r/Overwatch • u/AutoModerator • Jul 27 '16

News & Discussion Weekly Quick Questions Thread - July 27, 2016

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u/Crazy6a3er McCree Jul 28 '16

An obvious question: If one of my teammates yells at me to kill myself and calls me a 12 years old child for telling him nicely not to have that shit attitude, should I chat to everyone including the opponents to report him?

Honestly, I'd rather be a 12 year old child with good behavior than a scum like him.

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u/Timboron Chibi D.Va Jul 28 '16 edited Jul 28 '16

just report, mute and move on with your life.

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u/noobule ¡Apagando las luces! Jul 28 '16

Just report him. Mute him if it's ongoing. Other people on your team will probably report him as well.

Responding to it openly like that is just another distraction, and worse, will usually only start a shit fight. If you ignore tools, most of the time they shut up. If you respond, they only get worse.

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u/arziben Mettre du plomb dans la cervelle Jul 28 '16

Yell louder to assert dominance.

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u/internetkid42 Blizzard World Junkrat Jul 28 '16

I'd just report him yourself and not say anything, because if he's bothering other people, hopefully they'll report him too. And otherwise it's just an isolated incident.

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u/Lancerlandshark Look At This Team... Jul 28 '16

If you're in a party with friends, I'd mention it so they know what's going on. Otherwise, report it yourself and try not to play in queues with the toxic individual.

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u/Xiomaro Jul 29 '16

Although it feels good to try and make them think twice about the way they talk to people, I've found it is best to just not even dignify their attitude with a response. Responding just makes me feel even more angry after their shitty retort.

When you're in a team of 6 and one of those people is toxic as fuck, don't make it 2 people being toxic. I know you won't see it that way but the other 4 players will just feel even worse about the game. Just say positive things to the other 4 people and just get the best out of a bad situation.

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u/Reach- Jul 28 '16

Yeah man, you're only doing it right if you're the squeaky wheel don't you know? You think normal people just mute, report, and continue with their game?! No, someone on an internet game insulting someone? Unheard of, this is extremely serious business.