no Mold... he has already answered your "widdle questions" like 15 times. I cant believe that I read this whole thread.
Here's my take on it, for what it is worth.
Different cultures have different "moral values".
For instance, in western civilizations, an individuals life is relatively highly prized (by themselves, at least). Most eastern cultures don't place such a high regard on the individual.
In "real life"... people try not to piss other people off. On the internet, people *actively* try to piss other people off. I can't believe that AH is the only online game you've played, but even if you had surely you've noticed it. Personally speaking, I've been playing games on the internet since I was a kid, and the one constant is that people ENJOY pissing other people off on the internet.
Cheaters in counter-strike (sub in any other FPS)... why do they cheat? Mostly, to piss the other players off. Especially the really obvious cheats- the ones where you KNOW the guy is cheating (speed hack, wall hack, etc). The cheaters that cheat because they want an "edge" would do it as subtly as they possibly could.
You ever play Everquest? Ever try the PvP servers? If so, you know about the "naked Wizard" ganker. Why would anyone play a PvP game just to find hurt people and nuke them and steal their stuff? Because...... (its fun) and.... it pisses other people off. And why choose a naked Wizard? Well.... that way you have nothing at all to lose even if you lose, which pisses people off even more.
You can find parallels in any other online game. Aces High.. why do people vulch? Because it pisses the vulchee off. It has the added bonus if really racking up your score, if you care about that sort of thing. Why steal kills? I think some people do it just because they are stupid and don't realize that planes don't normally flutter down tail first when they are still capable of fighting (etc.)... but other people do it just because it pisses you off. Same for chute shooting.
People don't actively try to piss other people off in real life because there are consequences. You cut in line, you get yelled at, maybe some random cop comes and straightens you out if you make enough of a scene. You cut someone off in traffic, you get in an accident or get a ticket, or both. You talk **** to someone, you lose a couple teeth, etc. You can piss people off all you want on the Internet... because there are no consequences.
On the internet, everyone is 6'10 and 325 lbs of solid muscle.
