I really try to understand Blizzard policy against verbal harassment. No I do not mean that still people are allowed to spit on you (*) but for more important stuff.
The other day my mouse bugged during a m+ run and I had trouble healing properly. One of the guys started calling me autistic guy. At that time I felt that Blizzard does not give me any tool to protect the real autistic users that might be in the game . I guess you also had issues with people calling you what ever. At the end we are only left with a report tool, that is even hard to know if it really works and if people really get punished.
In platforms like facebook you can at least see what happened to a complained you filed. I have the feeling that Blizzard does not really do for anything when we report others.
Do you also feel unprotected from Blizzard as well?
Let me know what you think
Regards
Alex
(*) I am not quite sure why this is still considered acceptable.
Blizzard has a police against harassment and threatening. If you provide enough proofs theyâll inspect your case and theyâll impose a sanction to the aggressor (silence or ban).
The emote â/spitâ although it can be seen as inadequate behavior, depends on the usage and situation. A â/spitâ in a BG I think can be qualified as toxic behavior instead of proper harassment.
Thereâs no justification for bad behavior but the only tool* weâve right now is the report system. I donât argue it can be improved but for the major part it works if thereâs real harassment.
Edit: * now that I think about it Iâm sure you can contact the service support as well.
Edit 2: Even if depends on the case, if itâs an infraction of the behavior policy.
Other posters might be more useful.
The only thing you can do in situations like this is use the report function and trust in blizzard that they do and will take the appropriate actions. You also have the option to ignore the player and not be randomly grouped with them again.
The biggest thing is though, why let his words get to you? Someone who is so small as to use autism as an insult really isnât worth your time or energy afterwards. Eventually he will make those comments to the wrong person and learn to regret them when it backfires on him either in game or irl (probably not irl because letâs face it that type wonât say boo to a door handle in the real world)
As for the /spit emote itâs just an emote in a game used by immature people trying to get a reaction why be bothered by it? Just send a /hug back and see what they do
Blizzard can only punish if they have evidence that comes from their logs. All third party âevidenceâ canât be trusted. We live in an age where armed police can be called because you called someone a name. Granted, in the USA butâŚ
Blizzard are increasingly automated and so it their moderation tools.
In game text reports only work if they have reached a threshold and they get automatically banned - contrary to what Blizzard claim. GMs only get involved in appeals.
If I read it all correctly, you do not particularly care about the situation yourself but want a confirmation from Blizzard that the one you reported got banned so real autists are now safe from that one person?
Ignore the person.
If it crossed the line report it.
I ignore every cowardice troll, who causes annoyance.
I have no time for people who have the audacity to say something behind the safety of a computer, but never in a face to face, confrontation.
Itâs not Blizzard fault some people are nice and others are miserable. There isnât anything able to punish anyone other than reporting, and then the person gets punished. Just like thereâs no way to make sure a dude on the streets canât show up and start shouting / calling you names. All you can do is call / tell the cops, and then something will happen (or not), just like in here.
All you gotta do is ignore or/and report. And move on.
This will happen today, happened 15 years ago and will happen in 10 years.
Also, never forget thatâs way easier to be a duck with a computer in front of you.
You donât call the cops, justice wonât happen. You donât report, the person donât get punished.
Sadly, we live in an age where too many people âdo, because that can (get away with it)â and/or too little was done to nip it in the bud when it started.
You really need every blizzard guy working on your problem? Heres a tip that will help you further in life: sticks and stones may break my bones, but names will never harm me, AKA ignore the person. Instead of getting triggered because someone called you something and making a big deal out of it, you could instead /ignore, move on with your life, and not waste time and energy complaining that the internet is so rude. The ignore option is there for a reason. And if you have the time you could drop a report. Itâs not rocket science.
