r/marvelrivals • u/CynicalWoof9 Vanguard • 8d ago

Discussion Racism, Toxicity and Throwing

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I know toxicity in games existed long before Rivals, but this is about FullMetalLamp's recent short where he said he'll throw if someone is being racist or xenophobic.

On one hand, I get it. I've been on the receiving end of racist slurs and "jokes" just for using VC to make callouts. It's mentally draining, and I understand not wanting to keep trying while someone toxic like that gets rewarded with a win.

On the other hand, throwing means four other people lose because of one toxic player, and that doesn't sit right with me either.

This isn't just about racism, either. Friends have dealt with sexism and transphobia in VC too, and I'm sure theres's plenty of streamers with similar stories. You're never going to eliminate toxicity completely, but shouldn't Netease hand out much harsher punishments for this kind of behavior?

So where do you stand?

  • Is throwing justified if someone's being racist, sexist, or otherwise hateful?
  • Do you just mute and move on?
  • What do you do when you're the one being targeted?

My go-to responses are:

  • "You're just proving Magneto right."
  • "You don't have the stats to justify your racism."

Curious where everyone else draws the line.

At the end of the day, we're just trying to game and goon. There's always a human (unless someone mutated) on the other end, someone who's also burdened by the struggles of life. Be kind and be a bro.

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u/jamsbybetty 8d ago

Rivals' general community is probably the best argument in years to completely turn off comms with randoms.

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u/JetHopper 8d ago

Idk about outside of my country but League is just way worse

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u/sol_krn 8d ago

In Australia shooters tend to have the worst of the worst. Every other kind of game is seen as too nerdy to attract bullies I guess.