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Patch 9.2.5 Social Contract Available for Testing
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2022/05/12 at 6:45 PM
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On last week's PTR build, we datamined
global strings for a social contract
that outlines what behavior is not accepted in World of Warcraft.
On this week's PTR build, the social contract is now available for testing. You should see the social contract once you log in for the first time in Patch 9.2.5, on your character selection screen. The social contract requires you to scroll down to the end, and then you can either choose Accept or Exit Game - Selecting the second option will obviously exit the game.
Hail, traveler, and welcome to the World of Warcraft! Azeroth is a living world full of people like you - other players with different backgrounds, cultures, experiences, and histories who have all come together to play World of Warcraft. Every player deserves to have a world that they feel safe in, so please take a minute to read our Social Contract.
While in Azeroth, do your best to:
Connect with other players and make friends! Being courteous in group content can help you and your teammates have the best time possible. Sending a friendly hello message can help set your group up for success.
Play as a team with your fellow players - whether in dungeons, raids, battlegrounds, arenas, or out questing in the world. Do your best to support your team through your communication and behaviors so that you can all celebrate your success together.
Assist other players that you encounter in the world. Maybe they need some help defeating a tough monster, or maybe they could use a little healing!
Help answer questions others have in chat channels like General or Trade. We were all newbies once - one person offering some help can go a long way!
We recognize that the Internet is not always a safe haven. With that in mind, please note that the following behaviors are not accepted in Azeroth:
Hate speech, including negative comments that target another player's identity, including aspects like race, gender, or ability
Harassment, threats, or abusive / derogatory language and behaviors
Spamming, advertising, or other disruptive behaviors
If you harm your fellow adventurers with any of the above behaviors, you are subject to punishment up to and including suspension of your account.
It's a big world out there, with all sorts of people in it. So please try to be respectful of each other, and if you ever feel like somebody is acting against this code, please report those behaviors so that our team can look into it. Together, you can help us make the World of Warcraft a safe home away from home for everyone.
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Comment by
Boatermilk
on 2022-05-12T23:44:08-05:00
simply don't be a jackass in game? easy win
Comment by
Eridian
on 2022-05-12T23:59:25-05:00
simply don't be a jackass in game? easy win
Makes too much sense
Comment by
Egreenwow
on 2022-05-13T00:23:26-05:00
No "I promise to not troll keys and ignore M0 mechanics even in a 20"? Oh, well, guess it's ok to ruin someone's key, but if you say something to them, you're the evil one.
Love it.
Yes... they may mess up your key... not everyone is as perfect as you. And No... you can't verbally abuse them... just move on. You do know this is just a game.... get over it.
Comment by
darkane
on 2022-05-13T00:25:09-05:00
The people complaining about this are only complaining because they know their days are numbered.
It's not hard to play this game without being an ^&*!@#$ to total strangers.
You do realize that people complain about this because it sets a precedent. If people are accepting of this they can go beyond that. Just like they did with lootboxes and microtransactions. Slowly but surely it crept on us and now we can't get rid of them.
It's not about not being able to be nice to others. It's about a thought police. It's about not getting punished for your opinion. Sure, you might be a racist, transphobic, xenophobic @#$%, but others still can ignore you and not see anything you write (harassing with multiple characters is a different topic).
Now a snowflake can report you for saying something they didn't like or agreed with and get you banned for any reason.
Forcing people to be nice is just backwards. You can't do it and it'll result in the opposite, due to taking away the personal choice about it. The right way to do it would have been to make the game more focused on cooperation and helping others. But that isn't going to happen, because that requires actual work and not just typing up a stupid long list that most people aren't going to read.
Comment by
MrKamex
on 2022-05-13T00:57:36-05:00
No "I promise to not troll keys and ignore M0 mechanics even in a 20"? Oh, well, guess it's ok to ruin someone's key, but if you say something to them, you're the evil one.
Love it.
The second point under "While in Azeroth, do your best to:"
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