how to deal with people calling me slurs and other things in the end game chat?
in short i just had a game where two survivors called me multiple homophobic slurs in the lobby and endgame chat and also commented the f-slur on my steam profile. i reported them but i'm still kinda shocked and wanted to know how other people here deal with this kind of stuff?
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There is always the option to turn off the end-game chat, but honestly BHVR needs to kill the chat altogether.
It boggles my mind that they are so sensitive to things like “accessibility” yet they’re totally OK with keeping this end-game chat which serves no purpose other than to be a forum for toxicity and bullying
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Reporting them is the correct response. Other than that and blocking them afterwards that’s about all you can do.
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I'm sorry that happened to you. There really isn't much you can do about it (beyond reporting them) except for maybe turning off you Steam comments from people who are not your friends, and maybe hiding the endgame chat (clicking on the arrow next to it when in lobby/endgame board).
The endgame chat can be many things, it can be really funny at times, nice at others, and hateful sometimes. But I promise it's not like this all the time :)
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Set your profile comments available only for Friends and don't wait for post game talking. Unfortunately, DbD attracks some disgusting people.
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I've actually made some friends through the end game chat... I would hate to see it taken away because of bad people. Good people shouldn't suffer because of a few bad apples.
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TIL that talking with people serves no purpose other than bullying and toxicity
Wait, you are the BHVR dev who implemented the chat filter, right?
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After a while you develop a thick skin to it. When I first started playing those kinds of people would ruin my entire day. Now ive learned to stop taking it so personally and just hit them with the classic "ggwp all"
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Kill them with niceties.
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Just so you know, support does take the use of slurs in chat seriously, and will ban for it if reported, so you did right thing there.
Though it boggles the mind how those things aren't caught by the filter. How long have we had that thing now? A year? longer?
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Game will really filter "obliviousness" or "rancor" or "Claudette main" but won't censor actual slurs, haha...
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right? I can't even say character names. Yet some how slurs get through. Bad filter is bad.
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Personally I'd just say who cares what some random person somewhere in the world has to say.
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Report them and block them so they can’t comment on your steam profile are the two main things. I’m really sorry that happened to you though.
That’s not really true though. I have had plenty of positive experiences in the endgame chat and I would not want to see it ruined for everyone just because a few people are #########.
If a player doesn’t want to see the chat, the option to hide it is there and that’s how it should be.
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Turn off chat, Anon mode if youre on PC and turn off steam profile comments would be my advice. Sucks that there is scumbags like that playing the game
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I know its easier said than done when this happens to "just ignore it", But it still doesnt feel good when it happens. Ive been called alot of names over the many many hours played and personally it doesnt make it easier, but I like making friends with the cool people I meet there. So I leave it up usually unless they are acting "toxic" excessively for a lack of a better word. Skip it real fast if they seem like trouble. These are a few ways I deal with it personally:
I can completely ignore the chat functiion, not look at it, and just head to the next.
I often will add a GGS<3 if there was a bit of toxic but not really anything noteworthy. Usually if they have a good heart or just having a bad day, it can kinda help break the tension for both sides. Since it can kinda show "hey, its just a game, you did good too". I really like this one because it can sometimes stop the snowballing of the "Well I had a bad match, so imma take out my frustrations on the next one" mentality. Its a weird and troubling cycle to watch really and it is incredibly prolific.
Sometimes being kind can kinda help someone else out of a bad headspace.
Tho sometimes, people just want to cause as much pain as they can to someone, just like IRL . Best thing to do is know that what they say to you, is not ever a reflection on you. Its showing their own charater and bad personality. Cut them off as soon as you can and know that you, by default are the better person regardless of in-game events.
Sorry its long-winded but I do hope this helps <3
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Turn off your own chat. Stop trying to turn off others.
Chat doesn’t just serve for toxic whatever. That’s just all that some of you remember.
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Just report and get on with your day. Internet is full of malicious, predjudiced little goblins like that. It's awful but unfortunately we have to deal with it. If they do it on the regular they'll get banned pretty quick. Had one survivor cuss me out after I mori'd them, reported them on xbl and got a message from a different account of theirs cussing me out because their main account got a comms ban 🤣 pretty sure their alt got a ban as well. Satisfying stuff.
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Say gg and move on, nothing ticks them off more than being ignored
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Don't read it or don't react, that's what they want you to do. They're usually kids saying these things so you can't let them offend you, they want to make you mad. They don't personally know you so don't a bunch of random people furiously typing on their keyboards get to you, just move on to the next game.
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Tbf, I believe Michael and Myers are blocked by the filter so y'know... definitely not the best filter by a long shot, lol
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Just close end game chat
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What's End game chat?
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I'm to the point where I just roll right past. I DO still type "GG" on occasion - but unfortunately I don't wait for responses anymore. The bad outweigh the good. MOST of the time nothing is said which is probably how it should be..no endgame chat.
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Did you kill them in game? As others have said, for whatever reason this games playerbase(survivors mostly) can be incredibly toxic. Reports for this game are hit or miss but it couldn't hurt. Sending them a screenshot of their dead body and saying nothing else works wonders.
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That's nonsense. That's like saying we should turn off the Internet because it serves no purpose other than to be a forum for toxicity and bullying. The majority of my post-game chat is positive because I usually start it out with something positive. Most people in the game are friendly. There's a small minority that are going to be a-holes, and I get how that can sour the experience for people. Unfortunately, no one has figured it out yet and you just have to put up with it if you want to communicate with people on the Internet.
The only thing you can really do though is ignore it and move on. It'd be nice if they'd just put in something that would just automatically permaban anyone using words they deem unacceptable. It'd be fairly easy to do, but no one's had the balls to do something like that yet.
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yeah its called leave and go straight to the next game.
you came in here with your soft skinned feelings (just like the Devs) and made a post about it when it is that easy
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Ah, so because you don't like something that means we gotta delete it for everyone?
How about instead of doing that we just give the power to the individual players: You like the chat? Then chat to your hearts content! You don't like the chat? Then simply turn it off! You like the chat, but only if everyone is nice and chill? Then enable a filter to filter out all the bad words (and every second random other word because the filter sucks, but hey)!
And if someone is being blatantly racist, sexist, overly insulting or breaks the general rule set in any other way, just report them and they will be banned for their behavior. This is how pretty much every chat in every multiplayer game works and there is no problem with that - unless of course you believe the general ability to communicate with other human beings in your multiplayer games in itself is problematic (but if that's the case I'd question why you even play multiplayer in the first place).
Why does it need to be an all or nothing scenario when we could instead just let you modify the feature for your personal experience until you are happy with it? That would ensure maximum happiness within the community - or we do what you suggest, and they did with chat filter, and force it on everyone and then wonder why a lot of people are extremely unhappy with that decision.
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My steam profile comments are private so only friends can post on my wall.
As for end game chat the best thing you can do is just ignore it.
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If you reported them on their personal systems, you did what you could. I don't know about Steam, but I am 100% certain that PSN doesn't hesitate to ban players for slurs outside of game.
I personally have all methods of communication to strangers blocked on PSN, so I don't have to waste time getting these morons banned. I never had to do it for any other game but DBD has a community filled with upset people.
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Report and go next. You can't control their behavior, so don't let their behavior bother you. Think about what you are able and willing to do to combat online toxicity and hate speech. Worry only about what you can do to prevent this behavior, and whether or not you are doing the best that you are capable of to prevent this from happening in the future.
These two quotes by Coach Wooden are guiding principles in my life. I typically find these types of quote-images cheesy, but given the impact each quote has had on my life, I'm hoping they'll catch someone elses eye and help them find peace of mind.
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Agreed. I actually found my swf group through chat. I had some great exchanges there. You can give probs to survivors/killers for good plays. The chat feature is awesome and it would definitely be unnecessary to get rid of it just because some people are too sensitive or they are too lazy to turn chat off.
You don't want the chat? Then turn it off. It's as simple as that. The fact that some people really want to get rid of the function is beyond my understanding.
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Yeah, I mean that is sad to me. "I shouldn't have to turn off chat! Who cares if you like it, it hurts my feelings so it must go!". Some people are nasty in end game chat for sure. But I get way more wholesome messages. I play demo a lot and I can't help but smile when I'm called a good doggy.
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report and ignore is the best advice i can give
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