Trash talking, adversarial banter, war talk, I think it’s expected and encouraged.

But as those who have engaged with this post have described, there is a limit to what is acceptable.


Either way, to answer your question: some may feel compelled to not speak due to common knowledge of players having been suspended or banned for certain words or threats. Because that does happen (I’ve seen it, they deserved it). But I don’t think it is the most important reason players don’t engage in global chat.

Anonymity to a degree. You don’t talk and are sneaky, you can rig the info game and keep your opponents guessing.

Language. Not everyone speaks the most spoken language of where the server is housed. NA and EU especially have hundreds of main languages in the mix.

They’re busy. If I’m not in VC with my friends I’m multi-tasking, listening to music or watching a movie while I play.

Then there might be shyness or social issues there too.


This is important. No one forces another to screech serious obscenities such as racial slurs or death threats.

You’re avoiding saying what it was exactly. What did the in game message for the ban and Zendesk say was the reason?

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