"RIOT PERMABANS ME FOR TOXICITY, SO NOW SWITCHING TO OVERWATCH! FUCK RIOT!!"

BeatzBoyFTW·May 24, 2016·193 votes·10,260 views

Uhh, news flash. Blizzard can still ban you for being toxic. Just an fyi.

101 Comments

VerxintMay 24, 201648 votes

Honestly from what I know Blizzard is way less tolerant of this kind of crap than Riot.

I saw one flamer in Overwatch already which was funny cause I'm pretty sure it was the guys 3rd or so game.

Only Play DariusMay 24, 20161 votes

How does flaming work? It's extremely hard to monitor voice chat, and I don't think there's text. Also even if they don't flame, what's to stop them from trolling and building tank Reaper or whatever?

Jet SettMay 24, 20163 votes

Unless there was some huge update after the beta (even though there was an official statement saying what was on the beta was basically good to go) you don't build anything in Overwatch. Despite the frequent comparisons there is a pretty incredible difference between the games, it's just the abilities that can be compared to Mobas since they have ultimate abilities and such.

I think it's such a hit people say they're leaving LoL for it to make a point, but people can play both just fine, and there doesn't seem to be as much progression or such yet so people will eventually come back unless they really feel like they hate the game.

kile147May 25, 20161 votes

It's an objective based shooter, very much a successor to Team Fortress 2. Don't get why people keep comparing it to Mobas.

Jet SettMay 25, 20163 votes

The abilities are very Moba-esque, like Zarya's ult bringing in the enemy team for her's to follow up on, similar to Orianna.

GorgannanMay 25, 20161 votes

And Moba abilities are very RTS-esque, but the two genres couldn't be more different.

Hard PenetratorMay 24, 20169 votes

I don't think Blizz would do any better. None of their games had this lvl of toxicity combined with so high number of players. I also don't think Overwatch is a game that in current state will bring hardcore gamers that most likely will flame a lot more than casuals.

PPL are hyped too much over fresh game. Forgetting that Bli$$ard updates their games painfully slow and their content is always paid or force same grind as LoL which is free from the start.

I am not saying Overwatch will be bad game or won't hit big, but after playing few post Diablo2 games I find Blizz way less appealing than I saw it 10 years or 15 years ago.

ImmortalBloodCYMay 24, 20163 votes

To be frank WoW had it in the very early days.

I am talking about the days before they remade IronForge cause people kept getting lost.

Velzard of KozMay 24, 20167 votes

I am talking about the days before they remade IronForge cause people kept getting lost.

Not sure If very good and realistic city design... Or very very bad design...

ImmortalBloodCYMay 25, 20166 votes

But but.. as a horde... i liked that place....

I could kill as many Alliance peons as i wanted easily :P

GorgannanMay 25, 20161 votes

It didn't matter much in WoW, and in the early days, I recall servers shunning people completely for being toxic waste-bags.

SchàdenfreudeMay 24, 20164 votes

"Blizzard updates their games painfully slow." ...............................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................thats not true at all...

CanidaeMay 24, 20162 votes

Coming over to LoL from Blizzard HotS, I assumed that the...creativeness of toxicity was related to the age and skill-level of the player base. My main issue playing HotS are the potatoes you come across and (particularly in lower elo) the flamer who think that they know what they're doing. I assumed that at face-value it seemed less toxic compared to LoL because of Blizzard's more strict reporting policy, the inability to actually insult people (Blizzard caters to a more casual audience and the nature of a lot of their games reflect that; take it as one may =w=), and the lack of all-chat (considering how objective-based the game is).

btw, I'm stuck at gold 3 in LoL after about like 7-8 months of playing. I hit Rank 1 in HotS in almost half the time (got rusty and am now Rank 4, but w/e). It's kinda dumb how OTPing can get U stupid far in the game; but, in a way, it's an attestment to how bad the Blizzard playerbase is at mobas in general.

Lydia in DoorwayMay 25, 20161 votes

Blizzard games get quite a bit of free content. WoW and D3 anyways.

Miss LuxannaMay 26, 20161 votes

I get salty over Overwatch. Not because I die a lot or I'm bad...It's just that..BASTION takes play of the game.

Hard PenetratorMay 26, 20161 votes

They will fix it for sure, and then you will be able to watch your sick plays just like you deserve it.

Miss LuxannaMay 27, 20161 votes

Recycle bin that TF2 turret rip off. :D

ElikainMay 24, 201620 votes

Blizzard will ban you on the first sight of toxicity. Here's how it will go: You pay them 40-60 bucks for Overwatch, you say shit and you get a foot up your ass in a matter of a day, with their "thanks for the cash, bitch xo xo" note attached to your back, like a donkey you are.

FastAsHeckMay 25, 20161 votes

You say it like it's a bad thing

ElikainMay 25, 20166 votes

It's a good thing.

FastAsHeckMay 25, 20162 votes

It's the best thing!

Colgate GatorMay 24, 201611 votes

Damn, and here I was ready to downvote

SolidPoohMay 25, 20161 votes

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Damn, and here I was ready to downvote

ME TOO I WAS READY TO TYPE GOOD RIDDANCE

Stars ShaperMay 24, 20167 votes

http://boards.na.leagueoflegends.com/en/c/player-behavior-moderation/FI82wRd4-psa-to-all-the-toxic-kids-thinking-they-can-join-overwatch

Just because.

Troll for TrumpMay 24, 20167 votes

Yes, but even then, because of the amount of people that play Blizz titles, for every toxic person, there are a ton more.

In LoL's case, because it's a free game, you just create unlimited amounts. This is why, despite free to play games often trying to reduce toxicity with hard punishments, it doesn't matter, because those toxic players circumvent punishment with new accounts.

With games that cost money, if you get punished, you can't create a new account with out spending money; Making the game cost money can reduce toxicity.

RaeyxxMay 24, 20164 votes

I was also ready to downvote. XD

But yes. People who switch to something Blizzard for said reasons are in for a nasty shock.

Blizzard has even LESS tolerance that Riot does. Been playing WoW for years and have seen it time and time again.

Scary DoorMay 24, 20166 votes

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I was also ready to downvote. XD

But yes. People who switch to something Blizzard for said reasons are in for a nasty shock.

Blizzard has even LESS tolerance that Riot does. Been playing WoW for years and have seen it time and time again.

You're kidding, right? I haven't played WoW since 2013, but played for six years and you wouldn't believe the things people said to each other (or me) in battlegrounds/dungeons/trade chat. While not the quantity that I see in League, there are some crazy things said on WoW by various players that---to the best of my knowledge----never get banned.

On more than one occasion I received death threats in WoW. I thought they were hilarious as I think any rager generally is, nevertheless I still saw some of those players online thereafter.

Blizzard bans the VERY worst of the worst perhaps, but you can bot/cheat, be very toxic or even grief and it seems only rarely will anything happen to you.

Lydia in DoorwayMay 25, 20161 votes

I'm curious if you reported those people.

Kuroi86May 24, 20164 votes

Uhh, news flash. Blizzard will ban you for being toxic. Just an fyi.

FTFY. Blizzard already released a statement that they will have zero tolerance for toxicity in Overwatch.

The EcdysiastMay 24, 20162 votes

Yeah, but other communities aren't half as toxic-- in the sense that they won't go out of their way to get someone banned from a video game that they agreed to deal with the community of when they signed up.

When you decide to play a game, you're deciding to deal with whoever else plays it, unless it's a solo game. No reason to ruin any other paying costumer's experience because you don't know what the mute button does. Unless this is your first time on the internet at all, you should know all the risks involved in playing an online game-- and the lack thereof if you use the mute function.

I was LupxelMay 24, 20161 votes

Best comment. Riot should focus more on AFKs or Trolls. "Toxicity" isn't that issue: you mute them and BOOM they are nothing, also people get "offended" by everything these days in online games; Toxics saying "fuc# you noob, unistall blabla" shouldn't even be reportable IMO, you mute him, he is gone. "I eat your mother" seriously, who cares about the most pointless comments in the universe that nake no sense at all.

Ofc I agree that racism, homophobia and those these are always reportable...

-bad sorry English

The EcdysiastMay 25, 20161 votes

Exactly. Riot's stance is as if they'd ban every 12 year old who plays CoD and claims they had sex with your mother.

Hate speech is still not tolerable, just on principle. But the aspect they really need to focus on is people who actually ruin gameplay instead of just hurting people's feelings. This game is rated T. If you can't handle T-rated player interaction, then you aren't old enough to play.

AtanchanMay 25, 20163 votes

It's a sad day when people look at high school bullying and just go, "hm, yes, that's exactly how it is," and don't do anything about it.

earlsimmonzMay 25, 20164 votes

Its a sad day when people equate high school bullying to trolls in an online game where a majority of players are not in highschool.

AtanchanMay 25, 20162 votes

Well, they did say T-rated interactions. High school's probably the most T-rated thing I can think of.

Though honestly, both are done by twats and both don't treat others' emotions remotely how they should be treated, so they're pretty similar either way.

The EcdysiastMay 25, 20161 votes

Exactly. And I think the context should not be ignored here. Atan is forgetting that a stranger on the internet is not the same as the people who go to the only school that your family can afford to send you too.

The EcdysiastMay 25, 20161 votes

As Earl said, the context here is absolutely everything. Don't act like you're right when you ignored the most crucial aspect. Unlike high school, you don't have to be here and it has nothing to do with people in your town. You're anonymous here.

Getting called an ugly fat slob by the popular girl you've had a crush on since grade school, in front of all her attractive friends, has an incredibly different effect from getting called an ugly fat slob by some guy on the internet who's never met you and never will.

AtanchanMay 26, 20161 votes

I feel like this is an admission that you're a robot that is only capable of emotion in very specific contexts.

That's not a way to defend you disregarding other peoples' emotions, mind. You'd still be a dick even if you can't comprehend how you're being a dick.

The EcdysiastMay 26, 20161 votes

That's not how it is at all.

If your lover kisses you on the lips, you'd feel happy. If some stranger walks up to you and does it, you wouldn't. You'd probably feel disgusted and confused.

You don't comprehend human emotion if you think the people you interact with have nothing to do with the emotions you feel from the interaction. There's actually something wrong with your brain if you feel the same thing when someone says they fucked your mom on CoD as you do when a man you've met only twice comes to your house after your dad rented a studio apartment on the other side of town and tells you he's been fucking your mom.

Being overly sensitive is your own problem. If you're overly sensitive to the sun, you get a parasol. You don't find a way to make the sun stop shining.

RIP ResonanceMay 25, 20162 votes

League of Legends in itself creates toxicity. My friends used to get mad at each other over this stupid game, because we thought it was actually competitive. Boy, were we wrong. Now, we usually just play Rocket League. Honestly, I don't think it would be possible to play Overwatch and be toxic. It seems like a fun game.

EgyptianMay 25, 20161 votes

people get mad in competitive nature and so just you wait when you ranked comes out in overwatch we laugh and giggle when our friend does something stupid in overtime that costs us the game but when ranked comes out oh boy it will be a different story !

ExploriusMay 25, 20162 votes

Plz all toxic nubz go play Overwatch. Cuz it would be more fun to play LoL without ur faces [slayer-jinx-wink]

iainB85May 25, 20162 votes

And when you get banned in Overwatch you can't simply make a new account for free! So glad they decided not to go F2P.

thekingofnidoMay 25, 20162 votes

Yea Blizzard Is the sort of company that will ban you on your first time. they don't give a fuck!

j jMay 25, 20162 votes

Blizzard would probably ban you faster actually and for smaller things. They don't fk around with their

GorgannanMay 25, 20162 votes

Overwatch is fun, but it's not a replacement for a game that you can spend hours in. I get too frustrated with Overwatch too quickly for it to replace games like LoL and Diablo that can soak up hours a day for days on end.

Mike17032May 25, 20162 votes

Don't kid yourselves, Blizzard does a terrible job of banning trolls. Log onto any high pop WoW server and look at trade chat for 30 seconds to see that. As someone who had played both games for years (and WoW since it launched) Riot has made FAR more effort to control trolls and toxicity than Blizzard ever has. It's not even close.

chipi99May 25, 20161 votes

One question about overwatch(since we're on the subject) Does anyone know if you can install one copy it on multiple computers? I would like to buy it but if I need to pay $100 to play with my brother thay seems really expensive and would rather countinue playing league.