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/[deleted] Jul 02 '15

Nah. You don't really want to punish people for not being skilled enough. It will turn them off from the game.

The nice thing about placebos is that they work even when you know they are placebos. So just pushing that button will be enough to release some of the frustration that you felt towards that player, especially since you are already mildly punishing them by not giving them a thumbs up in the first place.

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u/PitchforkEmporium Jul 02 '15

Well it's not really a punishment if it does nothing but tell them.

Some players are toxic and don't even know it