I mean… if you’re playing a healer and acting like a DPS. You know that a healer isn’t built for it. Otherwise they’d be in a DPS slot. So by refusing to heal, you ARE making plays with the general intention of losing. If you wanted to DPS, you’d be queuing for DPS.
I’m down with that. Here’s my advice on reporting throwers. First, some ground rules. Playing badly is not gameplay sabotage, but playing badly with the intent of sabotaging the match is.
So how do we tell the difference? (besides the obvious cases where the thrower taunts us in chat).
To my mind, it’s fairly simple. 99% of Actual throwers WANT you to know that they are throwing. They are not subtle about it; they are trying to make a point. They WANT you to NOTICE that they are throwing and revel in the feeling of helplessness that they are creating in you and your team. They are actively taunting you with their actions.
I think that a full-on 100% Battle Mercy qualifies. That person is making a clear statement of ‘eff you guys’ to their team, and I don’t in any way think that some kind of legaleezing of Blizzard policy should make them feel protected from being reported.
The flip side is this, though. Seriously, guys, don’t report for just dumb gameplay. Rule of thumb, if it isn’t obvious and flagrant, it is REALLY UNLIKELY that it is intentional. Don’t report unless you are certain the person actively wants to be reported.
That seems fair. The argument just seems to have shifted into the semantics of one giving the Mercy the benefit of the doubt just because they never openly said they were throwing. Then somehow having a mic vs not having a mic and being in chat came into play.