Report shows the most toxic and vulgar video game communities on Reddit
destructoid.comBack in May, Oddsseeker completed a study on what video game communities on Reddit have the most toxic potty mouths. It also shows who, among the fanbases, has the best vocabularies, particularly when it comes to variety and profanity. So, that’s important.
This is certainly not a scientific study, but it is a fun one. It looks at “366,904 Reddit posts from the last year across 25 popular video game subreddits,” and pulls data to show who are the most toxic. So, let’s take a look.
The first bit of data that Oddsseeker divulges is the use of unique words. They frame this as being “intelligence,” but I’m not sure that’s a reliable one. I have a reasonably agile vocabulary, but I navigate this world with the deftness of a bad guy from Turok: Dinosaur Hunter.
Nonetheless, the reveal demonstrates that League of Legends players stretch their linguistics the furthest, while Grand Theft Auto V players use a staggeringly sparse vocabulary. They also mention that Grand Theft Auto V has one of the most popular subreddits, which makes the fact that they only use 13,496 unique words almost impressive.
Meanwhile, when it comes to console owners, the report suggests Nintendo fans have the most diverse lexicon. Numbers are pretty close between all platforms, however. I’m just surprised PC isn’t on top, considering how much that fanbase talks about things like FLOPS.
On the topic of vocabulary, the study also covers vulgarity. For this section, they chose to compare the frequency of curse words against the population of the subreddit. Particularly, their charts demonstrate the number of swears by 10k subreddit users.
What it shows is that, by a wide margin, Hogwarts Legacy fans seem to be the most vulgar. It’s not even close here. Next
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