What do you do if you see a zone chat discussion that you can see is being overly toxic?

SydneyGrey

I stupidly feel the need to defend people if they're being bullied. Then of course the bullies turn on me. LOL.
I don't do it as much as I used to, though, since after a while I just get tired of the negativity.

Grimm13

Ignore is your friend. Report TOS violations, then Ignore is your friend.

geonsocal

Serjustin19 wrote: »

Cyrodiil is always full and welcome

howdy @Serjustin19 , as a solo player I like following cyrodiil zone chat for the call outs for which keeps to defend or attack, when it isn't very obvious just looking at the map...

reading some of the comments there is like going to the zoo and seeing some odd creature you have no clue about...

I just don't get some of the toxic thoughts that get thrown out there...

at times, it actually makes me a little sad that some folks are so desperate for human contact they resort to trying to provoke others just to have someone to communicate with...

PlagueSD

Armatesz wrote: »

I've often seen at times where zone chats can be particularly bad. Some so bad that I feel compelled to throw some kind of nugget of change that I hope might make the chat a bit less destructive and more constructive/friendlier. It can be with making others think about particular topics or being rather random or weird. The effort is put out there to change it up so it might offer some kind of growth. But I am curious what do you do if you see chat being a bit extreme (no naming and shaming plz) name some constructive ways you deter such extreme actions others do.

First thing I do in game is leave zone/area chat. So doesn't really bother me.

IV_Deity

I laugh because people are fighting through a video game. I honestly don't think any of them go outside.

Serjustin19

geonsocal wrote: »

Serjustin19 wrote: »

Cyrodiil is always full and welcome

howdy @Serjustin19 , as a solo player I like following cyrodiil zone chat for the call outs for which keeps to defend or attack, when it isn't very obvious just looking at the map...

reading some of the comments there is like going to the zoo and seeing some odd creature you have no clue about...

I just don't get some of the toxic thoughts that get thrown out there...

at times, it actually makes me a little sad that some folks are so desperate for human contact they resort to trying to provoke others just to have someone to communicate with...

I'm mostly solo player like you, I really dislike it because I'm a healer. (or other way around the saying?) I to rely on Zone chat. Zone chat is very useful. Eventhough Chat is not old, unlike voice. (forgot about pc?) Toxic Parts I can understand. We are not perfect and really glad so much. Yes we are dark and at times more dark than the others. But when we are all United we are all Unbreakable. It's just our Human Nature we should be treated as equal. Yet, life is not so simple, but life is mysterious and ever-changing.

KRBMMO

Armatesz wrote: »

KRBMMO wrote: »

Armatesz wrote: »

I've often seen at times where zone chats can be particularly bad. Some so bad that I feel compelled to throw some kind of nugget of change that I hope might make the chat a bit less destructive and more constructive/friendlier. It can be with making others think about particular topics or being rather random or weird. The effort is put out there to change it up so it might offer some kind of growth. But I am curious what do you do if you see chat being a bit extreme (no naming and shaming plz) name some constructive ways you deter such extreme actions others do.

I do my dolmen grinding in Deshan instead of Alakir - and base my crafters in non-starter zones.

Essentially I figure out where the "mob" of toxic players is and go somewhere else.

Deshaan was one of the toxic places I was talking about and alik'r desert to me is a lot more mellower than deshaan.

I guess the kids that hang out in Deshan moms put them to sleep by the time I start, lol. Or maybe it was just Alakir during the EXP events when you had literally 30 -60 people on a Dolmen and it was a complete waste of time as far as drops go - so I guess the most the people doing it knew so little about the game they didn't realize how inefficient their work was.

tinythinker

Report anyone blatantly violating the ToS then turn off zone chat. Or just the second if it's only toxic/stupid but no gross violations of the ToS.

Lylith

i don't pay much attention to it in most pve zones unless there's nothing going on atm.

DanteYoda

It doesn't bother me.. i don't look at the chat that much anyway.. And anything that makes the chat more interesting than WTB WTS garbage is a plus..

tplink3r1

Leave? Block them? Don't read? Why even create a topic about this?
Maybe i should be calling 911 when someone is "toxic" with me.

MLGProPlayer

I just type "go Trump" and whatever was being discussed shifts to a meaningless but heated political discussion.

SteveCampsOut

I drop an LGBT Friendly guild invite spam and zone to the next zone! Rinse & repeat! Leaving a wake of homophobia in my path! Bwahahahaha.....

Ohtimbar

I gleefully report them. Usually, though, I don't see them because I avoid zone chat like the plague these days.

WhoSlappedThePie

Lol. Such a pointless thread @op. What do you do when you are walking to the shops and people are arguing?

What do you do at work in your office when a debate gets heated and people have a difference in opinions?

What do you do at a party where your mates are arguing and it turns in to a fight?

Jesus if you can’t habdle some text on a screen in a digital world then I feel sorry for you in real life dude. Get a grip

Blutengel

I made a tab that only shows NPC dialogue I flip to that when zone chat becomes too much..

Heka Cain

Join in and tear them all a new one!

Ocean_Charlie9

If the conversation is getting serious and someone is bulling or being violent to someone else, I call it out, because is THE RIGHT THING. Helping others is free, u know... I don't mind if they start talking to me, If I can help the victim, it will be enough. Then report if they violate TOS.

If there's trolls being stupid and doing jokes, I'll just read a little and then ignore it.

imho I don't know why people look to the other side when someone needs help. In real life or in-game, it doesn't matter, it cost nothing to care for others and having a little humanity.

edit: typo mistake.

Ilithyania

ignore and think its part of online-gaming,

EvilCroc

Freedom of speech. Everybody has the right to say everything.
If i do not like something I just do not read it. Simple.
For guild recruiters I have ignore list.

Soul_Marrow

Apache_Kid wrote: »

Ignore it and move on.

This.^^^ This guy has it exactly right.

Who cares if someone is arguing with someone else? Words are words. Do you interfere every time you see an argument in public too? People need to stop trying to police everything to fit THEIR view of what should be happening. Worry about your own business. Meandering is sad on so many levels.

greylox

Ignore it, no one has a right not to be offended so if I don't like something I walk away. Simple.

Kuramas9tails

I laugh

Horker

*grabs popcorn*

Malacthulhu

Randomly link stolen treasures with funny names and descriptions.

zer0_sum

I've yet to see it be very toxic. In fact most of the time it's totally dead quiet. Some trolling but usually quiet. Nobody really flames others or is hostile much. Unlike a certain other MMO.

Overall it's quite tame.

JJBoomer

You start talking about how amazing corn is. It's a great subject changer.

Datthaw

You throw gas on it.