You don’t get it. If a million people accept that it’s just a simple emote in a video game, but one person is offended (or claims they’re offended), it must be removed!!
Welcome to 2021.
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This may be a stretch…a taunt, or a jab, yes…but not friendly so much.
Maybe cheeky rather than friendly?
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Why would blizzard allow store mounts in classic era content? Because it’s not classic anymore. Why would they actively add things into the game that detract from the achievements of other players?
It boils down to people were using /spit not as a directed assault on the player, but more the idea itself. Blizzard then going out of their way to protect the whales means they don’t care about the integrity of the game, but just keeping the people happy and spending money on cosmetics and time savers.
Anyone who does play the game should find that offensive, hence the /spit was utilized
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If you think everyone who buys a deluxe edition of a game is a MMO whale, I don’t think you know what that term means.
because /me doesn’t exist…
/me spits on you
damn good job blizzard you solved something for once… oh wait
I read nothing so I’m just goin to reply to the title.
/spit is an emote, an expression and a gesture you can use in a video game. It’s used to show how disgusted you are with a person or character within the game.
If someone /spits on you, are they really the toxic player? Or are you doing something so toxic that another player has deemed you /spit worthy? Is it toxic to be frustrated with things in a game?
I know all of the allegations say that it was removed because people are disrespecting the players who bought store mounts in TBC, but I used spit when people stole my mining and herbing nodes. I use it on opposite faction players who steal my quest mobs and objectives, or for people who train groups of mobs to me when I’m killing another mob in single target. I use it when someone ninjas loot that they can’t use or simply don’t need in a dungeon group. It’s used all the time because sometimes /rude or /slap doesn’t get the point across. It’s used when I’m mad at someone because there are no other ways to get them back for these actions.
The best part, is the reason that /spit was a problem for mount-buyers is entirely Blizzard’s fault. The in-game solution is to create another way to get the store mount. That way, you can’t tell apart the players who bought it from the ones who earned it through the game. Sure you’ll get some #nochangers who will be frustrated about the change, but at least you took the focus off of the players who you’re protecting in this case. People who want the mount but don’t want to pay for it can pray to RNGsus and try to get the mount for themselves, and everybody is happier as a whole.
Edit: TL;DR - I spit on people for a variety of reasons not related to their store mounts, and it’s not necessarily because I’m toxic, it’s because they’re doing toxic things. Also I still never read the original post or anything lol.
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You may be thinking of classic, gambler type whales, which is where the term comes from, but no.
Any person actiblizz can convince to buy a boost, or special edition that is solely comprised of digital goods is a near 100% profit from what they would normally get from a typical normal sub who just plays the game.
Proportionally, a single person is not a whale, but in a %profit, they are.
As for everyone who buys the boost isn’t a whale, you’re right. Every person who buys a boost isn’t a whale, but every whale buys a boost.
What happens to a society when it constantly panders to the wants of the most pathetic, limp, weak minded, emotionally fragile, butt-hurt losers over everything else?
I guess we are about to find out.
This /spit thing is lame. It’s a drop in the bucket, as far as what I’m talking about. Merely a straw. Eventually we will get to the straw that, indeed, breaks the camel’s back.
BBB! (Bring Bullying Back!). Maybe the average emotional fortitude will rise and we can stop covering every rough edge with baby-proofing foam.
Stop acting like a victim, and your life will improve.
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This is worth highlighting.
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/spit
#communicate
I think a great solution is to put the /spit emote on the cash shop so that the idiots that want to use it to denigrate other players help to maintain the game.
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That will never happen. There are some people who’s lives revolve around being the victim. They wake up in the morning and say, ‘What will offend me today’. These people are illogical, irrational, and pandering to them is why society is so volatile these days. Everyone is at everyone’s throat, because people are being trained to take offense to EVERYTHING.
I grew up with ‘sticks and stones may break my bones, but words will never hurt me’. Whatever happened to that? You know what that breeds? Tolerance, acceptance. Understanding that the world is full of idiots, and oh well…nothing you can do about it. Your reaction to peoples’ words are completely in your hands. To let them affect you is your failing.
Anyone offended by some silly emote in a video game will NEVER be satisfied. They will never stop complaining. When people start using /fart, they’ll demand that be removed. And the emote after that, and the one after that, and the one after that. The problem isn’t the emote. The problem is crybabies who can’t chill out, relax, and realize it’s just a video game.
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There is ni outrage. I hope they continue amd start looking at othet aspects that are also toxic.
Quest giver killing in low level zones is done soley to try to piss off other players. Those that do it come in the forums and acknowledge that is why they are doing it. When intent to grief is given i would like them to be banned. Even stuff where its not admitted to. We all kniw when someone is just doing something to grief and use the pvp excuse.
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The argument goes both ways. Anyine that is childish enough to spit on another olayer because they are offended they have a store mount will always be offended by rediculos stuff.
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Why dont you take the same stance about the cry babys that are offended by someone that buys a stire mount.
Doesnt fit your narrative?
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Chicken and the egg. Maybe those people are spitting because they know the snowflakes will take offense. If people grew up and didn’t let people get under their skin, then those people using the emote would quickly have no reason to do so. This is the whole nature of trolls. This is why they exist. If people just ignored them, there would be no trolls. But exercising self-restraint? That’s asking a lot.
You can actually diffuse trolls just by giving them no attention. That’s how you do it. Removing spit is only going to make those people go at it even harder. They’ll just double down. And now the snowflakes know if they whine loud enough they’ll be pandered to. And the situation gets even worse.
This is why removal of an emote is not only completely pointless, but it creates an even more toxic environment. Whoever makes these decisions at Blizz are utterly clueless. You will never appease the snowflakes (who will always find some way to be offended) and you’ll just empower the trolls by demonstrating their actions have an effect.
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Same here - I only read this part. Could you tl;dr?
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Quite the contrary. I think people offended by some store mount are equally as ridiculous. I am consistent in my reasoning. Any more assumptions I can clear up for you?
I think I see the problem. You are emotionally projecting. It is causing you to make erroneous assumptions (I bolded it for you), and distorting your perspective.