How do you deal with Toxicity?

I explain my rationale and nothing more.

If they want to come back and look at our convo, I want them to be embarrassed by how they acted and grateful that I chose to act courteously towards them.

If they're really toxic, you know, the DDoS'ers, the "unalive yourself in varying ways". Those types? There's no place for them in our community.

I have a standard answer to that which i use and most survivors just shup up after that. It goes like

"oh thats nice of you to say that. Because the entity likes it salty, and now i can sacrifice the salt in your tears to her, too."

I like to use the classic, but effective:

gg

And if they continue crying:

gl in next

I move on to the next game and the endgame is closed. There is no point in arguing and the other side is never receptive when it comes to criticism.

Most people I see are well behaved, perk of being very average at the game. It doesn't feel like most people take it seriously and neither do I. I don't tunnel or camp and so survivors rarely complain.

When I'm playing survivor, I generally just move on if killer camped or tunnel. I'd rather praise the fun killers and say nothing to the unfun ones, than say nothing to the former and insult the latter.

If anything, I'll tell my teammates off if they get unruly.

I could not care less about what is said by survivors in the chat beside "gg" and "gl hf next".

If they throw some key words about the tactic I've used, I'm likely to reply by something like:

• And you point is?
• First game?
• Your mistake here is to believe I care.
• Let me tell you this: (and then I leave 😋)

But that's if I've not immediately left after dropping a "gg"

Strangely, from the killer side I get, at most, the rare "gg ez" that's the telltale sign of a 12 year old still learning how to communicate. There is no point even trying to speak with that.

I just don't interact because you can't reason with people that are complaining from emotion. I get why it annoys people but i don't see it as my problem, i see it as the developer's. No point in saying that to those people because it's just going to annoy them even more.

I like it, I sometimes envy the steam users and their opened profile with comments from naughty angry gamers. I mean, come on, taking serious some angry people who write something like "reee u tunneled me"?

I let it wash over me when it does happen. Today I met a rather bad-tempered Clown who tunnelled (not toxic!), camped (again, not toxic!) whilst whacking me repeatedly on the hook (yeah, that's the grey area) but ultimately in-game toxicity is really not an issue. More funny than anything.

The toughest bit is the endgame chat which can become very nasty for some. Threats, requests to #########, general being a twat is difficult and everyone is affected in some way - even the ones who claim they don't, because the way anyone reacts is to use a technique to protect themselves.

The best way I found is to accept how you feel about it and do not engage. It helps reduce the impact of extreme insults because you come to terms with it quicker. Then leave and forget them (once you report them). No need to converse since the people at BHVR who deal with those issues will do the talking, but if they are really serious like threats to you or your family, don't be affraid to contact the authorities as that's really not acceptable.

In short, just move on. Getting embroiled will only make it worse and far more consuming. If ever I'm in a conversation with somebody online who starts acting like a wanker to me, I will just move on and ignore any comments they make (just mark it as "read" - I don't need to see it. I end up forgetting about it quickly anyway, but it is different for everyone. Just sharing what helps me.

Don't engage in post game at all. Turn off/hide post game chat. Don't accept friend requests that come immediately after a match.

Play the game the way that feels right to you, and if people don't care for it, let them mald into the void. Don't play for the approval of others, or subject yourself to the salt that will turn you cynical/toxic yourself.

I made the decision to go that route very early in my DBD career, and I am happier every day that I did.

I've had a few recently read my PlayStation profile and then slander elements of it. Was half way through messaging a player to say well played and before I finished he started mocking the football team wallpaper/badge I have set up 😅 Bless him. I have my county listed which has a derogatory stereotype and that's been called out a couple of times, as did a small (now deleted) sentence mocking crybaby survivors that msg people.

I've had 2 warnings from PlayStation about my responses to emails, so i need to cut out the foul language it seems 🤬🙃

I ignore all of those kind of messages

But if I send a message saying GG then I get the salt... then I will confront that person... telling them all that I did in the match and why I did those things

I remember something like that happening... but the person who asked those question wasn't mad but did want to understand

Hide endgame chat as most toxicity comes with it. If you need to see a honest "GG" this game isn't for you, sadly.