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Rocket League has an option called quick-chat. It's only canned messages. And in QC mode you only see or reply QC messages. Make being real toxic difficult.

Auracle 4y ago
What a save! It’s amazing how from the launch of the game that quick chat has pretty much only been used sarcastically.
- djbusby 4y ago
  Yes. However, you see it's limited. Can't use the "bad" words.
  - Aerroon 4y ago
    But intent matters far more than the actual words used. Somebody that's tilted is going to be annoyed by a message that's mocking them regardless how innocuous the words are in the message.
prox 4y ago
TheCrew2 uses emoticons as a quick chat options, and some canned messages. Overall it’s a positive for games that attract trolls.
drusepth 4y ago
Dota 2 uses a very similar system (in parallel with several other ways to communicate). It works really well: "chat wheel" communication is significantly more efficient than typing, or even talking, and always on-topic. There are a lot of games where I'll immediately ignore/mute all players' text- and voice-capabilities and solely leave canned chat wheel pings for communication.
- 4bpp 4y ago
  Right, and then you die and the guy who has it out for you immediately goes like > Well played! > Well played! (There is a mandatory delay after sending two canned messages.)
YurgenJurgensen 4y ago
In Magic the Gathering: Arena, player chat messages are limited to 5 predefined words. Of those five words, the only one that isn't considered toxic is "Hello". It turns out that banning words doesn't stop people being awful.
- drusepth 4y ago
  Interestingly, there was a period of time where spamming "Hello" in Hearthstone (using a very similar system) was considered particularly toxic, especially while running out your timer every turn.
__david__ 4y ago
Souls games have a templated message system, but nature finds a way ("try finger but hole", etc.).

Auracle 4y ago

What a save! It’s amazing how from the launch of the game that quick chat has pretty much only been used sarcastically.

djbusby 4y ago
Yes. However, you see it's limited. Can't use the "bad" words.
- Aerroon 4y ago
  But intent matters far more than the actual words used. Somebody that's tilted is going to be annoyed by a message that's mocking them regardless how innocuous the words are in the message.

prox 4y ago

TheCrew2 uses emoticons as a quick chat options, and some canned messages. Overall it’s a positive for games that attract trolls.

drusepth 4y ago

Dota 2 uses a very similar system (in parallel with several other ways to communicate). It works really well: "chat wheel" communication is significantly more efficient than typing, or even talking, and always on-topic. There are a lot of games where I'll immediately ignore/mute all players' text- and voice-capabilities and solely leave canned chat wheel pings for communication.

4bpp 4y ago
Right, and then you die and the guy who has it out for you immediately goes like > Well played! > Well played! (There is a mandatory delay after sending two canned messages.)

YurgenJurgensen 4y ago

In Magic the Gathering: Arena, player chat messages are limited to 5 predefined words. Of those five words, the only one that isn't considered toxic is "Hello". It turns out that banning words doesn't stop people being awful.

drusepth 4y ago
Interestingly, there was a period of time where spamming "Hello" in Hearthstone (using a very similar system) was considered particularly toxic, especially while running out your timer every turn.

__david__ 4y ago

Souls games have a templated message system, but nature finds a way ("try finger but hole", etc.).