In Warzone, a popular battle royale game, an exceptionally young player is finding himself in an unending cycle of shadowbanning, invoking both frustration and disillusionment in the newbie prodigy.
Summary
- A talented, but underage, Warzone player is repeatedly shadowbanned, despite proving he isn’t cheating.
- Comments reveal the conversation is divided into support and criticism for the young player.
- A few suggest the game’s age restriction is the cause for such inhibitions faced by the player.
The Shadowbanning Dilemma
Our young protagonist, due to his skilled gameplay frequently mistaken for cheat tactics, gets consistently reported leading to his game account being shadowbanned, a hidden isolation from the general gaming population. As TEXHOMAHCEP points out, changing the Activision ID seemed to help him deal with the shadowban loop, possibly indicating a systemic loophole that needs further scrutiny.
Age Restrictions and Backlashes
Some subreddit commentators showed a particular disdain for underage gamers playing games with an age rating above their actual age. FreedomTrollRebel sternly emphasizes on children staying away from games like Warzone, suggesting that the presence of underage players forces the developers to incorporate censorships and restrictions, altering the gaming experience for adult players.
Is Whitelisting the Answer?
The discussion around the ability for certain accounts to be ‘whitelisted’, thereby immune from shadowbans, was also raised. Junior-Champion627 talks about privileges usually given to popular streamers, raising questions about the impartiality of the game’s monitoring system.
Furthermore, he gives useful advice to the young player: apparently, playing the game on a console for a month post-shadowban helps to break the loop.
Players at Odds
While some players showed empathy understanding the plight of the young gamer often getting reported due to his superior skills, others saw humor, with Mr_Happy530 even referring to the post as the ‘best shitpost’. This shows the divided stand players take on the issue of age-restrictions and shadowbanning.
Surrounded by the murky waters of shadowbanning, tales of prodigious skills, loops of whitelisting, the young player’s story serves as an eye-opener – exposing a pressing need for a refined player reviewal mechanism, greater transparency with the player base, and strict adherence to the age-rating system, to create a fair and enjoyable experience for all Warzone players.
