Usually I look the other way or just shrug it off when someone tells me off for no other reason than to be cruel.
But this time, i don’t know why, it stuck with me a little bit more…
I’ve just resubbed after a break, hyped and ready to go…Then…
I get told by some guy “REMOVED”. I should “off myself” because we wiped once! Obviously he had a good explanation, he said “you’re a DK and you wipe?” “Go kill yourself”…
So I reported him, but how will I know whether this guy will get a warning or not? I don’t get any response from the people that deal with this whether they gave a warning a not. They just leave the “victim” in the dark.
Idk, this all feels wrong and this makes me reconsider even resubbing…
I am posting this not just to vent, but to ask whether anyone knows if I can pursue this any further in terms of reporting. I’d at least want to know if they gave him/her a warning or not.
Anyway, happy new year! Its looking bright allready. (I know its just a game, but this one threw me off guard)
You did the right thing by reporting him (and by editing out the name, I know it seems odd, but naming and shaming on the forums is not allowed purely because some may abuse that ability). The support team will look at all the chat logs before taking any action and will only action those parties that took part in any unwanted and un-necessary abuse.
You won’t know what action is taken against the individual as that is private, but you did the right thing, also put him/her on ignore so you dont end up in a group with them again.
As much as naming and shaming is forbidden here it is the same ingame and that includes gm actions. If a gm told you what actions had been taken he would practically shame the person in front of you.
The thing about banning naming and shaming is that there is no proof but your word.
Imagine we’re in a group together, running Stonecore on TW, and the mount drops from the dragon. I’ve been farming that FOREVER. You get it. You refuse to give it to me (honestly not sure if it can be traded, but go with it).
I go to the forum, but I don’t say that you took ‘my’ mount that was fairly put into your bags by the game.
I say you called me every racial and sexual slur under the sun, and finished by telling me to kill myself. I get people into a frothing rage. By the time you see the thread hours later, if ever, NO ONE is going to believe you.
sad story bro, aye admit the first time some1 told me to kill myself on the internet i was furious and flamed that person too. then i calmed down and got used to it, it’s just the language kids use these days.
It’s like the first time some1 calls you a nerd as a kid.
You cry, but then you self-identify as a nerd and wear that badge proud
i seriously would not let it bother me, mute, block and report as you did. You will run across sad peeps like this, due to the anonymity of the internet unfortunately.