Valorant is the bet of Riot Games for first person shooter games. Currently, the title is immersed in a closed beta that can only be accessed through passes that are given away in the game's Twitch broadcasts. However, despite this limited number of users, precisely a Riot Games employee has been the victim of a situation of harassment which he had to face while playing. "I hope this is not the kind of community you want to play with."spet Tea C., designer of user experience of the company. That has led to Riot start looking for a solution to avoid these types of episodes.
Valorant also combat bullying online
"This happens in most voice chats, regardless of the game you play", scribe Tea C. on his Twitter account. "I don't normally get into these things like I do in the video; I am silenced in an attempt not to incite it to happen. Inevitably, there comes a point where you have to end up silencing. "Then share a video taken from a game of Valorant, where he engages with a player who questions her abilities to play for being a woman.
Today's🍵: It's like this MOST of the time on solo queue voice comms REGARDLESS of the game I'm playing. I usually don't give in to this like in the video; I'm silent in an attempt to not incite more. Inevitably you get to a point where you have to mute them. More perspective: pic.twitter.com/7ruWcI78tL– Tea! 🍵 (@Evergreenily) April 24, 2020
In the following tweets, Tea C. points out that she hesitates when uploading videos. "I want to live in a world where this guy is not going to screw other people's games. Where people feel safe to speak," he writes. "For a lot of women, their defense mechanism is to identify people like this in time to remain silent or to silence them". Then add: "Please don't be this guy who yelled, 'Oh my gosh, it's a girl,' the moment I spoke. That he called me 'baby' and acted like I was his girlfriend throughout the game. I had to heal him because he was trying to win, and it was gross. "
Tea C. seeks with its messages to encourage players to recognize these types of people and denounce them. "I hope this is not the kind of community you want to play with"He concluded, admitting that he had to end up silencing this player. However, he maintains that the simple act of silencing is not going to prevent it from disturbing other people. That is why Riot Games will study a long-term solution to deal with these types of users.
Riot Games response
Anna "RiotSuperCakes" Donlon, executive producer of Valorant, chimed in on the Tea C. thread to promise that they will work to make the game a safer environment for female players. "Disgusting, this is creepy", I wrote. "I am so sorry. We are looking for long-term solutions to make it safe to play Valorant"
In addition, the strategy analyst at ValorantRiot Aeneia also shared her story: she points out that a player made sexist comments to him and that he also sexually harassed her. He pointed out that there were three other players in the voice chat, but none of them spoke. "This guy seems like he wasn't going to give up easily. He called me a liar, saying he was actually an uncle. He told me: 'Save my ideas for the kitchen'. About halfway through the game, he asked me if i was single. At the end of the game, he asked me repeatedly if he could add me, "said Aeneia also. on his Twitter account. "There were 3 other people in the chat with us. None of them said anything about it."
