There's a lot of buzz surrounding Blizzard's "Overwatch," which is set to welcome Doomfist to the actual game today, after spending some time in the PTR. But ahead of his arrival, the studio has taken to their official blog to talk about how they're undertaking extra measures to penalize players who do not play fair. In the new blog post, the studio outlined just how important it was to them that they beef up their in-game reporting and player penalty system, which they said they are committed to "[investing] in significantly over the next year." As a result of this new resolution, "Overwatch" players may notice that there will be "increased penalties to players in response to verified reports of Bad Behavior."
Blizzard outlines 'bad behavior' among players
Blizzard is making a move to quash "Overwatch" players who are abusing their abilities in the team-based multiplayer online first-person shooter video game.
Rolling Stone reported that in a recent blog post, Blizzard outlined several "bad behaviors" that will warrant a penalty. Such "bad behaviors" include "abusive chat, harassment, in-game spam, match inactivity (being intentionally AFK), and griefing." The studio also encouraged players of the game to report others who are guilty of such actions. The punishment? Players who do engage in such "bad behavior" will be "silenced, suspended, or even banned from the game."
Studio issues stern warning
Take this as a stern warning from Blizzard, who is committed to make "Overwatch" an enjoyable experience for their beloved fans. But the changes do not end here. In fact, the studio also expressed their desire to streamline more improvements based on player feedback and scale back competitive season bans.
They'll also create more alerts for players who have reported other players guilty of "bad behavior," as well as "aggressively penalize players who attempt to abuse the in-game reporting tool." Note, however, that for now, the reporting system will make its way to PlayStation 4 and Xbox One first, before heading to PC.
Doomfist arriving to 'Overwatch' today
On a lighter note, "Overwatch" is finally welcoming Doomfist to the actual game today. The character has been on the PTR since earlier this month, and fans were actually surprised to find out that Doomfist wasn't voiced by "Brooklyn Nine-Nine" star Terry Crews, a self-proclaimed fan of "Overwatch" and friend to Blizzard.
The actor had previously and repeatedly expressed his desire to lend his voice to Doomfist, but Blizzard decided to go with voice actor and director Sahr Ngaujah, who the studio claims brings different "flavors" to the character. Check out all of Doomfist's emotes below, courtesy of IGN.
