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New Overwatch update filters "gg ez" into different, hilarious phrases
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Haunted
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edgefusion
Member
Giving console players the ability to properly communicate with one another like PC players can would be a GREAT start. At the moment we're limited to a few emotes and have to just hope our teammates are good st understanding interpretive dance.
GregHorrorShow
Neo Member
Haha, this is great. Would like to see more games try and do things like this.
I don't see any reason why the console version shouldn't support mouse and keyboard. People should demand it but they don't.
Acerac
Banned
It's be unfair for the vast majority of players on those systems who don't want to use them.
There's nothing wrong with trying to reduce toxicity. Especially if it's done in a humorous way.
And being an ass is absolutely viable long term in online games.
You could make the same argument for a lot of things. Arcade sticks, hotboxes, larger TVs, etc.
People have a choice and people using controls get aim assist anyway so that should balance it out.
In League of Legends you can get reported and temporary banned for writing "GG easy"/"GG EZ". It is against Riots summoner code and they see it as unsportmanslike or bad sportsmanship.
Source: LoL-Forum and Riot Lyte ask fm (Reddit-Link, cause Lyte deleted his account :/)
I liked blizzards way more. It's creative in some sort of way. The less "gg easy" or other things like this, the better.
Source: LoL-Forum and Riot Lyte ask fm (Reddit-Link, cause Lyte deleted his account :/)
I liked blizzards way more. It's creative in some sort of way. The less "gg easy" or other things like this, the better.
This does nothing to actually reduce the levels of abuse. People are still saying "gg ez", it just comes out a different way. Once people memorise the lines they'll know when someone is calling them trash.
What they should have done is made phrases like these appear only to the person typing them.
What they should have done is made phrases like these appear only to the person typing them.
FlammableD
Banned
What, being a bellend? Sounds like online gaming to me.
Bboy AJ
My dog was murdered by a 3.5mm audio port and I will not rest until the standard is dead
gg ez is being a bell end? Being offended by the simplest, lowest, most innocuous form of trash talk is ridiculous. gg ez is so childish and lazy that it is hilarious. Making a filter for it is so over the top.
If it's so simple and lazy why does it even matter that you can't type it? lol
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Deleted member 325805
Unconfirmed Member
It's silly to get upset over it, but yeah, you say gg ez for one reason and that's to upset others which makes you a bellend, even if you feel people shouldn't get upset over it, because you know they do and that's why you do it.
Bboy AJ
My dog was murdered by a 3.5mm audio port and I will not rest until the standard is dead
I doubt people say gg ez to upset others. In this very thread, there are lots of posters who think otherwise, too. If you played Overwatch, DVa literally has a voice clip where she says easy mode.
Don't call me a bell end. I'm not sure what makes you think you can hurl personal insults at me.
Reminds me of the filter in original Counter-Strike servers that used to replace certain phrases with "BLEEET!" and "OOORGLE!"
I doubt he meant to upset you. He's probably just trying to have fun.
I doubt he meant to upset you. He's probably just trying to have fun.
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Deleted member 325805
Unconfirmed Member
Wasn't even talking about him specifically, but it was pretty funny how one minute he's saying not to get upset over harmless trash talk like gg ez then gets upset over a nothing insult like bellend.
Bjoern the Smexy
Member
This is naive.
SoundPulse
Banned
Seems kinda dumb when D.va has taunts like IS THIS EASY MODE, but whatever.
Pretty much, yeah.
Pretty much, yeah.
I just jump back into matchmaking when that happens. Doubt anything can be said to help anything.I want to be a sporting and nice person all the time, but when your own team sabotages any chance of victory and are basically a bunch of fuckups, it's hard!
When did "competitive environment" turn into "middle school playground"? On the contrary, competitive environments usually enforce sportsmanship. Try acting like this in a sports league and you'll be benched.
Hydrophobic
Member
You can still say literally just about anything to someone if you want to trash talk. You would have to implement some ridiculously intelligent system to filter all trash talk.
If it's such a low level insult why is it such a big deal that they're filtering it? They are taking something which is overused to the point where it's cliche and meaningless and filtering it into something else.
They aren't banning people for it or insults in general, they are just filtering one overly used cliche. And yeah D. Va says "easy mode" bit she doesn't say "gg ez" so it's not really relevant here.
Yeah pretty much. It's funny how people are acting like it's "no fun allowed" when they're complaining about the devs having fun with a word filter.
Torb had to be nerfed on console because controllers aren't as precise as KB&M. Arcade sticks, aren't an advantage just preference.
Snkfanatic
Banned
What? What other reason would there be to say it other than to get under other people's skin?
The opposing team doesn't hear your voice clips. Nor do they play in POTG/POTM replays.
Depends on the game. Same with hitboxes, in some games they allow players to do things that are literally impossible on a stick or pad but they aren't banned or left incompatible with any game I am aware of.
If you really think you're at a disadvantage buy a mouse and keyboard.
To be LOL RANDOM XD. We just barely beat the other team so you say GG EZ even though it was very close and could have gone either way. Or your team lost so you say it anyway.
It's so fun to say and see the same thing said by at least 3 or 4 players after every online game and Blizzard is totally ruining everyone's fun by filtering it. ::Frownface::
I agree with this and I never use "gg ez" or anything like that. I laugh it off (in the losing team) or just laugh because it's so goddamn over the top and its intentions so crystal clear and obvious.
The idea that someone is being sportsmanlike by saying gg after a blowout game now is laughable to me, more likely they're just gloating about their win or being a dick. A lopsided match isn't a good game. In my experience that's how most people treat it regardless of whether or not they say gg or gg ez or whatever.
I'm sure that you and some minority out there do genuinely say gg with good intentions, but I don't really see it that way anymore.
I say gg when it was an actual close or good match, especially when I'm on the losing side.
depths20XX
Member
Lol "toxicity". Get over it and get on with your day.
Couldn't the exact same thing be said about peoples negative reaction to this filter thing?
Snkfanatic
Banned
Why does the change bother you enough to post such an obnoxious statement?
depths20XX
Member
Sure, they're both pointless. Not sure that makes it any better.
Interfectum
Member
Poodlestrike
Banned
Fucking beautiful.
I claim a truckload of bullshit on you doubting people say GG EZ to try and upset others.
breadtruck
Member
I dont play Overwatch on PC, but on my other PC games I normally see "GG 2EZ" Ive never seen it without a 2 in there.
Does it still change with GG 2EZ, or does the Overwatch PC community not say it that way?
Does it still change with GG 2EZ, or does the Overwatch PC community not say it that way?
Are you telling me that when I spam "Someone call a doctor" when I throw someone of a cliff as a Lúcio has no effect?
VeryNicePerson
Member
The enemy team can hear your voice lines. However, voice lines don't play during the POTG/POTM at the end of a match They do play when you watch these in the highlights section.
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