Is the player social contract still a must to play the game?

[Vrakthris]

@Bashonk-malganis

I have done all this stuff for many years. It’s the core of my character as a player in this game. Unfortunately now I have to sign some social contract saying that I will do what I have always done in order to even the play the game now. I refuse.

Not really. You are agreeing to the Terms of Use/Code of Conduct, as you always have (since you first started playing in 2005). The rest of it, or really, the first part of the social contract is just encouraging people to be good to each other. If you already do that anyway, then it really isn’t directed towards you.

@Bashonk-malganis

To me this social contract is blizzard wagging their finger at me saying that I must promise to be on my best behavior as if my behavior is in question. It’s even more of an insult to me that a company that in recent light has not been on their best behavior who then is giving me some thing I have to sign as if they have some sort of higher moral ground.

I hope you can understand that a company consists of a lot of different people. That, after such events, perhaps there have been a great many changes that may have happened and that those of us who are here, as well as those who may have joined more recently, may have a bit better standing then you seem to be painting everyone with… Just a thought.

@Bashonk-malganis

I planned on checking every once and a while to see if this agreement was still in the game

I can’t speak for the first part of the social contract, though I doubt it is going anywhere anytime soon. Not sure how it is a bad thing to remind folks that we are better as a community when we are good to one another. The second part has been part of what every single player has agreed to in one form or another since 2004, and that isn’t going away.

@Bashonk-malganis

I would like to play the game, but not on the terms that I am framed as some toxic player who has to sign an agreement in order to behave.

You aren’t framed as a toxic person, you really should only take it personally if you were. Otherwise, the first section really isn’t about you, but the Code of Conduct will always require you to agree to it. We change wording now and then and it always needs updated for you to continue playing.

If you would like to play the game, play the game. If a general statement reminding people to be good to one another, along with the same renewed agreement of the Code of Conduct is a deal breaker, I’m not sure what to tell you. I wish you well in wherever your gaming takes you.