The streamer DrDisrespect says he was banned by Activision Blizzard for 7 days from CoD Warzone 2 just before a tournament for $100,000. He can somewhat understand the reason for the ban, but the YouTube streamer complains about how they could allow themselves to ban him before a major tournament.
Why was DrDisrespect banned?
- DrDisrespect says he was banned for his behavior in the proximity chat for 7 days from Call of Duty: Warzone 2.
- According to him, it was about a “mutual exchange of insults”.
- He was banned for “spamming in the chat”
Trash-talking and the word “Pussy” lead to the ban
This was the exact scene: From his accounts, it becomes clear that he was banned for “mutual trash-talking” at Highrise. This description fits a scene that the community generally agrees on.
In a stream on Friday, December 18, DrDisrespect climbs a rope to the roof of a high-rise building, gets shot at, and leaps back over the railing. He opens a parachute and escapes safely.
In the proximity chat, his opponent asks: “Why are you running away?”
DrDisrespect puts on new armor and says: “Just come down here. Do you want to play hide and seek for your entire life, pussy?”
The opponent then actually jumps down with a parachute, and DrDisrespect shouts: “Yeah, come down, come down,” shoots him out of the air, and mocks him after he has killed him: “What an idiot. Look at him.”
For this action, mainly for the use of the word “Pussy,” DrDisrespect apparently was banned by Activision Blizzard for 7 days.
The segment starts around 4:36 hours:
“They have lost touch so much”
This is what he says about the ban: In further streams, DrDisrespect is seen playing on another account. He says he needs to tone it down in the proximity chat, as his own account has been banned for 7 days.
He obviously can’t really understand the ban. He believes he was only banned to set an “example” on him – he has heard of much worse things from other players.
From his perspective, he was banned here for “mutual trash-talking”:
People are just so delusional. You ban me right before a $100,000 tournament? It’s insane how much people have lost touch.
The tournament was the “OpTic Texas Warzone 2 $100,000 Tournament”, a tournament for content creators that took place on November 21, right after DrDisrespect’s ban: WarsZ & zCoorss won the tournament and took home $35,000 in prize money.
This is what it’s about: DrDisrespect repeatedly uses the proximity chat in Warzone 2 for psychological warfare, mocks opponents, or tricks them. For him, it’s a tool to entertain his viewers. As is known, he loves trash-talking.
From DrDisrespect’s point of view, he is a “brand ambassador” for Warzone 2 with his many viewers on YouTube, and he expects Activision Blizzard to give him more leeway, but he still feels like a scapegoat being particularly closely watched.
Others also say (via reddit). The ban for this action is excessive; many people actually abuse the proximity chat to shout racist slurs or play extremely loud music. Hardly anyone seems to have real understanding for the ban.
DrDisrespect feels “mistreated” by Activision Blizzard:
