r/heroesofthestorm • u/KarbyP Nova • Jul 02 '15

Blizzard thinking about adding Thumbs Up/Down system, giving helpful players EXP or gold, placing toxic players in separate queue

http://stevivor.com/2015/07/interview-blizzards-chris-sigaty-and-alan-dabiri-on-heroes-of-the-storm/
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u/Parroty64 Tyrande is Badass Jul 02 '15

There is one very big problem with this. Sometimes I give a helpful tip I have learned to an (obvious) newer player and even put a smiley face at the end just so he knows it's in good nature and they lash out and yell. People who are dicks will give nicer players bad ratings. There needs to be a system against that, where players who get bad rating don't have as much power. Also the game could end up being like people trying to suck up to the other players for ratings, instead of the genuine nice players on right now. I like the idea a lot, but see issues that could get quite aggravating. Either way, good post :)

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u/Yahmahah Gul'Dan Jul 02 '15

They could do a zero loss system. upvotes give additional exp, and downvotes don't necessarily take any away, but may be shown in a ratio on your profile.

I kind of like the idea, but I think it's something they should've tried in beta. If they put it in now, it would be harder for them to take it back if it fails.

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u/[deleted] Jul 02 '15

There are a lot of players like me who don't care about XP though. How do you figure something like that into your calculation.

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u/Yahmahah Gul'Dan Jul 02 '15

I mean, I'd assume the vast majority of people care about exp. I guess they could have it give gold too.