The Outlaw Within: Trauma and Toxicity in Online Games

Psychology Today | 30.10.2026 22:00
Massively multiplayer online role-playing games (MMORPGs) are shared virtual worlds where thousands of players live alongside one another — questing, trading, forming guilds, and taking on challenges no one player could manage alone. Most have a trade chat, a public channel where players buy and sell in-game items.