why muting isnt a proper solution for toxicty

scazzman·Dec 10, 2016·2 votes·681 views

toxic players will realize they have been muted. and then proceed to trolling via ping spam, inting. passive aggressively griefing

players trying to climb. especially in low elo. will become accustomed to this type of behavior. and become toxic themselves. because they are forced to leave people off mute. and end up being verbally aggressive hoping they can say the right things to get someone to stop before negative chat escalates to trolling because at least if theyre just being toxic in chat they arent actively trying to lose

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Deep Terror NamiDec 10, 20165 votes

toxic players will realize they have been muted. and then proceed to trolling via ping spam, inting. passive aggressively griefing

This is rarely the case. Most players that are toxic in chat do not escalate their behavior, and the problem is squelched when you mute them.

scazzmanDec 10, 20162 votes

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This is rarely the case. Most players that are toxic in chat do not escalate their behavior, and the problem is squelched when you mute them.

i call bullshit. every time i mute someone. even if i do it silently. they will ping spam me at the very least once i stop typing to them

DedishDec 10, 20162 votes

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i call bullshit. every time i mute someone. even if i do it silently. they will ping spam me at the very least once i stop typing to them

I agree bullshit

XidphelDec 11, 20161 votes

Muting's still the best you can do, though.

Horse GrenadesDec 11, 20162 votes

mutingnisnt designed to fix toxic behavior, only toxic and inflammatory chat

fumiefanDec 11, 20161 votes

Agreed.

Although I'm going to keep on you and assume you didn't actually mute me if you say you do, or I'm going to yell at you through someone on the other team.

Mics would solve this. You can fight, get it over with and do whatever from there. Chat isn't clear and just escalates fights.

I don't think fights/arguments are a big deal anyway. Everyone has them and some personalities just don't mix.

Awkward CouchDec 11, 20162 votes

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Agreed.

Although I'm going to keep on you and assume you didn't actually mute me if you say you do, or I'm going to yell at you through someone on the other team.

Mics would solve this. You can fight, get it over with and do whatever from there. Chat isn't clear and just escalates fights.

I don't think fights/arguments are a big deal anyway. Everyone has them and some personalities just don't mix.

In my experience, coms are way more toxic than chat.