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Blizzard Hopes to Tame Overwatch Contenders Chat with Ties Between BattleNet & Twitch Accounts
SBFord
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Blizzard Hopes to Tame Overwatch Contenders Chat with Ties Between BattleNet & Twitch Accounts - MMORPG.com
Blizzard will be rolling out a new program aimed at taming the sometimes wild chat that goes on during Overwatch League and Overwatch Contender matches. The company will be sending out a test balloon during the semi-professional Overwatch Contenders season. Those viewers who wish to participate in chat during matches will be required to tie their Twitch and BattleNet accounts together. According to Blizzard, doing so should yield "a more positive viewing experience".
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LOL....Dota...Fortnite all have WAY bigger numbers and they don't worry about that stuff.
Pretty simple really,the Blizzard brand has been taking a hit,they have already in the last 2 weeks been putting stuff out there like goofy videos and announcements to try and make them look better.
I do not for one minute think marketing your IMAGE is going to do a single thing for your games and pocket books.Maybe this is also a move to try and keep it looking all "positive"for their investors/sponsors of the leagues.
People stream Blizz games because they know it means more viewers and NOT because the games are good.Everywhere gaming is all about money now,the products and image matter very little.
I am so tired of all of Blizzard's headgames they play from BS speeches at their Blizzcon about FAMILY gaming to hyping up the crowd to clap and cheer for any crappy announcement like mobile,look at us we do charity,yeah PK Subban does charity and doesn't need to announce it and he is just one person not a giant corporation.PK Subban also doesn't sit his lazy ass at a desk all day like Blizzz execs,he goes out to Hospitols ,he goes out personally to HELP people,recognized as maybe one of the biggest community people in all of sports.
So yeah Blizzard needs to quit trying to market their image and make better games that cater to a more friendly atmosphere.You make games that are driven by anger and frustration and pvp and you will get a LOT of unhappy people,so Blizzard digs THEIR own grave.
Never forget 3 mile Island and never trust a government official or company spokesman.
Aloha Mr Hand !
Logically people would want their chats to be more active even if it's constant crap, but it seems Blizzard prefers their chat to be less lively and the crap will still be there.
That said I guess there is something Blizzard has done right because their stocks in the past couple of days have gone up from less than $44 to $47 atm... still to me this looks like a negative rather than positive "improvement" lol.
Good luck with that.
I want a mmorpg where people have gone through misery, have gone through school stuff and actually have had sex even. -sagil
Nope.
chat restriction? pffff... quite frankly, why'd i wanna chat to those assholes?
"I'll never grow up, never grow up, never grow up! Not me!"
Yeah! I said "assholes" once and now i'm banned!
In fact, if the cops hear you say "assholes" in real life, you go to jail!
I APPROVE!
I'll see you in jail.
https://law.lis.virginia.gov/vacode/title18.2/chapter8/section18.2-388/
I have a feeling it's more geared towards intoxicated people being unruly, but still!
I've lived in Virginia almost my entire life and never heard of this bullshit.
If people need the threat of a account ban to keep them civil and well adjusted.. Fine. After all there are many chat services not tied to Blizzard or twitch.
Now i personally are more engaged in this from a E-sport angle then a ActiBlizz angle. Seeing as i see projects such as OWL as the first step in getting esport established as something more. Not just sit on the same level as the company softball team and the kids little league. Not saying that Blizzard will be the one to do it, just that they are the one taking the next step. Sure other games are bigger, but not even the biggest e-sport tournament has any real traction outside of gaming.
So if the investors in OWL like to have it so that you link your blizz account to be able to chat. I see no problem with that. Especially as the sort of pants on head stupid shit i see i twitch chat on a regular basis really will not be missed.
Sure i remeber the wild west days of the internet when it was free and the edge-lords roamed the fields. But reality is that it was never going to last. You see you can not have growth and freedom at the same time in this day and age.
This have been a good conversation
https://www.rd.com/funny-stuff/dumbest-laws-america/
For example: there's a law in Kentucky that states you can't wear white shoes into a courthouse. A question pertaining to this law actually appears on stayed insurance tests.
But once it's used to convict someone, they will appeal and the law is likely to get stricken and they'll be on their merry way.
Same thing happens with Sodomy Laws, etc.
Technically illegal, yes, but a clear 1st amendment violation; so unconstitutional.
You don't have to swear to disturb public peace, so this would never stand up in court these days.
Totally viable law in Europe though :-P
Unless you are one of those people who think that it is ok to be a toxic little goblin just because "it is the internet"... If so you are part of the problem. Because that not how society works for the most part in general and western society in particular.
This have been a good conversation
Now let me add this. I understand that blizzard does not want a inappropriate things being said on stream where kids and what not are watching. Find make it a 18 and older stream and if they want to be Goblins FINE I am good with that. Just let people know that this person's stream is garbage filled language. Then its up to you and I to choose if we want to listen to that prick. I do not accept censorship in shutting people because their Opinions different from what the company wants out there.
Just like a chat filter in an MMORPG works. It keeps you some saying SHIT on screen if you choose not to but it will not stop someone who chooses to turn that filter off.
And in this case, it's even more justified, because esports players and teams are effectively 3rd party contractors of the company which represent that company's image. Censoring them is absolutely acceptable.