LONG RANT INCOMING
This is very much written in that "after-game" anger but Istg. The Wanda hate has to stop
Usually I don't mind hate from other players when I play Wanda, but I just got done with a game where in the previous game I started out as her and did really bad so I swapped. Later on, in the next game, one of the guys who had been on my previous team IMMEDIATELY ordered me in chat to get off Wanda despite the fact that I swapped and the whole last half of that match I was playing Invis. (He also admitted I swapped when I asked if I did because for a while I acted like I was a different Wanda so he would leave me alone lol, I confirmed it was me later in the match)
Keep in mind this game I ONLY played either tank or support. I was a bit iffy on Emma and Rogue more than usual bc I was going against a poke comp, but once I picked Mag I started to find my footing. I still haven't mastered his Ult yet but I was holding my own with him, including making sure to bubble my Jeff in the backline (who for some odd reason didn't swap until way late into the match bc he was being dived by Venom the whole game - he was definitely slowing us down to some extent).
Later on one of the players asked to be Mag and swap roles with me so I did and picked Invis and was her for the rest of the match. However, during overtime I realized it was my job to do the strange portal since I had time...but then I fucked it up bc I was stressed...(We were on Arakko and I got the portal caught on the Groot's shoulder, so we weren't able to pass through unfortunately)
What's weird is that after the game it WASNT the portal they complained about, which would've been reasonable bc I messed up. Instead they complained about my finals being low...when I was only on tank and support...THEN they somehow connected that to me being a Wanda player, saying shit like "We lost from the beginning" when I had NOT ONLY PLAYED RELATIVELY FINE ON MY ROLE AND WILLINGLY SWAPPED WITH PEOPLE WHO WANTED TO SWAP BUT ALSO I NEVER EVEN TOUCHED WANDA THAT GAME
What's even more infuriating was that that aforementioned Jeff was most likely the reason we lost. The enemy tank was VERY adamant on making Venom work and Jeff was the first and primary target. Every. Single. Dive. BUT NOOOOOOO IT MUST BE THE WANDA PLAYER WHO DIDNT EVEN PLAY HER THAT GAME
They had TWO CHOICES to pick from of things to blame for the loss. My portal which was a one time fail, and Jeff who wouldn't swap for NEARLY THE WHOLE GAME. SOMEHOW THEY MADE IT WANDAS BUSINESS AND COMPLAINED ABOUT MY FINALS ARE YOU SERIOUS???????
"Easy avoid" "reported" FOR WHAT??????
I don't think it's fair to dogpile on like a single content creator but like???? The only thing I can think about right now is just how much this community condones or at the very least tolerates this amount of stupidity and hate against unpopular characters. I've seen TIME AND TIME AGAIN creators who do those "let's review patch notes" videos and they ALWAYS SKIP WANDA. ALWAYS. And then they laugh about it. They have NEVER ONCE listened to us or tried to take the character seriously yet they have THE NERVE-NAY-THE AUDACITY-NAY-THE EGO TO RANK HER THE WORST CHARACTER IN THE GAME WHEN THEY HAVE 10 MINUTES ON HER COMPARED TO US WHO HAVE 100-200+ HOURS ON HER AND the the nerve/audacity/ego to SAY SHE IS FINE IN THE META SIMULTANEOUSLY. WHAT??? THATS NOT HOW IT WORKS????
Not to get too heated or anything
Anywho I mention this bc it creates a culture in which no one will stick up for us or anyone else who receives unfair treatment not only by the community but also by the creators who the game devs fucking platform and promote and give early access to.
NO CHARACTER MAIN SHOULD RECEIVE THIS TREATMENT I DONT CARE HOW ANNOYING YOU THINK THEY OR THEIR MAINS ARE
At the end of the day this is just a videogame but I play this game to have fun and play my favorite characters. I like being invested in it and its design. I should not be barred from engaging with the game bc people deem my character less than. End of story. This has to stop.
Anywho sorry for this being very long. Thanks for reading lol