How do you? I’m a mercy main and a lot of time us supports get the most toxicity. (Not saying the other roles don’t!)
Not responding hatefully please! In my opinion that doesn’t make a difference <3
Thanks
-NoSir
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Block and report. It’s all you can can unless you want to permahide all your communication options.
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Problem is, Blizzard added fuel to the fire by adding match chat on console.
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Yea sometimes it’s great but other times…
Just say mald to them and then if they get angrier saying worse stuff a report is always funny.
Ignore, mute and report.
Unfortunately, people will always be toxic on the internet, so it’s best to not let them affect you.
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Block/mute/report/disable chat.
I cannot post it here without fear of suspension. But it involves the sweet fat of the Hog.
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well i have voice chat and all text off atm. sometimes i feel like turning it on and im like… whats the point? i dont play comp so i guess i dont have a problem. if i did play comp and was serious i might
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A couple thoughts for you NoSir.
Turn off your chat. Instantly, no more toxic people.
AND/OR change your view of it.
A stranger spewing toxic things from the anonymity and safety of their keyboard doesn’t really amount to much does it? It has no value. If I said a bunch of hateful things right now, what would it really matter? It’s more a reflection on them than you.
A Buddhist monk taught me a lesson that might help you here. It did me anyhow. “Just because someone wants to give you the gift of their suffering, doesn’t mean you have to accept it.”
The people spouting off toxicity at you are suffering, and they try to offload it onto you/others in a effort to alleviate their suffering from themselves. Once you see it that way, it’s more about their difficulties than anything you did. They can try to give you that gift all they like, but you don’t have to accept it.
But if they are too overboard with it, and it just gets under your skin, just report them and move on.
Good luck out there NoSir.
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That’s great info and I respect that. That’s how I try to think but sometimes it’s hard. I don’t get mad very easily but with toxic people it’s hard for me …
tell them my dad works at nintendo and theyre going to be real sorry
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I think it’s tough for all of us, as no one likes having someone spout off nonsense, right? =) The trick is like so many other things in life, just practice. It doesn’t come overnight. After a while that instantaneous response of feeling hurt or upset at what someone says goes away, and is replaced with awareness of what’s really happening, and even feeling compassion for the other person. Like looking at a child who’s hurt and taking it out on others, or watching someone stuck in traffic freaking out, you see it for what it really is.
The other benefit is that you start to recognize when you yourself are trying to offload your pain onto people you care about (or complete strangers), when you’re tired, or sick, or unhappy, etc. You suddenly see it for what it is, and stop yourself.
And last thought. We tend to remember bad things longer than good. Think how many cool experiences you’ve had, and the few bad ones that happen your way are easy to deal with.
Yattayattayatta…
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Yeah except for the part when they are still being toxic behind your back and everyone else can see it. Great plan you have there. That must make him feel so much better!
Only removing chat with the enemy team can actually fix the issue. We don’t need to chat with them in the first place. Don’t give me any of that “But friendly chat happens!” garbage since the abusive text happens way more often. Console players had it easy until Blizzard forced them to read all the garbage text PC players still have to endure.
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Mute/report
Other than that, just be thankful you’re not the guy yelling at his own computer screen thinking it’ll do anything for him.
Most of the time it honestly makes me laugh to hear people be super toxic, they just sound so desperate to get a reaction. 
Be happy you don’t put the entirety of your confidence into the hands of a poorly balanced game.
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I never join voice chat or match chat. Only team chat and group chat. If someone is still being lame I just block and report. Also squelch and report.
I don’t. They deal with me if they get on my nerves. And then I get reported…
alternatively, just mute.
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Depends on what they’ve said, but sometimes I’ll go back and forth with them for a laugh lmao. Usually toss a report in there, too.
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Block them and keep it moving.
If it’s really bad Block and report.
If it’s really really bad, block, report, avoid, get revenge by playing a support that can carry.
Honestly, I just ignore them. They’re word’s on the internet, and someone calling you a bad name online literally doesn’t matter.
It’s not going to affect how people see you IRL. They can’t hurt you, and honestly, you probably didn’t do anything wrong. They’re just being jerks, but in the most benign way possibly: typing useless words because they got mad at a game.