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Ubisoft is cracking down on "Toxic Players" in the game "Rainbow Six: Siege". I was somewhat surprised to see that they hadn't implemented a mute option to begin with as well.
Players will also soon have the ability to mute either or both of the text and voice chat for other players in their matches, giving more "direct control over communication channels."
I left the world of FPS Multiplayer games nearly 10 years ago, because of the toxic environment. Then again, that may have mostly just been staying away from certain games (Call of Duty) that appealed to the demographic (10 year old kids who can more or less say whatever they feel like) I didn't want to associate with. It's one thing to have the occasional being "cursed at" by a teenager / adult, because something went belly up for them. It's another to have a string of profanity that you've never heard the like being uttered by a 10 year old kid as a standard part of the game.
Apparently their parents don't know where they are / what they're doing, don't believe in parenting, don't think that verbal abuse is a thing, or some various mixture thereof. I'm not generally in favor of censorship, but at some point someone needs to step-in. At one point that was the parents, but that doesn't seem to be happening nearly as much as it used to.
The core of the changes centers around players using "racial or homophobic slurs, or hate speech," defined by the game's Code of Conduct as language that's "illegal, dangerous, threatening, abusive, obscene, vulgar, defamatory, hateful, racist, sexist, ethically offensive, or constituting harassment."
TL;DR
Game company banning toxic players. It's about time.
(Score: 4, Insightful) by The Mighty Buzzard on Thursday April 12 2018, @01:34PM (11 children)
True but sticks and stones may break my bones but words will never hurt me.
My rights don't end where your fear begins.
(Score: 0, Troll) by Anonymous Coward on Thursday April 12 2018, @02:59PM (2 children)
Watch as people move their kids away from him and his fellow conservatives question his loyalty to the cause. Also as a paedophile we should not listen to anything he says as he is obviously compromised in his views.
Words can't hurt you say?
(Score: 2) by The Mighty Buzzard on Thursday April 12 2018, @10:37PM (1 child)
I don't need a pedofile. My feet are as soft as baby ass.
My rights don't end where your fear begins.
(Score: 1) by Stardaemon on Friday April 13 2018, @10:31AM
'cause you already have 5 hot on your heels?
(Score: 2) by Webweasel on Thursday April 12 2018, @03:07PM
How about "Guilty, life in prison"?
Priyom.org Number stations, Russian Military radio. "You are a bad, bad man. Do you have any other virtues?"-Runaway1956
(Score: 1) by nitehawk214 on Thursday April 12 2018, @03:10PM
Sticks and stones may break my bones but hair will never hurt me.
"Don't you ever miss the days when you used to be nostalgic?" -Loiosh
(Score: 3, Touché) by cmdrklarg on Thursday April 12 2018, @04:02PM (1 child)
*throws a large, heavy dictionary at TMB*
The world is full of kings and queens who blind your eyes and steal your dreams.
(Score: 2) by The Mighty Buzzard on Thursday April 12 2018, @10:38PM
Now there is a valid retort! +1 for you!
My rights don't end where your fear begins.
(Score: 5, Interesting) by Freeman on Thursday April 12 2018, @04:22PM (3 children)
As a grown up, you realize that childish statement is untrue.
Joshua 1:9 "Be strong and of a good courage; be not afraid, neither be thou dismayed: for the Lord thy God is with thee"
(Score: 0) by Anonymous Coward on Thursday April 12 2018, @04:49PM (1 child)
You would imagine right? TMB is past 40 I'm pretty sure, so I guess we need to redefine "grown up".
(Score: 1, Insightful) by Anonymous Coward on Thursday April 12 2018, @05:35PM
What's that old saying, "growing old is mandatory, growing up is optional"?
(Score: 2, Disagree) by The Mighty Buzzard on Thursday April 12 2018, @10:39PM
Yeah, um, no. Only if you grow up to be a pussy.
My rights don't end where your fear begins.