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Subreddits for popular video games can be some of the most toxic places online. If you’re playing Battlefield 2042 and enjoying it, then sharing that joy on /r/Battlefield2042 these days is a good way to get yelled at and hit with a thousand downvotes. There’s a core community of players that are so mad about the state of the game that any positive statement about it is pushed aside. Thankfully, there’s a less salty alternative, a subreddit where people gather to discuss and enjoy Battlefield 2042 in a more considered and reasonable manner—/r/LowSodium2042.Low Sodium subreddits for gaming communities are something I first noticed when I was playing Cyberpunk 2077, a game I loved despite its many of flaws. After its release, the mainline Cyberpunk 2077 subreddit was a place where players gathered to bitch constantly about the game. I wanted to see memes, talk about the story, troubleshoot technical problems, and figure out the best graphics settings. That wasn’t happening at /r/Cyberpunkgame, but it was happening at /r/LowSodiumCyberpunk.At the beginning of December, moderators of the Halo subreddit temporarily locked it down because it became too toxic to manage. Fans upset at the state of Halo Infinite’s multiplayer were sending developers and fans death threats and generally being assholes. On January 7, the moderators of /r/Battlefield2042 threatened to lock the sub down if fans didn’t cool it with the toxicity. Advertisem*nt Advertisem*nt
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