Banned for being harassed (Please stop forcing us to play with terrible people)

Been playing Respawn games since Titanfall and have fallen in love with Apex since it dropped. One thing I really think the makers need to reconsider is penalizing people for quitting in ranked. I get it sucks when people leave but you also force us to play with people who are terrible to us then they use it as a tool to harass us. Case in point, Yesterday I was playing ranked ranked on Xbox with randoms and got one of those teams where that were toxic as hell. I downed a whole team except one. They shot the last guy who was already cracked when I finally got downed. They not only took all the stuff from everyone I downed but also waited for me to die then stole my stuff to. When I asked "what the hell was that?". They called me every name in the book while also refusing to re-spawn me. Then proceeded to waited out the whole matching talking smack and both died with barely any damage made. After they reported me for saying " wtf stop stealing my stuff". Now I'm banned for 3 days. Like I did nothing I was being called names and made fun of while they stole all my stuff. I'd quit but I can't. Now I'm banned for three days for being reasonably frustrated. They told me to go f*ck myself half a million times then reported me for responding to them. If I don't play with people I know or make a group gathering like-minded people in advance I get stuck in scenarios like this. Now I got wait 3 days for getting stuck with level nobodies who enjoy messing with people rather than play the game. Maybe penalize people for quitting pre-made groups and not randoms cause nobody should be punished and wait 9 minutes for leaving a match where someone was being a total j*rk to them.

discussion

EA_David
4 years ago
@happyknifeguy Hey, if you see bad behaviour, please report it and don't engage or retaliate. Retaliation that's outside the rules can still lead to action.

I know it's frustrating dealing with bad actors and trolls - I've encountered plenty, but the best course of action is to report them and keep yourself in good standing.

@RevMainPls That quite simply is not the case. Please don't assert so, it's misinformation.

Thanks.

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happyknifeguy
4 years ago
p.s. People are also using your reporting service to mess with others. How can someone violate everyone of you "community standards" then proceed to report someone and have them banned? Do have to record every game in order to prevent myself from being banned by people who are clearly messing with others ?
RevMainPls
4 years ago
@happyknifeguySadly theese kind of bans will be triggered automaticly without anyone looking over them
happyknifeguy
4 years ago
@RevMainPls yeah I think I'm just done playing randoms. It's not worth the frustration of being forced to play with people who are awful to you.
EA_David
Community Admin
4 years ago
@happyknifeguy Hey, if you see bad behaviour, please report it and don't engage or retaliate. Retaliation that's outside the rules can still lead to action.

I know it's frustrating dealing with bad actors and trolls - I've encountered plenty, but the best course of action is to report them and keep yourself in good standing.

@RevMainPls That quite simply is not the case. Please don't assert so, it's misinformation.

Thanks.
happyknifeguy
4 years ago
@EA_David happyknifeguy

Thank you for responding. With all do respect can you explain why someone who swore at me a whole match and said things you're forum wouldn't even allow me to post over half a dozen times can get me banned for saying something back to him and not banned themselves? Surely there something wrong with a system that rewards aggressor without being penalized themselves. I'll say it again if someone is being rude to me and I don't want to play with them I shouldn't be penalized for 9 minutes and lose points. I wanted to leave. I would have said nothing but I was forced to play with this person. Trolls know this and it's become a tactic for them. I love this game but I don't think it's fair to take points and prevent me from playing for 9 minutes if I don't want to play with someone who keeps being mean to me. Maybe give us the option to click why we left the match. Cause it sucks to have to take break from the game and lose points when all I wanted was a break from that person.
RevMainPls
4 years ago
@EA_David So you are banning people that defend themself from getting harrassed? just to be clear here while the others do not get punished? Sounds honestly unreal, if someone looks into the case and presses the button then this person would see the behaiviour of the other people.

Have seen to many bans false bans to believe that sorry
happyknifeguy
4 years ago
@RevMainPls yeah agree messing with someone till they respond and then reporting them has defiantly become a tactic used by trolls and ranked has become their favorite hang out to do so.
dSKyNafinchin
Hero (Retired)
4 years ago
@RevMainPls I mean, a ToS violation is a ToS violation is a ToS violation. "But they did it first!" is just an excuse for poor behavior choice. Just report people like that, and move on. It's as simple as that. If they get reported, especially if it's via text communication, they will be the ones to get a ban/suspension, and not you.

That being said, I find it a bit ridiculous for anyone to be banned from an online multiplayer game (unless it's strictly billed as a kids game) for swearing. Hate speech is a whole different story, but that doesn't seem to apply here, based on the description in the OP.

Had a teammate in Arena the other day. After the match was over, I got a message from them saying something along the lines of "You're so bad you're gonna get me a comms ban". I simply replied with "Word". I couldn't possibly care less, what random players on a video game think of me or say to me. I don't know them. They don't sign my paychecks or provide for me. I've been gaming since the 90's, and have pretty much heard it all, Lmfao

TL:DR Yes it's annoying, but just report and move on. "They started it" is a child's excuse for bad behavior.
E9ine_AC
Hero+
4 years ago
@RevMainPlsThe reports can only be seen if they are reported. Ignoring people and reporting people would land them the ban and not the one who finally lashed out. They check im assuming mind you the person at hand that was reported. If the other user does not report them then their side of things may not be seen.
happyknifeguy
4 years ago
@dSKyNafinchin hardly I didn't insult them at all. I just swore once. Whatever they can do what they want but hardly seems fair if they are insulting me directly for 20 straight minutes. No I shouldn't have swore but if that's the rules cool. They are still only working for the person messing with people. I thought reporting was for actually violation like the ones they committed. I didn't insult anyone. If I could report and move on I would have the option to quit without penalty. Reporting means I still wait while they mess with me. That's not fun at all,I got like 20 mins to myself here and there if I'm lucky. Now I'm stuck in a 20 minute match watching the screen as I'm insulted or lose points and wait 9 minutes for saving my mental health.