. It makes a perverse sort of sense, then, that within that framework people would also find a way to grief purely for the thrill and power of it.
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Steam Players Make Their Own Justice, Virtually Imprison Troll
Steam’s hottest game has no built-in way to stop jerks from ruining your fun… which means that players have to get creative if they want to maintain the peace.
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Minecraft Ban Leads To SWAT Team Assault
Last year, the Washington state legislature was said to be considering stronger laws and punishments against “SWATting,” which is trolls’ cute way to take revenge when something displeases them in an online game. They phone a fake call to your local cops and next thing you know, armed deputies are crawling around the backyard.