I think there is way too much rage on the server and it's from clan members, regulars, and random players alike. Notice I said we, as in myself included, as I have found myself raging in BF4 more than any other game I've probably EVER played (and I play a lot of them). I am not referring to things like the enforcement of rules (ex: AA out of place, tanks far back), friendly competitive banter between gaming buddies, or chewing out griefers/TKers/cheaters (they deserve to be yelled at). I'm referring to when players do things that we don't like, such as ignoring D at the start of the map or sniping and not capping points just to give a few examples. There's some obvious and not-so-obvious things that I feel should be said:
1. This is basically a 7 year old, niche PC game. It's not that serious. This isn't an e-sports tournament or championship. It's not the end of the world if you lose. You're not actually losing anything unless you care that deeply about your win/loss record, in which you really shouldn't. Take pride in your stats all you like, but not to the detriment of others.
2. Take some personal responsibility for yourself. If your reflexes/reaction time is bad (i.e. getting outgunned), if your situational awareness is lacking (i.e. flying into an AA's sights, running around in front of enemy tanks, etc.), or you have any other shortcomings that cause you to die and/or lose, don't be so quick to blame it on others. Maybe it's something YOU'RE doing and that YOU can change to make encounters more favorable.
3. Ultimately, everyone's playing to have fun. Whether it's fun by getting kills, by getting the best spots on the scoreboard, and/or by simply winning, it's not fun when you have a half the server being toxic and raging. If you can't play BF4 without being miserable all the time, then perhaps competitive gaming isn't something you should partake in.
4. Treating someone like shit and barking orders will not convince anyone to do anything. It's actually very counter-productive. Being toxic like "this team fucking sucks", "take out the (insert enemy) you stupid assholes", "great, our retarded fucking teammates went to F again", etc. serves absolutely no purpose. At best, you'll just find yourself mindlessly arguing and then they definitely won't care to do anything you're asking them to.
5. NO ONE OWES YOU ANYTHING. We get it. You think you're the model BF4 player with the best tactics and the solution to winning. You might even possess some really good knowledge, but at the end of the day, you can't MAKE someone do what you want, nor should you act entitled about it. No one is playing to cater to your every demand (insert rule enforcement exception here).
It helps a lot to just come to terms with the fact that people will play how they want and most of it is out of your control. It's up to you to make your experience enjoyable as best you can, but all the toxicity and bullshit has to stop.
1. This is basically a 7 year old, niche PC game. It's not that serious. This isn't an e-sports tournament or championship. It's not the end of the world if you lose. You're not actually losing anything unless you care that deeply about your win/loss record, in which you really shouldn't. Take pride in your stats all you like, but not to the detriment of others.
2. Take some personal responsibility for yourself. If your reflexes/reaction time is bad (i.e. getting outgunned), if your situational awareness is lacking (i.e. flying into an AA's sights, running around in front of enemy tanks, etc.), or you have any other shortcomings that cause you to die and/or lose, don't be so quick to blame it on others. Maybe it's something YOU'RE doing and that YOU can change to make encounters more favorable.
3. Ultimately, everyone's playing to have fun. Whether it's fun by getting kills, by getting the best spots on the scoreboard, and/or by simply winning, it's not fun when you have a half the server being toxic and raging. If you can't play BF4 without being miserable all the time, then perhaps competitive gaming isn't something you should partake in.
4. Treating someone like shit and barking orders will not convince anyone to do anything. It's actually very counter-productive. Being toxic like "this team fucking sucks", "take out the (insert enemy) you stupid assholes", "great, our retarded fucking teammates went to F again", etc. serves absolutely no purpose. At best, you'll just find yourself mindlessly arguing and then they definitely won't care to do anything you're asking them to.
5. NO ONE OWES YOU ANYTHING. We get it. You think you're the model BF4 player with the best tactics and the solution to winning. You might even possess some really good knowledge, but at the end of the day, you can't MAKE someone do what you want, nor should you act entitled about it. No one is playing to cater to your every demand (insert rule enforcement exception here).
It helps a lot to just come to terms with the fact that people will play how they want and most of it is out of your control. It's up to you to make your experience enjoyable as best you can, but all the toxicity and bullshit has to stop.
Golmud was designed so that the train would be the most valuable asset in the game, and for that most part, I agree 100% that a team needs to secure it asapp, but not at the cost of every single other flag on the map. Over time, we realized that you need at least ONE squad to cap A,B and C while the rest of the squads secure the train. After a month or so of playing that way, we realized that we were right 100%. We would have 3 flags earning points when everybody else in the game was going for D. It's 2nd grade math in my humble opinion... Well, that was then , and this is now. Peeps just dont seem to want to work as a team anymore, some folks are mostly interested in just kills and they're over all score, not actually winning the game. 
