Yeah, salty behavior is one of the main reasons why I haven’t played anyone online since season one. I had enough people rage on me for zoning with Glacius that it didn’t seem worth it anymore.
Well, that and I can’t seem to figure out how to get my headset to work anymore 
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But yeah, people that act like poking or zoning or anything else along those lines is “cheap” or “cheating” or whatever don’t seem to realize that they’re playing a competitive game.
Don’t get me wrong, I HATE it when I get zoned out by a good zoner or I get absolutely wrecked for making the slightest mistake. I’ve played people that absolutely blow me up to the point where it doesn’t even feel like we’re playing the same game lol. It can be discouraging, it can be frustrating, and it can make me feel like I’m not having fun sometimes.
But there are people that learn from their mistakes, try to improve, adjust, watch videos and streams to learn new tech (and find enjoyment in that), or at the very least look inward even in spite of the frustration that one can feel from a tough loss, and then there are those that look outward.
The game must be broken, the character must be broken, that move they keep doing must be OP since I can’t do “anything” about it, the opponent isn’t fighting fair or they’re not playing the game the way it’s supposed to be played or any other number of excuses that place the blame for their inability to beat someone or create disincentive for the opponent to use certain strategies on every external force possible.
It’s almost as if they want to say “ugh, would you just let me do my moves on you??” like it’s your fault for trying to beat them at the game and play how you want to play as opposed to how they want you to play, because their way of having fun with the game should be everyone’s way of having fun with it.
My buddy and I have been playing a little Injustice 2 lately and he now despises it every time I choose Deadshot because he simply can’t get in on me. He tries to jump in, he tries to use special moves, he tries to walk in… He doesn’t seem to understand why I keep trying to get away from him, like I’m a coward for not standing and fighting.
I try to explain zoning to him and why certain characters are better with that strategy and how the game balances that, and while I think he gets it, he still thinks it’s “cheap.”
There will always be people that think the game should be played a certain way and that’s fine. We all have our preferences. I hate teabaggers, but some view it as a legit strategy and some simply think it’s funny. I don’t think they’re cheap or wrong for trying to use the strategy of getting under my skin. It just doesn’t feel fun for me to play against someone that’s actively trying to make me angry by being disrespectful when I’m trying to have fun.
That’s me though, and I recognize that. They have every right to play the way they want to play, even if it makes me want to play them less. Some take it as a challenge and they want to stuff that disrespect right back in their faces, but for me, it just makes me want to play an opponent that doesn’t try to make me angry by being a jerk.
TL/DR: We each have our preferences on how we play and some are a bit more evolved than others. Some try to get better, while some blame everything but themselves. Don’t worry about these people that don’t enjoy playing against you. Find people that do. You’ll likely both be better off for it.
