You have to make declining gifts possible

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Hey. Here’s an issue:

I have several friends who keep buying me lootboxes without asking. Later on, without my consent. People, who are spending THEIR money on ME. It feels seriously bad accepting gifts like that, making me feel like I owe them. And all because there isn’t a possibility to decline gifts in Overwatch. Once someone buys you lootboxes, you can’t return them.

Sure, for most people it’s nice to get gifts. But I would like to be able to decline them. And I’m not the only one, I know plenty of people who don’t want to accept 75 lootboxes bought for them as a gift that nobody asked for.

Please, do something about this.

//EDIT:
Since everyone seems to take this so lightly, let me clarify one fact: The said gift-shopping is financially hurting the said friend. It’s not just some minor issue.

If you have the right to decline gifts in every other situation, in real life, why not in Overwatch?

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let the gifts overhelm you

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I have a friend who collects batman stuff. He loves batman

I recently gave him a $150 dollar batman comic. Asked for nothing in return. I just wanted to do something nice for him.

Accept gifts. It shows your friends care and value you

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As long as all declined gifts come to me. I’m all for it.

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Can your friend add me? I mean, if you don’t want $75 worth of loot boxes…

But on a serious note, I can understand why accepting a gift with no option to decline would be awkward. Try not to see it as an obligation. You don’t owe them something, a gift is given non-conditionally. And if your friends try to put conditions on gifts, they’re not good friends at all.

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But at the point where the said friend is suffering financially from it and doesn’t understand to stop, it’s not okay. And saying no doesn’t work either. So I’d much like to be able to ACTUALLY say no :confused:

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Your friend may have romantic feelings for you, you may need to sit them down and have a frank conversation.

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It is called gifts for a reason and they are payed in the moment when they are sent.

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Can i be your friends with your friends?

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Instead of asking Blizzard for a “fix” you might try talking to that friend instead.

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I don’t think it’s unreasonable to want to be able to decline gifts, actually. I don’t think it’s a big deal, but this seems like a worthwhile feature. Other gaming platforms allow someone to decline a gift and either keep it for themselves or get their money back.

I woukd be frustrated if someone bought me a bunch of lootboxes, because I have nearly item in the game anyway and don’t need them. The gesture would of course be appreciated, and I would explain to them that is unnecessary, but I would have no way to return the favor or be able to really appreciate the gift to its fullest.

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That’s not how gifts work.

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Everyone seems to be missing the point here. Why would I want gifts from a friend who’s financially hurting herself? Not everyone has such a peachy relationship to their friends that you can just stop it by saying a few words. And why should I sit back and just accept it when it’s not okay?

The comment section screams ignorant, while I just wished for a constructive conversation. Overall, who would get hurt by a feature like this? You can still accept the gifts your friend thoughtlessly sens you by destroying their own life. OR you can, from your part, stop them from doing so.

Platforms like Steam have that choice, and for a reason. It’s not always okay to send gifts.

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Um… maybe instead of ranting about how terrible receiving gifts are on the forums, you could, I dunno, talk to your friend? Sit down and have an actual conversation. They’ll stop once you actually talk to them. If they have a mental problem or something that keeps them buying the loot boxes, recommend they seek help. There’s no excuse for not talking to your friend.

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Sorry, pal. I’ve talked, my other friends have talked about it too. Asked her to stop. If she doesn’t stop? Yeah, what then?! I have every right to blame the system after that.

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No you don’t. Sounds like you’ve very quickly brushed this problem aside and turned to blaming a system that is fine. This isn’t the game’s or the forum’s problem, it’s your problem. Amazing how there are things in life you have to step up and deal with yourself, huh?

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It’s easy for you to sit down some fine afternoon and blame people trying to solve an issue. You, dear friend, make it sound awfully unreasonable to request a NORMAL feature to the system.

Why wouldn’t it be alright to fix a system people are able to abuse? And the reason why I’m stuck on a forum is because there’s no other way to contact the devs about it.

Please, open up your eyes a bit and instead of spending your life being toxic on some game’s forum, do something more productive with your life?

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Oh look, you’ve taken to insulting me, and are still completely dodging responsibility. I’m starting to think this is a troll post. Ok, I’m muting this thread knowing you’re never going to change or try to handle your problems like an adult. Bye, I hope your friend finds better friends :wave:

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Let me just post-sprinkle my two rusty cents into this one.
Sometimes, people can be stubborn and irresponsible in managing their life and money. Not everyone is a stable, safe adult out there, but that does not make them a bad friend. In this case, the friend that is sending us the lootboxes is openly living in a tough situation and brushes the irresponsible, if sweet, act of kindness off as nothing, even if it isn’t. At this point, I’ve tried talking to her multiple times but to no avail—and that comes from me, a person she usually talks a lot with. That is why such a feature is simply needed as quality-of-life and there is no use in debating over it. People should always have the choice, from both sides.

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