The Skill Issue Fallacy is when a person, who via indirect means of exposure, says that a certain media is bad, then when they finally get to experience it, they don’t take it seriously because of their low expectations. This leads to them having an objectively unenjoyable time, later reinforcing their unproven belief that the certain media is bad and continuing the loop.
The Skill Issue Fallacy can be found most often in debates about similar video games, such as between Terraria and Minecraft, Valorant and Counter Strike, etc. While the fallacy is not inherent towards a specific group of players or fandoms, reviews from people with no prior, direct experience with the media, people who had an initial, coincidental negative experience, or reviewers who previously fell victim to the Skill Issue Fallacy while consuming said media, exhibit noticeable traces of the fallacy. Some examples are, but not limited to: vague/irrelevant/a lack of evidence (“Terraria sucks because its 2D graphics are bad”), cherry picked reasons (“Valorant’s ability mechanic sucks because of the lack of balancing”), and reaching (“Minecraft’s community sucks”).
This fallacy doesn’t have just limited to a few individuals either. Large groups of people can be deluded and herded into the fallacy because of viral videos posted by those who fell for the fallacy prior, causing a chain reaction of falling for the fallacy when the target media is sometimes actually peak.
The Skill Issue Fallacy can be found most often in debates about similar video games, such as between Terraria and Minecraft, Valorant and Counter Strike, etc. While the fallacy is not inherent towards a specific group of players or fandoms, reviews from people with no prior, direct experience with the media, people who had an initial, coincidental negative experience, or reviewers who previously fell victim to the Skill Issue Fallacy while consuming said media, exhibit noticeable traces of the fallacy. Some examples are, but not limited to: vague/irrelevant/a lack of evidence (“Terraria sucks because its 2D graphics are bad”), cherry picked reasons (“Valorant’s ability mechanic sucks because of the lack of balancing”), and reaching (“Minecraft’s community sucks”).
This fallacy doesn’t have just limited to a few individuals either. Large groups of people can be deluded and herded into the fallacy because of viral videos posted by those who fell for the fallacy prior, causing a chain reaction of falling for the fallacy when the target media is sometimes actually peak.
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Get the power skills mug.Skill issue: Typically Players in video games or online games who are less than average. These players are typically your "Friends that are there for the fun not for the skill," sometimes you will notice with these players it is like playing Russian roulette Sometimes these players hit, other times they are utterly horrible. and more on the horrible side.
These players typically Use the excuses "Oh i lagged," "their cheating," (10games in)"I just need to warm up, and many more like it.
These players also tend to sometimes be hostile. When they are killed they are seen to: repeat players insults to them, Accuse other players of bad game play, and tend to be very loud upon dieing or being bad.
These players typically Use the excuses "Oh i lagged," "their cheating," (10games in)"I just need to warm up, and many more like it.
These players also tend to sometimes be hostile. When they are killed they are seen to: repeat players insults to them, Accuse other players of bad game play, and tend to be very loud upon dieing or being bad.
Example of how Skill issue would be used:
Preston(Player one): "I Cant even stay alive! You're so lucky im lagging."
Hayden(Player two): "Sounds like a skill issue."
Preston(Player one): "I Cant even stay alive! You're so lucky im lagging."
Hayden(Player two): "Sounds like a skill issue."
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