My significant other likes to go “monkey mode” while playing Winston
My significant other recently started playing Overwatch. At first, it was just a hobby, the usual stuff, maybe a bit of shouting at the screen. But lately, their behavior has taken a very strange turn, specifically when they play as this one character who is a large gorilla.
Whenever they start playing as him, they immediately switch into this weird, deep cartoonish voice and say “greetings” over and over again to whoever they are playing with online. It’s annoying, but I could live with that. The real problem is when they start doing well in the game.
They call it “monkey mode.” Whenever they get a few kills or win a fight, they completely abandon the chair, climb onto our bed, and start crawling around on their knuckles like a gorilla. They actually beat their chest. It’s become such a common occurrence that I feel like I can’t even be in the room while they’re gaming anymore. It’s incredibly jarring to go from a quiet evening to hearing thumping, chest-beating, and weird grunting from the bedroom.
To make matters worse they’ve also developed an obsession with the song “Gucci Gang” by Lil Pump but replaced the lyrics to say “Gooshway Gang” (who I believe is a chinese professional player). They sing it constantly. Not just while playing, but while we’re cooking dinner, while they’re getting ready for work, just randomly around the house.
I’ve brought up how its driving me crazy but they just sort of laugh it off like it’s a joke or an “inside thing” with their online friends. Am I overreacting? Is this behavior normal among Overwatch players? Winston players?
