player toxicity
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Discussion
Are certain classes more likely to be toxic than others?
While writing our less-than-serious guide to choosing a character for WoW Remix: Mists of Pandaria, I went back and forth over the Demon Hunter entry a…
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Blizzard
If you want World of Warcraft to be a better game, don’t be a jerk
It’s often tempting to forget that MMOs are full of other people. That Draenei riding around on a store mount? That’s a person. That Night Elf…
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WoW
How toxicity in gaming affects the people who make the games
Game developers are human beings with feelings. I don’t know why we constantly seem to forget that, but it’s true — video games are not plucked…
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Overwatch
Endorsements and LFG are bringing down player toxicity in Overwatch
If you’ve played Overwatch only to have a game ruined by a fellow player being abusive or antagonistic, you may be happy to hear that the statistics…
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WoW
Toxicity via addons is about to get a smackdown in Battle for Azeroth
A new addon function in Battle for Azeroth is going to finally allow players to report bad behavior that pops up in addons like Total RP…
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Overwatch
Blizzard, Twitch, and others are teaming up to fight toxicity in gaming
Abuse and toxicity have kind of become rampant in gaming, so much so that we’re all aware of whose mother has done what in various competitive…
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Overwatch
Overwatch rolls out reporting updates with Winter Wonderland
Overwatch’s Winter Wonderland event brings more than just a fun event and new goodies to collect. Along with the holiday festivities, today’s patch marks the rollout…
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WoW
Why doesn’t WoW have its own player toxicity strike team?
Overwatch has gotten a bit of a reputation for toxicity. It’s so bad that the developers recently organized an anti-toxicity strike team to combat the growing…
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Discussion
Dealing with the toxic player
We’ve seen the Overwatch team working on various ways to deal with player toxicity and bad behavior recently, but it’s not a new problem nor is it…
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Discussion
How bad is player toxicity now?
I have my own opinion on player toxicity — it’s gotten bad enough that I don’t even do LFR anymore and rarely do five-player content. Even…
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