They say,give a man a fish, and you feed him for a day.

Teach a man to fish, and youll feed him for a lifetime.

Its a perfect idiom for self-sufficiency, and one of the most well-known such sayings.

Give them a mic, and theyll troll for a lifetime.

And heres our look at the 25 most annoying things about online gamers.

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Clans are everywhere these days.

However, do we need it in every game?

And do you have to be so damn vocal about it?

Simply adding your clan tag to your game name doesnt make this so.

The problem here is that most players in a game or lobby are in it for fun.

The Xbox 360 even has game area types, such as recreational and hardcore to denote this.

And damn any team mates that get in their way.

Bromances, the jock-driven testosterone-fuelled mentality, are all too prevalent in online gaming.

And this kind of player is one of those that simply cant get enough of their own voice.

Do we really have to pretend otherwise?

Weve all met them.

They can often be seen in games that show player levels and/or have rare weapons and armour.

In the world of voice chat-enabled titles, spoilers are inevitable.

Whichever it is, its no less irritating.

It can even adversely affect the games economy, with a flood of high level items becoming worthless.

Unsurprisingly, developers like farmers even less than players.

This causes lag players jumping around or freezing.

Its a pain, and it can affect an entire game session if said players remain.

In the age of the microtransaction, these kinds of players irk many.

Okay, English class, anyway.

And more often than not, gamers with such name tags often fall into many of this lists categories.

Speaking of underage players, children make it onto this list with ease.

Whats worse than a foul-mouthed eight-year-old constantly claiming hes had relations with your mother?

A foul-mouthed eight-year-old constantly claiming hes had relations with your mother who thinks hes a gangser, thats what.

When this is introduced to an online title, it can become a major problem.

This leaves your team short-handed, and upsets the whole flow of a match.

And thats if youre lucky, believe it or not.

Its bizarre, sometimes disturbing and always unwelcome.

Well happily beg them to put a cork in it.

The worst jot down of noob player is the one who seems to embrace their green standing.

Theyll act kind and passive, and then when you least expect it, boom!

Theyll kill you for the cheap point.

Then, out of the blue, the game is over.

Theres no fanfare, no impressive scoreboard or award, oh no.

Thats because your competition has upped and left in a huff.

What sportsmanship, eh?

Theres just no way you could possibly have been the better player, no way.

The best way to deal with these guys?

This offensive word salad usually drowns out any legitimate conversation or team-speak, and isnt limited to adult games.

Cheating is, simply put, inexcusable and pointless, and undermines the entire gaming pastime.

The main focal point of playing any game is to be challenged, be it single or multiplayer.

Its why you spend money on games.

If you simply want to see a story without any form of challenge, go to the movies.

Cheating comes in many forms, be it exploits, hacks or even legitimate cheat codes.

In the end, no one likes a cheat.

Finding spawn points, theyll sit there and kill people as they spawn back into the level.

Youll find griefers in almost every game, fromCoDtoMinecraft.