Microsoft Releases A List Of Acceptable Trash Talk Terms For Xbox And They Are Absolutely Fantastic

Admittedly, I’m not a video game guy. I went to the new office yesterday and saw the stream room so I definitely will be eventually, but right now I’m not. That said, I’ve played enough to know how ruthless people can be online. It’s part of the fun. The person who says the meanest thing wins- just like in Massachusetts. Well, apparently things have gotten so funny bad that Microsoft had to update it’s “Community Standards” to address the problem.

Source - Microsoft updated the company’s “Community Standards for Xbox” earlier this week, and while this is normally not news, the content is so damn wholesome that it’s worth a closer look.

The company has gone way beyond simply listing rules you should follow, and has provided a ton of examples of not just what you shouldn’t be doing on Xbox Live, but also what you could be doing if you want to be a cool and fun person to be around.

“Harassment and hate take many forms, but none have a home on Xbox. To make Xbox Live a place where everyone can hang out, and to prevent people from feeling uncomfortable or unwelcome, we all need to be stewards. This means more than just not harassing other players—it means embracing them. It means saving those unsavory jokes for people you know will enjoy them. It means taking particular care for others while you play, keeping in mind how they might interpret your content.”

• Get. Can’t believe you thought you were on my level.
• Hey, that was some serious potato aim. Get wrecked, trash.
• Only reason you went positive was you spent all game camping. KYS, kid.
• Cheap win. Totally expected from a.
• You suck. Get out of my country—maybe they’ll let you back in when your k/d’s over 1.

Not going to lie, I kind of get the last two, but telling people to stop saying  ‘get fucked’ and ‘stop camping’ all game is a lost cause. All it’s going to do is make it worse. They’re already mean enough as it is.

Here’s what they want you to say instead:

• Get destroyed. Can’t believe you thought you were on my level.
• That was some serious potato aim. Get wrecked.
• Only reason you went positive was you spent all game camping. Try again, kid.
• Cheap win. Come at me when you can actually drive without running cars off the road.
• That sucked. Get good and then come back when your k/d’s over 1.

Potato aim? Yeah, I don’t think any of that’s going to work.You can read the whole list here. We’ll see how the gamers respond, but I think they should double down. Really get vulgar. If we (lol) let Microsoft start messing with our freedom of speech who knows where we’ll end up.