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FaZe effect

A phenomenon observable in most online video games with competitive matchmaking and ranks, in which random players tend to be far more abrasive and uncooperative than those you meet in casual drop-in games or community servers, even ones hosting games in competitive format. This is counter-intuitive to the assumption that less mature players will be deterred by the stiff penalties for ruining matches, which turns out to grossly underestimate how consciously dedicated some people are to being awful.

There are a variety of reasons for this, not least of which is because clueless kids think they're going to be MLG esports pros and thus blame anything that goes wrong on you, regardless of how well anyone is actually doing, and frequently ragequit, leaving you unable to pick up the match. In higher ranks and tiers, it is common for players to not care about playing because they think too highly of themselves, while many players in lower ranks are using smurf accounts so they can grief newer players trying to git gud.

Named after FaZe Clan, a (real) professional esports team that many of the aforementioned clueless kids like to reference in their screen names.
Joe was warming up for a round of competitive Counter-Strike: Global Offensive by dicking around in some servers with custom game modes. He was having more fun here than he thought he would playing silly mini-games, but he was dragged away by his two friends only to end up in a lobby with a temperamental fourteen year old boy and someone with racial epithets in his name using micspam to blare references to stale Internet memes. The FaZe effect strikes again.
by dontkillalljewspls July 5, 2016
mugGet the FaZe effectmug.

FAZE soggy tinfoil

by FAZE soggy tinfoil December 13, 2020
mugGet the FAZE soggy tinfoilmug.

FaZe Flea

Cringe Fucking YouTuber and FaZe Member That likes to suck on multiple women's toenails at once, he never does it tho cause he gets no bitches, FaZe Flea sucks on men's dicks too, and sometimes if he's really thirsty he'll blowjob a strap-on
FaZe Flea: Man That Likes Men
by Real FaZe Flea February 21, 2022
mugGet the FaZe Fleamug.

FaZe Ball07

A very gay guy that is into sports and gaming. He like to smoke and likes messing around. He wears glasses and most likely has a champion backpack
That kid is very FaZe Ball07.
by Vete ala verga February 7, 2022
mugGet the FaZe Ball07mug.

Faze rugger

“Your a faze rugger
by Faze rugger June 18, 2022
mugGet the Faze ruggermug.

FaZe Clan

FaZe Clan is an esports organization that is owned by FaZe Alez
did you see the sick trick shot that FaZe Alez hit the other day, FaZe Clan is awesome
by FaZe Alez March 31, 2021
mugGet the FaZe Clanmug.

faze draggie

that artwork looks like a faze draggie type job
by draggiecreates May 26, 2018
mugGet the faze draggiemug.

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