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But just like the player riding by on a sparkle pony, those developers are people, not just robots who slave away in the coding mines. Though players can and should air their grievances to Blizzard, sometimes opinions are presented as truth-telling to the out-of-touch developers who are ruining the game. Not to get all Goofus and Gallant on this, but there’s also a wrong way to give feedback to Blizzard. No matter how much you might disagree with Blizzard about the policy of selling in-game mounts for real money, someone who bought a sparkle pony didn’t do anything to you. Being rude to someone because they spent money on a mount is just being rude. Whatever your opinion on Blizzard’s real money options in World of Warcraft is, compared to what we’re seeing from Ubisoft or EA, they’re the definition of restrained. But even if buying mounts or boosts is bad for the game - even if the players complaining are completely right about the negative effects of RMTs - the issue is with Blizzard. Players with boosted characters and expensive mounts aren’t the ones who make the policy at Blizzard, and bullying them won’t do anything except make the entire community a less pleasant place. If you think they’re bad for the game, tell Blizzard thatand l eave other players out of it. If you don’t like real money purchases or cosmetic items, there’s an easy solution: don’t buy them. Have a complaint? Then your complaint is with Blizzard, not players This kind of behavior is all about ruining someone else’s day. It moves beyond “here’s why I think this thing is bad” and goes into “I can’t allow you to play this video game in a way I don’t like even though it has absolutely no impact on me.” It destroys discourse, because people acting this way aren’t trying to get people to agree with them anymore - they’re just trying to belittle and insult others. It goes beyond having an opinion and becomes ruinous. You have the right to make that argument, to offer feedback, to try and explain why letting players spend money for boosts or mounts devalues the efforts of other players who don’t spend that money.īut you don’t have the right to insult people, harass them, or otherwise try and make their gameplay less fun over something completely allowed within the game just because you don’t like it.ĭoing that is the definition of toxic behavior. If you believe that real money transactions for things in the game is bad, you have the right to that opinion. Trying to shame or ostracize other players, other people, for simply playing the game in a different way than you prefer to play is not just gatekeeping - it’s presumptuous and pointlessly aggressive. Harassment and toxicity shouldn’t be part of the game It’s hostile, entitled behavior that seems to believe there’s a right way and a wrong way to play the game.Īnd there is a wrong way to be a part of the Warcraft community - but it’s not because you bought a store mount or you used a readily available shortcut to play the new expansion. “I’ll never group with someone who used the boost,” is a common complaint amongst WoW Classic players who are upset that Blizzard offers a level boost so new players can jump straight into Burning Crusade Classic. I’ve also seen players treating store mounts, charity pets, or other purchases as something that’s hurting the game, and attempting to bully or shame those players. People are quick to anger and quick to judge other players. Sometimes they have a bad day and turn to their favorite MMO to relax, cut loose, and have fun. They all have subscriptions that they manage to renew, one way or another, whether they pay the $15 USD a month or they use their gold-gathering skills to buy a WoW Token.īut lately I’m seeing a lot of hostility in the community. The Horde Rogue you just stomped into the dirt in the Blasted Lands? The Alliance Paladin who’s been trying to kill the Wyvern Master in the Crossroads? These are all people.Īnd people have feelings. That Night Elf who used a paid character boost so they could be level 58 for Burning Crusade Classic? That’s also a person. That Draenei riding around on a store mount? That’s a person.

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It’s often tempting to forget that MMOs are full of other people.

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