Auto correct players chat attempts when they have chat restrictions

Elite4Runner··1 votes·509 views

I've never actually had a chat restrictions myself, so I have no idea how it actually works when they attempt to use chat. I would assume they simply get an automatic response and no actual message goes through.

One last pretext to my idea, I am slightly sleep deprived and it seems to be causing a malicious sense of humor.

What if, when a player has a chat restriction (which to my knowledge mostly happens as a result of toxicity), once every 2 minutes during a match, if they attempt to send something in chat, regardless of what they say, their message is automatically corrected to a randomly selected positive message.

For example "Good Job Team!" "Well done!" "We got this!"

Most likely the other players will catch on to the fact that they're restricted and they'll get a laugh. But also, maybe it will encourage the player to be more positive once the restriction is lifted. ..... (probably not lol)

Or maybe it will say one of the dialogue that the champion they are playing says. That could be fun, huh?


Sorry, I should have been more clear. I don't REALLY think this should happen. I just think it would be funny if it did.

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Deep Terror Nami1 votes

At the wrong time, saying positive phrases is negative because of the sarcasm. I don't really see much use to this. People would eventually recognize the automated responses and may assume the player is trying to say something negative, which wouldn't do any good either.

When a player has a chat restriction, they get 5 messages every X minutes (not sure on the time). Each message they send will return a "X messages remaining" so they know how many times they can talk.

Rio Risotto1 votes

Second that, played dota since valve bought it, people mostly use automated responses to call missing or spam "well played" when you die. Or GG WP before they throw.

Elite4Runner1 votes

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At the wrong time, saying positive phrases is negative because of the sarcasm. I don't really see much use to this. People would eventually recognize the automated responses and may assume the player is trying to say something negative, which wouldn't do any good either.

When a player has a chat restriction, they get 5 messages every X minutes (not sure on the time). Each message they send will return a "X messages remaining" so they know how many times they can talk.

Good to know.

I absolutely understand that it could come across as negative at an opportune time, but I think sarcasm is most likely less toxic than what they would actually say. And you are absolutely right that people would pick up on what the default phrases are, and that is the part that would make me laugh in that situation.

This is also why I suggested maybe just making it all champion quotes.

But, .. I didn't think I honestly would have to say this. .... This is not a serious suggestion.

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