C9 Keeoh Asks for Anti-Toxicity Measures in Valorant

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C9 Keeoh Asks for Anti-Toxicity Measures in Valorant

Abhimannu Das
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  • Cloud9 content creator Joseph 'Keeoh' Winkler suggests that Valorant should adopt Overwatch's endorsement system.
  • He thinks that giving player endorsement ratings will encourage positivity and curb toxic behavior.
  • Team Liquid's Jonas ‘AverageJonas’ Navarsete, former Overwatch pro Ludvig‘ Luddee’ Håkansson agreed with his opinion and want it implemented.

Cloud9's content creator Joseph 'Keeoh' Winkler shared some inputs that could potentially help reduce toxicity in Valorant. He suggested that Riot Games should include something similar to Overwatch’s endorsement system, and a lot of pro players and content creators agreed with him. The endorsement system in Overwatch lets players peer review teammates and offer them badges like “good teammate”, “sportsman” and “shotcaller.” Players with high endorsement ratings receive loot boxes for good behavior and it encourages positivity in the game. Keeoh suggested that a similar system should be included in Valorant to help reduce toxic behavior and to reward good teammates.

Valorant’s Toxicity Problem Needs to Be Addressed

Since its release last year, Valorant’s toxicity problems have bothered the community. While Riot Games has taken several measures to curb disruptive behavior, many content creators and pro players are unhappy with the current state of communications in-game. 

Cloud9’s Keeoh suggested that Valorant should adopt Overwatch’s endorsement system but with the added feature of matching players based on endorsement levels. It would separate players with low endorsement ratings from the rest of the community according to Keeoh. “This doesn't solve toxicity, but it solves it for the people who are positive, motivated, and want good communicative teammates. Toxic/negative teammates get to play with other toxic/negative teammates,” he said in a follow up Tweet.

Other content creators and professional players including Team Liquid's Jonas ‘AverageJonas’ Navarsete and former Overwatch pro Ludvig‘ Luddee’ Håkansson supported Keeoh’s idea and want to see steps being taken to curb toxicity in Valorant. 

Riot Games’ Measures Against Valorant’s Toxicity 

Valorant has received numerous updates to help curb toxicity with disruptive behavior now leading to strict bans. The game is also able to detect disruptive behavior automatically especially when a player is inactive during a game despite being connected to the lobby. 

The studio also updated its privacy policy to take strict steps against toxicity in the game. Valorant now allows Riot Games to record and potentially evaluate voice data when using Riot-owned voice comms channels. When a player submits a report for disruptive or offensive behavior in voice comms, the relevant audio data will be stored in your account’s registered region and evaluated to see if Valorant’s player behavior agreement was violated. If a violation is detected, players are punished. 

Despite these measures, toxicity is still a problem in the game according to the community and it remains to be seen if Riot Games addresses the issue in the near future.  

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Abhimannu is a PC esports writer at AFK Gaming. With over seven years of experience in esports journalism, he has worked on a myriad of games and their ecosystems including Valorant, Overwatch and Apex Legends.

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