The conversation eventually ended with people agreeing that text chat shouldn’t be a thing if it has no value. Some went on to say that voice chat should not be a thing either but I find value in it by shot calling. Either way, text chat is seeming to be a big topic of discussion on how it should be moderated but I argue that the best solution is just to remove it entirely. Only have group chat available so that people have the choice of who they want to interact with. It pains me to say since I love the community but this seems like the best option at this point.
Believe it or not there ARE nice wholesome comments and interactions in chats. I make sure not to forget the ones that were directed at me since negative ones naturally stick more. I’ve found friends to play with that way and funny banter can be experienced. I just wish people learned to just not care if they read something mean or hurtful not just for the greater good but for their own sanity.
I agree, I found so many friends through LFG and lots of games just through text chat. However, OW2 removed LFG, increased their moderation of text chat to the point that it is disabled by default, and for me at least has scared me enough to never use text chat again. Seems like they don’t want people using it.
I recently discovered from a friend that chat ban applies to groups too which I find inexcusable. Now I have to proxy what they say or they have to tab through several DMs in game.
Sure. Because people that don’t say anything in chat at all don’t get false banned because they just had an off game or because other people didn’t like the fact that played a certain hero for the whole game…
If text chat gets disabled, people will find other reasons to report you…
Not to discount your friend but I was silenced in game and I never type when playing alone and none of my friends who were grouped with me were banned / silenced. Also, I’m not sure if the ban you are referring to was due to text chat abuse.
Remove a feature that allows you to communicate with your team because a few bad apples? There is a reason you can completely opt out of all forms of communication in this game. If you have a problem with text chat just disable it lol!
I meant because THEY had a chat ban isolated from us, when they joined our group thats when they said they couldn’t talk in that group. I understand match and team chat, but group is a bit counter intuitive. I didn’t ask to elaborate on it. They may have earned it but I chose for them to be in a group with me
Nah if they’re gonna say racist, homophobic, or misogynist crap in chat then I will instantly report and not regret it. The only good thing about stricter chat is that these people are finally getting hit with penalties on console when they weren’t before. Like most smurfs these days are being made because people couldn’t keep their mouths shut in the chat.
Take a few seconds to think about what you’re exactly communicating to strangers on the internet whether through voice or text chat.
Disruption / Harassment: Engage in any conduct intended to disrupt or diminish the game experience for other players, or disrupt operation of Blizzard’s Platform in any way, including:
Disrupting or assisting in the disruption of any computer used to support the Platform or any Game environment. ANY ATTEMPT BY YOU TO DISRUPT THE PLATFORM OR UNDERMINE THE LEGITIMATE OPERATION OF ANY GAME MAY BE A VIOLATION OF CRIMINAL AND CIVIL LAWS.
Harassment, “griefing,” abusive behavior or chat, conduct intended to unreasonably undermine or disrupt the Game experiences of others, deliberate inactivity or disconnecting, and/or any other activity which violates Blizzard’s Codes of Conduct or In-Game Policies.
Removing any chat really isn’t the answer to the recent Defense Matrix changes. This is more of a community issue rather than the protective measures implemented by the developers. I’m not defending Blizzard for their scummy actions in the past but I feel this one along with the QP penalties are more on us as a whole.
Text chat should at the very least be disabled until end of match. The number of teammates that spend their time typing stuff in spawn is waaaay too high.
I actually like the new Defense Matrix and QP penalties but the Defense Matrix is a little over tuned in my opinion and text chat being disabled by default tells me that they don’t want people to experience it without opting into it. Why not just remove all text chat and only have group chat so that instead of opting into hearing from everyone in a lobby, you can only hear from the people you are grouped with?