(adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); I've encountered, as a result of playing Call Of Duty, language not experienced since my last visit to a Guns N Roses concert (up yours Axl). And I've wondered to myself: where is this all coming from?

Two theories have I formed.

1. The spirit of competition. Most of us hate to lose; it frustrates us to no end. And rightfully so. The focus we feel while we're on a roll, the satisfaction of racking up multiple kills, only to have it ripped away from us by, say......a well placed claymore. Do we blame ourselves?? No! We blame the claymore....curse that bloody explosive device for being in our way and doing its job. All of that hard work, the grinding, the rounding corners with tactical precision, the SWAT like act of taking cover while reloading a nearly spent magazine. Gone.

We then feel that heat well up from the core of our being. The tiny ball of angry that is only made stronger by the Kill Cam....forcing us to relive that horrific moment of utter defeat. What follows the now boiling anger embarrass even the grizzliest of lumberjacks. And a lot of it comes from individuals who are of an age where they really shouldn't know such language. It stands to reason that our unquenchable desire to win is the catalyst for the fury of profanities we experience on a second to second basis in this game.

Or is it?

2. Losing ones sense of reality. My "clan" tag, is 5-0. I'm not sure how many would catch onto this, but its a code for police (my father was one for many years). I recently had the (dis)pleasure of stacking up against another "clan" (whose tag I will respectfully omit) who thought I was indicating my score. What followed was a barrage of insults and cat calls that I, to this day, can only attribute to a lack of physical human contact. If these upstanding citizens had more face time with real people, would they feel so inclined to unload the worst parts of their personality onto unsuspecting victims? Did I deserve such treatment? Maybe. But even though my lack of ability versus these individuals was apparent in the two games they allowed me to compete in against them, I didn't think it warranted such a response. I wonder...do these men, nay, boys have so much pent up testosterone from not getting out and playing sports, or socializing, or fornicating with women that it all becomes a torrential release of absolute hatred towards someone they haven't even met? I paid the same $60 bucks they did, yet, I'm less of a human being and only worthy of their filthiest of language...because I can't score 25-6 consistently. I'll admit...it kind of hurt. I'm just in it to have a good time. But some people, those select few....lord their God given talent to hit R1 just a little bit faster than the other guy over anyone they digitally dominate...and boy will they let you know it too. These poor misguided souls however, become so immersed, so lost in the fantasy world displayed on the screen in front of them, that they lose all sense of civility. The moral compass they may have had, can no longer tell north from south. Why? Because despite their constant complaints about "poor connectivity", "overpowered RCXD's" and "cheap AK 47u"'s, Treyarch has sold us a very safe environment where those who normally lack the testicular fortitude, can finally say and do the things they lacked the guts to say and do when someone is at arms length and prepared to physically strike them.

So, what do you think? Is poor language caused by the spirit of competition, or the lost sense of reality due to the immersive nature of the game.

It's been posted it on CoD BO Forum too.

I don't think that how the persons acted is still the spirit of competition as everyone loses sometime. I think they really lost their sense of reality they think they r the best players nd it's all about the game nd being good at it nd to have good statistics nd i know how that is bcuz of that i stopped playing cod. I just lost the sense of reality nd i almost broke my tv only bcuz some guy killed me in cod nd i'm happy i'm done with this nd that i'm not playing cod anymore

lol is that why you didn't want to play yesterday?
Some of my friends say i am to completive when i play the game.
i swear at people when they annyoing, or just for to them to shut up:hitman:

my stratagy is rush and shoot to kill or be killed i have a 1.97kdr and 1.30 w/l ratio

yeah that's why I didn't want cuz I stopped playin nd I didn't want to be like that again

i kinda know what you mean but i never get mad over a game. but sometimes do get mad at internet connection my brother gets really mad when the internet dies or keeps dieing in games. for a better kdr play with friends because when i play with a group of at least 3 - 5 players ill usually go from 20-50 kills and less than 5 deaths in tdm

nice m8 but i always get mad if i play cod i don't know why

ya the games seems to piss off a lot of people because you could be lighting someone up and they turn around and 1 shot u

I don't think I'm either of these. I swear anyway, if I'm angry or not. That being said I ****ing hate losing!

For many it is the ability to get as abusive as possible without the risk of another reaching through the cyber line and kicking the shit out of their 12 year old ass.
Civility seems to only exist in the physical world now and is enforced by physical fear.
Unless one has grown up enough to realize that it is about respect for others.

The light hearted shit is fine , its the uncalled for abusive shit that infuriates me.
But if you are getting your ass kicked and language starts, it really sucks if your on a team that sucks.
Ultimately its is who kicks ass in the game, not who has the biggest mouth after.

I only curse when things happen as described in the first part. Stupid claymores. The second part upsets me when just because someone thinks my name is stupid they start cursing me out over their headset. What did I do? :'(