Anna Donlon of Riot Games has experienced the same problems as other women and considers them to be at a competitive disadvantage.
Harassment of women in online video games is not new, something that Anna Donlon, executive producer of Valorant, who does not queue at her own games out of fear, has experienced in her own flesh. Meanwhile, Riot Games is looking for a long-term solution and Donlon has reflected on the situation: "I'm going to be very clear: bullying and bullying in games is not a status quo and I am not comfortable accepting it."
According to the producer, she replied to a colleague's tweet about her fears about it. "It's a problem that I've had for many years in multiplayer games," he says. “And I am not alone. We have learned to silence those who harass us; We have learned to silence ourselves in order to keep the peace. As a result, we have a competitive experience that may be unfair. We are often at a disadvantage. "
Today's🍵: It's like this MOST of the time on solo queue voice comms REGARDLESS of the game I'm playing. I usually don't give in to this like in the video; I'm silent in an attempt to not incite more. Inevitably you get to a point where you have to mute them. More perspective: pic.twitter.com/7ruWcI78tL
– Tea! 🍵 (@Evergreenily) April 24, 2020
An issue that goes beyond video games
Donlon recognizes that he cannot solve a problem that belongs to society, since part of these behaviors are deeply embedded in the communities. It also explains that policies and tools for self-isolation are a poor solution, since silencing everyone eliminates unwanted behavior, but destroys the competitive experience.
"Although I am happy with the features we have developed to promote competitive and non-verbal communications, I think we can and should do more to protect those who want to compete with all available tools (such as voice chat)," writes the producer. executive.
Donlon's objective is to guarantee respect between players, so Riot Games will work in that direction, especially considering the problems that titles like League of Legends tend to drag.
Valorant, Riot's competitive shooter, is available on PC, currently in beta. To know the latest changes, we recommend you go through this news.
