So, if you see a banter in a competitive game, or a guy (removed) in a competitive game, it’s a bannable offence and you have the right to be offended by it and use the in-game reporting system?
Also i didn’t got banned for banter, i am just gauging the mental state of the community which is based upon an online-competition PvP.
I don’t work for Blizzard, I don’t determine what a bannable offense is. They decide. Either accept their rules or don’t play. It doesn’t matter past that.
yep, i learned it the hard way. It’s truly automated, and people are really sensitive. I made fun of a guy who was bronze and playing with plat friend in competitive off-season. I asked why are you playing at such high rank, you would obviously be a burden. His friends says, “To give him exposure”. After the game ended, and his team was clearly struggling, i said in chat “got exposure? XD”. And the bronze guy messaged me “you are very toxic, i am reporting you”.
THAT’S IT. “XD” is abusive chat now. GG WP. This community is literally getting such idiotic. i swear to god, my brain is exploding with both laughter and anger.
I am reporting anyone who types gg ez in chat if my team loses. I feel offended when someone is making fun of my lost game. YES SIR. That’s the way to use the “Automation” Tools
you picking sentences to suit your arguments there
When did i say, i was banned for banter?
And next, making fun of a guy by saying “Got exposure? XD” it’s not banter. when did i say, it was banter? i was replying to the other guy with that incident.
Please don’t change the course of conversation to suit your need or “Blame” it on me.
I want to understand, if the community of Overwatch players plays competitive games and sees a banter, should it be reported as abusive chat?.
People obviously don’t share what you think is “banter” if they’re reporting you for abusive chat. I wouldn’t be surprised if people reported for abusive chat when you make post things like
i am not justifying my silence as “it was just a banter”. The deed is in past, i don’t care what happened there. I am talking about present, and if banter should be viewed as Abusive chat.
Cherry picking sentences to suit your argument, and then equating, making fun of a person as abusive chat. What kind of stupidity is that? And yet, still not sticking to the question, should Banter in competitive matches be viewed as Abusive chat.
I really want to understand your methodology here now, if anyone is Mean/Trolling (as you constantly try to picture me doing), you SHOULD report them for abusive chat? Being mean or trolling for you equates to Abusive chat then why shouldn’t people report game play sabotage for one trick mercy mains or for that any other one trick players.
I think you are absolutely right, different culture will perceive communications differently. I read it somewhere, a simple hello gesture in one culture can be considered as offensive in another culture. I think it’s safe to assume, there is a thin line between what is abusive/offensive and is dependent on a lot of factors. It is indeed a complex decision should you choose to report people. I will take this into consideration next time i am about to report someone.
sarcasm can be hard to interpret; it’s a complex way to communicate, Hillis said. First, the person has to understand the literal meaning of what someone says, and then the listener has to detect the components of sarcasm: a wider range of pitch, greater emphatic stress, briefer pauses, lengthened syllables and intensified loudness relative to sincere speech, the researchers wrote in the study.
“There’re a number of cues people use, and it’s both facial cues and tone of voice,” Hillis said.
You can’t listen to text. A forum post doesn’t have a tone, it’s just plain text.
And that is exactly what you should look out for. Because the way it looks, you’re insulting other people. While apperently you’re trying to be sarcastic.
Maybe when people say, “I’m reporting you”, it’s banter! Reporting is a sore spot for many, so people joke about it. Bottom line, you have no idea when you are reported and what for.
Also, if you are reported enough to get banned, then you are doing something. I play ALOT, and I joke and banter, but I’ve never been banned.
You asked, so I’m going to give you some advice that applies to OW and beyond:
When you communicate with anyone in any medium, don’t rely on facial expressions, smiley faces, emojis, or anything else to alter the literal meaning of a statement. It’s passive-aggressive.
Take everything literally, and assume that everyone takes you literally.
Hard mode advice: stop being sarcastic, stop “reading into” things people say, stop giving hints, and just be straightforward.
Again, like what I and others have repeatedly said, what you think is “banter” is not banter to everyone.
If you are being reported, then what you have said is considered abusive chat to whoever sees/hears your messages. If you are being silenced/suspended by Blizzard, then what you have said is considered abusive chat by Blizzard. Not “banter.”
That is literally Blizzard’s definition for abusive chat.
Harassing or Defamatory
This category includes both clear and masked language and/or links to websites containing such language or images which:
Insultingly refer to other characters, players, Blizzard employees, or groups of people
Result in ongoing harassment to other characters, players, Blizzard employees, or groups of people
Yes, that is covered under “Abusive chat” by being “harassing” or “disruptive communication.”
Because Blizzard has explicitly said one-trick is not a reportable offense, and the ingame report clearly says refusing to switch is not a reportable offense.