Nope. It’s shaping the community you want it to be.
In 2004, we were far less into the “rot” that is the anonymous troll internet. People were still better at communicating because they still saw other humans on the receiving end.
In 2019, too many people are narcissists who see online interaction as simply a way to bolster their own flagging self-esteem.
Ever just consider saying “No, but you have fun with those daddy issues.” Then adding them to ignore before they can respond?
Promise you it’s empowering.
If you’re talking about my personal filter level, I can guarantee a lot more people would find what someone is saying offensive, by the time I chose to RCR.
You do realize that self esteem is built through confronting and conquering adversity and the feeling of pride it gives you.
Not hiding from it.
If you break the moment someone types KYS… you have no self esteem.
But why should you people get to decide what others see in chat?
No, because that’s just not how I am.
I don’t get offended by a lot of things. On most days if someone wants to rave about Trump or something I’ll just roll my eyes and move on. Heck during the stress test there was literally a guild called . I didn’t sit around reporting them or anything.
Telling someone to kill themselves, or threatening to kill others, is among a few lines that shouldn’t be crossed and should very much be reported.
No it’s not, this is my personal entertainment time. There’s no reason people can’t be expected to use a filter in public chat channels.
People do have self esteem issues, like myself. News at 11.
Well man you’re never going to get over it if you don’t confront it.
Hiding from “the bad people” is the opposite of that.
Actually, looking at modern gaming chat, self esteem seems to be be built by belittling anyone who actually beats you.
Historical modes of communication don’t apply when you’re able to be completely anonymous. Have a look at some of the more recent psych dissertations on online communication.
Maybe you should ask Blizzard that. They’re the ones who implemented the system.
Blizzard isn’t involved in this conversation.
I’m already confronting it when they fill my screen with it. I choose to report them for rulebreaking and hope the message hits home that stuff like that is unacceptable. I don’t have a lot of other options in this game to deal with it, so that’s what I choose to do.
If I just /ignore them that only spurs them to create an alt to continue to spam me. RCR puts a stop to that quite nicely.
I mean that’s entirely true. In that I do agree with you.
Heck there would be a lot more busted lips about if people had to play from the same room. LOL.
Dude…You have complete control over what you see in chat. It’s called /ignore
Empower yourself and take responsibility over what you see instead of expecting blizzard to do it for you.
What happens when the same thing happens on a sidewalk?
Do you wave your mouse at them and pretend they aren’t there?
For the record I don’t mean to sound like I’m ragging on you. I had similar issues in the past. Just telling you what worked for me. I really do wish you the best. That’s the truth man.
All I can do is try to shrug it off, though stuff like that is hard to do so and for me it does linger. I have had bullying problems all my life and I am a depressed wreck today because of it. The truth is? I hardly go out these days beyond brief stints at 12am to play Pokemon Go when no one is around because I am so afraid of the world.
I can’t remember the last time anyone’s told me to kill myself in real life straight to my face though because there tends to be actual consequences for behaving that way in RL public.
Oh, your goal isn’t to change the system or the rules then. You can’t do either of those without including Blizzard in the conversation.
What is your goal then?
I really feel for you and I’m sorry for what you are going through. The only way out of it though is through self empowerment. How and what you feel is ultimately your responsibility.
Yes it is, and I am trying to break my way out of that and become stronger. But at the same time you can’t blame me for using the tools we have when appropriate when I am just trying to mind my own business and enjoy the game.