Well, for what it’s worth we did actually get an updated response directly from a developer on the topic in the Q&A.
Note: the last couple sentances are in reply to AS’s comment about it falling off on mobile. You can see the full thing in the link.
Whether any of us agree or disagree as players, that’s how Team 5 feels about emotes and being able to permenantly squelch them.
Finally this thread can die now that Team 5 has said that they won’t add the feature, whining won’t do anything now.
I do honestly hope they at least fix this drop off. Seems like an easy fix.
Yes, they made a whole expansion around trolls, duh…
This comment misses the point that many players are already squelching every match. I feel like the developers did not read the thread hisory or even the current thread or even the original post from the current thread. If they did, they’d realize that many players do not want this sort of communication. So they are squelching. Automating that changes absolutely nothing. Liv is saying that because HE is not bothered by emotes, everyone else should be forced to endure them or be forced into the tedium of squelching every single match. That lack of empathy is very disappointing.
edit: Obviously I’m quoting Wardrum who was quoting Liv Breeden. My response is to the dev’s comment, not my friend Wardrum.
I’ve put in multiple bug reports for this. And forum posts. And tickets. They’ve done nothing that fixes the problem. His comment suggests that he had no idea that this was a problem, which is very troubling. Not because he should be fixing it (that’s the job of the QA monkeys), but because it clearly means he’s not received any of the feedback from all these threads.
Where’d they say that? Go ahead and paste the quote. I’ll wait…
To be fair, I’ve seen that reported in the old bug forum as well. One would think the QA guys that perused that thread would’ve at least brough it up to them.
As a programmer myself, that bug is going to have a very, very low priority. With the number of bug fixes they have to do for the actual game… this one is being greatly blown out of proportion.
“Hearthstone doesn’t have a lot of ways to interact with other players. Emotes are one of the few ways to actually have some sort of communication. I’d say as far as toxic behaviors go, emotes are among the least harmful.”
That’s what a developer said when replying to you. They’re keeping emotes unsquelched as it’s one of the only ways players can interact. That’s your confirmation, auto-squelch ain’t happening, and your incessant whining isn’t going to change Team 5’s views.
Nothing in that statement says anything about not ever implementing it. And please stop with the personal insults. It’s not appropriate and not helpful.
Oh? And what is that number?
Maybe because you can’t read into what the person was saying here, let me spell it out for you.
“Hearthstone doesn’t have a lot of ways to interact with other players. Emotes are one of the few ways to actually have some sort of communication.” - This person is saying that since emotes are one of the only ways the players interact with each other, they are hesitant to essentially remove it by adding an auto squelch feature.
"I’d say as far as toxic behaviors go, emotes are among the least harmful.” - This is saying that they don’t think emoting is toxic, fundamentally disagreeing with your assessment of why people emote. They don’t think emoting is toxic behavior.
There, is that clear enough for you. Also calling what you’re doing on this thread whining isn’t a personal insult, it’s just describing what it is.
It doesn’t remove it. People can still emote all they want. The only people who would be squelching automatically are already squelching anyway. They are already not “communicating”. Automating what they are already doing changes nothing.
Actually, no. They are saying that emoting is part of a set of toxic behaviors. And in his opinion, it is among the least harmful. Thus acknowledging that emotes are both toxic and harmful, at least to some degree.
Yes, it is. Please stop it.
This is actually sad at this point. Look at what you’re writing, then look at what you’re replying to. None of what you’re saying makes sense.
“Actually what you said this means, actually means the exact opposite thing, and you’re wrong because…” I mean it’s getting ridiculous. The QnA today clearly showed that Team 5 doesn’t think auto-squelch is necessary so… that’s that.
Also, calling your whining whining is not a personal insult. And that reasoning is probably why you think emotes are so bad in the first place, because you think everything is a personal attack on you. It isn’t, you’re just sensitive.
So have fun with no auto-squelch I guess.
No, they are saying it is toxic, but as far as toxic behaviors go, it is not far up in the scale.
I guess it is ok to be toxic, as long as you’re on the lower bracket of toxicity. That is a weird statement.
It might make sense if they were considering adding squelch and not autosquelch but whatever, I’ve given up hope of seeing this feature in HS.
Gwent has it and I read here in the forums somewhere that Magic has it as well.
I like to say hi and good game every match. I think you pre-emptively blocking me without even saying hi back is rude. Wait, do we say rude anymore? Or do we call it “toxic” as if to imply that being rude can literally kill someone? If you want to squelch me, fine, but you should have to right then left click before you do, so you can have time to think about your unsportsmanlike behavior.
How do you know I’m blocking you? Maybe I’m just ignoring you? The reason why you’re not getting a response to your emote is completely irrelevant since you have no idea what that reason is.
No. I’m saying what you claim his statement means is a misinterpretation.
It is. And you should stop it.
Precisely. Reminds me of Donald Trump claiming to be “the least racist person he knows.” That’s a weird (and sad) statement, too.
Because your name is “autosquelch” and we see that.
I’d rather you answer his question though. How is preemptively blocking anyone and everyone not rude?
So the game allows us to be toxic, by emoting, and rude, by squelching. I guess that somehow feels balanced for you and Blizzard.
Auto squelch is bad because it would be auto rudeness, way up on the scale. It would be like auto emoting, which is also frowned upon.
Keep trying, maybe the devs will see you and you might turn green again!
It’s exactly the same as manually squelching or simply ignoring your emotes. If you perceive those as rude, well then, it’s rude. It’s all in how you perceive it. When you see someone not responding to your emotes, you perceive it as rude. You don’t know why they’re non-responsive. You only see that they are ignoring you. I am not a social person with strangers. So I’m not going to be responsive. I’m not responsive in this game, just as I’m not responsive to strangers on a plane or subway or bus. I’m just quietly looking at my newspaper or phone and going about my business. The reason I am non-responsive is irrelevant because that reason is completely unknown to you.
Let’s not go down this path, ok? There’s no need to make things personal on either side of the argument.
Should have said squelching. And anyway, ignoring me when I say hello in our competitive match is just as rude. Whatever reason you have for not greeting your opponent in a duel is unacceptable. Now, if I act like a jerk, by all means, squelch me. I don’t even BM but, maybe I have a bad day. So squelch should exist, but auto squelching is just your way of being toxic.
I respect that you feel that way, and of course I can’t tell you how to feel about it. You feel how you feel. And I do acknowledge that some people might feel slighted when their emote does not get reciprocation. But surely you aren’t suggesting that I be required to emote back to you, right?
Really? Nothing at all could justify my choosing not to emote hello? Yikes.
So I should be forced to endure your emotes until you deem them jerkish enough such that I’m then allowed to squelch? I don’t ever want to endure such jerky behavior, so I almost always premptively squelch my opponent. That way there’s no chance of seeing your obnoxious emotes. I acknowledge that I’m missing out on a possible early game or end of game pleasantry.
Again, your issue is not with auto squelch. You issue is with me ignoring your emotes. You have no idea if you are squelched. All you know is that your opponent is non-responsive. It’s the non-responsiveness that irks you. I get that. And I acknowledge that my non-responsiveness bothers some people. But that has nothing to do with squelching (or auto squelching). If you aren’t squelched and I am just ignoring you, it has the exact same effect.