They way to counter extreme toxicity is not with an extreme solution
Ubisoft, what is going on? Why is anyone ever being banned for any kind of speech? By banning players for anything other than cheating, you're just going to bring hate on yourself and frustration from players that are being banned.
Why is this strange ban system in place? Why must you force people to align to your moral code? If you're banning people for saying anything, it can easily be viewed as an excessive suppression of freedom of speech.
Why would a traditional or augmented chat filter not have worked? If you just made it so an entire message would not show up when someone typed something toxic (or by Ubisofts standards, something a small child wouldn't say even though it's an M rated game) the problem is solved. No bans, no frustration, no freedom of speech suppression. Add to that the ability to disable the filter so I can see what everyone says because I do not get offended by words and bam. Perfect. You could even replace the person's message with *W0ke.'s message has been censored for containing a toxic word* so people know he said something, but probably something people don't care about.
I seriously do not understand the existing system. It would have been better, simpler, quicker and more intelligent to just add a filter system. I criticize Ubisofts decision on this to fullest extent and urge them to scrap it and go with a more traditional solution. Banning should be for cheaters alone.
Just as a side note, I have not been banned for toxicity ever. I am frustrated with seeing less aware players being baited into getting banned and the current implementation is radically against any standards that should be reserved for the protection of freedom of speech. I do want the option to bleep messages but bans for speech are just insane.
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