Lying is never good, especially when it’s to people that there to help you. One gamer learned this the hard way when they decided to lie to Blizzard customer support, who has no problem publicly shaming those who tend to cause excessive problems in their games.
For those involved in the gaming world, it is largely known that people can be serious jerks online. Maybe it’s because of they’re having a rough day and need an outlet or maybe it’s because of the anonymity gaming provides, allowing people to say things that would never normally cross their lips. Either way, if you feel like someone’s trash talk has crossed the line going from fun banter to harassment you can often report the player and no one deals with player reports better than Blizzard.
The problem originated in Blizzard’s famous MOBA (multiplayer online battle arena) Heroes of the Storm. Gamespot reports that a gamer attempted to play innocent, claiming he was banned/silenced by another player due to reporting them for illicit gaming activities. The following statement was given by the player:
“WOW I am soooo disappointed,” reads a recent plea for mercy. “Anytime anyone on the team has a problem and gets toxic I report them, and type reported. But I guess when you do that they will report you for reporting them. I did not break any rules, but I am silenced. Thanks Blizzard. Do you even LOOK at the reports, or is the terms of service only for show?”
If this was true it would be nothing out of the ordinary, however, Blizzard knows all, and caught the gamer in their lie. The following response was given by Blizzard customer support as reported by Gamespot:
“For confirmation, you were not silenced for reporting others,” reads a replies from a Blizzard support person. “You were silenced for using chat like this:
- 2016-06-07 19:25:03 — LILI WHAT THE [double expletives] ARE YOU DOING [expletive noun]
- 2016-06-11 10:46:50 — kill tracer noobs [religious figure] [obscene word]
- 2016-06-14 00:35:25 — AWSOME the [offensive words] THAT CANT REPLY TO MY INSULTS TOOK MY PICK
- 2016-06-14 — lol I will [politer word would’ve been ‘mess with’] with him the whole game now
If anyone finds themselves in a situation where they believe they incorrectly were silenced, you are welcome to submit an appeal through our Support Site and our Game Masters will review the logs attached to your case. Thank you!”
This goes to show that lying gets you nowhere, and additionally, do not say anything online you wouldn’t say to someone in person, it’ll only get you in trouble. This is not the first case of Blizzard releasing reports of rambunctious players and we certainly hope it won’t be the last. Keep up the good work Blizzard.
