STACK #188 June 2020

GAMING FEATURE

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Thanks to Sky D from FortitudeValley, Queensland DEALING WITH TROLLS

I t’s an unfortunate fact of life, but if you put yourself in the public eye, whether it’s acting, singing or streaming, etc, there are going to be trolls waiting in the wings. I have been streaming for over two years now and

sometimes there are people (not just kids) who just want themselves to be heard. It’s important to remember that there is a chance you can turn trolls around to be loyal viewers – it all depends on how you handle it, making

will get a positive response, but you have to remember the key is to remain engaged with your chat, including your moderators. However, with that one in the chat who wants to continue being a troll, just set them to time with five minutes and then if they come back trolling again, set it to 10 minutes and then 15 until they either apologise and want to be part of the community or move on. Always remember that if you ban them they will move on, but if you time them out they may hang around and you could get an extra “view” from it. Good luck! Keep the questions coming! Duke outs (a period of time when the ability to communicate with you is muted). Start

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believe me, I’ve seen a lot! However, there are ways that you can try to protect yourself from online abuse. It’s essential to remember that you must always remain as positive as possible when dealing with trolls – if you reveal

that what they’ve said has really affected you, they will only come back with more accounts, or more trolls will appear. Another string to your bow in this situation is not only your positive attitude, but how your moderators conduct themselves as well. The easiest solution is to just ban them, and that’s not a bad thing for people who are overtly toxic. However

sure your mods are on board with it too. Depending on the game you’re playing, there can be a lot of people coming in asking to play or just spamming your chat, so I tend to delete those comments first (or set your bot up to do it) and then plainly ask them a question along the lines of: “Please make sure you don’t spam the chat – where are you from?” Nine times out of ten you

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1 What was the first game that you played? I used to play a lot of Chucky Egg – I loved that game and I could loop it many times in one life. The first console game I played was Shinobi – now that was a great game! 2 What was the last game that you finished? I just finished Assassin’s Creed Odyssey , having spent 156 hours completing everything. I had a lot of fun with that. 3 What’s your favourite game of all time? Wow, that is an impossible question! If I was forced to choose, I’d say Journey or Alien: Isolation , but it really depends on so many things. 4 What do you think is the most underrated game of all time? Even though people have rated it highly, I don’t think Alien: Isolation got even close to the praise it deserved. That team made an almost perfect game and it’s a shame it didn’t get an immediate sequel so the same team could make it. 5 What’s the game that you most wish you’d worked on? Firstly, it was GRID , so it’s amazing to be working on a franchise I love. Additionally, I would have loved to have worked on Alien: Isolation .

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