PLEASE give us a way to turn off all multiplayer CHAT

TL;DR - Please Add:

  1. settings checkbox - turn off opponent-chat in matchmade games
  2. settings checkbox - turn off allied chat in matchmade games
  3. settings checkbox - do not auto-join General chat on login
  4. additional “mute” speaker icon for each opponent (currently only on allies)
  5. startup chatlog message warning who has chat disabled (so people don’t think others are rude when they are self-muted)
  6. (optional) let me pick from a list of polite opener/closer lines to autosend to perpetuate the gg culture (gg/ggwp/gl/etc)

Why?

With the introduction of free-to-play, SC2 chats are becoming a toxic sesspool of racism and insults and childlike behavior. I’m a 49 year old WC2/SC/WoW/LoL/SC2 player… I love SC2, I purchased every expansion, I’ve purchased skins. I don’t need to see this toxic stuff, ever. It is making me want to go play different games that don’t have this, and if I don’t play SC2, I can’t spend money on it. It’s making me want to post on the forums instead of playing. It’s going to ruin what’s left of the dream to monetize SC2.

In >50% of games, my opponent says something rude or obnoxious or distracting, so I block them. In team games, I often block my teammate for the same reason. Maybe they are being rude to the enemy, or maybe they are being rude to me. However, I don’t need them on my blocklist forever filling it up, I just need them muted for the game.

Personally, I would prefer to just turn off opponent chat forever… and General chat too. It’s needless toxic junk. If it was me, I would remove General chat entirely, encouraging people to use the clan/group chat instead. However, at least stop auto-re-joining me into General every time I launch the game, so I have to leave it every time. It makes me feel like you hate your players.

Please take a page out of the long-term wisdom of League of Legends, and give me a way to enjoy the game without having to put up with the obnoxious childlike rude chat. Please let me turn it off.

It’s tiny UI changes. Please.

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F11 - click on the corresponding speaker icon to mute the respective player while in-game

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