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Oilandwater22
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  • 0. Harassment?   03/07/2011 03:06:18 PM PST
Looking around but can't find any info on reporting harassment in D2. I have a SS, just need the email or any other way to report it.
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Caligastia
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  • 1. Re: Harassment?   03/07/2011 03:32:11 PM PST

Q u o t e:
Looking around but can't find any info on reporting harassment in D2. I have a SS, just need the email or any other way to report it.


Ya, good luck with that... I've tried asking for that info on the tech support forum as well as through email. Constantly ignored. In my opinion being spammed by a dozen or more bots upon entering virtually any pubic game to be "harassment", but I can't get anyone from Blizzard to let me know of an appropriate email address to send the screen-shots... If by some miracle you are not ignored by the guys in blue, please post that info for all of us to use. Would love to see a public campaign against these bots that Blizzard can't ignore...
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Oilandwater22
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  • 2. Re: Harassment?   03/07/2011 03:35:49 PM PST
I'm not talking about bots. I'm talking about real people, who, for some reason, thinks it's fun to walk into a game and for no reason whatsoever, start cussing everyone out, and disrupting the flow by going hostile with everyone.
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Caligastia
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  • 3. Re: Harassment?   03/07/2011 03:47:56 PM PST

Q u o t e:
I'm not talking about bots. I'm talking about real people, who, for some reason, thinks it's fun to walk into a game and for no reason whatsoever, start cussing everyone out, and disrupting the flow by going hostile with everyone.


I definitely understand what you're saying. And I wish I knew the answer for you. I've been harassed by real people in game and through private messages before and have tried to report the harassment, but I can't get anyone at Blizz to let me know of my options for reporting it...

I don't consider anyone entering a game and going hostile with you to be harassment, but people who constantly send private messages with threats and racist noise etc. can get tiring. The spambots are the real harassment imo... In Blizzards ToS or ToU it specifically says that you can't harass other players, but I know of no email address to send screen shots of the harassment. I wish I did, cuz I would send in screen-shots every single day of the spam harassment...
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Pk-
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  • 4. Re: Harassment?   03/07/2011 04:02:02 PM PST
Here will be one of the two responses.

A: Wahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahaha

B: SILENCE

It aint wow, its also rated M for mature, so deal with it.
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Oilandwater22
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  • 5. Re: Harassment?   03/07/2011 06:23:14 PM PST
A game's rating has nothing to do with harassment.

All I want is an e-mail address, since there's nothing in-game like in WOW that allows you to report anything.
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Authority.
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  • 7. Re: Harassment?   03/08/2011 02:03:10 AM PST

Q u o t e:
I'm not talking about bots. I'm talking about real people, who, for some reason, thinks it's fun to walk into a game and for no reason whatsoever, start cussing everyone out, and disrupting the flow by going hostile with everyone.

Welcome to the world of online gaming.
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Oilandwater22
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  • 8. Re: Harassment?   03/08/2011 01:29:28 PM PST
Next day and he's following me and harassing me even more.

Seriously, there's nothing I can do about this?
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Masterbarbarian
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  • 9. Re: Harassment?   03/08/2011 01:40:29 PM PST

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Next day and he's following me and harassing me even more.

Seriously, there's nothing I can do about this?


What is he doing? Specifically?
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Oilandwater22
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  • 10. Re: Harassment?   03/08/2011 01:50:21 PM PST
Day 1 http://img823.imageshack.us/f/screenshot001ga.jpg/

This went on for at least 15 minutes and he kept going hostile with everyone in the group.

Day 2: http://img715.imageshack.us/f/screenshot003ua.jpg/

Even though it was my game, I left immediately, and created a new one. Then he joined that one and continued. I gave up after that.

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Masterbarbarian
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  • 11. Re: Harassment?   03/08/2011 02:08:27 PM PST
That is D2 banter.

best way to deal with Flamers like that is to not acknowledge them.

I personally do not say a word to them. If they persist for longer than 5 minutes. then I park in town and go and do something around the house or go to the store. come back in 15 minutes and they'll be gone.

By talking to him, you are feeding him. It's what he wants.
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Oilandwater22
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  • 12. Re: Harassment?   03/08/2011 02:52:14 PM PST

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Racial/Ethnic
This category includes both clear and masked language which:

* Promotes racial/ethnic hatred
* Is recognized as a racial/ethnic slur
* Alludes to symbols of racial/ethnic hatred


Extreme Sexuality/Violence
This category includes both clear and masked language which:

* Refer to extreme and/or violent sexual acts
* Refer to extremely violent real life actions


Real-Life Information and Threats
This category includes both clear and masked language which:

* Refers to violence in any capacity that is not directly related to the game world
* Releases any real life information about other players or Blizzard employees

If a player is found to have used such language, he/she may also:

* Incur further real-life repercussions depending on the severity of the threat




Uh huh. It's "banter", and nothing should be done about it. Tell ya what, go into work tomorrow and start mouthing all the crap you hear these people say in-game. See how long you have your job. Hell, go into a strip club and start using this kind of language to the employees. See how long it takes before you get kicked out. Why is Diablo 2 any different? It's not. It's just ignored, or neglected really. "Banter". That's funny.
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Phillrs
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  • 13. Re: Harassment?   03/08/2011 03:09:52 PM PST
You could try putting them on your ignore list - use this link for instructions

http://us.blizzard.com/support/article.xml?locale=en_US&articleId=20805&parentCategoryId&pageNumber=1&categoryId=265

As for reporting, this is for reporting hacks, so not quite the right channel but might work

http://us.blizzard.com/support/article.xml?locale=en_US&tag=hacksform&rhtml=true

Or go to the Battle.net support forums, you might get a response from the CM there.
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Masterbarbarian
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  • 14. Re: Harassment?   03/08/2011 03:13:54 PM PST

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Uh huh. It's "banter", and nothing should be done about it. Tell ya what, go into work tomorrow and start mouthing all the crap you hear these people say in-game. See how long you have your job. Hell, go into a strip club and start using this kind of language to the employees. See how long it takes before you get kicked out. Why is Diablo 2 any different? It's not. It's just ignored, or neglected really. "Banter". That's funny.


It is banter and you bring it on yourself. Try my way, it works.
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Oilandwater22
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  • 15. Re: Harassment?   03/08/2011 04:28:11 PM PST

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It is banter and you bring it on yourself. Try my way, it works.


Yes, I do bring it on myself. How dare I play a game and have someone enter it and start harassing me! I should be ashamed of myself!
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Masterbarbarian
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  • 16. Re: Harassment?   03/08/2011 05:46:12 PM PST

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Yes, I do bring it on myself. How dare I play a game and have someone enter it and start harassing me! I should be ashamed of myself!


Listen to yourself! You're being verbally spanked by a 14 year old and instead of ignoring him like everyone else has over the past 10 years, you engage him, then come here and cry.

He wants to pk you. He is flaming you in order to get you so mad that you go outside town and fight him. One of the oldest pk tricks in the book.

You bring it on yourself. You are the problem. Solve that problem by shutting your trap. Ignore him and he'll go away. It's the law of attraction, It's a law of the universe.

IGNORE HIM AND HE'LL GO AWAY!! Or let him kill you and he'll have you ear and be done with you.

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Oilandwater22
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  • 17. Re: Harassment?   03/09/2011 12:17:24 AM PST
Ah.

I didn't realize that it was my fault I was being harassed. I'll be sure to kill myself.

Oh, and everyone who was bullied in school? It was your fault. You made them bully you.

Your logic is FLAWLESS. Ignore it and it goes away. Except that NEVER works. You know, if something was done about it and people were punished for hacking/botting/harassing, then the game would be ten times better.
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Toldford
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  • 18. Re: Harassment?   03/09/2011 06:32:44 AM PST

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Oh, and everyone who was bullied in school? It was your fault. You made them bully you.




Actually that is more true than you realize.
Though do you mean bullied? Or verbally harrassed?
If it's verbal, ignoring is the best path.
If it's bullied, it is up to you to stop.

A wise man learns more from a fool's question than the fool does a wise answer.
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Ultrainfinita
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  • 19. Re: Harassment?   03/10/2011 12:04:16 AM PST

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Ah.

I didn't realize that it was my fault I was being harassed. I'll be sure to kill myself.

Oh, and everyone who was bullied in school? It was your fault. You made them bully you.

Your logic is FLAWLESS. Ignore it and it goes away. Except that NEVER works. You know, if something was done about it and people were punished for hacking/botting/harassing, then the game would be ten times better.


this make me laugh...

online gaming isnt physically.. in real life is DIFFERENT. Grow some brains... u think they can hurt you online? lmao.. I imagine if you really cry if he kills you.. I WILL LAUGH SO HARD!

Think about it.. if you are that person and you are harrasing this person... and this person says nothing and afk in town for over hour.. you think u gonna wait forever for him to respond or do anything? Pfft...

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