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Should BHVR try to make the game less toxic?

KDawg
KDawg Member Posts: 29
edited March 2021 in Polls

I hear people complain about toxicity a lot. I'm curious what people think on this one.


EDIT: "Changed from BHVR have a responsibility to should they". Didn't intend the harsh language

Should BHVR try to make the game less toxic? 47 votes

Yes, they should modify game mechanics to encourage non-toxic gameplay or discourage toxic gameplay
34%
Dimekmusstang62ShapedMadLordJackChurchofPignotstarboardBigbubbabam270e_j2007DerZuntorAzxx93DistortedDreamAnniehereVenusa_NIGHTMARE_NiklausHexempuppy_poole 16 votes
Yes, they shouldn't change the game, but should somehow address toxic behavior
34%
TapeKnotpichumudkipPlantCollectorCornHubDabihwowHex_LlamaBoobaNazTomskrexKarao_KeRK67Viktor1853NOEDaddy[Deleted User]GeneratorBigbubbaboi 16 votes
No, toxicity should be handled another way
6%
Giuliano1020_TwitchMoundshroudAnother_LegionMain 3 votes
No, nothing should be done
12%
BlueberryNullclinesMy_AespaGay_Police_DeptTimo__RBadBunny 6 votes
Maybe? I don't know
12%
Yordsherrik666NoOneKnowsNovaGannTMClownIsUnderratedmissjay 6 votes

Comments

  • MadLordJack
    MadLordJack Member Posts: 8,814
    Yes, they should modify game mechanics to encourage non-toxic gameplay or discourage toxic gameplay

    A lot of toxicity comes from salty players having bad experiences. Mitigating the bad experience will mitigate toxicity.

  • ClownIsUnderrated
    ClownIsUnderrated Member Posts: 1,031
    Maybe? I don't know

    I'm only voting for this because it's gonna be hard to make the game less toxic imo. The chat filter is a nice start, but there's a whole lot more that needs to be done if you really want this game to be less toxic. Plus people on console have to deal with toxic people a lot in their messages, which leads to console players making their messages private.

  • herrik666
    herrik666 Member Posts: 191
    Maybe? I don't know

    Aren't they already doing that though? Moris nerfed, keys and OoO in process of being nerfed, same with Iri Head Huntress, the addition of the sacrificial ward so that you can dodge map offerings, the recently added chat filters... Not saying every one of those are perfect solutions but at least they're already trying.

  • BadBunny
    BadBunny Member Posts: 18
    No, nothing should be done

    What do you define as toxic? Other then the endgame chat, which is already being handled with the filter, theres nothing more to be done.

  • Hex_Llama
    Hex_Llama Member Posts: 1,839
    Yes, they shouldn't change the game, but should somehow address toxic behavior

    I don't think companies should profit by creating digital spaces where people can do and say whatever they want with no accountability. The problem of how to police community interaction in a space that large is hard to solve, but, if you're making money from hosting this stuff, it's your responsibility to come up with solutions.

  • My_Aespa
    My_Aespa Member Posts: 545
    No, nothing should be done

    I don't think toxicity will ever be truly stopped in games, unless you harshly limit the gameplay, which would be terrible for the player base. It also depends on your definition of toxic, to some people it means "I got downed quickly and wasn't given another chance to escape", and to other people it means t-bagging, flashlight clicking, pointing, looping, etc. which can't really be stopped unless you just disable the mechanics completely. People will always find a way to irritate someone else.

  • fogdonkey
    fogdonkey Member Posts: 1,567
    https://forum.deadbydaylight.com/en/discussion/233351/should-bhvr-try-to-make-the-game-less-toxic

    First please define what does toxic mean. Or at least give examples. This term is very overused so some clarification is needed.

  • Yords
    Yords Member Posts: 5,781
    Maybe? I don't know

    It should not be a priority, toxicity is in every game. There are bigger issues than dealing with toxicity honestly, if the game were much fairer there would not be as much toxicity in the first place.

  • Blueberry
    Blueberry Member Posts: 13,671
    edited March 2021
    No, nothing should be done

    Every game is gonna have toxicity. People should expect this and deal with it.

    Asking to have BHVR make the game allow less toxicity to me just feels like a child needing his hand held. It's time to toughen up and grow up, the worlds tough. We don't need more censoring these days. If someone wants to say or do something mean to me they should be free to do it. It's just a game.