Tbh they aren ' t much of a problem anymore pre patch and were actually quite rare . Most of the notis were people calling out their mates . <| sep |> when u try to backstab someone but they turn around <| sep |> I play competitive mainly and I ' ve noticed that people are a lot more hateful nowadays when I first got into it . I started competitive in 2008 and I rarely ever had anyone talk down to me . I guess you could say my experience was mostly a positive one . But now after 8 years of playing I get people trying to talk down to me every week . It ' s like everyone thinks they ' re better than everyone else . I feel bad for some people who are just trying to learn but immediately get flamed for making simple mistakes . Hate has just become the norm online because there are little to no consequences .