[UPDATED 10/12] Improved Profanity Filter and Updated Penalties for Code of Conduct Violations

General Discussion
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True, I was want a clear statement from them that no one is going to far exceed over 100 reports before being punished.

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That’s cool. Good to have options like this.

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I guess they don’t want people to fall foul of an auto-ban system if they make an unfortunate typo or something? That’s the only reason I can think of to not immediately smack people who use slurs.

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" I want to stick my long-necked Giraffe up your fluffy white bunny."

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Too late I’m always playing with hide chat .

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Good thing most slurs don’t sound like other words or are able to be typed accidentally.

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Can you think of any other reason why they don’t immediately slam people who use slurs?

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Look at your keyboard right now and tell me which slur can be accidentally typed out.

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If they typo into a word like that, they probably deserve it for horrible typing skills.

The only one I could think of is if someone wanted to talk about Spock, on Overwatch. I guess.

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If you miss the ‘r’ in “frag”, I guess. But you’re not answering my question. You’re not only here to pick a fight, are you?

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Did you even read it?

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if someone is toxic, you can easily tell - filter or not.

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TOO advanced even with current neural networks

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No one is being automatically hit with a ban for an accidental use of a slur. If you typed it you intended to type it. Letter arrangement on the keyboards makes sure of that.

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I never said they were.

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I do not think it is a good idea to work on such filters in general. This may give some parents the idea that they can let their children play unsupervised.

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I think that’s more on the parents than the system. Not the game’s fault if the kid has a mouth like a sailor. With this system blizz has washed their hands of all responsibility, rightfully so.

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Yes. I read all about profanity filters, and then asked a question. If they are adding more punishments for this, how about punishments for quitters.

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profanity filter nice.

i guess that will help some peeps

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Yes of course this is up to the parents, but it should be pointed out that even with a profanity filter the environment in Overwatch is not necessarily family-friendly.
The filter does not really change that fact.

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