Because they are in part who showcase the game and publicize it, should Streamers caught being toxic and cussing at enemies be banned from the game?
Or do we really have two separate sets of rules, one for the average player, and another one for the "elite"?
@hayhor
Yes. It is offensive speech.
I won;t be bothered one way or the other.
Streams are 18+ so, some vulgarities are just fine. Nothing wrong with it, it emphasizes the emotions the player is feeling. That is OK.
What I am referring to is statements such, for example "that player is tr@#h", they are such "bots" and so on.... and worse.
If the recipient isn't there, it does not mean nothing has happened. And there are several witnesses every time that happens.
I'm not sure I've made this clear enough. It should not be a black and white situation for which a bad word would lead to an in game suspension. What i am referring to are well defined instances in which certain statements are made, and are clearly derogatory, hateful etc.
The fact that it happens on stream is irrelevant. What matters is that is happens in game. IF the streamer is playing Apex, and the streamer violates ToS, and there is a record....
That is what I would guess should happen.
https://help.ea.com/en-us/help/apex-legends/apex-legends/play-by-the-rules-in-apex-legends/
"Don’t be a troll
Hate speech and other offensive behavior isn’t cool, and we won’t accept “But I was role-playing!” as an excuse. Harassment of other players will earn you a time-out."
https://www.cybersmile.org/advice-help/gaming/types-of-abuse
Most likely something along the lines of the above.
@BaldWraithSimp
It is. For what concern a streaming platform, it has it's own rules.
The game however fails to enforce ToS, when it does not addresses something that is clearly accessible through a streaming platform.
A person can be arrested based on evidence from a security camera, even if that camera does not belong to the business that has been victimized. So it should follow that a streamer can be suspended in game for violating ToS even if the person on the receiving side has not submitted a complaint, in virtue of the existing evidence produced by the stream, and the viewers.
Shouldn't it?
@Koochi-Q
You can watch a stream afterwards, and find out, or be told by a friend etc.
That is beside the point.
It is clear that there are 2 separate sets of rules, one for the average player, and one for streamers.
Same thing happens when streamers get cheaters banned live.
You, I , and a million of other players will never know if a person you reported has been banned. Streamers get to know it Live.
