Riot Games has pledged to seek out “long-term solutions” in opposition to in-game sexual harassment.
This comes after League of Legends UX designer Riot Greenily posted a quick clip of her livestream, exposing the harassment she confronted whereas streaming Valorant on Twitch.
“It’s like this MOST of the time on solo queue voice comms REGARDLESS of the game I’m playing,” writes Greenily, together with a brief clip of her encounter with one other participant in Valorant’s solo queue. “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.”
Today’s🍵: It’s like this MOST of the time on solo queue voice comms REGARDLESS of the game I’m enjoying. I often do not give in to this like within the video; I’m silent in an try and not incite extra. Inevitably you get to some extent the place you must mute them. More perspective: pic.twitter.com/7ruWcI78tL
— Tea! 🍵 (@Evergreenily) April 24, 2020
Please do not be this dude who shouted “OH MY GOD IT’S A GIRL” the second I talked; who known as me his “babe”/ acted like I used to be his girlfriend all through the entire game. I needed to heal this man as a result of I’m attempting to win the game and that SUCKED.
— Tea! 🍵 (@Evergreenily) April 24, 2020
Valorant’s government producer Anna “SuperCakes” Donlon responded to Greenily’s tweets, promising modifications to the game that may make it a safer atmosphere for feminine gamers.
“Gross, that is creepy as hell. This is why I can’t solo. I’m so sorry. We’re completely wanting into long-term options for making it protected to play VALORANT – even solo queue!”
Gross, that is creepy as hell. This is why I am unable to solo. I’m so sorry. We’re completely wanting into long-term options for making it protected to play VALORANT – even solo queue!
— Anna Donlon (@RiotSuperCakes) April 24, 2020
This has led to extra feminine builders talking out in opposition to their very own experiences of harassment whereas gaming. Valorant’s perception & technique analyst Riot Aeneia described her encounter with a gamer, and the way merely muting them may be “strategic sabotage” for his or her crew.
This dude simply would not let up. He saved calling me a liar, that I’m really a dude. He instructed me to “save [my] concepts for the kitchen.” About half means via the match, he requested if I’m single. By the tip of the match, he repeatedly requested if he may add me. He proposed to me.
— Riot aeneia (@aeneiaa) April 24, 2020
I did not lose it. I attempted a number of techniques to discourage this dude’s habits, however none labored. He simply saved at it. (Muting may be strategic sabotage, so I attempt to keep away from it.)
But you realize, there have been three people in comms with us. None of them mentioned something about it. Not a peep.
— Riot aeneia (@aeneiaa) April 24, 2020
Riot Games first revealed the multiplayer shooter in March. In Valorant, every character has entry to distinctive talents, alongside conventional weapons that you simply purchase in the identical vein as Counter-Strike. Since the launch of its beta in early April, it seems that many Overwatch gamers and streamers have left the Blizzard title for Valorant.
