Yeah, no, I’ve literally said the opposite in all my posts regarding the very flawed report system. I’ve always said that chat infractions were often unfair, as someone wishing death or cancer on a player, is punished (if reported) the same as someone who called another player “bad.”
I know, from friends who were silenced, that you can be punished even for asking a player to swap lanes, as that falls under “Telling someone how to play.” I’ve always advocated for clear rules regarding chat abuse and feedback for players, as people can’t modify their behavior if they don’t even know what they said that was abusive.
That’s enough, I don’t have to justify my position with you, just read my post history on this subject. I suspect, even if you take the time to read it, you will still insist that I “defend” this system, as your reply to me was emotional, rude and favors personal attacks over facts.
Yet it is not. I saw my friend’s email, they were suspended for “Disruptive Gameplay”, for dying too much in ARAM. I would show you the email, but as you’re aware, that would breach the forum TOS and I would be flagged and suspended.
What I’ve always said, is that that players of Hots, shouldn’t be tasked as the primary means of policing Blizzard’s community by issuing reports. Blizzard should have a more active hand in determining if players are AFK/INT for example, by using AI to flag accounts for human review.
As Hots is a dead title, I don’t expect any changes or improvements to the report system that’s in place. Unless something major changes, Hots will remain in stasis, play it while you can, and keep your expectations in check for an old game that is no longer actively supported.