Certainly. And a sociopath is just a sociopath. Source (
https://www.healthline.com/health/mental-health/sociopath#diagnosis-and-symptoms):
- Doesn’t respect social norms or laws. They consistently break laws or overstep social boundaries.
- Lies, deceives others, uses false identities or nicknames, and uses others for personal gain.
- Doesn’t make any long-term plans. They also often behave without thinking of consequences.
- Shows aggressive or aggravated behavior. They consistently get into fights or physically harm others.
- Doesn’t consider their own safety or the safety of others.
- Doesn't follow up on personal or professional responsibilities. This can include repeatedly being late to work or not paying bills on time.
- Doesn’t feel guilt or remorse for having harmed or mistreated others.
Those identified as "gankers" in-game often exhibit the majority of the above
in-game. Since the in-game rules are permissive and the consequences for breaking what few rules exist in open are comical, such behavior can and does run mostly unchecked. Again, I've no doubt they're upstanding citizens IRL, but once
in-game, they transform into in-game sociopaths.
Since the rest of your post details how folks like to
play the role of the sociopath, I've no argument against that - they do.
