‘Overwatch’ fights toxic players by muting them on Xbox Live

‘Overwatch’ fights toxic players by muting them on Xbox Live

It’s a small consequence — those bad apples won’t have their play affected — but it spares everyone else from a player’s crappy or abusive attitude. Expanding the team’s toxicity-fighting toolset to include softer methods is just as important as introducing harsher punishments, especially if players are just having an uncharacteristically bad day. This is …