One of my methods is to keep replying to what they say, and find a loophole in their argument and embarrass them in match chat.
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I don’t reply to them. I just report them.
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I go read a book or watch Forensic Files. I now know a million things to avoid when I have to actually kill people.
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Generally, one way to deal with your own internal toxicity.
- Insta-lock the hero you want.
- Wait before 10sec until doors open.
- Then if you team still doesn’t have what it needs, then fill.
Removes a lot of toxicity by making it so your team gets what it needs, but you’re not always filling.
I have tried a lot of methods over time, the best one is genuinely just to leave voice. It is a very common suggestion, but I suppose it is that way for a reason. If you actually follow through and do it, you will ne surprised by just how effective it is compared to other methods.
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Suck it up. I’ve grown up with a few toxic game fandoms so it doesn’t bother me,
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Don’t say anything. Report. Avoid. Go play Minecraft
If it’s just a little, I ignore it.
If it’s a lot? I throw the heck out of that game, like you don’t even know, and then I relish in them sharing my loss. If they type anything I type “lol” or “?” and watch as they see even redder than before.
Wouldn’t it be better to just mute them?
Ignore it if it gets to you.
I actually quite like toxic players though… I get to troll them back. I like doing accents, ridiculous voices or saying stupid things whenever my team is toxic.
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That’s the spirit. Call me a boomer but the gaming community is so sensitive nowadays. I remember when you’d join a game and everyone was screaming at each other, cursing, and using every single racial slur in the book because everyone had a mic. Nowadays you get banned for the slightest thing.
I don’t blame people for muting or avoiding though, But imo opinion it makes you weak to toxicity in the long run
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No, there are a few reasons for that. Number one, they do not realize you cannot hear them, so they will drone on and on ruining your chances of winning regardless. Secondly, mob mentality is very easy to evoke, unless that is the only clown with a mic, someone else is likely to join in on the new scapegoat. Three, they never get the inkling that their actions have consequences, so they continue doing it.
If everyone left voice, toxicity would decrease by the largest amount relative to any other method. Including reports which don’t do diddly. That is just my opinion, I mean, feel free to just mute them, but unless everyone does, they are hijacking comms regardless.
No one is going to have useful shotcalling while someone is harassing another player, if that were the case, he other players would immediately isolate and shut down that player thereby not really requiring a mute as the problem either solves itself or people mutually agree to mute a persistent aggressor. That has only happened like 3 times out of my 1500 hours. Most people are pretty beta.
Most of the time I just laugh at them. If it’s in text, just hit them with that “k” and do the opposite of what they say if it’s a rude “suggestion”
Ie: “Lucio is the worst pick blah blah blah” “k” picks Sombra (arcade)
I don’t join chats and/or allow people to message me. but this is a personal preference on console and I don’t necessarily think it applies to PC.
I don’t have to deal with it because I only play properly for a win and flex so I know that there’s absolutely nothing wrong with my gameplay since I’m using all the tools available to try and win the game so there’s absolutely no reason to be sensitive or feel bad about myself 
If they’re explicitly toxic (cussing, namecalling, anything that’s not just “you’re bad can you switch”) then I just report them and tell them that they should stop being uncomfortable
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I just don’t join chat, simple.
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Personally, the way that I deal with it is to mute and report whoever is being toxic. Usually try to diffuse things on chat first like saying something like “We’re trying our best but are having trouble because of x” Some people chill and either stop raging or even apologize for being heated
In the end it is a game and people are just trying to have fun. We have to remember that (for the most part) everyone is trying to win and things aren’t always going to go our way.
I’ve also grown up in a lot of game fandom’s and that’s no excuse for allowing people to be toxic and telling people to suck it up. People also could learn it’s not OK to be toxic to others because they are real people on the other side of that screen. Toxicity in fandoms of the past does not mean we have to deal with it today.
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Ignore them and hold your tongue. I find that people tend to throw and tilt if you engage them. If you don’t give them any acknowledgement they tend to go quiet again.
I always hate hearing my team bickering because I know ive earned another solo-quene sr loss because basic teamwork is gone
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Ignore, mute, report
Why let someone get to you in a game?
Many people don’t know how to be critical and kind at the same time. Instead of trolling them you might try parsing their feedback for valuable information about your gameplay. “Eat the fish but spit out the bones.”
Sometimes people carry over stress from previous games when someone was unkind or critical of their performance. They might be right in the cusp of growth, which can be uncomfortable for them.
Or they might be confused when the team’s performance doesn’t match their expectations. They believe they are pulling their weight but lack information about where to best apply their efforts. “I did a lot of damage, but maybe it wasn’t the damage that mattered.”