I rejoined this game with the word of Overwatch 1 re-releasing. Frankly, Overwatch 2 was a step down in every single area. However, the Overwatch community as a whole has changed to overly sensitive, report heavy little babies, and the automated ban system is not at all suited to a version of the game where communication and teamwork is key.
I have only spoken 3 times in chat in game (You can check the logs, if any dev or admin reads this) post.
I said “no” to playing as 12 Roadhogs
I asked my team to group up for a push, and for somebody to take Zarya to compliment the Winston we had.
I asked an enemy team to switch off 3 Widows so that the lobby could be more fun (It was a fun lobby 45 seconds prior, before they switched, leading to 4 people, including myself, leaving the lobby).
I’m now sitting a 13 day silence for “abusive chat”.
You need to communicate in this version of the game. Coordinate attacks with your fellow tank, for example. Coordinate a ress, ask for a team to help with taking/clearing high-ground. Asking for swaps to counter a specific hero or comp (Pirate Ship, for example).
You can’t have a game where asking for these things, asking for team work in a team based ability shooter, is reportable and bannable. Sorry, but it just can’t happen. It needs to be changed, there needs to be far higher thresholds for reports, for bans, and there needs to absolutely be a human team to check reports of bans, and to take action against people falsely reporting. It’s taken 3 days of playing the game for the first time in 2 years for a silence to be on the account of somebody who simply didn’t want to meme comp, and/or asked for teamwork.
turn chat off by default, don’t use funny voice lines while crushing enemies (someone might get offended) and you should be fine. it’s better to change game modes so you don’t play with the same people.
But, you see this is a problem… The entire basis of the game is teamwork and communicating. “Don’t ask people” makes them the problem, not you. So why are the correct people being punished? It’s ridiculously dumb.
Sometimes it isn’t what we’re saying but how we’re saying it that is the issue.
That being said: there really does need to be a more ‘human’ element to the report system. It should be just as easy to appeal as it is to fall foul of the system, and currently it isn’t.
From what I have heard, appealing is like trying to supplicate a brick wall. With people being given copy/paste answers that do not give any information as to why actions have been taken against their account. I can understand this in the event of cheating, but not with chat violations.
Sorry but, what the hell are you saying. It’s text.
If a lobby says “go 12 Roadhogs” and you say “no”, there is only one meaning of that no. You shouldn’t be reported for that. Stop justifying it, it’s pathetic.
The playerbase is the issue here. You’ve whittled down a quality, vibrant, fun and, frankly, funny playerbase and only the perpetually triggered and offended remain. This game will be dead forever because of it.
You really just read the first line of my post and went off on one… Didn’t you?
Did you talk to the people on your teams like this?
EDIT: Despite that reaction, I stand by what I said: It really does need to be easier to contact CS and contest actions against accounts. And there needs to be more accountability for actions taken by CS (i.e. ‘no more copypasta replies.’)
Well, the first line was pathetic. Why would I give the rest of it any time?
I gave this one the full whack, and it’s instantly assuming that I lied in my initial post. I’m annoyed, what do you expect to happen?
I expected you to read the full thing before flying off the handle.
And, if you noticed, I never said ‘you’… I said ‘we’. It was a generalisation (not an accusation) outlining that sometimes we (as a playerbase) need to be careful of our phrasing because it can be misunderstood by others in reading.
Just as you misunderstand me now. You thought I was attacking you, and I wasn’t. Doesn’t that make it easier to understand how someone on your team may have misread your words as well?
I’m really not saying ‘it’s definitely something you said.’ I don’t have your chatlogs, I cannot prove either way. Only CS can do that.
EDIT: oh, would you look at that… they did. And you were lying to us.
I know it isn’t a nice process, but have you tried opening a ticket to contest the silence?
Well see there it is again, the exceptionally massive overly sensitive reaction. Nobody “flew off the handle” did they? I pointed out that your comment was BS and childish, which it was. That’s not aggression, it’s not bad. You’re the kind of person who would be triggered enough to report people ing ame for these things.
You’re part of the problem. You’re why tis game will never recover.
Fact is, they’re trying to bring back Overwatch 1 players but people like you, and the rest of this overly sensitive playerbase wont ever allow it to actually happen. As soon as people come back, ask somebody to “group up” and be told “Shut up it’s quick play” or “Go to comp” then wake up to a silence on their account, they’ll quit and play something better, with a community and developmental team that actually gives a crap about their product and protects their community.
You’re part of the problem. You’re the perpetually triggered… And you don’t even realise it.
Everything is automated in this game.
Do not use the text or voice chat system. Not even to say hello.
You will eventually get reported enough times and suspended, it doesn’t matter what you write or say at all.
It’s probably the way you asked it. I have asked my team many times for a swap but I don’t ask it in a rude condescending way so I don’t get a ban or reported like you. Haven’t got a single warning from OW2 release.
Yeah true you need to communicate but if you lack effective communication skills it’s better not to chat because you will just anger your team that makes them throw increasing the odds of losing.
More than likely only one of those got you a report and you had plenty from before classic. Built up for being toxic other places. Be less toxic less often is all I can say.