First of all, I'm not a perfect person. Sometimes I get annoyed by the random, sometimes I rage quit, etc. I got some fair karma reductions.
But! In no other game you get so much negativity from other people. I'm constantly getting "red thumbs" for no good reason. I can't appeal them, I'm not even entirely sure when and why I got many of them.
Most of the time I play in 3 people lobbies. And oh man, how easy it is to get into a game where there is one player who wants to trade and progress and another player who doesn't want to trade at all. You make your first trades and are immediately accused of teamplay! From that point on, the game is ruined and there is no fun in continuing it. The person who didn't want to trade also trying to make the game worse for everyone.
When the game ends, you find out you have 1 additional red thumb in your collection. You're also blocked by that player. Awesome!
Another significant issue I'm having is that I just can't play with a friend. Because my friends are usually from the same country as me and we're in each other's friend lists, many players think we're teamplaying. It doesn't matter where I put the robber, it doesn't matter from who I steal. "I'm reporting you two".
This is so frustrating!
Catan is a good game, but it feels like the community surrounding it is just so immature and embittered.
But! In no other game you get so much negativity from other people. I'm constantly getting "red thumbs" for no good reason. I can't appeal them, I'm not even entirely sure when and why I got many of them.
Most of the time I play in 3 people lobbies. And oh man, how easy it is to get into a game where there is one player who wants to trade and progress and another player who doesn't want to trade at all. You make your first trades and are immediately accused of teamplay! From that point on, the game is ruined and there is no fun in continuing it. The person who didn't want to trade also trying to make the game worse for everyone.
When the game ends, you find out you have 1 additional red thumb in your collection. You're also blocked by that player. Awesome!
Another significant issue I'm having is that I just can't play with a friend. Because my friends are usually from the same country as me and we're in each other's friend lists, many players think we're teamplaying. It doesn't matter where I put the robber, it doesn't matter from who I steal. "I'm reporting you two".
This is so frustrating!
Catan is a good game, but it feels like the community surrounding it is just so immature and embittered.