Riot games have promised to find "long-term solutions" to sexual harassment in games.
Prior to this, Riot Greenily, a user experience designer for League of Legends, released her short live broadcast to expose the harassment she encountered while playing Valorant on Twitch.
Greenily wrote: "Like the game I'm playing, it's mostly in single-person queue voice communication," and a short encounter with another player in Valorant's single-person queue video. "I usually don't succumb as in the video; I am silent, trying not to incite more. Inevitably, you have to mute."
Today šµ: Just like the game I am playing, this is in a separate queue voice communication in most cases. I usually don't succumb as in the video. I kept silent so as not to incite more. Inevitably, you must mute them. More views: pic.twitter.com/7ruWcI78tL
– tea! (@Evergreenily) April 24, 2020
When I speak, please do nāt be the guy who shouts "Oh, my God is a girl"; throughout the game, he calls me his "baby" / behaves like I am his Same as girlfriend. I have to cure this guy because I want to win this game and it sucks.
– tea! (@Evergreenily) April 24, 2020
Valorant's executive producer Anna "SuperCakes" Donlon responded to Greenily's tweets and promised to make changes to the game to provide a safer environment for female players.
"Mao, this is really creepy. That's why I can't play solo. I'm very sorry. We are definitely looking for long-term solutions to ensure that VALORANT (even solo) is played safely!"
Mao, this is really creepy. That's why I can't play solo. I'm very sorry. We are definitely looking for long-term solutions to ensure that VALORANT is played safely ā even in solo queues!
-Anna Tanglong (@RiotSuperCakes) April 24, 2020
This has led to more female developers shouting out their harassment experience when they oppose the game. Valorant's insight and strategy analyst Riot Aeneia described her encounter with gamers and simply muting it was "strategic destruction" for their team.
This guy just won't let go. He kept calling me a liar, saying that I was actually a guy. He told me "save my thoughts for the kitchen". About halfway through the game, he asked me if I was single. At the end of the game, he repeatedly asked if he could add me. He proposed to me.
-Riot aeneia (@aeneiaa) April 24, 2020
I didn't lose it. I tried several strategies to stop this guy's behavior, but none worked. He just kept going. (Silent may be a strategic sabotage activity, so I try to avoid this situation.)
But you know, there are 3 people who have communicated with us. None of them said anything. Don't peek.
-Riot aeneia (@aeneiaa) April 24, 2020
Riot Games first demonstrated a multiplayer shooting game in March. In "Courage of Courage", each character can use unique abilities, in addition, you can also buy traditional weapons in the same way as "Counter-Strike". Since the beta was released in early April, it seems that many Overwatch players and streamers have left Blizzard's title to Valorant.
