Re: Reporting other players
I reject the notion of accepting low-minded and bigoted actions of others as being something that we should just not take to heart. We need to create systems that allow us to regulate each other and hold each other to a high standard of decency and respect.
If what was said to me was said to me on the ice and the ref heard it the player would be getting suspended or at the very least going to the box. I can't punch that terrible person in the face. But I would expect the platform that provides the game to be able to appropriately discipline the offender. Just like in hockey. It's a novel idea, I know.
We need to create an environment that doesn't foster terrible racist, sexist and homophobic slurs/statements by being able to provide the audio to EA. Period. I'm all for being able to chirp but there has to be a limit there. This can only be properly enforced if we can supply audio to those policing policies and maintaining the standards.
I like being able to hear the other player. Often times they may be funny. They may reveal what they're trying to do. They might be showing their frustration and I might be able to glean that I have an edge on them. It should not be on me to say I'm always going to shut off my headset. It is on them to do better and to be respectful and to think before they spew vitriol. It's like in hockey, you always have to be in control of your stick and you are responsible for what your stick does. Players should be responsible for their words and face consequences if they are harmful with them.
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