Anyone who gets genuinely offended over some mean words on the internet needs to get a grip. Let players do whatever they want, it's a FPS online multiplayer game not a preschool class. Of course if they try to do something actually bad like doxxing then that's where the line draws. Otherwise, let people have their fun like the COD players once did.
This type of statement is often the crutch of offenders. I'm not saying that you are, but I'm sharing my experience.
I'm not a staff member and do not speak for the staff, but I believe what was discussed was including a rule opposing toxicity to curtail some of the unwanted behavior and the behavior's results.
People should be able to have fun in an online game; I agree with you on that. However, to state that you can only have fun by intentionally degrading, humiliating, ostracizing, or causing emotional distress to others is fallacious. Additionally, there's a difference between joking around with someone and harassing them, especially when intent and prevalence is considered.
"Your rights end where mine begin" applies here.
Almost none of these rules would need to exist if we could just act like decent human beings to each other.
The other issue is enforcement. Having rules in place is one thing, but enforcement is another. I hear a lot of voice communication that blatantly runs afoul of the rules, but as there are few admins, almost never gets caught.
Are there any plans for that,
@Bottiger?