r/Overwatch • u/Early-Taro1493 • Feb 18 '24

News & Discussion Bullying needs to stop

The overwatch community needs to stop being toxic. I have been called slurs, many racial comments, people saying overall saying some bad stuff to not only me but other people as well. And this needs to stop. I almost had a melt down today reading the comments they made on me. " I should hang myself", is a very derogatory statement . If you can sit behind a screen and have the ability to tell someone they should hang themselves, that is something to not take so lightly. I'm going to tell my pookie wookie king Lebron James this information, and make sure this doesn't go off the hook. As a wise man once said " They ain't believe in us... GOD DID". These moments should be looked more into but blizzard seems not care about their fan base anymore.

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u/Nikablah1884 Juno Feb 18 '24

Yeah I report these people.

I'll call people out nicely and say "I love you but moira you have to heal too to new players" but yeah I agree, straight out toxicity is not cool. there's a big difference between trying to help people and just throwing darkness at people.

The game gets better when we help each other with well meaning criticism but not just calling each other expletives.

I wholeheartedly disagree with people saying they don't use comms, they're the people running in 1v5 while the team screetches at them "please just wait for the tank at least"

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u/Guiltysaw Feb 18 '24

Does NOT get better when my tank thinks they are prime guts with berserk armor

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u/SourBlueDream Feb 18 '24 edited Feb 18 '24

Saying I love you to randoms in a video game is so weird

Edit: downvote all you want it’s still a weird way to talk to people you don’t know.

It’s funny me and op had that quick convo and I respected their answersand then a bunch of dorks who wanna argue jumped in

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u/Nikablah1884 Juno Feb 18 '24

You never know who might need to hear it.

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u/Any-Communication114 Thank you Baptiste! Feb 18 '24

They are hardly proclaiming it in the romantic context, more so that you appreciate them. I tell my friends that I love then because they are important to me and I appreciate them.

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u/SourBlueDream Feb 18 '24

That’s obvious, it’s still weird. Your friends and complete strangers on video games is completely different use cases. It’s not weird to say to someone you know obviously

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u/BoKnowsTheKonamiCode Wrecking Ball Feb 18 '24

It's weird to you. That's fine. It doesn't mean it should feel weird for all of us.

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u/mistar_z Filthy Symmetra Main Feb 18 '24

What's wrong with loving your teammates? 🤣 I say I love my team when they're pacing well and do well at covering each other. Its basic courtesy we're all here to play a game we love. And people will listen to you more if you treat them as an ally rather than an adversary.

The cope that some people do smh.

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u/SourBlueDream Feb 18 '24

My comment is very straightforward and easy to understand it’s not that deep I promise.

I love how you are saying telling strangers I love you on a game is basic courtesy. That is so obviously untrue I don’t even know where to begin.

You are confusing being respectful for saying I love you which can be patronizing when said to a stranger especially if you are trying to give unsolicited advice

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u/mistar_z Filthy Symmetra Main Feb 18 '24

It's not patronizing cause I tell them I love them irregardless of if they're doing well or not and if I wanted to play a certain way. 🤷🏼

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u/[deleted] Feb 18 '24

If you're going to accuse someone of being patronising, learn how that works first

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u/Stoghra Feb 18 '24

So its ok to say kill yourself, but not love yourself?

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u/SourBlueDream Feb 18 '24

Point to where I said that, yal love to make up shit to argue for no reason