Ever finish a match and wonder why the atmosphere feel off? Like there\u2019s an unspoken rule against acknowledging anyone else\u2019s effort? Turns out that uneasy silence at the end of a game might have an explanation, and Marvel Rivals<\/em> players on Reddit think they\u2019ve figured it out.<\/p>
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And here\u2019s the wild part: You don\u2019t even need to upvote<\/a> someone else to earn it. Upvoting yourself counts. One Redditor admitted, “I upvoted myself. Because I believe that I deserve an upvote,” while another chimed in, “It\u2019s hilarious that you can do that. It\u2019s actually how I got the achievement, because I didn\u2019t believe it was possible to upvote yourself.”<\/p>
Positivity is the glue that holds online team games together. Every match is a collaboration, and when we acknowledge the effort of our teammates\u2014even in small ways\u2014it promotes goodwill that can ripple across the entire community. Too often, these games fall into toxic cycles where frustration and negativity dominate the experience. But it doesn\u2019t have to be that way. A simple upvote in a game with over 445,000 players<\/a> can remind someone they\u2019re appreciated and encourage them to keep playing, improving, and contributing to better matches.<\/p>
