Using words like "clearly," "obvious," and telling me what I "should" do implies a level of condescension and narcissism which could lead one to use a word like "hypocrisy."

Of what feature would I be stripping people? I encourage them to USE the feature designed to silence me (and only me) if they disagree with or are offended by what I say. I'm not excusing it because I do it. It doesn't bother me when other people do it... but good work regurgitating what you learned in your college…

Is there an "I want to breathe car exhaust and second hand smoke" button? Nope, there's breathing masks.

No, I get the point, but the point of the article misses the point of online gaming. Who's to label what it should or shouldn't be. Does 'Rated M for Mature" mean nothing?

See? I know you're not serious because you'll likely never meet me and the likelihood that you would ever do that to my hypothetical children is slim to none! How could anyone get mad about that statement?

That's the spirit!

I'm going to have to call into question the line between fantasy and reality here. An amusement park is real life. And an online game (at least the ones where I'm located) is fantasy and requires the user to be 17 or have parental approval to purchase.

It's a problem that you can't hit someone in the face? Some of the responses to my comment make me feel less and less abhorrent.

Not at all. I wouldn't hurt anyone in the real world any more than I'd choose to play a game about cooking a steak. What you're implying is that killing a person is the same as talking some shit, which is a foolish, poorly-chosen metaphor.

While I must adamantly disagree about my being a piece of shit, I can understand how you might draw that conclusion. Plenty of people choose to mute me, and that's their right, but if you choose to engage me, you choose to step onto my playground. Game on!

Wow, so suddenly I'm a racist? All these assumptions are staggering. If my attitude ruins your day, you have bigger problems than me.

Good thing I stay away from those parts of Alabama.

I agree that when I'm in the real world, I should follow it's rules. If you wanted me to follow real world rules while I'm playing online, I suppose I should stop blowing up cars and killing people.

Assuming that I'm in the same category as someone who would harass and stalk another player to a degree that would get someone arrested in the real world is a symptom of over generalizing...

Eating out is not a competitive environment. And I don't have the option to mute or block waitstaff or fellow patrons. Again, I fail to see how your arbitrarily chosen example holds up under scrutiny. I will concede that my online behavior is often in poor taste, but I'm not offended when someone else acts the same…

The difference is that I have to go to my job. I don't have to play online. I don't get paid to play online, so why should I be bound by the same rules? It's a playground... Some of us play rough.

As a troll with a life, a job, and a girlfriend, I can say that, after a long day at the office, beaten down by bosses and customer demands, it is empowering to come home, noob tube everyone in the match, and gloat about it to their face. If you don't like it, find a new lobby.

What mistake did they make? They don't have to answer to anyone when they develop games. No one pitched a fit when you couldn't be gay in Persona 3...

Judging by your volatile comment history, it's hard to be offended by anything you write. It's hard to be surprised when an asshole spews some shit. Good day, sir.

So people are upset because a game doesn't allow them to do something that isn't even always an option in real life? Shit... I can't bang a bisexual Portuguese prostitute in GTA V??? OUTRAGE!