I wonder how far Blizzard will go with enforcing this. I see a lot of toxic streamers that have large followings e.g Asmongold who constantly abuse people while on stream, calling out players in game. Do you think blizzard with go so far as to ban these streamer given they pull in numerous people to their game or let it go until someone puts in a complaint?
Honestly, a job watching WoW streamers and actioning their account if they insult people sounds like the most boring job ever.
It would be interesting to see, but I don’t think it will happen. They don’t even moderate the in-game chat like that, which is text logs on their channel. I don’t know how they would have the budget to watch hours of videos of random streamers.
My advice is to report their insults in WoW chat, and don’t support them by watching them if you don’t like how they treat their viewers.
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This is the most Karen of Karen posts. Do you seriously watch Asmongold “constantly” just so you can make your forum post to the manager?
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Its the same thing we always had in a shorter format nothing changes
Who has Asmon abused on stream? Links with timestamps please.
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How about every transmog contest? Abuse doesn’t always have to be profanity
Yes, but this isn’t in-game chat he’s saying it on Twitch. Blizzard can’t punish him for things he says on Twitch I’m pretty sure.
Blizzard does not run Twitch. What happens on Twitch is the responsibility of Twitch to oversee and action if Twitch’s rules are broken. If you feel something on a stream violates Twitch policies, report that to Twitch.
Blizzard only has jurisdiction over the Blizzard forums and Blizzard games.
If any of that behavior carries over into the game and actions are being taken in-game, then report them.
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They wont lol.
That stupid social contract is on par with the “Community council.” Its a PR move to make it look like they are doing something.
Proof that nothing will be done, look how long that thing has been in place, and look at how NOTHING has changed in the game.
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Give a recent example of Asmongold abusing a stranger in WoW?
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You cannot be serious, this has to be a bait comment. Things are done in-game. If anything at all it’s a bit too extreme right now. Players like myself have been punished before. If you haven’t noticed, people less and less are bringing up rude and offensive comments. Sure, you get them sometimes but just report them and move on, things will be done.
A stricter code of conduct is needed but I’m not sure if this will do anything. Most other MMOs have a stricter policy. I’ve seen people spamming racist remarks in BGs and dungeons go unpunished. Although I will say that retail has a much nicer community than Classic (and that’s really saying something).
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Most people take the social contract about as seriously as they take a gaming journalist’s opinion from IGN or Kotaku.
You mean the transmog contests where every single participant signs up willingly? Man, try a bit harder with your bait post next time
if it was asmongold who initated the toxicity against the person, maybe. BUT if it was the followers enacting bad behavior, its their individual fault for their own mirroring behavior.
…do you not have trade chat turned on? or go into a BG at all?
I have been playing this game for 15 years, its still the same. litearlly nothing has changed.
If you are being an out right rude person to someone in game and using very obviously offensive language, you know the ones im talking about, yeah you get banned or punished…just like before. But generally being a turd to people does not get you banned.
I used to have trade turned on, but now I have it turned off. And I am aware of the things people say, but trust me things are done. Warnings and such just come out later.
Yeah turn it back on, its the same as it was 15 years ago. Nothing has changed.
I take that back, blizzard is now more concerned with someone being rude and offensive rather then the constantly spamming boosting services being advertised, so, sorry i was wrong, some things have changed.
Things are being changed with the boosting service lol. They’re adding another channel for advertising ultimately meaning, guild recruiters, boosters, etc. So trade is probably the new general I guess?
I did an experiment the other day. On a clean youtube account, zero algorithm. I typed in world of warcraft. 35 of the first 40 suggestions were Asmongold. Bellular had 4, and that soulbreeze guy had 1. Going further, the ratio didn’t seem to change a ton, but it did start to suggest other content creators. I know there’s probably a lot of good up and coming creators, but they’re being drowned out by this guy I don’t want to see anymore, ever. I have nothing against him, it’s just not my cup of tea, but is in a way being forced on me by outer forces I cannot control. You play wow, you’ll see Asmongold, there’s nothing you can do about it.