Add Block Function

161 votes

The block function would allow you to avoid toxic players, or a player you have just had a negative experience with. I don't believe there is any downside to this, and shouldn't be too tricky to implement into the match-making.

Under consideration Suggested by: Davbav (14 Nov, '22) • Upvoted: yesterday • Comments: 11

Comments: 11

14 Nov, '22
ABH
1 day after this feature is implemented David will be like, "Why can't I get a game in the matchmaker? Oh wait, I blocked everyone"
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15 Jan, '23
Gary
i second this
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16 Jan, '23
Wheaties
If finding a game in matchmaker becomes a problem, perhaps limiting the amount of players you can block to 10 or something? I really agree with this suggestion as a negative experience in chat often leads to me quitting for the day, having bad feelings about the game, and could easily make someone quit the game forever.
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05 Feb, '23
Gordon Sylvester
Very good suggestion. It would be totally acceptable for me to wait a bit longer to match with someone to avoid repeatedly matching with extremely toxic people.
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26 May, '23
Richard
Completely agree, it's so miserable getting matched into another game with the same toxic player immediately after.
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19 Jun, '23
dylan catan
Yes - I'm willing to wait longer. Chess.com has this feature and allows me to block stallers, time-wasters, and toxic language.
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13 Jul, '23
chloe
There are sadly a lot of people who absolutely ruin games with how they talk in the chat box and i don't want to have to play with them again
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26 Jul, '23
Ryan B
I think this is even more needed for 1 v 1 matches.
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22 Oct, '23
John6
Some rivalries are getting too personal and it's about targeting a player and not playing the game.
I'm aware of blocking too many players will damage the matchmaking.
I'm not sure what is the right way to do it:
1. Temporary block
2. Block list with the options to unblock
3. Limit your blocked players to 20 (with the option to remove block)
4. Something else... but a block option is needed
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29 Oct, '23
Don't want to be public
Too many cheaters and stallers in Colonist now. I've decided to stop playing (except tournaments) until this is implemented. Nearly every C&K ranked game nowadays has at least one cheater and staller.
29 Dec, '23
Mihai
This would be a huge add.

An alternative would be to automatically turn off chat for certain people.

I'm curious what actually happens when we report someone through the system for abusing chat?
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