This isn't exclusive to video games at all. It is extremely common in sports, even at the highest levels, for there to be a lot of trash talk. Every game is just as much physical as it is mental, and talking shit can give you an edge if the person you're talking at gets distracted. Get them to focus on what you are saying and they are wasting energy on that instead of focusing on the correct move to make next.
TheNikoShow t1_j6n342h wrote
Reply to Trash talking culture in PvP gaming? by MkLiam
This isn't exclusive to video games at all. It is extremely common in sports, even at the highest levels, for there to be a lot of trash talk. Every game is just as much physical as it is mental, and talking shit can give you an edge if the person you're talking at gets distracted. Get them to focus on what you are saying and they are wasting energy on that instead of focusing on the correct move to make next.
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